Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-12-05
THE CONQUEST OF THE STATES.

Slavery is marching steadily forward 20 the sub
iugation Of the States under the bred Scott Deci-
sion. In strict accordance with the Presidents
declaration, that 1.-THE Federal Constitution car
ries slavery into all the territories" OF the Union,
his chosen organ the Washington Union. now at
firms that the same Constitution carries it also,
into The states, in spite of state constitutional pro-
visions to the contrary. The organ doubtless
speaks by authority. The people of the Northern
and Eastern States will perhaps bye and bye be-
come fully acquainted with the Interpretation Of
their national constitution.
A late number of the Onion says:
"The Constitution declares that the citizens of
each State shall be entitled to all the privileges
and immunities of citizens in the several States
Every citizen coming into another Safe has, there.
fore, a right to the protection of bis person, AMI
that property which is recognized as such by the
Constitution of the United States, any law of u
State to the contrary Notwithstanding. So far
from any State having a right to de prive him of
this property. it is its bOunden duty to protect him
in lis possession.
"If these views are correct-and we believe it
would be difficult to invalidate them-it toAows
that all State id1s, whether organic or otherwiSe,
Which prohibit a citizen Of one Slate from settling in
another, and bringing his STARE property touh him
aud most especially declaring ii forfeited, are dnect
v~iUkations OF the original intention Of the Government
which, as before stated, is the protection Of person
and property, and the Constitution of the United
States which recognises property in slaves, and
declares that the citizens of each State shall be
entitled to all the privileges and immunities OF
citizens in the several States among the most
essentia, Of which is the protection of person and
property"
Thus we have virtually the avowal by two I'M.
portant branches of our National Government
the judiciary and the ex ,cutive, that slave-holdina
is lawful and constitutional in Ohio and New Eng
land, and that no state has power either By hel
constitution or her Legislature, to prevent slave
holders from taking their slaves wheresoever the,
please and hold them during their pleasure
In The expressive language of Judge Kane, they
have the anne right to take their slaves into Penn
sylvapia, Vermont and Wisconsin, that they hav'
to take their carpet sacks or their over.coats."
This is no idle theory nor boastful bravado. !
is the cool purpose of the shareholders, now beinI
carried into execution. Every fugitive slave trial
whether in Boston or Milwaukee, brings out thi
point distinctly. The Passmore Williamson cas-
in Pennsylvania, the Lennon case in New York
and the Decisions of Mclean and Leavitt in Ohio
all point in the same direction. In addition t
these, quite recently a stakeholder has brought hi
slaves into Minnesota, another has taken his I
Illinois. both with the avowed purpose CT Their
holding them. by virtue of Judge Taney's consti
tutional law. And just now we cast our eyes upo
the notice Of a third case OF the same character
TheFair6eld, Iowa, Ledger, states on what it deem
good authority that a Missouri stakeholder ha
removed to Warren county. in that state, an,
brought with HIM five or six slaves whom he claim
a right to keep and work on the free soil of Iowa
under the bred Scott decision"
Thus there is concert and method in carrying on
their purpose Of subyerting the constitutions @
the nominally free states. They are to be attacke
in detail and SO conquered. Cases are to be mad
up, and in every state are the minions of the slav
power in the shape of District and Circuit Judge
of the Federal Court, who are ready to decide tn
question in favor of slaveholdiDg. Thus is tn
last vestige of State authority to be subverted an
State Constitutions and Bills of Rights that hav
stood as the bulwarks Of freedom for almost a cen
tury. are to be at once overtbrown.
Will not the people look at this last and mos
desperate effort Of the slave power? Will GU
politicians tell US what is to be done to resis
itG Is it possible to resist it under a pro SLAYER
constitution, such as they admit we are governe'
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