Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-05-03
A VOICE FROM THE SOUTH.

The Charleston S. c.. Mercury is one of tie ad.
vocates of the denomination and election of Presi.
dent Pierce. 1t discourses of what is desirable
at the South in the following style. 1t is for some.
thing effective, for 'success-victory-triumph."
1t says:
"There will be some hope for the South when our
people Shall clearly comprehend the great political
fact, that no government that ever existed ever did
protect the people from the preparation of it's own
wrongs,ot its Own accord. lnconsiderable reforms
have sometimes been effected without drawing tho
sword; but t~hirty-two times in the history of the
British empire, has the sword been drawn to force
the government to guarantee to the people the rights
of Magma Charta. Rerolution in some form, blood
teSss or otherwise, as Gy far tie most common, and
often the only remedy, against governmental mis-
rule and tyranny. Ard the sun of the South will
rise again, and shine glorious and bright, when.
ever our people shall clearly see and know that
their dearest and most sacred rights will he pro-
tected, d tended and preserved By themselves alone,
and when they shall make the admission, and act
upon it, that those rights will be forever lost, if
abandoned to the protection of the government at
Westinghouse the National Democratic party,
ar any other party, save the party of the people
whose rights are in jeopardy. The Government
at Washington is, in fact, the greatest enemy We
have to dread, and agains. which our defences
should be erected; for that is the power, the force.
with which abolition seeks to suljugatc us; and to
expect protection from our worst enemy, is to
reverse and reprobate al the principles aud policy
OF our national and individva! action, both in war
and individual antagonism. Ii is even more than
this; tor to act SO unwisely and absurdly, is to
abandon the simplest teachings of common sense
and common observation, and to exchange posi-
tions with the abolitionists, and to become our
selves the madmen.
ave want uccess-victory-triumpb, in Kan
sas: then, that the languid pulse of the South may
be stimulated and quickened-that the people Of
the South may, in their first act of manly and
practical resistance. acquire the prestige Of future
success, and in the only way that success is pos
sible.'
THE SUFFRAGE QUEsTIoN.-The Legislature of
Ohio has adjourned without doing anything to.
wards extending the privileges Of the elective fran:
chise to those who are deprived of it by ~constitu-
tional provision. Memorials for this purpose
were addressed to the Legislature IN behalf of the
DISTINGUISHED women and colored people. Some
of the petitions embracing both glasses, others
one of them. The coloied people themselves sent
in a memorial, in regard to their case, which was
referred to q special committee. So far rs we are
informed, that Committee never reported ut all
on the subject. A joint Committee Of both houses
was appointed to report amendments to the COnsti.
tuticn. They reported several clauses for amend
ment. But no redress was proposed for the dis
franchiseS. The presidential election was too
near at hand, for q majority of republicans to Jed-
pard their prospect of success by advocating or
granting rQ"ai rights 10 all