Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-05-02

rights oi MANHOOD. Anu he who narrows it down
to one Of complexion whether white or black, in.
PRODUCES II false issue which will defeat the ulti-
mate good of the conflict. But we will give our
readers tho article and they can Judge Of it for
themselves. It is important as pointing to the
policy, which is probably to govern tho Republi-
can uarty. Its base of action is to be narrowed
down 50 as emphaticnlly to become the white
mans party and many Of its membcrs will mos.
probably, as they may, in entire consistency with
tho exclusive principles here avowed seek to make
it n party only for white men who are natives
to the manor born.
BEWARE or FALSE ISSUES.
There appears to have been q Systematic at
tempt on the part of a majority Of the federal
Supreme Court, and of its Chief Justice in pnr.
ticuiar, to prevent the people from knowing at
once the Toll extent aud character of its late de-.
cision in the case Of bred Scott. All applications
tor n copy If the Chief Justices opinion, though
coming from quarters entitled to respectful treat
mont, have been denied. with out apology or ex.
rlanation, or at least such explanation as was
due.
One Of the effects of this reticeuce on the part
Of the court has been to divert public attention
from those points in the decision which are not vet
iuiiy before the Countrywide rights of the white
man IN the free States and erritories-and to con-
! tpp trail q If uunp tllA nnp Dsinf olnnt Ir1iab tho
the judges seem to have left no ambiguity or un-
certniutv-the incnnacitv IF tho nerrn tn bocome
a ri izen.
Admitting the unreasonableness. the absurdity
and the historical inuccuracy of the facts and ar.
g,,ments unnn vbi.b This ro;r. IF Tho d,c;,;nr
rests. and admitting to the fullest extent the duty
we owe to protect and sustain all the rights OF n
(eetler race amonp rs we cnpnnt hut reyret tho
pron,iuence which thut nrestion ia ocnui,iu,
and the absorbinp imnnrtonre nttoche5 IN i in mr.
lerislotive ordo,her nnli,ir,l assemblies In yind.
cating the WRONGS Of the Ilork man there Is rran,
dang ertbnt the Rerublirnn. NAV do What tho I'm.
litiCrists have alyn Va Jnne-nverIonk tho ri,hts ns
the white mon. Tie struoole which i ypin, mn
between the North and Sooth ia not merely MIR sn
much, a struggle IN behalf Of the neyru IA Of the
white man for the simuls r.,snp thar tho n,rrn
has nothing like as much involved in tho contest
as the white man has, Wa ore onnosed n tho ev.
tension of slavery because It desrades lnLnr i,
demoralizes the character. II corrpnts tho vnuno.
il diminishes the productive nower ng the soil and
the pruductive mower of i,s nnnnI,t,nn II derre.
cintes the value of all kinds of pronertv it IL an
obstacle to compact settlement. and. M n conse.
ouence. to every reneral system of nubI,, instrnr.
ton, literary or religions it deyeloues bad mass.
ions without nroyidinq onv means Of d;sinlininy mr.
controlling, them. and GENERATES n lawloss stats n,
society and family. under our Constitution. i,
cuufers unnn sI,va nrnnriators n ~n,li,io,I rerre.
sentati,n based unop nrrrortv which il danied IN
other citizens. An these are reasons wbv as
white men. we are onn,sed to the extension oi slo.
very, and why we have co.operat.d most heartily
ON all occasions with that po,iticaI marty which
WAS orunnized. unon thu nrin,inlo OF moLipg III
other nuostinns snLord;no,s n Tia treat nue.t;on
of slavery extension.
IL il our DUTY Ia keen as mpcb of orr federal
domain. rs we can. omen for the free l,Lorer. and
preyent its being oysrrun by the NEGRO m tho ex.
termination or DEGRADATION of the inins,riou, bu,
poor white man. Whether the free man or the
slave shall till the soil of this continent is the
great question which now divides the federal par.
ties We hone that issue may not be narrow
ed down to the less important question whether
the negro ought to be Il slave. or whether he can
become a citizen. We say less important, because
viewed in their political aspects, they are OF less
Importance bOIh to white and black.
In the first place, slavery in tho states, where
alone it admits of remedial action. is beyond the
reach of II national party it must be managed
within and by the people of the state, as they are
managing it now. and with gratifying success. in
Missouri. As to his political rights, the negro is
entitled, under our constitution, to just such and
sn many as the maj lrity OF the community in
which he lives are disposed to give him. FOR that is
all the whites have. IL is Of comparatively little
practical Importance tn the negro To. be n citizen
even OF n free state. SO long as in half Of the
states he is held in bondage, and in all is general.
y regarded rs an inferior creature. What he
most needs is, to rid his race Of the prejudice
gro wing out of the d~cgradati m of q portion of it
to bondage. Nothing can be done to that end
halt so ethcacious ns TO enlarge the aren of free ter,
rit'ries, and increase the number and dignity of
free lahorers.
Besides, the extension Of slavery barbarizes and
~dcGrades the white. This is not true Of the black,
Ia anything like the same extent. The most that
can he said of the effects of slavery upon the ne.
gro u.s. that HIS Improvement does not keep pace
w '"0 "''"nu ~"
,.hiah hn :, - anI'"et reason why questions
diIinn If The LiacL raco nnryb, nn' - "a a '" oou,
as the basis OF action of IL national party. The
.:reat body Of free laborers in tho country are,
ana 10 some extent, not without reason, Jealous OF
aiHlit;on nartv fr tho nsSra ;han fmn ,I'eu, ~ pT 1ne