Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-04-11

spirit and intention of the national compact. lie
knows that II is not on account Of the abuse Of
power that Abolitionists seek a revolution, but be.
cause the powers truly, actually and intentionally
granted to the Slave-ruling oligarchy, in the Fed
eral Constitution, are a heinous crime against llu.
mainly, which calls for its complete and imme.
date overthrow. Aud | submit that instead of
accepting the praises an unscrupulous party press
has bestowed upon his report, in view Of oil the
anti-slavery light of which he is possessed. Mr..
Brown has reason to be ashamed and conscience.
%smitten, inasmuch as he has bartered away a great
occasion in which he might have struck q stalwart
blow for human rights, for the paltry hope of
future party ~triumphs.
The decisision of the Supreme Court in the
Dred Scott case is greeted with q brief allusion in
this report. The Republican press everywhere is
grooming with anathemas against it. To the i'm
partial spectator it must appear that this infamous
decision is a real God-send to those pretenders to
anti.slavery feeling, who are very willing to sup
port Slavery and ensure its perpetuation where it
is, but who have wagcd a fierce controversy against
its further extension. With this new occasion to
employ their harmless artillery Of big words and
direful threats Of what will happen upon the neat
provocaiion, they can submit the more gracefully
to the admission of Kansas as q Slave State, which
they perceive is effectually provided for. The
battle for Kansas was an al. sufficient reason why
they might not only quietly submit to the Fugitive
Slave Law but actually do their best for its partial
reenactment, in the BILLS of Dunn, and Collamer,
in the two Houses of Congress. We shall have
abundance of famous talk now about the bred
Scott decision and no doubt our political friends
will persuade themselves they are about to do
something wonderful upon the occasion until Cuba
shall have, been annexed or some other damnable
villainy perretrated, and then they can submit
quietly to this infamous decision and its inevitable
consequences as they have heretofore done to the
annexation Of Texas, the Mexican war. the Fugi-
tive Slave Law, and end as in those instances by
finally adopting it as their own. As there seems
to DO no limit 20 the co Nardly submissiveuess, the
the base subserviency of the North, so there is no
reason to expect n cessation in the encroachmonts
reason to be satisfied there is neither physical, nor
moral courage enough in the people of the mis-
called Free States, to offer any barrier to their
aggressions.
This report cbaracterizes the Disunionists of
the North as generally peace men, who would not
fight even for the priceless boon of Liberty. For
aught l know this may be true but a more correct
description of them would record that they now
refuse to fight at the infamous behests of Slavery.
Every man who takes a voters part in this govern
ment is engaged in actual warfare for Slavery.
The statements Of Messrs Brown and Letter in
the meeting alluded to, are in evidence that a per
petual war is prosecuted against the Slaves. by the
whole power Of the nation, and that it is this alone
which continues them in bondage. 1t is a war
which Abolitionists DO well to take no part in, and
pity it is there are not more to profit by their
example.
There would be far more pleasure in
ing Mr.. Brown, and his political friends, than in
censuring them. did the character of their public
acts permit, in true fidelity to Liberty. the only
hope of elevating the people Of the North to a
decent manliness sufficient 80 afford the least op-
portunity to the Slave of escaping from his thral-
dom must be ia the examination of the deeds Of
all no matter what their professions, in the severest
light of truth. A. BROOKE.
MARLBORO, April End. 1857.