Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-07-05
PREPARATIONS FOR DIsUNION.

The Washington Union, while protesting to give
ia full report of the proceedings of the late Nation
al Convention, disposes of Mr.. Blacks speech thus
briefly:
"Coonol Samuel Black, of Pennsylvania, in att
eloquent manner returned the thanks of the Penn
sylvania delegation to tho Convention for the hon.
or conferred upon their Stste."
Why is this speech thus slipped over with sim
pie tribute to its eloquence? ? Its eloquence was
not its feature. The feature Of that speech-and
it marks an era in our national histOry-was the
pledge that in case of dissolution of the Union.
Mr. Buchanan and his administration would take
their lot with the South.
The history of this speech is worth making
note Of Dawson, of Pennsylvan was the per-
sen selected 70 cast she vote IF his State, and in
doing SO, on the last ballot, following the esaA,pfe
of other delegations, he returned thanks to the
Convention for the compliment it had paid TO cit
izen Of his State. Immediately after he sat down
there was an unexpected call from different parts
of the Convention for Mr.. Black. 1t was difficult
to understand the interest which seemed all at
once to bo felt in Mr.. Blacks communication, bus
when he had finished, the mystery was solved
Taken in connection with the sudden change of
vote and feeling from Douglas to Buchanan, there
was no longer room to doubt that Mr.. Blck's
pledge for Mr.. Buchanan and the State of Penn
sylvania in case of a separation Of the States, had
removed the final objections to his nomination.
Quoting the language Of Ruth to Naomi, he said,
in the name Of Buchanan to the South;
"Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from
following after thee; for whittier thou goest, will
go, and where thou lodgcst will lodge; thy peos
pie shall be my people, and thy God my God
Where thou diest will | die, and there will I be
buried; the Lord do so to me, and more also, if
aught but death part thee and me-"
Tho nulliliers have never been able to obtain
such pledge as that before, from any northern
candidate and it is precisely what they have most
needed. They have desired dissolution of tho
Union, or tie naturalization Of slavery, for sever
al years but have never been able to make their
people take the chances Of struggle with the gem
eral government for either. Now they have at last
got a man from the North who if they can elect
him promises not only that he Will never return
from following" the South, but who is ready to
use the army and navy of the United States il
necessary, TO nuke other northern States follow
the example of Pennsylvania.
The shouts with which this pledge from Mr..
Black was received by the southern delegates tes-
tifed to tn ! new confidence with which they were
animated and their next step to call their next
national convention at the very metropolis of nul.
liication--in the very city which General jackson
threatened to DESTROY and would have destroyed,
if its authorities hR not abandoned their treason
able plans and yielG I'd obedience to the laws Of
the couatry. The bearing and importance of this
step--thc selection Of Charleston as the place in
which to hold the next conventon-will be moro
fully disclosed hereafter.
Should the nullifers succeed in placing the gov
ernment in tho hands Of Mr.. Buchanan they will
have nothing further to fear They will be ready
to set up their EXTREMIST docries, and press them
upon the country at the caEnon's mouth if neces.
sary and our word for it, before the first year OF
Mr.. Buchanans administration would expire, his
party in Congress would insist not only upon the
naturalization OF slavery, but upon the removal
of all restrictions from the Africaa slave traffic, as
party measures.