Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-10-04
RESOLUTIONS.

Resolved That this American Union, which all
the political parties of the country, alike proud
of prasing, defending, and perpetuatng-.the
Union between the Northern and Southern States
of this COniederacy-is perfectly voluntary: and
Free States, can not be voluntarily associated with
Slave States under our Government. withou giving
the countenance and sanction of that voluntary
association, to the Slavery Of those Slave States
the principle, that State, as well as man, is
known by the company it keeps" and therefore
the Northern States, being company Keepers"
with the Southern, are responsible for their Slavery
even are, though nomiHai Free States, yet dctHai
Slave States; since they are forever with, and so
of, Slave States; and therefore the American
Union, is 1T once demonstrated to be " rung,
which ought to he Immediately abolished-or in
other words THIS UNION OUGHT TO BE INSTANTLY
DISSOLVED!
Resolved That the Northern States by remain
ing in this Union, throwing the sried of their
responsibility, the Southern States,as screen
from the rebuko due to their pirat cal crimes-on
the principle, that Responsibility, goes with Mum
bers-that II Nation, is of more account than Il
State-aud that re5uke which would he ielt, when
directed against fifteen States would lose all its
force, should fifteen States rush in, and share
the sin and shame jointly with the fiSt-lnd still
more that II rebuke which would be literally over
whelmng if permitted to come down on the heads
of the insignificant squad of iHdc'dUat sldce-O'cH-
ers( (variuusIy estimated from 10000 to OUOOOl
would he completely thrown away, if taken OF
from their shoulders, and disidcd up among the
entire people of the North and that insignificant
squad of save-ownors.
Resolved, That the Northern States bound
70 express in the strongest manner possible their
own adherence of the crimes of those Southern
States and tn bear the most solemn testimony IN
their power, not only against these crimes, but also
against the Colossal Criminals who commit them {:
and in no way can they make THU nhhorrence S"
manifest, and this testimony so emphatic ana start
ling, AZ by saying to those Crimlnals-thcSe great
States that live by p'ratlng -"Stand by your
selves? me not near unto us we'll have nothing
to do with you!
Resolved, That this Union was formed for the
express purpose (among other ends of holding
slaves: that slaves should be held, and that the
Northern States should help hold them were mnde
the very conditions Of the U9on: they are its con
ditions now the Union consequently rests upon
Slavery as it's cornerstone: the nearly 4,OOO,OOU
of slaves constitute the bond which binds it to-
gether-- constitute It's Constitution: it is cemented
with their blood: its mighty Fabric of Government
is reared upon their mangled limbs. and broken
bodies: IL is the Juggurnnut Temple, and they are
its Pillars it the white washed Sepulcher, and
they the dead men stragled within: aud therefore
all who are partners in that union-whether
States or individuals-are guilty, before the world.
and in the eye of Justice, of being, every one,
shareholders fJr slave-owners
Resolved, That, sin Union, there is strength ~
and 80 the very idea Of "Union" is that of Mutual
Protection: and it this very idea which led
TO the formation of this Unon-it formed toI
tho mutual protection Of the parties united and
therefore since the Northern States cannot remain
in the Union without protecting the SOuth--wth
out protecting Slayery-they can not remain in il
without protecting the most hein0us system o
wickedness that every existed for Slavery is the
sum OF crimes and American Slavery, "tho viles
that ever saw the SUM-.
Resolved. That the Senators and Representa-
tives from the Ncrth, can not take their seats in
Congress- by the side Of the slavehulders from the
Suuth-not even Gerrt Smith can-wthOut recog
nizng those tyrants as fit to make laws for North
ern ireemen (fur if they were not fit, they woult
instantly expel them or if they could not, they
would expel themselves, and come home y ant
therefore the Northern States and people, (wht
send those Senators and Representatives, can no
remain in the Union with those shareholders, with
out also recognizing them as fit to make thei
laws.
Resolved, That Northern Senators and Repre-
sentatives would not tosit in Con gress witt
pick-pockets, nor horse-thieves; but would at ono
vote to expe them from their body and there
fore the Northern States and people, so long n
they remain in the Union, and send those Senator
and Representatives to sit with shareholders, pro
claim to the world, that pick-pocketing and horse
theft, are greater crimes than American Slavery.
Resolved, That Northern Senators and Repre-
sentatives, would Indignantly refuse to sit in Con
gress, even for single moment, with those VIII
had stolen their own wives and children, and wer
holding them slaves hut they do sit--and 5
long as the Union lasts, are compelled to sit--wi
those who are stealing and enslaving other men
wives and children and therefore the N0rther
people so long as they send them to do this, ar
chargeabe with an intractiOn of that Law whio
renuirss them to love their neighbors as then
selves, and to do Us they would be done by
Resolved, That, if we are to belong to tn
schools of Theology and not to those of Philosophy
then Northern Christians can not remain IN tn
Union-no, not one of them, not for one shoi
day-yithout sending their Senators and kepr'