Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-02-21
THE EMANCIPATION QUESTION IN mis-.
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1t is n step in progress towards the right, when
a slave State, in its Legislature, comes seriously to
consider the question of emancipation. True tho
question was decided in favor of slavery, but the
whole action declared it an open questions; q con.
cession which despotism con never safely make
If the friends of freedom do their duty, it will
come up again and again, and eventually with diff.
ferent results. 1t is n fact full of hope that this
concession IL maids by Missouri. for the last two
years foremost in its intolerance against any opin.
ions in favor of freedom, and banishing, or con-
signing to death, her own citizens Oh bare buspS
cion of entertaining such sentiments.
On Tuesday the 10th inst, the Senate of Mis-.
souri, had before it a resolution declaring chs
emancipation of slaves by the State not only
impracticable, but that any movement towards it,
would be impolitic, unwise and unjust, and should
be discountenanced by the people. After discus
sion, the vote was taken. and thirty-6ve members
voted in favor and four against it. On the 18th
the same resolution as il had passed the Senate
came up in the House and was decided in like
manner by a vote Of one hundred and seven. to
nine. The ST. Louis representatives voted in the
negative. Thus it seems, that notw ithstanding the
rufianism of Missouri in her own borders and in
Kansas, there ne in her Legislature, thirteen men,
with the moral courage to declare that emancipa.
ton is neither "impracticaole," 'impolitic, ''un.
wise nor unjust" and that ait is not to be dis.
countenanced by the people" These I3 legisla.
tors, represent an actual sentiment Of tho people
on the question much larger than their own COM
p~ara,ive number in the legislature.
That there is such n sentiment among the poo.
pie Of Missouri. and that ii must hnvc no ineon.
siderable strength, is corroborsted by the fact, thas
the official organ of tina, most conservative associ.
alton, the Methodist Episcopal church, has VEN
tured finally, to raise its voice very timidly and
apologetically in favor Of emancipation. AZ illus.
tra,ive of the State of fact, in Missouri, VIC ap-
pend an article from the correspondent OF the 81.
Louis Democrat, also the one referred to from the
St. Louis Christian Advocate. See also the article
from the st. Louis News, in o preceding column.
Prom the st. Louis Democrat.
MR,sRs. EDITIONS: The antics Just at this Tins
are in great trouble about the indiscrsc,ne,s Of
the St. Louis Leader, in committing them TO posi-.
tons in advance of orders from the country Lead.
ers. They were sufficiently disturbed nj tho dis.
closures made about Mr.. Palms unsoundness ON
the negro question; but the editorial correspon.
dence ot the Leader on the 23d inst, has stirred
up the bile of the country Leaders to such an OK.
tent the St. Louis Leader 10 in grea. danger Of DO.
ing repudiated as an OF gan Of the party.
The editor Of the Leader. in his le tier of the
date referred to. after making an extract from MIR.
Palms letter wherein 'he avowed himself in favor
of the abolition Of slavery in this State" Gays
1--WE decidedly differ from Mr.. Palm in the senti-
men,s or opinions above quoted, but it is q point
on which a difference of opinion is allowable in
the Democratic party" "Ilave we not always
maintained that the Democratic party is not q pro-
slavery party?"
This is considered to be q very important ad.
mission coming as it does from q paper claiming
to he a leader Of the party of apostates. Hence
forth q member of that party can be in favor of
emancipation and yet be n good national Demo-
crat, for ~ difference of opinion on this question
is allowable" Henceforth the anti. Benton party
is not q pro'slavery party. ! am glad that the po-
sition OF that party 10 so clearly defned-I am
glad She anti-Benton party in this Legislature arc
on the records voting for an avowed emancipation
list for q Bank Director.
The admission ON the part Of tho Leader is con.
sidered as a change Of policy in the anti Bentons
and that the assistant editor was premature in his
declaration IT. the Leader Of the 23d when he said:
Already has the free.soil delegation from this
city proclaimed in the Legislative Halls Of tho
State, through their chosen champions, in the
presence Of their leader, their hostility to slavery,
and their determination to abolish it in Missouri.
\ y y y n y y Seek 10 disguise il an
we may, the question is before US. the issue hap
been made, and in the name OF tho Democracy OF
Missouri we accept it,"
Be it remembered that Mr.. Palm was tho frs.
man to declare in favor Of emancipating slaves in
Missouri, and tsat he is a National Democrat, and
was taken up, nominated, voted for and elected .
Bank Director by the anti Benton party in tho
present Legislature. A difference Of opinion on
this subject is allowable. and therefore It will not
be an issue. Seek to disguise i, as We may, the
antics are on the record in favor of an emancipa.
ZIONIST for Office, and The Leader declares that o
difference on this subject is allowable.
From thu 81 louis Csptrsl Christian ldyocsts