Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-10-24

were assembled in this city, to rescue Jerry. A
truly does it devolve on the whole people Of tb
North to rescue all the slaves of the South. Blu
Jerry was rescued by volenc and would WI
have all the slaves rescued by violenceP Move
would rot and we add that it would be wckeC
to do SO. Wicked however would it be, only be
cause unnecessary-only because there is a bet
ter way to rescue them. Could we, on the nigh
of the first Of October 1851, have voted Jerry gu
Of the hands Of his bidnappers, then would W,
have bad DO excuse for taking him out by force
1t is in our power to vote the slaves of the Soutl
free-and hence it would be crime for us to fret
them by force. We have but to vote the Fedora
Government into the hands of the abclitionists
and every chain would fall peacefully from every
slave. Very rampant are the shareholders now
because now the political reins are in their owr
hands. But very submissive will they be wher
the political reins shall have passed into the hands
of the abolltionists.
1t is the aboitionists, who, we said, must ac
quire the control of the Federal Government
We Gid not say this Of the Republicans for
whatever may be their merit in opposing the ex
tension of slavery, we not such simpletons, as
to look for its abolition by party, which refuses
to oppose slavery where it is, and opposes it on J
where it is not. A mighty and prevailing party
will the aboitionists be, when they shall have
done forever with the folly of putting their cause
into the hands Of its enemies and shall trust, un-
der God, none but ourselves.
Our words for this sixth anniversary of the res
cue of Jerry are now ended. Why is it that 80
little has been accomplished during these six years
for the overthrow Of slavery? 1t is because so
few have dared to identify themselves with that
rescue, and to espouse the great principls which
underes 1.-THE principle that there is no law,
and can be no law, for slavery. TIE men who
rescued Jerry, did not pause to inquire into the
terms and terrors of the Fugitive Slave Act.
Enough was it for them to know, that not statutes,
nor DEGREES, nor even constitutions, pile them up
ever so high, can create a law tor slavery, They
went straight forward to their work of mercy, be-
cause their cOnscences were entire y unembarrass-
ed by the nonsense-the very guilty nonsense
that he, whom God has made a man, man can turn
into chattel that he, whom God made to own
property, is himself pro perty that he whom God
made "a little lower than the angels, and crown
ed with glory and honor" is to be classed with
horses and hCgs.
Whether political parties, which do but go
against the extension of Slavery; whether dis
union Conventions, or com pensat0n Conventions
whether all these, or any of these, can or cannot
contribute somewhat to the downfall of slavery
sure is it that its boodless peaceful end will never
be reached until the friends Of freedom shall have
mounted "the Jerry level, ;" and branded the whole
system of American Slavery piracy and out
law. When they shall have done this then will
that internal system come down; and then, we
add, will the monument to the memory OF the res
cuers Of Jerry 60 up. For the present these brave
men are laughed at and DETAINED. The conception
of their noble deeds and the broad and blessed re-
suits, that are to follow it, cannot be grasped by
vulgar minds and little souls. But then, when
ulster views shall have obtained, no marble will
be found too white, and no shaft too tall to render
to the immortal rcscuers of Jerry that great hon
or which a regenerated public sentiment will call
tor.