Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-05-01

''Srr, this is n,nnsjrnus dUririne: md that
. is necessary 10 ho mhintainrd. onhy proves n,
mi.c''lCrous and desperate character oi the ~
lem for wiisr protection il Is iuVokrd. A. it
- the true ductrinp then WINS the CuuSttu'ut
ordained secure the tile .sings u liberty to
+, the prupc o this cnuntrv, tot 10 fix upn them
forever system regarded, wr have been ta', ,ht
to believe. Nv its Trainers ard all the early states
= men. without i'uiiiitiun III nniutsi t'sht or
sound p.licy tipn mnst IL ~ admitted that IN.
great end and inject of tho Constitution vas IN
cs'ahli>h ur ptutUct slavery every where within
the ran. enf Ms %, ern,ions Fac If il recognizes.
and INTENDED 20 recu tniza prJrpr;y III slaves
10 such an cxtrnt IL IT II nut Within the power
OF State. T,rrtnry) 10y its laws, 10 forbid
the exis,cnce Of this relation wthin it, own iurs'
dictun. IL does, in regard I" property in slaves,
What il ba, never been understood to effect IN
,psct property in anythin! ei~--it makes u
inndanehtd distinction between slave proper Y
aud all other kinds of property"
} Such has been the testimony of Mr.. Wasbhurr 81.
We believe that until lately he has not been nj lie
TO obtain. among tis associates, recognition OF
the startling fact. ..s
= Since the vote in the Senate, to admit Kansas.
, Mr. Washhufn has said
',B 1t now by the Kansas Constitution. which
locl, res that the right of uwner TO bis slave,
IA urop<rty j. before and abnse any co'stituii"nh'
san .tou and which thirty three Senators aihrui-
ed by their yntcS. yesterday the dpcttihe II SET
nm and r,,iu,ni, cd that slavery exists, not o'il,
/
bv th. l,ws or uuu,,,-a law above all tOnstnn
tiu,s--it exists or unly eAis everywhere beneath
the sun Iu other words That re; n"llch" gov
rrnaant il false and unna'lrai one ana thht a
government founded on cla-ses---a priNi'eSen caTS
and n de Graded cilSs-is true ahi legitimate
rbe do.triue Of 30 ,ily is that u repu hIchn gov
ernmpnt is Il fusehb" humbus AMI hn ans
,ocri,cy the only government consistent with the
Divine law"
Mr. Washhuru is ccrrcct The slaveho oders
and the administration will not deny-nay. they
,,Ii sopn rIarm (,t ,hr ilnusc ncurs with t.eI
S.,ni,rl that the rif-ct ui the vote IN RESPECT t.
The uhi,er,AI legality uf slavery 10y natural Law
,,s ,ra,,..iy ns Mr. W. has descrnpl. All the
...t j.. INV ii, .d "f course Mr. De Bow evIirn'-
~ uuier.tntls i il not time % cu force the CON
,iI,n.,nl ua ~,n'ee To every STATE in this Un"ri.
Il l reIutli,ai, trr1 nj government
4. n, th. te.;, ~ al tie pro.sla,erv admins |
.,;r, a r.rant r,erch Ut MIR. Fessendrr. ol
VI ,in. in>inate, u suspiciJn, al least oi inc same
thlnr, -, ,.,
Far,ber c,,mony may be focnd in the follow
ug extract from q rectHt
SPEECH OF uR BLAIR, OF NfSS"fN'
Il, is M, X ,nsas alone continued Mr p"n
''isiitls -mnraced in this crnsr!'act Nv
= t.ule continent upon which we live lidte'h
: tie rol,cy ty which IL has he"n suutt :" i"t |
Ii,n Kansas an institutiun nbhurrrt by its p%"e
-hs,rtul rs nre the low and mean fraud. ~
h;, this pvIicy has heen pushet--ha'einl ns ar'
he crimes Nv which. .or ihree years. thai Tern
,ry has leen lle,i M su'.jrrt"n ---tii m"re hat"
al aud nbhurred j. the the nvo"ea pnri"st "i n
he President apply that p"lcy to !he "H"'e
.,udrv-. ,urpo>c distinctly A,""ed vs. h'> Lee
-unpt ~ M.--,gr. as we'll ~ III as ie"er VI Y
..r,.in ger,lenrn in Cnun"c'i'ut. His dttat"
,uu that the Constitution OF the uhiteh olH''H ::
,or,es slavery int" ali III. Territories OF the
,JuInn AM thai neither Congress nor the it"r'' i
:, the T,rrirniirs ran prui,'i it, intr"''nc I"i
,I,-.,ta Ia he Ia I.
