Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-05-30

thus outrage, (com nitted by Preston s. Brooks.
hepresentative from South Carolina and formorl
personal assistant in the expulsion of Mr., IIoa
iron, that State was speech of Mr. Sumner il
the Senate. which was adudged to be perfectly il
order by the presiding officer of that b,bv Mas
8achdset,s submits also to this outrage in silence
but wishing to testify her confidence in Mr. Sum
her ana perhaps curious to know what the slave
holders will do to him next has reelected hin
Senator.
All the rudeness and insolence displayed by th,
orthern States to the Southern have been, liter
ally, OF tho kind displayed in these three instaa
ces.
But, further, il IL not true that either the polit
cal party, which at and before the last presiden.
tial election resisted the erteHsion of slavery and
which after having labored for his purpose in pre-
vious years under the titles of Liberty PARTY
men" and "Freesoiers," became u respectable
minority as Republicans" under the stimulus of
the Kansas and Sumner outrages--or the aboli.
tonists who remain as they always have been, in.
intestinal in nunbers--have ever gOue too far in
any way IN opposing the one the extension of sla-
very the other slavery itself. They have merely
used that right Of speech and free press which
the Constitution allows plainly pointing out where.
IN pr0slavery citizens viUlate their acknowledged
rules, the Constitution and the Declaration of In
dependence, and wherein pro.savery church.mem-
hers violate tier acknowledged rule, the Bible
and holding both these classes nmenabe to the
obvious rules, binding upon all men, of Justice
and humanity. And the charge of being rude
insolent, lmpertnent' has no better foundation
against either republicans or abOlitionists than
against any person who. being injured by the in
justice of another. plainly points out to that 9th
er person, In terms fully warranted by the facts
both the injustice and the injury
The concluding recommendation, by the Times.
OF gradual rather than immediate emancipation,
ami Its final remark.-"We can imagine nothing
l,ln al. .l..l. 4
preparation, "-are no less than amazing, when we
lock at them in connection with the experience
D! the British West India Islands which une.
4ni'ocally teaches :he very opposite lessons. The
accounts ot Messrs. Thome and Kmbnll ('Enan-
tipaiiVn in the West Indies of Professor Hnvey
Letters from the West IndieeD and of two Eng
llsh gentlemen, Messrs. Surge aud Harvey, who
'isitet the Island expressly to examine the re |
suits pt the abolition of slavery, and the cnmpar-
tive workings of immediate voluntary emnncipa. |
ton in Antigua, with those of an intermediates
apprenticeship" or semi-slaverv. for six wears
IN the other islands-incuntestubly demonstrate
he following points by evidence derived from Off
'ial sources, and from the testimony Of the plan
ers themselves.
l. The act of immediate emancipation in An
lgna with population of 10000 slaves to
900 free, of whom only $4,000 were whitesl was
neither attended UT followed by any disorder chat-
rer.
2. The cnancipated Slaves there readily faith. !
ull9, and ei4eseAily 4s,lrkeG for wages i.rfn the
list.
3. The Apprenticeship" lin the cihec isIands) |
vas not chosen by the planters as preparation
Or tieeaom. but only to retain as much of their
'ower, and for as long period as possible.
4. Whenever there any disturbance in the
working of the Apprenticeship" it was invariably
" the fault OF the masters or of the officers mp
'olnied to carry out that arrangement.
5. No preparation for freedom was needed but
rerdom was found to be the very best preparation
pr improvement, alike in morals, manners relig-
On, intelligence, and domestic and social life.
In conclusion, let mo savas one canversant with
he recorded facts Of slavery and emancipation in
ariou> countries, and as \ believer in those ar
angements Of the Creator by which good fruit
aturally springs from good tree, and evil fruit
rom corrupt tree, that it is slavery, not emanci
a'inn, that seems to me dangerous" and terri
le'-and that, as TO personal safety, would far
ather go, with my family, to spend in South Car
lima or Tennessee the day, week, or year next
GLOWING voluntary, Universal and Immediate
Emancipation of the slaves than any day, or week
r ear previous to that event.
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