Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-08-16

,ial application of them for the protection of all
If the Government can't protect the whole of it
subjects, 1t can protect none. 1t appears sensible
to suppose that every champion of the l,epubli
can party is subject to Kidaoppers to-day, as far n,
the General Government is concerned, unless the
Government can protect its subjects from enslave
ment. Can the State government be said to have
rights not granted by the General Government
then what protection can the nominally free State,
afford any, that it can't afford a Jerry, d IIoare, OF
a Burns. What reason can be offered to show il
ono man or woman can be sold under our Nation.
al flag, why not a~nother-why not all? Not any,
either moral, or legal. Then why all this waste Of
attention in talk of Estate Rights" sectional 'sla.
very and "Freedom in the Territories" which even
IL it were practicable would not prevent them from
becoming slave States the next day. But if the
General Government has tho conservative right to
keep slavery out of the Territories until they are
entitled to become States, then it seems a droll ar
gument, certainly. the result Of much training,
shat would logically show it devoid Of the same
power to keep it out of n State. If one part Of
the people are allowed the right to hold slaves
why, it may be asked, may not any partP Why
may not ALI to be decided as the Champion
Douglas would have it, by the voice of the people
certainly the different sections it would seem. were
on an equality in this particular. Does the Con
sdtution provide for the classes OF native born cit
liens, the slaves, the Shareholders, and they who
may not hold slaves? Does it provide for two
classes of States, one class with Constitutions
rights to maintain slavery and another without any
such rights. Certainly, or the argument is worth
less, with all its beauty.
The project of 'slaUery sectional" and "Ereedon
national" is a delusion certainly in a Republic
May it be classed soon with the decisions of thu
dark ages and forgotten, in this age of progress
So mote it be.
But was gong to say, there is no need Of com
promise of the sentiment of political justice at the
coming election for want of a variety of candidate.
and Platforms. Gerrit Smith is the nominee and
exponent Of the Radical Abolition political senti
ment. He is above SUPP lion and has done more
for Kansas and the slave than any other man lv.
ing. Let all vote for him and through him for the
restoration of the Constitution and the abolition Of
slavery, not doubling as to the number of votes
that will be counted. For upon these votes more
than any others depends the question Of slavery OF
freedom. Upon these votes depend where the Re.
publican party shall light, in the event of its next
revolution. 1t is characterized by its inertness,
influenced by the stronger tendencies. If the
motto of the friends of freedom was to-day chang
ed from slavery extension" or, slavery limita.
ton, " to the "perpetuation," or the abolition of
Slavery" how much more hope of accomplishing
our object. If the issue had in time past been
the abolition instead of the limitation of slavery
where should slavery be found to-day? Among
the things which were. Yours for Abolition while
there is q slave in the land.
J. D. COPELAND.
CoLuMBIANA, Aug. 7, 1856.