,ui n. the Pre>nirnt says the '"rtrl"c has hnh'l\
,cun denldsi iy ths hIsh"-+ ~ i'cth tri'u"'i al
n. cu,rtry. Tue sovereignty ut Congress "'ri
P. Territories, rni III" sovereignty at III" re"r"
If TIE Territories are alike drSi .red y" ''a >trn"t
lo.u bv the Sapipmr Cnnrt ant the Pre>i'i"ni
,rvnns il ,l.cl-,,u Tile dccisio| Gt tie S"PIcme II
l;uri isa IecompiOn ConstUH'ioH t'r ne icfo''
,,anf,y F,r. It Cungrr-- has u" rIcht I" p'"hl
int slavery in the Territrrir>. and tue people "'
Ihe Territories have net III" right whe"c" c"nes
shr ,itht ut the ueuI lie to ur"blbt ~ when tur"
tms a >r,te.: n,titrti"u? TIev ctIn't derive 'h"
!, Int tram Currrrs, I'll" Surr"m" Gnrt denies tir
,u, .r ~ con- sr.,>. u'r CT" tt"y dll\" u r"m '""
,ruur ui me T"r'ijory "h" Il" not thrn''e'e>
in,-.e..it The "r.in ,t the nimlui'irit''"" th'l
~ ,,bing gtnn Uulon. has hodly r"t ,r'l 'hi" "'r'
,r,ur that u Stat, -n,i hn"l>'i sl''rr'' her'
,uy !, L,rir,l,v aud rs,rimn'"ly from the d"ri-"n
Of the Snprrn" Court. and IL has teen rewarded
ton rs hni nrsS hy the e'rc"n "f ITS editor l" h-
PRIMER of tho United States Senh'e i
''Mr. BLAIR could NOT -" hoW any "'h" ""'I
I,lI. 10 III, doctrine nt the supreme Court, NAV
n.i,,.r C,uorp.s nor the prorlr nt II Trrri'or'
,,, nr,hihit ii i ,vptIltnr r,m carrying ms rrib
trty INTO nny rrrrirn,y acqnir"h by ~" r""''"er'
a.y of sovereign States at 'heIr o" rS"e"H'' c."
,j.uy III. rlght 1T the sl,'-h"iier ~ carry NJ
,.r,,nerty III @ any STATE formed oi Territory mus
,uu;r-ii In tact the rnsr i stronger az 'h>t the
S,n,,. ,tun ayni,sr ,he Territory, f'r The Cnn>iu
NON of the Unlted ) afes. whwh IL sa e. rrc"g
uiz. the right of property ii sia'e-,is he supreme
law of ali the Srates but does not, 10y lts Term
,puly tn the frrrt"rics. ani II WAS hri' ny Mr'
Webster and the must eminent constitutional law |
,er- in the country not 4" extend !" thtm at a'f
| What" exclnimCd Mr.. Blair. have the ni'"'
Gates If popular sovereignty /" say 70 ibis ne'is
Inn ni rho Supreme Cnnri. which subveris the
povcr o. tue peuule of N Territory. the power ut
,h. u.oule Of State ihe power of the pto lie
,h. Uniou 10 which invests the sldvrildt
: nr,i,isht slavery - empowering hlm u"
,;,h abs Aute, r sovereignty. his si|es.
wnIk in,v II State, and G riy with him tbere
and bv his single will establish slavery ne
until the next day, or next week or next year
sees fit To walk ont agtin ani gra n"n%iy leaves
tho renole 10 resume their free institutions untl'
aoother sovereign sl,veh"hier comes along pitches
! his ten, among them and radstabshcs tue patri
/ archal in>titutinns!
- I'm saving this" snid M-. Blair, 81
do not speak fnr the freeInen of the North alone
h,t far IN. frcemen OF the whue country. This
!. ,n nuesti, n of North against South. IL is
ionastiou which addresses, itself IN the working
~, of all sections of the. country, and IT it is OF
n,rt.ular interest any class of men, II is 50 To
,ha Cres white Mnu.ers of the South Tor II is they
who have received tho greatest injury from IN"
nro.sure or sllvcry-which has almost hferaiiu
lPI,aa1 ,hnm frnu ownership in the soil, ami
srn'o ali the empluyments which elsewhere All ri
ru the lihnrns man the means o' iN'"S III '''uo
pe.uencc and comi"rt'
Fucir,vE SLAVE BEouG"r bAck - 'h;s ,na '. a"'P
ans rr.m Liyerpool, having On brari the s,a1' r,
Iienrv " hal,nsing t, Mr.. Gi's If thi' city rh'- M
Inv a,.ein T. on tn, ship Advise c'p'nin' on & Ps
,4a,s f,r L;vsrrool. aud wnen a'""' ioo mus
il mth pasror the passes. On the morning. :" n, INV
, Io1 h in,,entf @ lptain DIX prmpuy PM Nv" ~
"a ,ho J.rve., O ieen 10 be returned to ms
nar r,;s !. as il should be.--M, u. P.cayuHe,