Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-03-07


tor Trumbul spoke but AS other Republican mem
hers of Congress speak when he said, the present
session, mot only the President. but Senntur,
here may abuse the Aboitionists as roundly n,
they please, and they will never find me deiend
er uf them on any occasion" 1t il true that som,
people have been known to be kicked into self re
spect. then is there hope that even the Abolition
lists may attain to this virtue, iuy there certainl,
never was n people more extensively favored will
sulJection To the humiliating process.
So far from its being an Abolition party, tht
Republican party il, in one very in. .portant view
doing much more than any uther 10 fasten SLAYER,
ON the nation. Not that it so intends but bo
cause, being in some degree an AntSlavery part,
its concessions in behalf of Slavery have n thou
sand fold mure turce than the greater concessions
of the Pr" Slavery parties. will deiain you with
but 81. gle illustration Of these cnncessiuns.-
Republican platforms, addresses. resolutions. ora
tors. all seem to have taken the memory of 1.-THE
Fathers" i"to their ESPECIAL keeping. All o
them abound in vindicntiOns Of "the Fnhers."-
But from such vindications good Lord deliver
them.
honor and love the Revolutionary fathers; the
guiding and controlling spirits in those most i'm
portant twenty years from lTI0 to 1850. Com
pare them with the great and the good men of an,
age or any country aud they will not suffer com
parison Hence am filled with grief aud indig
4 nati'n ut the wrong Which is done them hv thes,
Republican versions oi their deeds and purcoses
,Y ~ t ,''''" w '"o.' "'e'"IN
How unmeritcd and cruel q rcpr0ach upon theii
memory Is the admission that they left 10 Slavery
n place among the Social and political institutions
u, '"e c"""'rA anu 'na' they recognized the right
!" ''e SUITS w '"hu"ue u ut 'he'r pleasure
;, ~ rue ,ha' hepuDiic"nrm TELLS Us nat the
r%n'htrs % ",n n"' ea'e slavery :" lie nd'o"dt III
! s'"u''ii' why however shnhlu IL tel us so. ~
long as it admits that they LETT The whole nann 10
lie Il hunting ground for slnvehulders; and that
they required, if not the General Government.
ne'e't'e'eSs 'ne sue oo'erhmeht' 10 pr more
'"c re."P'ure o' 'uG't'Ve saves But what care
we W nave h'pnphcahlsh' aahy that the Fathers
ie't oiaNerv U" lie hdfo"" ihsti!u'lon, so ong MS
ADMITS mar tney le,t IL tn lie Sect""dt one even
10 me ehd CT t'me u any state or section ct the
"'''," ,. su"u'o aes"e u M"st wirRediS does lie
p""''c"sm wrong me r"tiiefs IN h"iling them
resp"nslbe '"f ethef national or sectional Slavery.
'hey 'eit slavery I" oe he'ther u national nor II
>'e.'""a 'hs'''m,i"h' iheN ie't II I" he no 'nst''
'u'"n NJ n''' lhey Ieit ,he piracy ana outlaw I"
Per'sh 81 say th"t 'hey lei' II TO tie no institution
h' all i"ty hi" n's 'e"rneo 's IL mas since Deeh
le"rned u tha"K Goa 'hat never learned ~ t"
Ih'Ehiiy 'ho haehiess y r,cy anu the naked out
III" WIN 'he name VI an ihs'''u"oh'
| Where is the least evidence that "the Fathers
allowed the establishment of sectional any more
tha the establishment OF :aional Slavery? L.
II in the Constitution! Surely 10 lawyer has the
efron'ery to claim that this paper. when subjected
| IN the legai interpretation I" "hch other la" pa
nerH are. SAYS "ne ""'" Tor either national or sec
n"h"' slavery. "r e""'",.s even Tie slightest ailu
'l", I" any slavery Every iawItr knows ina
It" law Is I" b interpreter III IhN"r "t any 1"rhi
'nln-'i'r unless ITS terms are expressly. clearly
nna'oldntiy III iav"T OF IT, ll'w infinitely nbsurc
then I" say 'hat IA" i"r the superiative injustice
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raI,n., !, ;i " ,he ..,.n,,Ii"h.d edit"r - iho
,innai IT,, rh nd r,,hsr Sl.re,v .hnnId n,n.
,irue ,h,n that it should 5e overthrown in wuvs
to State sovereignty. And if recGl.
l,,t If !, Senator Wilson who wou;3 rather lnsr
his life ,nun have the darling tIronrled in ony
such ways But these worthy gentlemen should
hear in mind that not only does natural Justice ser
bounds to State Sovereignty but that it is so over.
auped by the Constitution AS 10 remain little wor.
thy of So dguifed Il name. Pretty sovereignty is
that which may not coin sixpence. nor ENTER in
To II, agreement with another State y And what
honsence t" say that such dwar!et thing is com
pe'ent 10 the higher than lieaven's possibility OF
turning men into chatels Oh when will even
our wise men begin TO get rid Of their nonsense !**
la the light of what has been said how plain is
It. that. alruuugh their children have been puilrv
of attempting il. the Fathers" did not o,Ieu,t
10 use th. words of the call for the Garrisonian
Di.nunn Cnnyentirnl "to unite under nre (,,yern.
ment two antagnnistic system of society"
need say no more to prove how unjust and SLAM.
iernns it is 10 hpd ''the Faith RS" responsible for
any part of American Slavery and how unjust aud
slanderous it is deny that they made honost and
ample provision for the abolition of every part of
it, Not they. hut their children are responsible
for existing Slavery. "The Fathers" did not fore.
see that any Slavery woull survive them hut if
there should the Constitution which they but into
The honHs nf thair children cnntuined uLnnd, nj