Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-09-27

allows OF slavery, thousands might be reached who
are now on the side Of the oppressor. The same
thing is true with regard to tho Constitution Of tho
United States. That is declared to 10 a sacred
instrument and we must by no meas violate il.
We would feel had abou, ~fettth!ng fugitive slaves
were 1t not that this sacrcd Constitution requires
il. and We must perform our constitutional duties
with alacrity.
Our mission is to teach the people that. Bible or
no Bible, Constitution or no Constitution, Union
or no Union, slavery is wrong-thc worst of all
crimes; AMI if the Bible AMI Constitution up.
hold il, the fact is their condemnation, and no. the
justification of slavery. Our great work Is to
change the tone of moral feeling, and that will
never be done 10y voting for, or by clecting, such Il
man as John c. Fremont to the presidency, Moth
ing can be done efectuElly for freedom till tho
public sentiment is changed. and this can only be
done by taking a true anti.slavery position, and /.
showing the people that we are in heart opposed to
Slavery, or otherwise they will not listen to our ar
guments. John G. Fremont does not occupy nm p
antislavery position. lie is not understood to Z.
occupy such a position. and those who support him
do not require any such thing of him. The Tri-
bune says in reply to the question. us Mr.. Ere.
mont a stakeholder 7" what if he we're a slave b
%holderf lie has a legal right to be such in the b.
slaveholding States" Mr.. Greeley says they
have no objection to voting for O stakeholder if he
stands upon the platform of Free Kansas" Thev
would not have their candidate an abolitionist, for
they know if he were SO they could not elect him. l
No direct issue has ever been made with slavery
either by the Re publican, Free Soil, or any other
1 political party. The first contest vas about slavery
a in Missouri, There was much talk but the slave
! power won the day. Then there was the issue Of
y the annexation of Texas. Threats of dissolution
}" W ere made 10y the South in case Texas should not
Q he anne xed, and Adams, Giddings and other anti.
Q slavery politicians, declared that annexation would
bring. and ought to bring q dissolution Of the I'M
4 ion. Blu; Texas was annexed and when it was over
who talked of dissolution So of the war with %
Mexico and the Wrestling from that country of half
her Territory for the extension of slavery. So also
II of the Fugitive Slave law; you said that if the
8 bill passed it would dissolve the Union. But the
bill passed and the Union was mistaken. Then
lr You said it could never be executed. But it was
executed even IN & 'ston before all the people, and
church and State combined to approve the act.
And all this time no true issue has been made
he with slavery. 1t has been slavery restriction;'-
I'd opposition to tie encroachments of the slave pow.
rh er." No consistent straightforward condemnation
of the system itself. The Republicans are doing
Id no true anti'slavcry work; they learn nothing from
II. past experience. and occupy no higher position
ut than did tho Wings aud Democrats of former
On years. .H
When the legitimate anti slavery work shall have
ny made progress in the North, no man will talk Of
lie unfolding slavery because the Bible sanctions il;
in and no man out Of regard to the constitution. will
lot give back to his master the fugitive slave. There
came lately to Ohio IL woman with her children
10. who had escaped from slavery. She was pursu.
ne ed anG her love for her children was such, that she
MS preferred to take their lives rather than see them
nd doomed to the hill of slavery. One of them died
a by her hand. Yet the Republicans of Ohio-even
rs your Repu rlican G,vernor-gave Margaret Gar.
nd nor and her children back to slavery! After that
nd talk n" more IF your anti.slavery I'd boast no
more Of the antislavery character Of Salmon p.
Use Chase. Your party is utterly rotten and unworthy
it the confidence Of the friends Of the slave.
,ly You always follow the lead of the slave power.
To When they attempt n new outrage you denouncs
t. 1t, forgetting NIL former ones. But you are al
Jes WAYS Zone train too late" While YOU fight against
i'm Texas. they demand New Mexico. and you are in
nd to late 10 defeat them. while you are denouncing
di. this net they pass the Nebraska bill. .
OF "a voice. The Fremont train will be in time to
ted save Kansas.)
ely Mr.. Foss. | doubt it. And even If you elect
va J'u hh'O N'hP NV WIN W
on you have not elected an anti -alavery man. And I
ed. doubt il you will bave saved Krnsas.
till The Dem cratic party are mean beyond all com.
To parisom, but tn are not saying half SO much as
in the Fremont party in defence of the Union. Tho
der democrat &c papers in New Hampshire where l live
I it called me Old Fuss." Sometimes they say "Old
lily Fuss is "A lea Ter in the Fremont party" And the
ard Republican press denies tho charge indignantly
till declaring they have no affinity with me, nor any
ore who hold my views. They have To deny all vital
ing consistent auti-slavery, otherwise they cou Id no,
was hope to succeed. | hope Mr.. Fremont will be cleo
AN ed and | will tell you why. Some Of you are hon
est and will only learn wisdom from experiences
NV. and when you see all your hopes blasted, and ali
itch your confidence betrayed. as y,u will if your party
can succeeds,-when you see that even with Fremont
ned in the presidential chair slavery still trump hs al
= to before, then your eyes will be opened. You mus,
con. eat the bitter heIb of repentance, and the sooner
and 7ou do so the sooner you will be ready to take the
Snly true ar ti-slavery position.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Foss's remarks tho ses-
sion concluded. '...
MONDAY MORNING SESSION.
mot VIM. c. Nell of Boston addressed the meeting
lie spoke of the condition of the colorsd people o
the North showing the many disabilities and abuse
one from which they suffer. and also the remarkably
bub' advancement made by many of them in spite O
this the wicked laws, customs and prejudices whicl
the tend To crush and degrade them.
'ovai NJ. r. Robinson expressed his regret that NJ,
has Nell had not a larger audience to hear his inter
very esting address. and referred to Mr.. Nelps faithful
has and efficient labors for the removal. in Mos,achr
d in sets. of all laws and customs making distinctio
an account Of color. For a long time the publ
ob. schools of Boston were closed against the colore