Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-10-31

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b. across the low grounds of profession, and he
'r ccnded to that higher plain where not only words
2 spoken but deeds done, and heavy and self.
denying pecuulnry sacr fees in the cause of the
s. Save are welcomed, them he has proved, not his
et denial of his principles but his attachment to them
rs mo, their worthlessness and impotence but their
II great reciousness and their power to carry him
to forward in the work of humanity and Heaven.
y Mr.Pryne holds that our scheme violates theCon-
e stuti n. | readily admit that it does violence to
his and my views of both the Constitution and Civ
n IL Recommendation it does none to tho popular
n views OF either Oftentmes, and with the consent
d OF the nation, has eur Government used its
IS IN way that jusifes far at least the ques-
ton OF constutiunality is concerned, the present
= proposed use Of them. confess that it was not
] intended to provide in the Constitution for the
raising of moneys to effect the abolition of Slavery
S = for on all hands it understood that Slavery
r would come to its natural death in few years
hen Mr.. Pryne said tn at had been his political
/. Gamaliel and that at my feet he had learned to
restrict the whole province of Goverement to the
protection Of persons and property, he both hon
7 cred me apd did Justice to my creed. do not de-
: ny that Government, in the use we are now pro-
posing to put it to- would be found quite outside of
the range of its legitimate functions. take pleas
ure in admitting that Mr.. Pryne did skillfully,
and as fairly as sklfully argue my inconsistency
: lie made my own political creed, with which he
= is so entirely familiar, his principal and most eiec
tive means in proving that am plunging into er-
ror Nevertheless, justify myself in saucsionng
I the contemplated agency OF Government | justify
s r niliy on tue Gronnu oi toe neces
F ~ ~ nn',o' 10 plousit W '"e r,ihN
lied by the Consultation and by the and Of
lice OF civil govornment.Yct would have it saved
= John Quincy Adams I'D that to save the ma.
tion Congress might abolish Slavery
Thomas Jefferson, and many of the statesmen
of this day, denied that there was constitutional
authority for extending the limits of the nation
Il t,o J.,,, A.
nexation of Louisiana that they acouiescel in it
1t is largely owing to the annexation thar Ameri.
can Slavery has attained its gigantic GROWTH
Indeed, the evil could hardly have lived to the
present day, hal it been confined within its ar.
cient boundaries. Now, if an unconstitutional
measure, fraught. as was the annexation of Louis
lana, with so much misery and ruin. can be iusti
fed on tho ground of national necessity. then
surely on that ground can Il measure oven if n 10
unconstitutional be justified which will dry unI
that food of misery and save the nation.
There is another thing to he ,oantio,ad boro
Il IF our present movement does Iool, tn rornnlon
Cor unconstitutional sction-and for rho saIa IS
the argument we admit that il dnosHst;lI S;nca
such action will not take Mace mill tba ronnIo
North and South East and We,t sbaii r.Ii tCo,t
its unconstutionality wall be comparatively unol.
lJectlonable When all the people agree toI
make government their common agent in WORK
OF salvation the inquiry whether the work is con-
sututlonal has lost most OF its Importance.
let me express the hopo that nothing have said
will be construed into my admission of the lack
! OF constitutional power to abolish Slavery. That
is not civil Government--but, on the contrary "a de-
teStahle countereit-which has not the power, and
the Will alSC' 10 save It's SUBJECTS from being chat
'cis; ,.,,,
Mr. fryhe !'Keheo th' siaveholders to counter
lor.ers anu .niotes. nc asked "hother we ought
to heip gang oil counterieiters' who had become
pGor py o1'"S conpeileo 10 give up their counter
!e'ung answer tnat we we ought most emphatl.
,o"'y' IL VIZ "'G tncir !eiio" couhterieiter5, ana
nave ehcouruSeu tneIn IN the lnIquity and are
ape 10 he'p 'hem. ne asked whether We should
snare III '"c losses VI company of detected horse
ovcs and bors il in ayr II "o are rnrr e; ieioW
noyortv sUnnor a,nnn ,bioro,, y; ~ ,'.,e,e 'ueIt
the naSn,e of the Nnrtb shnnIJ fol tba LIZ
.ot;tn ornd rrU r,rco ~ ia ILL ~ "pPr,. ;
tho;r railovo of tho Sortt '"'''N y" " helP
| Tboo l. s,;lI orntbon ot;,.; A.. - ,
toa II i that r. con, aot;o, i"i sI" nus no,
ordor II viii not be npti tho s,raoior "S
II I ,, maonotoI ..,v, Wv ''oHo''er' 'n"i'
shall catch lnrls y Prt vii u o,ony ,"''9 VIC i
dasaoudiU, viii tbo loi, =. ~ wv We eo con, !;
man tban,seIyos r. rorontS H. y; T,o. s"So IT
tbot tha mass or thep ,r;ri % -'"'u'S p'0oa0'o
AccordihS 10 this o9Jecuon' IL see q hend pre-
9arihg 10 mqruer Whoie family Tor the sake OF
money ana M KNOW 1 can buy nm OH, must not
10 30; Inc nos' sua,i DC ailo"ed TO do Is to !
H'c nun "u'Iey Muen nc snal! % nave SHOWN him'
eii o w 'u 'nt oi oiiis''am IePcntahce-I
Dut ere lIas t,he mas come he VIII have murder
Gu 'ha Whole i"hi'y' co. too' II we walt for the
saVcnoluerS " repent many more generations OF
our llstafreu orsthren may have to pass through
'he tormeh'S oi "ia'ery' +
confess that the objector in this is intent
on the deverance of the slave, but he would have it
accomplished only through the salvation of the soul
of the STAKEHOLDER. OF every other way he is exceed
ingly jealous. Now, do not deny that | am so II
unorthodnx as to make more account of the slave
than of the salvation of the STAKEHOLDER. If the slave
is emancipated, my great desire will be realized a
and that, oo whether in the process of his eman.
cipation, the Shareholders have or have not be-
come pehhehts. ii
But must close. Long have looked forward n
to this day. Many, many years have | lOnged ii
for the inauguration of this movement. Although n
nearly alone among my Abolition brethren in he h