Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-04-04

as m institution for the public good, and the pro-
lection of our rights, originating in IL and under
II, as the great G0d.given guaranty OF tae freedom
of the white man through the thraldom Of the
black-the accomplishment of the destiny OF the
African and Anglo Saxon races by an observance
and enforcement of the relations between them
designed and decreed 10y divinity. FROM first tol
last from the ordinance of 1887 n the adoption of
the Missouri Compromise, fIum 1920 to 1851, the
agitation Of this question has been growing great
et and greater and fercer and wilder widening
its circle with each succeeding year. and increaa.
ing its virulence and vehemence with every new
event and incident that have arisen, upOn which
it could possibly be brought to BEAR until the Uu.
ion shudders under its shocks, and patriots of all
parties gaze aghast at its reckless and ruinnus rev.
els in the halls of Congress, in the State Legsla-
lures and h every quarter and corner of the North
That the country is corrupted, that legislation in
momentous matters of national interest is not on.
lv impeded. but perverted and prostitutad that
cur institutions as Republican people are imme-
diately and i'm uinently endangered by the insane,
suicidal agitation of this absorbing auhject, is
painfully pal?able 70 every man, woman and child
in the nation. But it is idle on the part of the
So uthern reore to talk or think Of put
ting an end to It now. The dogs of war have
been let loose too long to be driven back to the
kennel IN day, or month. or year ihe wa
ters are rushing over the precp6e 90 Wildly ano
however earnestly we may desire it. 'weve er an4-
ously we may hope, however ferventy we may
pray for it, there is no human hand that can turn
back, at once. the torrent tide Of abolitioniSm
now rapidly rising around u.s. threatening tn
tear the ship of state from her moorings. and dash
her to pieces whero the surf surges high from
the continent waters at Mason and Dixons line.
1t is waste of words to talk about ii, and it
would be waste of time to attempt it,
Subsequent to the election Of Mr.. Buchanan
and previous to the recent decision Of the Supreme
Court. there seemed to be something like bow ni
,,,t ti,o,, Il,
raved less loudly, the clouds looked lighter, and
sunshine seemed to be smiling the shadows away.
Abolitionism had been b,tted and beaten in a
desperate assault upon the citadel defending the
Constitution and the Union, the sovereignty of the
States and the rights Of tie South and there was
high hone that its most furious onset might be its
last except in feeble bands. the scattered remnant
0f routed host. But, since then, there is every
! evidence OF an organization contemplated and it
may 30 begun. upon broader basis than ever, for
the purpose Of placing the sceptre in tie hands OF
the enemies Of slavery in 1860
The election Of the judges Of the Supreme
Court by the people, is hencefurth to be of the
aims of the Aboitionists, for acquiring the means
/ of having the Constitution constructed according
to their own ianatical ideas of law. If they ac-
| com pish that end, the strongest bulwark of the
South will have been swept away the last bond of
union will have been broken. But, before they
can achieve that dark design, the halls of Congress
Il will echo other sounds than the voices of men,
bers.
Agitation in politics as in everything else. either
I in the physical Or moral world, is the result of a
conflict between right and wrong-an opposition
nf natural to artificial law resistance OF reason
justice and truth to prejudice passion, iniquity
or falscbood. And it will never end until the OBJ
,tructon is removed. Heap up rocks in the river,
and the waters will foam and fret against them,
for thousand wears, or until the erocks are re-
moved and the river rolls on its accustomed course
in fn tha lnu nf Trnip n tC
believe that there is no God, and until reason as
sumes supremacy over the obstacle in its way
there will be fear and dOubt-an agitation in the
mind, arising from the conflict Of education will
instinct. And so with the slavery question (; Il,
long ahoiti0nism is extant, as long as the law,
nf the hand are opposed, and n.peded by disloy
atty and treason, long the rights of the soutt
are denied and resisted by the North, so lonl
must there be agitation ncessant, increased anC
increasing agitation on the slavery question. Ev
cry patriot in the nation must deplore it deeply
hut we should deprecute the cause rather than thC
Observation-Disclosures rather than result of resist
, ance-if we would express real regret ut the
disease rather than an effect of the remedy.
1t the people of the North would cease to hur
hunderbolts at finm their pulpits, to illuminate
frebrands into society through their ress. t,
attempt tn intercept US in every territory. to de
r fraud and 10 force us out of our rights if, il
other words, they would 'iendet unto Caesar tn,
Things that are Cesars," cOncede to equality il
, the Union, offer no illegal and un Just obscructon
to tho extension Of our in 'titnuns if they woulC
: let US alone and leave slavery to the States. anc
0 10 the same protection and privileges enjoyed by
all other property under the Constitution. the agi
2 tatnn of the question would come to an end ~
t the instant. The trouble would cease simultane
t ously with she cause that produced it, But al
{ long ~ they empty their vas, of wrath upon GU
+ heads, ours must lie emptied theirs. Ii the
J propagate calumnies, we must retute them ]
4 they ncite their people to hate and assault thu
= South must iDcile Onr people to reciprocat
r the hatred and repel the attacks. If they smit
us on nne cheek, we cannot ard will not turn tn
other to them 100. If there is danger in agitation
i there is still more danger in supineness and sub
n mission. The SoCth has never assumed an attitud
e of hostility to the North Our position has al
!. ways been nd is still that of right and honor
{ virtue, acting on the defensive against injustice
d imm0rnlity and wrong 1t is true we hurl bac
l. the anathemns Of the North, resist their tauni
4 and ieers with fourold force and truth and expos
e to the public gaze the venaty and cankerous col
= ruption of their free society. But never prt
pose to amend their morals, to ameliorate the il
v tolerabe ills Of their body potio to interfere i
any way with their institutions through the instr,
g mentality of the federal government We neve
a send emssariss amnng them to incite socialism,
. ncendiaries to nstigate rebellion of labor again,
f capital TO persuade the starving fugitive slave
q their tens of thou sands of desperate paupers
rise ia revolt against their Philanthropic miliior
ares. We never protest against tho protection
their property by the CONSTITUTION. We leav
their doniestie matters to themselves and all "
ask is an observance. on their part. of the sam
n,1inu tnwoFda Az lunp their sword ia m