Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-04-25
.Gbe Anti 5lnuerp Bu9lc.
s. rem the Cleveland Leader.
TRUTH Or HIST0hY VINDICAT8D,
LETTER FROM MIR. GIDDINGS TO JUDGE
..-,ts-.....-r.H TANEY. -..
NUMBER FOUR.

SfR The same historical facts which shOw that
the signers of tho Declaration of Independence.
in asserting the rights of all to life, liberty
and happiness included the whole human family
show with equal force, that all free men who had
been citizens Of the colDno'. we're citizens of the
States. In further Illustration Of their intention,
/ cite you TO the fact that twentvOur days prevl-
Gus to the signing of the Declaration of Inde
pendence the committee to whom TIE subject Of
reporting articles of confederation had been re-
ferred made their report, but it was not taken up
for consideration until the twenty-ifth of July,
and the action of Congress on that report and on
the Declaration OF Independence contempora-
neous affording the best possible evidence, of the
intentions Of that body.
The eleventh article provided that "tho expens,
es of the war should be paid by the several Colo
nies in proportion to the number Of their inhabit-
nntsA,, MI. Chase of your own State, moved to
insert the word white before that oc 'inhabitants
10 as to make the Colonies pay in proportion to
the number Of their white Inhabitants Discus
sion followed when aSuuthern member claimed
that slaves we're property and not persons: And
Dr.,Frankln satirzed the idea by representing "a
government prosecuting ''Sheep for re6elttoH"
! need not say tho proposition repudiatcd.
There stands the record, lasting and perpet-
ual contradiction to your assertion that tile sign
ers of the Declaration of Independence did not
intend TO include the African race. Tnls motion
and the vote thereon have become memorable in
history from the fact that it the first instance
in which an effort was made in Congress prior to
the adopt IN of the Constitution TO recognize dis
tnctlons among the people on account oi coior.-
Yet you assert that tne African race were not
intended TO be ihcloueu III lhe Dec!aratioh VI IN
who signed it would be fagranty against the prin-
ciples which they asserted.
Sir, which of those illustrious men "ha-
Rranuy agS'us' n"9o Pi'"oP'eS ''oN
who penned that instrument snbSeqnehtIy ex
clalmed with "h"t e%ecTo''o" shVutu me states
man he loaded who, permIttinU half the Cltl-
zens to trampie on Inc rgn!s OF INC others Trans
forms those lnto oeSpn's a''l tns'e 'lto enemies
lor IL s'"'e 0''" navy ''".'9 1t mus 10 ""1
other than that 10 which ne Is: bound to nve ana
labor Tor anpther yam the hoerues oi nauou(sdlu
hel be, thought secure. wheh we shai nave renoV-
cd their only tirm basis Il Lotion In the minds
OF the people that their liberties are the gut oi
Godf and cannot Do 'ioiaeeu put WIN iiis wra,h
Indeed l. tremoie ior my country ~hen renec'
that uou Is Jus'' anu '''' MS Iu'Co o""!o' S'ecp
forever: mat an ezchanGe OF Po,'''oh Is among
poss'oie events ana .''o hn',gh'y mas no o'"toue
which Wiii permit lin ~ 'aNe sue Win us i"
such contest r.. .,..,..,t -. ..H
Surely you WIN hot 'nsis' 'nnt sucn ianS.aGe
SHOWS MN TO NV W Eiic 'no
can race D'u 'on! hu',,s OF in'ih',u, vi
man or hsinS''on ih'e'" 10 eAc'"ue tnein
have the biGsTapny o' eacI 9I 'ne my seven m
sisners VI 'he pe'i.' s''''i VI ~ '1'oio
me; l nate ,ne VI 'o"c ot "a :
and Oh frank,in oe,ore me Il" "ohe Vi ',Iu uo
nnd ah insi.'l'O" ~ ina" ei.N'' vi '"o ' no ."'e
oi signing tue DeV'a'""",' VI "' ",'y ISu'Se4ueu
perioo, ever eSP!rsseu nVGo' '' ~ .uo lSn' VI
every human oe'nS u "'s nc, 'iS 'otllS u1 mp ~
piness.o Many o' ''"se INDUSTRIOUS men I'VE" 'nr-
ty, some iorty' ana Utners MY years a''cr they
signed that imhor'f instrument ou' u" man uur
ing their ilVes ever cnafge" 'eu or eitner o taeh
with expressing prihcipies u wh'ch tney were
hagrantiy opposed
nave peeh mus hlhu,e III le!erFinS 10 hiStoI
zeal facts touch'ns tne Det'ara5pn ol inuepenu-
cnce Tor on .h'Se '"o'S you ""i "S'eo ,ia' u tne
character ot our government uePehuS ou' inc
subsequent h'Story gives S''H stronger "ius'r"noh
OF your error
bylthe commehcement OF the war ana the DEC
laraton ol lnuePenuehpc tne "''cs "eie coimneil-
eu 70 ..on, .II v, ,n"S a"s ine
oei'eVcu 'n"' 'i'uSG W. n"a l"' 'Ssu ','e" u,
women from F'r"VI"i saw "'1t t''N'i'' "1.u"''y
obtained an interest IN I'e SoutS ang poHIes s o. o.
'helt W Ni'tnI' L .'". y; '"a h
hcourHe' NY 'no,'' ~ ,; ',(;
Inae 'ue ;;tnI w h
ter' unI VI, '"o o"i' 'no'pio my fS t,
me Col"',es uMe9 s ~ nf ,,ai 1U'
tney W nu "S , ;l w T. r.; ;Sj H.a,
anu ot nSHS"u' i"ey "o'e ste|'ns 'n'P''''"ou'
scourReu Huu 'i""Svu 80 u'"'''iy " "u"'' "oIo
Siatioh. Many sSn'p"tn'Ncu "'tn 'nI H
Torres IN their u%ent' % VI l"e equa, liSntS Va an
men 10 nberty' Whiie they acteu WIN tue p"T!O's
IN behalf oil independence as matter o, policy
Ihese men were MOST numerous IN 'he oou'lorn
States, ana after the adoption OF the C0hsltnlloL
they became majority and controlled the State
governments yet most OF me states moved Tor
ward for u time apparently intending to carry out
lngood lalth the principles asserted IN the Decia'
ration OF indept tndence Even south carolina IN
her first Constitution adopted IN lmo' not only re,
eognized the right OF all men to lie liberty ana
happiness, but she ADDED 60 their natural rights
that OF suffrage anu holding ONCE 10 the Tree
black as well as 10 'he iree whl'e man,
such TOO was the case win every Npa'e OF the
Union; and 1t is among the most extraordinary
circumstances attending your ueelki"n' that you