Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-11-15

the former be as welcome to show the duty and
advantages of moral resistance. So may we in
struct each other.
need say no more to make it manifest, that
| Resolutions in favor of killing the Shareholders
for such are Mr.. Dougass) ought not to be
| dopted by this Convention, But it seems proper
| or me to add that have no sympathy with his
resolutions. do not forget that because showed
love to the STAKEHOLDER whilst was in Congress, |
was extensively regarded a doughface and an
apostatc / confess that still love the slavchod-
er; and that hope to love him as long as | live.
! | pity him too. He is deeply wronged man.
know no class of men, who are more to be pitisd
than the shareholders of this country. A voice :
Except the slaves") No-I will not except the
slaves. For besides that the Shareholders are the
victims of false education, there is most cruel
and effective conspiracy against them.
! Charles Sumner has well set forth the "Crime
against Kansas" No other man has set 1t forth
SO we'll. But how much better bad he confessed
his Crime against the Negro Dissatisfaction in
the audiencc.) Alas, that even Charles Sumner
should admit that thcro be valid law for sink,
| ing the black man in the pit OF slavery! (Mr.
Duvan ''IIe does not.') Yes he does. Even in
bis great Speech in the Senate on the Fugitve
slave Act, he did not deny thas the States were
bound to return fugitive slaves; and he has never
denied the Constitutional obligation to return
them.
BE not deceived, my hearers, by your admiration
and love for your political leaders. ltis the dstinc
ton, which they draw between the white man and
the black man, which kills the black man, and
kills the nation, just so long these leaders
hold, and with the appreciation of votes, that
our fellow men, like ourselves in the image OF God,
can be lawfully transmitted into chattels-just So
long are these fellow men worse than murdered
and just so long is God not with this guiltiest of
all guilty nations, but against it. Long ago had
the chains fallen peacefully from the slave, if only
long ago political anti slavery leaders had ta-
ken the ground that slavery is a piracy and an
outlaw.
The principles of the Address, which we have
just adopted-in other words, the principle on
which Jerry was rescucd-are those which we as
individuals must stand by, if we would not as in
dividuals perish. They are the principles too,
which this nation must either cordially ad3pt, Or
perish. 1t is jus, for the lack of Northern fidelity
to these principles, that Kansas is lost to Freedom
at least for the time being--and but too probably
forever. Had the friends of Kansas and Freedt m
been faithful to the doctrine that right, and right
only, is law, and that Difference is due to the
Government, which Identifies itself with all wrong;
then would Freedom, ere this day, have been es-
tablshed in that beautiful territory, over which
despotism has now rolled its leaden waves. If !
could say it without egotism. then would say,
that from the very first, have plead earnestly, in
both State and National Kansas Conventions and
elsewhere that the friends of Freedom in Kansas
should array themselves against the troops well
as tnc MlSsOull mdruuuerS. TOT WHAT ulHercnce
was there between these marauders and these
troops? They were both employed in forcing up
on the innocent people Of Kansas q Government,
which among its less abominable enactments
makes it Pententiary offence to do so much, as
express opinion against the rightfulness of sla-
very. But alas silly and insane counsels prevail
ed. 1t was decided, that, though we should stand
by the law of right in the one and resist the
Missouri scoundrels, must in the other forsake
that only law, and take off our hats to the Federal
troops. And all this distinction, only because the
! Federal troops were the servants Of the Federal
Government! But why, in the name of reason
were we bound to have any more respect for the
! Federal Government thar Tor the Border Ruthan
Government after the former had indorsed the lat
! ter? Why, indeed, were we not equally bound to
regard both Governments rs spurious, and worthy
only of our eSecratiOn and resistance!
Its true that, had my advice prevailed, some
Northern State Governments might have been
brought into collision with the Federal Govern
ment; and that the horrors of civil war, now con-
fined to Kansas, might have spread over all the
land. 1t is said, that We now have peace in Kan
sas? We have. But it is peace purchased at
vast present loss, and at the hazard OF being fol-
lowed by the establishment of slavery, not only
within all our Territories, but within all States
also.
How my heart has ached, at seeing even our
Kansas Committees advise the making OF this alb
surd and ruinous distinction between Missouri
Ruifans and Federal troops! Scarcely less has II
ached, at seeing the like advice in the Speeches of
political leaders aud IN the columns Of our best
and most influential secular and religious newspa'
Ipers. But, after all, | had right to be sur
prsed at such advice. 1t is in entire keeping with
the position Of those who gave il. The leading
Republican newspapers OF our country and all the
! Republican leaders hold, that the iOrcbe return
ing of black brother to slavery is law | do not
say, that they would themselves to do the deed
But their denial Of all right to resist the deed L.
b,,sa
They forget, that it is enough To refuse to kill
our brother. We must help save him. The Bible
ldenounces him who 'torbears to deliver them that
are drawn unto death, and are ready TO be slain."
1t is certainly not strange, that they who can
law, real and valid law in the devil sh Fugitive
Slave Act, should defer to the Federal Government
when it is carrying forward devilism in other
forms. Hence it is altogether natural, that they
should advise su omission to the Federal Govern
ment. at the same time that they are intent on
destroying the no guilter and more infamous
Border Rufhan Government in Kansas.
\ Would that we might at least for a while stop
talking against the shareholders, and begin to talk
against ourselves. The effect of talking so much
against the shareholders is to blind ourselves to
our own greater, because more excuseless, sins.
To talk against ourselves will help ourselves.
lido not say, that there will be any further salvation
in it. 1t is, as | have already ntimated, but too
probable, that ali talk, ay and all votes too would
now be too late to save the natoL. There are but
too many indications, that its day Of grace is past
When God called, we refused land now, though
we should call Him, lie will not answer
Perversion of the Scriptures is not by any
means, corfned to this country-though in that,
as in other matters, we do the thing on some
what larger scale than elsewhere
Many learned Doctors OF Divinity among US
have proved, and 10 the daily habit of proving,
that Slavery is divine institution, sanctioned by
the Scriptures. In England they scarcely carry
matters so far. They are content there to prove
out of Scripture that man has . right to beat
his wife, The case is thus stated in the London
Illustrated Times
The Rev. George Bird is preaching at White
haven and holding forth the doctrine that it is
perfectly scriptura for man to beat his wife.
He is said to have considerable congregation.
One of his flock was lately taken before the magis
trate for ill.using his wife. The woman said she