Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-01

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! tcnco among the nations and had long been ro-
vealed by God in the language "lIe is rcspccter
J OF persons" never Acknowledged by any
nation as standard in government. After expos
ing the foolish soplistrics Of some modern polit
clans whp deny the groat selfeydcnt truths of the
| Declaration he proceeded to say that nc had not
come there to build scpulchers to tho prophets,
to wliitewash the character Of any Of the past or
present, but had come to try to keep vital the
spirit OF our Revolutionary fathers rather than to
| pronounce eulOgics upon the dead lie then pro.
coedcd to show that the despotism OF Slavery in
! this country is more cruel and tyranical not to
| the black man only, but to the nonslaveholding L
whites, than that against which fathers rebolled
! IN 'iO or proof he referred to the rule of the
Slave Power in Kansas. and to the late decision of
the Supreme Court, and to tho crushing monopoly
of slave labor upon the non shareholders IN the
Slave States and that none Of the Slave States,
cept, perhaps, Tennessee is the voter allowed the
secret ballot because, as one Pro-Savery politician
which he quoted, expresses it, if that privilege
should be allowed, sit would destroy the wholesome
influence Of the landlord over the tenant" lie
showed, by the United Statos census the great ad
vantage OF free labor over slave labor and said it
is but the reiterntion of the eternal law that what
ever is right is expcdcnt
He spoke Of the social equality existing between
the capitalist and the laborer at the North and OF
the excellent system Of public schools in tue Free
States, compared with the schools in the Slave
States. showing again from the census the great
advantage OF the former over the latter in regard
to general intelligence among tic masses lie
spoke OF the Wanting claims Of Democracy aud
of the Manifest Destiny of the Ang Saxon race" a"
lie said IT Slavery were admitted to be right-"the
cornerstone of our Republican institutions"-'th
best social system in the word"-whatcver YOU
might call it, it could not be Democracy Tor $50 600
Shareholders to rule over - 900 900 of people In
regard to manifest destiny he referred to the warn
ing voice Of history. lie spoke of the mighty EN-.
pires of the paSt--of Babylon, Of Greece aud
Rome, of Spain and of other nations all Of which
claimed IN their day Of power and prosperity, that
thoy wouhl subdue the world because it was their
manifest destiny. Where are these nations now
bleh ol America. take warning he said for there
is no eternal law which can be violated without in
curing its penalty, aud the violation of u moral
law brings with it the most severe penalty.
Slavery conflicts with the great law of brotherhood
taught by the Savior. lie closed by referring in q
sublime and impressive style, to the great laws Of
progress admitting however, that Hitherto there
have been rccessions, as well rs advancement, in
civilization, still, in the main, he claimed there
was progress, and the final result would be-Uni-
versal Freed ON to all men.
Mr.. Clay then offered the following resolutions
which were carried unanimously, with the cxccp-
ton OF two votes in the negative. 1t may be lust
for me to state that Il number OF Shareholders and
others who have generally been regarded as Pro
Slavery, were in attendance:
Regolctt By the FREQ people of this Common
wealth oi>hentucky that the late decision in the
bred Scott case, by the majority of the Judges o
the Supreme Court of the United States, is n eros.
usurpaton OF power, contrary to tho letter and
spirit of the United States Constitution and the
prccedents of our fathers, and direct attempt to
overthrow the liberties and rights Of the people,
and concentrate all power in the hands the Slave
! Oiigarchy.
Rcsolced, That the decision that black has no
rights which white man is bound to respect, is
I ntr 4, - IL
holder can make Slave Territory and IL Slave
State in opposition to the combined people of I'll
the Union, and is no more than saying a non-slavc-
holder has no rights which stakeholder is bound
to respect.
Rcsolcca, That the principles of 1776 are again
in jeopardy and whether attacked by a foreign or
home foe, will be again defended by all constiu-
tional means to the death.
A bountiful dinner was then served up in pic
mic style, with no appearance Of anything stronger
on the ground than sodawater and lemonade, cx-
ccpt in ore instance, 1t was evident that
one man had taken something before he came
there, but generally the best of order prevailed
throughout the day. After the dinner the people
again assembled around the stand and listened
to deeply interesting address from the Rev.
John q. Fee.
He commenced by referring to the carly history
of our country and showed concusively that our
fathers Intended to have the great principles of the
Declaration of Independence applied to black men
as we'll as white. lie went into an analysis of hu-
man rights. and placed upon an mmovabe basis
the great doctrine that every man had a right to
himself, showing that law was not made to invest
rights, bat to protcct rights Inherent in human ma
turc lie spoke of Christianity as the great in
strumcnt with which to bring public sentiment up
to the acknowledgment of these great truths
lie referred to the power of the Gospel to abolish
Slavery III the early periods of the Christian
tl,ati 10 r n
was not a slave held in any Of the churches of
Christendom
He said it was the power of the Gospel which
was the great instrument in abolishng the slave
trade and Slavery in the West Indies. He refer
red to the early testimony Of different dcnomina-
tons OF Christians in this country against Slavery
and he spoke particularly of the Methodists hnt
now, he said, how had the fine gold become dim
lie closed with an earnest appeal to Christians to
grid on the whole Christian armor, and carry out
those great doctrines of Humanity and Christian.
ity in the Church and State. remembering as
bound with them the more than three millions of
our fellowbeings who are enduring a bondage.
our hour Of which is (raught with moro misery
than ages of that against which our fathers re-
beed."
The President then called for volunteer speech,
es or sentiments. Your correspondent offered the
following sentiments, which were we'll received 10y
the audience:
Tile Hunters Of KeahtcIy-May their rifles
never used for triles-never he used 10 suppress
the cause Of Human Freedom
7he Orator of the Day-Cassi NJ. Clay, the
Friend of Man HIS name is dear to tho heart Of
every true lover of Liberty.
JOhH G. Fce--The fearless man Of God the
man who "helicyes in a Christianity which means
something"
Afcr some further remarks upon the great sub
icct of the day, the audience was then dismissed
10y the President. One ething seems certain the
cause of Freedom is onward in Kentucky. Anti
Slavery voters have the balance Of power in this
Congressional District, Abolitonists have been
elected To the Offices Of Justice OF the Peace, Con
stable, sc.
Prof llodrick, whose preferences for Coll Ere,
mont led to the sudden dissolution of his connec
ton with the University of North Carolina has
taken up his rcsIcrcc in New York ag an anal ytic
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