Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-12-12

avowal that "black men have no rights which
white men are bound to respect, and Tie adoption
OF this new doctrine by the President who adds
to II that slavery exists In all our territories by
force ot the Constitution, renders our government
a piratlcal combination of States and Of men Tor the
purpose Of making var upon one fourth part Of the
human family, III order tU enslaNe and %trutaiize
them. 1t Is Itself "a restoration ol the foveigu slave
trade; 1t iairly opens tho way fer taxing the people
OF the Tree States to purchase Cuba. IN order more
perfectly to SUBJECT the free States to the slave 10 ~
er. 1t constitutes Il full aud perfect Justification
Tor walkers invasion of Costa Rlca, and the muir.
uer vi his own men under preteuce Ut establishing
dlscipllhe among his plratical forces. it constitutes
u justification OF treating him with 80 much re.
spect, instead at hanging him for his crimes aud
ior quietly permitting HIM to enlist new forces and
peacefully depart for the perpetratiun OF further
crimes.
lothese doctrines, to their uuprinciyled and
despOtlc exercise Of such powers by the Executive
iOr the destruction Of liberty, | owe 10 aIlegiance.
For the men who have thus shown themselves trail
tors 10 humanity, TO the doctriues of our fathers, |
entertain no respect. From the people OF the free
States they were justly entitled to nothing but the
appropriate doom vi traitors. From my inmUst
SOUL L loath, l detest tyranny and oppression. /
look upon the ordinary pirate who lives by robbery
by pluudering his fellOw-men, as unworthy Of lite.
But the open, undisguised piracy which now robs
three millions OF our native born Inhabitants OF
their labor, their intellects, their manhood, and
seeks to extend those crimes over all our territories
and States, to involve the people Of Ohio in such
transcendant guilt, must awaken adherence and
Indignation III every yirtuous, every patriotic heart.
IL were an unworthy imputasion apon The people
oil the Tree States, to suppose them capable OF sub
hitting to such barbarous despotism. | regard
that man as stupid or wiltully blind who closes his
eyes to The iaci that these doctrines and practices
OF the executive have already brought US to the
verge OF civil war that tue contamination Of vii
lany, by admitting Kansas with q slaycholding
Constitution, framed under the protection oil ieder-
al bay onets, must light up the fires of civil war,
which have been SO long smoshered that when
the conflict between despotism, slavery and crime
on the one hand and patriotism, Justice and liberty
ON the other, shall rage in Kansas, it will soUn ex
tend to the States. and involve you and me, and oul
offspring. IN Its consequences.
towards, s%oryile dastards, who have so long
urged the people Of the North to submit to usurp
alton and slavehOlding d~ictation, TO Sage the Union
will then find that truth is more mighty than error
that Gods attribute Of justice will be vindlcated
that no combination Of men formed to overthrow
eternal, exchanging principles, can sanctlfy itsel
by II name that the cry OF Saving the Union
Will then fill the mind with luathing and disgust
as the tullsmanic cry of Shareholders, and Of ser
vile politicians.
l am myself in favor of restoring our government
to the doctrines on which it WAS founded. i woul,
punish with death the man who deals in humal
flesh on the high seas, in our territories, or in tn
District of Columbia. would maintain the RICH
Of every human being to life, liberty and the avail
of his own labor, wherever Congress has jurisdia
ton. l would do this, though every slave Stat
and stakeholder, and every servile wretch who up
holds slavery, were to abandon the Union. | wOul'
do this though it should cost the lite of ever,
usurper and despot, oligarch and pirate, and mur
der in the land. 1t will be done; our country vii
be redeemed and purified from the contaglon .
Slavery.
j. r. GIDDINGS.