Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-04-18
Che Anti 9laperp Bn9le,
SALEM, OHIO, APRIL Is, 1857.
MISSOURI.

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question at st. Louis, and other parts of Missouri
is of much significance to all interested in the
question. To give our readers a full view of the
state of affairs we publish Mr.. Browns speech de-
livered in the Legislature of the state last winter.
From this speech, from the action Of the Legisla.
ture and from other events Of recent occurrence
especially the result of the late charter election OF
St. Louis, it is manifest that there is a eonsidera-
BILE number Of the inhabitants, of the state who
are the opponents of slave labor on their SOIL
Of these persons there seem to be two classes
The one in favor of gradual emancipation by Leg
%islative action, the other proposing to wait for the
eradication of the system, till free labor shall
expell it by its own natural and inevitable action,
which, with Mr.. Brown, they hold to be in the
course of rapid accomplishment. The position of
one of the American candidates at the late cleo
ton is thus defined by a St. Louis paper:
in regard to emancipation, DR.. Lane occupies
what we regard, and what every sagacious man
who reflects on the matter must regard, as the
only true ground. He is in favor Of letting it
alone, and allowing it to work itself out. lie con.
siders that legislative interferences with the sub,
.ject would not only be unnecessary, but positively
harmful. lie hopes to see, not the emancipation
of the slaves, but the extinction of slavery in
Missouri, and in this respect differs from Mr..
Palm, Mr.. Garesche and other anti Benton eman-
cipationists, who are i'll favor of the liberation of
the slaves
The party in Missouri styled the emancipation
party, makes no prentensions to aboli.ionism as a
moral principle. 1t proposes to be the "White
Mans Party" 1t seeks to secure the rights Of
free labor by fhe expulsion of slave labor. For
example one of the calls to a political meeting of
the party just before the election runs as fol-
lows
WORKINGMEN'S DEMONSTRATION
Free Labor to Make Missouri the Empire State
of the Union, and St. Louis the Empire City OF
the West!
Let the masses Turn Out, and Battle for their
Cause!
White Men for our City, and Our City for
White men
Free Irarel, Free Ripers!
1t is a n movement of self.defence on the part OF
the commercial interests of St. Louis, and the III
terests of Free Labor, against the degrading
and crushing interests of slavery. We hope it
is the inauguration of q movement which may
reach the ignorant and oppressed non slavehold-
ing whites of the south generally. A class whose
INTERESTS VI uucOteu Ny oiu'SiJ ~ uSS'o0 Oniy
secondary to that of the slaves themselves, and
whom from their Ignorance, prejudice, and OPP
pressed condition, it is almost as difficult to reach
and move to any work of self emancipation as the
slaves themselves but who if once aroused will
make the power of slavery speedily totter to it's
fall. Of course we look upon this movement with
the deepest lin interest and heartily wish it the most
abundant success. And the people Of the states
whose constitutions do not tolerate slavery may
give the free laborers of Missouri most direct and
efficient aid by directing their own pulic sentiment
in the most radical anti-slayery channel. If we
but lead of on the score Of principle we may hope
ere long to see these mere political economists and
men of expediency taking a higher and nobler
position, and while they defend their own!rights
manifestiDg also a manly purpose to defend and
uplift those Of their fellow victims who are far
more wronged than themselves.
We should have stated that the St. Louis cleo.
ton was decided in favor of the emancipation eau
didates by a majority of LOO votes. A result
which is announced by the Catholic, Democ ratio,
pro slavery organ Of the city in the following par
apraghi