Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-09-27


Then the Stakeholder asked What do you un.
derstand by the terms liberty and democrdcyF
! The Duughface replied | understand by liberty
the privilege of few to govern and own
large masses of their fellow beings; and by democ
racy, the support Of such liberty by party organi-
cations.
What do you understand, said the Stakeholder,
! by the terms Justice and Truthf
Said the Doughface: The words convey no
meaning to my mind.
Said the Stakeholder. What do you understand
by popular Sovereignty
The Duughface answered 1t is the government
of Non. Shareholders in me community, by the
Shareholders in another.
Then the Stakeholder asked: Do you believe
men like me to be the highest style Of man ?
do. said the Doughface.
! Said the Stakeholder: Do you believe the gov
ernment of the Union should always be in our
keepiugH
/ do, said the Doughface.
Said the Stakeholder: Do you approve of ex-
terding the area of Freed"m2
| do, said the Dnughface, if it be not extended
northwarG; and if Slavery can be introduced into
territory where it has never been, aud not endan
gered where i, already exists.
Then asked the Stakeholder Is there any meas
ure which Shareholders can propose, which you
would not submit to, if your party LEADERS gave il
their sanction
4 None whatever, said the Doughface; his party
leaders approval of n measure, is always gnod
democrats final reason to approve the same thing
Do you feel it an honor said the questioner tc
be politically allied with Shareholders, and to have
them for your party leaders d?
do, said the uughiace; feel it to be the great
est honor.
Would you pursue FIR fugitive slaves
said the questiOner, whenever blood hounds are
scarce2
With alacrty said the Doughface.
! If Non-Slavehoders, said the other should en-
df IN hinpi sfri.t npfr rtl
Of the People and our Slaves what would you do
1 Said the Duughface: / would point them to their
constitutional obligations. tell them of the danger
of dissolution of the Union. and cry democracy
at the top Of my voice
Do you believe, said the Stakeholder, in Polyga-
my, and Involuntary Amalgamaton national
institutions.
Save Democracy, said the Doughiace, believe
in nothing else
1 Then :he Stakeholder, taking the Doughface by
the hand, made him stand on his feet and turning
to the by.standers, he said: Hero is a Democrat
Iapproyed. He knows nothing of Justice and
TRUTH he swears by the last word of his party
leaders, he believes in liberty limited by Slavery
and Il democracy in which the many governed
by the few; in Popular Sovereignty in which
non-savehodng communities governed by
Shareholders; in Poly gamy and Involuntary Anal
gamation national institutions; and he processes
himself ready TO hunt our fu .ititive slaves What
more could be demanded of him2 1t is by the aid
of such creatures this, that we govern both
slaves and the People. May his race be numerous
and long, ,lived May they multiply like the lice
Iof Egvptl Once more, in the presence of you nil
pronounce him genuine democrat.
! Then the by-standerS arose and led him to tht
hank of the river. And the Doughfaco descendih,
into his light canoe. padded home again, rejoicing
that after so thorough and public an examination
there could be no further doubt Of his democra y.