Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-10-18
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER ON SOCIETY


Ist. Sla. cry is the common condition of society
almost its universal condition, for it exstet
throughout the world until three centuries past
aud nuw prevails eNerywh re, except i'll Il part u
Western Europe and III parts of America.
ID. 1t is the niiHruL state nf surie;v because i
has prevailed, or man Is II mnst UnHdtTrdL ami
anal. Aud further il j. natHIdi. hecal.e unnivcr
sally III Oil societies. in II natural or normt state.
the experiment 10 dispense with 1t has originate,
npndirnncy. increased vastly cIine and p",ert,
made the Inrnr hru>eeSs. rumpeied them. in order
L. procure precdriuuS subsI> eucc tu work IunaeI
aud harder forced women and children tu do til,
work of men. and &;rentiy increased the cares and
a,xletieS u; lite, whit 1t has equally dlmnlshe
pil IL III cunltrTs aud hy suhlrutng the masSe,
10 The evils nf cimpetItiun and the cn;,r,c'nus deS
p"!I-m at rmpItul. has made them less free ultrl
liberation than ieture.
81 IL is uyhiJui. because it is instituted and
,auctiuned Il, the Blnle. and hecau,e it is con
S"nant TO the nature, the practices and Legislation
ut man.
4,h. 1t is the normai state of snciety because
it is the cumulun, natural, and riShIful condition
Of society.
Let u> add, that in free society the excessive
prevalence at iuiie'ity aSrarianism anIi-mIrrilge
ductrine, free love doctrines, and Of socialim il
every t"rm, express assertions, that free society
is neither natural righItul, or even tolerahe, fui
Socialism (almnsJ uni, ersal in such society, pro
claims the system everywhere to be social ;ank
ruptcy, and cries uut Tor IGdiral aud universal
CHANGE Aud whilst these phenomena are exliib
Ited III the upper circles of society, the masses are
engaged in yearly revolutions, aud in daily aud
hourly mubs, strikes and rOls. All uccasnned lS
tGmiues, low wages AMI want uf empiol mert.
Agalu,the absence Of these evils in slave society
also shows that it is the better system.
Our law, to liberty o. The press, of speech. and
"f religion, is the same that in the North, With
us healthy and ausJere public opinion suihces t,
restrain these liberties within bonds nf decency
morality aud conservatism. These lihf rites are
blessings to us, because we do not abuse them
They are curses to the North herausr the NurtI
does abuse thtm-ahuse them. to iucite 10 tIensrl,
Iulyganiy. free love, vile snpeI Sti"Es. and vile
IuhdriIues. IuU MUST TAKE AWAY THESE LIBER,
TIES AT THE NORTH. OR THEY WILL DESTROY private
property, ,eIIgIun, marriage, nay, government
ITSELF.
America is exceptionally situated. Until it is
all densely settled. all may hecume prnpretors
The Ahuii.iunstS and Socialists therefore are pre-
mature in prnciaiming ''the total rnttenneSs and
failure or their system" 1t is n g'od system, and
may have indefinite duration. if they Can get rid
of the Abptiuniss and SlGlliistS, its only rotten
parts. its only symptoms Of failure.
SOMETHING FOR TIE MECHANICS AND
LABoRERS TO THINK ABOUT.
Tho Richmond Enquirer an ardOnt Buchanan
paper Of Virginia. thus speaks on this topic
'Un,il recensly. the defence Of slavery has la
barred upder great difficulties, because its apccgls'a