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

EST was manifested by their auditors, and q de-
for investigation was apparent on tho part of
many. d, S. j..
For the Bugle.
DEAR MARtUs You will have received, proba.
bly,, fyom other Correspondents, a particular nc.
count of the various meetings which have been
held by the agents operating now in this vicinity,
and | need only say that while some of them seem
successful others are either partial or
entire failures. Last week | engaged q Hall in
the town of Hudson, and left the bills with the
pay for having them posted, for a meeting for B.
Jones on the evening Of Tuesday, Sept. goth.
audience which assembled was composed of
the man who lighted the lamps and a stray Demo-
crat who happened in, but fastened out, when he
found through our conversation the sentiments we
were there to teach. And this was in the very
Republican and very religious town of Hudson
The extent to which the support of tho system
of slavery through their government has democrat
lied the American people can scarcely by any be
appreciated. And the evidences Of this democrat
izatiOn is most apparent in the Republican faction
because of the necessity its members feel of en-
deavoring to reconcile their proslavery position
and influence with their anti-slavery professions.
They perceive TIE Constitution is inexorable in its
requirements that its loyal subjects shall swear
to protect and perpetuate slavery, aud in their un-
willingness to violate the natural instincts Of hu-
manity and to ackno Hledge their intention to do
this they are driven into the justification Of lying
and perjury. Thus we have seen recently a man
held in high esteem by many and who has some
a yool1apcins &c Ia rn,Ior o~I h ,r,c x,or;no,A
ly before the people as an anticipated Republican
candidate for the legislature, declaring in on
Antislavery meeting the "Constitution to be a
pro-slavery instrument, but that he would vote
under it and swear to support it, and an attempted
justification of his position by a labored argument
that it is right TO lie for the attainment Of q good
object, coupled with til assertion that all men
are in the habit of doing this continually And
another, still more recently assumed publicly in an
anti slavery meeting that under certain circum-
stances it would be natural and right to lie and a
man who would refuse to do it would be false to
his duty And still a third, q man Of some intel
ligence and influence and of the same political
faith, in private conversation attempted to prove
logically that a man might righ,eously swear to
what he knew to he a falsehood, if by that means
he could secure the possession of property right
fully his ownl 1t is rot wonderful that tbs morality
or rather the immortality which a majority Of the
people Of the non slaveowning states are acting in
their political relations should be found to have q
rapidly increasing number Of advocates who pro
claim it openly in words. And perhaps these are
the least dishonest who scorn to conceal the stand
ard of action by which they are willing to live.
Tbo Do,uIl;,,., bor;,. tbo E-oont;,o AZ T.,
dietary and q decided majority in the Legislature
have refused the various opportunities which hav,
been rendered them by the slave power to demon
strate the sincerity of their antislavery professions
The impending election will probably extinguisl
their power, but if that event shall not demon
strate they have sinned beyond their day of grao
they have still a means left Of proving that wher
there is a will there is a way to manifest it. Gov
Chase has signifed his intention to see to the exc
cution Of certain writs IF they are issued by tn
! courts. If there be any sincerity of purpose i
the Republican organization let the leading Unfit
ences therein now urge the parties under bonds t
: the United States, from Champaign county to car
, eel these bonds and 60 to prison. Let them then su
out writs of lIabeas Corpus before the state court
r and induce Gov. Chase to sustain the action
these courts. We shall then have an issue sin
liar to that of Wisconsin with the Federal Go,
eminent upon the question of state rights, and q
| in that instance tho instincts of self-preservatio
Q will compel our central dospotism to back dow
@ and not attempt the consumation of its infringe
t ment upon our individual liberties. If our stat
: government is not competent to do that much 70
f its citizens it too is a sham like the political OF
3 ganization which controls it and might as well b
out of the way. A Governor with the spirit O
&c alive in him, and a people who did not entire
ly belle the professions they make of a love Q
impartial liberty would catch eagerly at such a
opportunity as is now rendered them of striking
blow fos liberty. The effect Of it upon the caus
of freedom in Kansas, and throughout the state
would be incidentally favorable.
A true statesman, not corrupted by the hope 9
achieving the bad eminence Of the Presidency G
tho United States would find in such q moyemer
the object of a worthy abition. But it is to b
feared the day for the advent of such a statesma
has not yet arrived. That no would be supper
ed by the people l think there can be no doub
nor do l believe tho Republicans would have bee
I in the least danger of losing their present ascel
: dency if they Lad been resoluto and con sistent
their resistance to the Entertainments of the slay
power by such means as are still left to them
their e~nthralment by the natio nal government
: Our hopes for the future indeed must rest main
= upon the necessity which will compel the OLGA
s chy to increase the number and atrocity of its GU
. RACES upon the liberties ofthe people accounted fire
o until they have reached a point beyond enduranc
a for the honors and emoluments of Office at its di
posal will enable it in future as in the past to pu
chase the liberation and the cooperation of
o political as2irants and leaders. Letthe screws
turned then, the fastor the better, which W
Thrust down Republican and Democrat into I