Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-10-03

ments Of those Border Ruf6ans, which have never
been regarded and treated by the Free State men
|of KoDsas as the enactments of foreign usurpers'
without either moral or legal force, and insulting
to the selfrespect of American freemen.
But suppose Mr. Pierce had by the power ci
the army, compelled the Free State men to obey
those laws, enacted by the Border Rufhans OF Mis-
souri, and the men appointed to othce by them,
would that fact justify Mr.. Buchanan in commit
ting the same outrage upon the fundamental doc.
triUe referred to by Professor Silliman?
| Had this argument of Mr.. Buchanan been ad
vanced by some pettfUgging attorney, or tyro in
morale, or bar-room politician we should have re-
garded it as unworthy of notice. But W G are NOR
tilted at reading such article from the pen of q
President of the United States. Does Mr.. Blu
chanan, or do the leaders Of his party, suppose
TIE people Of the free States ignorant not to
| hold him, who sustains an enfDrces these infa-
nous laws Of Kansas, and carries out the despot-
ism and uslrpation of the Border Ruffans guilty
to the same extent, and justly liable to the same
penalty, as those who enacted themr Every in
telligent citizen of Ohio would say that the man
who advised, aided, encouraged, sustained. or
sanctioned, the invasion Of Kansas, is just as g2'
ty as were those usurpers who, with force ana
arms, invaded the Territory, and seized upon its
Government
At the time of that invasion. PIERCE and
Cass, and Douglass, looked on in silence, the
outrage, and them assuming all the responsibility
OF the invasion and usurpation, they took upon
themselves the infamy which attaches to the laws
and to those who enacted tLem,a openly attempt
ed to justify all these wrongs by charging North
ern men with having gone into the Territories in
great numbers to vote, and thereby exert a proper
influence in favor of liberty and justice. Thus did
they publicly and shamelessly before the country
Admit the facts and then attempt to justify this
torcible usurpation this revolving despotism, by
charging others with intent to do wrong. Ia this
subtertuge, this miserable effort to waive RESPONSE
biliiy, Mr.. Buchanan united dpprored the outrage,
ran for the Office of President upOh the express
derstanding and expectation that he would pursue
the same course and carry out the objects OF the
invaders and usurpers. All his appointments in
Kansas have been made with that object. His
whole Influence has been exerted for its attainment
and he now stands before the the world involved
in the moral gutand crime Of that invsaiOn, and Of
those Infamous laws, and stained with all the blood
that has been shed to enforce them. But the Pres
ident, assuming the invasion Of Kansas to have
been Just the infamous enactmeuts of those BOrd
er Ruffans to have been leg innate and constitu-
tOnal, and the men appointed to office by them to
be duly authorized TO rule thu people OF Kansas,
proceeds to denonuce the Free State men OF that
Territory rebels, insurrectionsts. and traitors,
in about as good set terms George III and his
associates denounced Jefferson and Hancock and
Adams and their associates for resisting the Stamp
Act and the minions whom he appointed to office,
and threaten to send an army to serve the Free
State men Of Kansas Just the British king sent
Lord Howe to serve the people of New England.
| We have in times past awarded to Mr.. Buchanan
talents far above those possessed by Mr.. Pierce bu
is certain that = ere, any ether President OF
the United States put Forth such shallow scph
istry as that which characterizes the answer OF
Mr.. Buchanan.
The Presidents whole defence rests simply mp
on the averment which is nt true that when he
entered Office the people of Kansas compell
ed to obey these neiarious enacments of Boz der
Rutiians, that they compelled to obey the
officers who were appointed to rule over them.
Therefore it became his duty to continue the out
rage.
| lie now uses the army of the T. S. as the despots
of the European governments use theSwiss guards;
not to make them obey laws OF their own encamp-
ments put to obey those dictated TO them 10y petty
desputs and usnrpers romMissuuri: to compel them
to respect officers men appointed by Shareholders
Of Missouri to rule them. If they refuse,
thew are to be shot and bnyuneted. Now. we can
didly hope the Free State men of Kansas will hurl
defiance at such desputsm. Indeed, they cannot
submit to t,wth honor
At the same time, trust that our editors and
statesmen will see that the truth be laid before the
people that this answer of Mr.. Buchanan to
charges of suck unblushing tyranny be stripped of
it's sophistry and be made to stand before the
country unveiled, and reekng with the crimes
which he has already committed, and which he
threatens to commit against our government and
against mankind. Let the record of transpiring
events be made up truthfully. Let Mr.. Buchanan
and his party appear on the page of history, and
pass down to posterity. in their true character.
And let Republicans that they faler not, nor
hesitate to assume and maintain position that will
not cause blush upon the cheeks of our decend.
ants.