Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-11-01
HOW A SPECTATOR LOOKS AT IT.

OF slavery extension. What is said Of the com.
plicity Of the North in case of non-resistonce to-
Slavery extension is equally true in case of non
resistance to the existence Of Slavery. With the
writer we see mo way out Of the moral diIemma
in which the North is involved but by separating
from that federation which adopts and carries on
this policy" Of sustaining and extending Slavery.
The resistance of which the writer speaks ms the
alternative of separation is but another means Of
arriving at the SAM end. \ physical warfare
once commenced, there will be no union with
Shareholders moro than with slavery extension.
lists.
From tho London Times, Sep. %.
Moral and religious questions cannot he decid-
cd 10y force Of arms. 1t would he n rnrnoux of
the worst kind to say that they could. But though
the questions themselves cannot be 50 decided. i'll
may sometimes happen that the disputauts in these
questions can only settle their dispute in this way
Let the question lie whether slavery is right or
wrong. This question cannot be settled 10y arms.
But If the party that advocates slavery shows al
determination, besides advocating it in the abstract
TO push, propagate, and spread it, The party that is
opposed to slavery must resist this attempt, and
this resistance can only be made by employing
physical force. The slavery question in the Uni
ted States seems to he now rapidly approaching
this mode Of settlement. The southern planter
mas uotclnlnCu on inc spread anu extension ui
slavery; he is not To be argued out OF his reSuiu-
tiun; he has lay his superior adruitnes' got tue
Federal Executive positively on his side, and has
prevailed IN Congress Z" 'nr ns 10 defeat an ohsta-
Gle whlch ne "ppoSl'e sac ialu IN ms way; ne Is
consequently supremacy connuent' po"S.'ul "nu
s"'Su'"e' az" - Eet'"E "'rN Nv ,iS", e"rue''
hand the Northern States cannot, rs n mnttey Of
conscience and principle, allow this extension.
They look upon slavery as in itself wrong. and,
thouSn from necessity tiucy tOIerate IL where IL eN-
lists wlthln lts present ilmlts' Ihey regard the e&-
tension oi IL as ahnmliaole' lney cannot 'here'
Tore, as a matter oil principle allow themselves 10
he parties to sucu extension, or 10 ana OF secohu 1t
IN any way, direct or indirect taclt or express
but they are pafues 10 tA'S extension II LUIS eN-
tension goes on WITHIN the lniitS ana ny the means
OF the power OF that federation Oh WhIch they are
members. by giving thew weight ana Strength
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themselves
NnrIb - md in this state of the case il is certainly
,rnn m "thp North - if il chooses to take such y
,nrnrso to rloor ;tsolr of ali rnsoons ihiIitv in the
extension OF slavery, and to wash ITS hands OF the
,,kinb n5,nts ond cnrrics on his rrlirv A diseo.
lLn,ion Of ,ho Irnion vrn1 be ono NADIA or solving
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rosis,ancr All Nv armed resistance.
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