Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-01-26
Chr Anti 9laperp Rualr.
SALEM, ono, JANUARr &C, 1856.
GOVERNOR CHAsE's INAUGURAL.

Last week we bad no room to say a word about
the inaugural address of Governor Chase which, we
then published. In reference to Ohio politics it's
perspicuity, brevity and force of expression and
argument, presents n model for all future Govern
or's. None who will read it, need be ignorant of
what our politicians mean by the tax, the represent
tative and the currency questions, and all can form
a pretty good idea Of what is desirable in reference
to them. The position of the government in re.
regard to slavery extension and the opinions
and purposes of distinguished men in it, present
and past, are set forth with force and historic ac-
curacy. We cannot however Ike Mr.. Chase, look
upon the history of the past as a ~propbesv of good
for the future. On the contrary that history, if
Mr.. Chase's plans are relied upon is only the rroph-
ct of evil. He informs us it was the original pur-
pose of the Government to restrict slavery to its
then limits, MS a means for its utter eradication.
Mr.. Chase's history of the facts prove that it was
Intellectual oven when Slavery was in its weakness.
And yet he urges that if we can now bring the
Government back to its original purpose in this
respect-geti it to limit and loca,ize slavery now
that it has the additional yigor of more than half
a %century's growth, this same policy will abolish
slavery for us, though it has grown and strength
ened underi it in all the past. Slavery has accord
ing to Mr.. Chase grown and fourished beyond ex-
ample in spite Of this policy of the government,
inaugurated and sustained by the vest. the most
talented and powerful of the fathers Of the Repub.
lie yet he hopes it may dwindle and consume
away if we can but restore this policy. lie gives
us no reasons for this hope that is in all good Re.
publicans but yet they have it. This failure has
resulted from the vain attempt to unite the c~cGfict-
ing fortunes and Interests Of freedom and slave
ry in our government. And Mr.. Chase is most
devoted and loyal to this attempted Union of an
tagonisms which has wrought the failure. The
Union is q famous device to furnish Offices fat
and lean to Shareholders and unprincipled dough
faces, but what is it, what has it ever been good
for, for the protection of liberty. Governor Chase
with his perfect knowledge Of its history does
not attempt to tell. Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana. Arkans. g, Missouri and other States pro-
claim its power for slavery extension. WhileMahan
aud Runaway and Williamson and Crandall and
Torrey and Loyejoy and a host of their fellow mar
.tyrs can tell of its value for the protection Of per-
sonal liberty among the stronger and expressing
race to say nothing of the grooming millions of
slaves. The arti'slayery positions and arguments
of the address are not for a moment to be compared
in force aud soundcss to those Of other political
topics discussed.
Some of the Republicans advocated Governor
Chase's election in order to secure n personal liber-
ty bill, which should secure our citizens from the
outrnges contemplated by the fugitive slave law
and from the assaults of such judicial villains as
Judge Kane. But the present Governor is rs 81
lent on this subject as his predecessor. We hope
the Legislature may be disposed to move in that
direction withoutthe Governors promptings. Had
they been offered they would have presented a
needed stimulus. Indeed in another particular the
message hardly comes up to the standard of Ortho-
dox Republicanism. The only anti-slavery meas
ure advocated is the check of slavery aggression
by q reinstatement of affairs as they were before
the passage of the Nebraska bill.
1t contains not one word on that most impor-
tart and valuable of all Republican propositions,
the refusal to admit any more new States to the
Union. If the great body of Republicans shall
stand up m~anfully to this measure we shall hope
from it a degree of wholesome excitement how
ever it may terminate, at all events it is worthy of
a word of support from the foremost man of the
party as is Mr.. Chase.
The address is highly complimented by the most
conservative p~orticnof the Republican party. The
St. Louis Intelligencer also commends it as "very
mild on the slavery question"