Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-02-23
a SOUTHERN QUIBBLE-MR. TOoMB9
AND GEORGIA.

Southern men boast of their open candor, and
OF the learlessness with which they aYow their
opinions on every question. Especially have they
held up Mr.. Toombs, of Georgia, as man Of this
description. At the close Of his late lecture in
Boston, he was asked, by ana of his Istsasrs,
whether Charles Sumner would be permitted to
lecture in Georgia After moments hesitation
he replied: .'yes if he would confne himself to
the limits of the Constitution, and would not at
tempt to excite nsurrection among the blacks."---
This answer cowardly and evasiye as it is, has
been approvingly published by all the pro-slavery
papers in the North. Now, in the Srst place, We
would ask Mr.. Toombs whether there is any clause
in the Constitution prohibiting men from speaking
out their opinions in regard to slavery and, il tho
second place, whether sa7es are perE,itted to
attend such lectures as Charles Sumner deliyerst
His lectures would be ust likely to excite an
insurrecion among the inhabitants of Japan Tho
truth is, Shareholders are afraid to let the poor
,chHes of the South hear the truth. They are the
slaves who might be excited to insurrectiony Then
are the people who must hear nothing except what
is Constitutional! Mr.. Toombs knew that no Nor
thern man would be permitted to speak the truth
in Georgia; and he felt the degradation Of his po-
sition but he would not confess it. When he was
invited to Boston. lie was not warned to confns
his remarks within constitutional limits; nor was
he charged not to excite nsurrectioh among
people who could not attend his lecture giI.
sumner might lecture in Georgia, provided he
should bind himself to say just what would please
slave holders. Magnanimons people Leader.
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| Recommendation that facilitates
the escape of slaves has been pronounced, wa be.
lieve, unconstitutional. In this view of the case
we aledge the freezing over Of the Ohio River as
decidedly unconstitutional, and we would call the
attention of Congress to this matter. II brsaks
down one of tho middle walls of partition between
slavery and the GENTLE land of freedom, and ths
slaves are availing themselves Of this unepastitu,
tional freak of the weather and river and nakiap
/ their escape without any cempupetions Of opp-
science. We hear rumors of numerous escapes.
and insecure is slave property regarded now,that
many masters near the river are sending .hsiV slaves
into the interior for sale or safe keepiag. The
moral character Of Jack Frost, and tbs tendency
of his actions, need investigation. Iha lynchsYs ef
Brady should examine into this matter. as it 10 do
ing more against the peculiar Institution than he
ever did Where is Shawshawshsarem, and thu
rest Of the Pottowatomies!-C Cincinnati Gazette,
The New York Erening Post says the Democratic
State Convention of Mississippi has slacted pretty
delegates to the Cincinnati Conyap,ien. Tishomin,
go county sends ST delegates; Masshal, 40; Kinds.
AZ; Attala 80; Yalobusha 27; Claiybprne, 49, Lsakc
II; and so on. The whole numbar, Of delegstsa il
552. Should the other States eleet an equal mum,
ber AID all attend, the assembly you'd consist Of
about $4,000 people. This is o sathaf large body
for deliberation though none too large to awe the
9bolitqpists Of Cincinnati into silence about Zee,
dom in Kansas. - -
'iSlaysry," said Theodore Parker, slg q wedes
between the North and the South. The true men
try to pull it out, to strengthen the pEssn but
Pierce, the Democrats, tho Straight Whies and the
] American Party hammer it in, which Is the oplS
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