Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-04-05
LIEUT.. GOV. FORD.

At recent meeting in Columbus, Lieutenant
Governor Ford defined his position follows:
! believe that my position on the American ques-
ton is understood. am an American with my
whole heart. am a member of this Order, and
probably have been longer than any other man
present. | am opposed to all foreign aggression,
and all mingling of Church and State. We do
not prescribe anybody we hold out greater in
ducements to foreigners to settle here than any
other nation on earth we believe that from the
moment they arrive our soil and declare bona
fde intention to become American citizens, our flag
should protect their persons and their property.
Applause. We are willing they should ride in
our wagon but want to drive the team least
till they learn how to handle the lines Laugh
ter and applause.
As sad my position on Amcricansm is un-
derstood. l believe am considered all right on
that question. But while oppose despotism from
abroad, also oppose despotism at home. didn't t
come here to make au Abolition speech, but now !
am here, | am going to say what think, whether
you like it not. Laughter. And, fellow
citizens, | have learned what Americanism means
in the South. 1t means precisely what Method
ism, and Presbyterianism, and every other ism
means, there; itmeans-a negro. In Ohio have
been denounced as o proslavcry man, but in tine
Philadelphia Convention | was called an Aboli-
tionst and they attempted to expel me.-And
whot do you think said, to deserve such appli-
cation and attempt? Why, simply said never
would assist in returning human berg to slavery.
When they heard it, they said | belonged to the
Underground Railroad. Now, my friends, if you
had been treated so, you would have felt very
much like coming home and stealing nigger, the
first thing you did Laughter. 1t reminds me
of fellow in our town named Price.-lIe was
going down cellar one day with China pitcher
which his wife valued very much, when he fell
and nearly broke his neck in trying to save the
pitcher Husband screamed his wife, from the
top Of the stairs, have you broken the pitcher?
NO. was the reply, 'Jm TH be darned il don't
nowP So when they charged me with soa ling
niggers, | felt very much like saying: 4
never have but III be darned if / don't now :.
Prolonged laughter
Why, the people Of the South have to pass laws
to keep their very churches from Haking over
here In one church in Virginia it was discover
cd that over thirteen thousand dollars worth of its
members had tett, within two years They were
disciples, probably, fulfilling the injunction to go
forth into the world, and preach the gospel to
every creature Laughter. There are fifteen
States OK this Union, in which slavery exists. Nine
of these States have been admitted since the organ
lzation OF Governments and in each case it has
been threatened that if they were not admitted
the Union would be dissolved. The threat has
been made and reiterated by the South on every
occasion but it is perfectly absurd. The South
will never secede from the Union for such cause
this; she can't afford to- She is yerv much in the
position of Mishter McMurray who was one of
party dlgginga well. 1t had been sunk so deep
that only one man could dig at a time and when
it came TO his turn, they let him dow in the bucket:
aLd he promised to rap on The rope when he was
tired and wanted to lie drawn up. Well he worked
awhile, then jumped into the bucket and rapped
on the rope. But he was lazy lrisaman, and
they thought il would weary him too much to take
him up all at orce so they drew the bucket up a.
little way and then stopped to let him rest He
rapred again, and they drew him up little