Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-03
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iected in the Scnate aud the House finally ooneurr
The 40 called Omnibus Bill" embracing the
Fuptivo Slave bill. sustained n signal defeat IN
that shape. and great rejoicings were held But "a
separate bills the measure was Mt length carried
| The Kansas Nebraska bill. at its fret appear
ance, was laughed at n blunder, and jesss wers
cracked upon its author. 1t succeeded, neverthe'
less.
No measure was ever mere confidently urged
! than that Of excluding new slave States. but the
measure, upon the passage Of the Kansas Nebros-
kn bill abandoned.
The enterprise of restoring the Missouri Cons-
promise. was, 81 fret, entered upon, with tho
greatest confidence But Mat. too. is now number,
ed among the efforts that have been.
! The measure of excluding slavery from new Ter.
ritorcs favor,e and apparently promising
one. But it shared the fate Of the rr, posed eS.
clusion of new slave States.
Next came the hope and promise Of freedom for
Kansas on The basis Of ts having been once
consecrsed to freedom, but that, too went by The
board, along with the attempt 10 restore the
Missouri restriction
E'"allv. we have on hand, the task Of defea,;ns
the Lecompton swind!s. and the forcible extension
Of slavery into Kansas, by the Federal arms. or
all the enterprises cripple aud limit the slave
power, while permitting its existence, this, the last
the most Gudacious one, has been the least hopeful
and yetits success at several Of it's stages, has
been confidently beraldod Bot where srs We
nowi
Such series Of disnppoinments should some-
what temper the confidence of thore who have go
constantly promised us exemption from the natural
effect, Of our great national sn without repenting
OF II, and putting it far away from us.
Very evidently God has n controversy with u.s.
He favors none Of our wise expedients to shelter
ourselves from his chastisements. while proudly
disclaming any Intention of Obeying his command
ment to break every yoke, and deliver the spoiled.
RuNoRED INTENTIONS OF SOUTHERN SiEN.--ftis 10
rumored that. should the Kansas policy of tho
Administration be defeated, three of the South
ern members of the Cabinet-Cotb. Brown and
Thompsun-will resign. Is is also said thai
certain Southern members of Congress will, iu
such an enevt initiate this patriotic example by
Immediately returning to their homes. OF this
number are Toombs, Hammond Evans. Keitt,
Rufhn, Shorter, Quuman, and others Of the
hOuse. Mr. Cobb is understood to have Presi.
dental aspirations, which he prefers not TO risk
by seeming acquescence in the rejection Of
Lecomp ptun The several members of either
House, whom we have named, are from States
which have threatened immediate secession, on
the refusal to admit Kansas with the Lecompton
Constitution.
There is more probability, wo think, Of some
Cabinet changes in the possible event supposed.
than of the withdrawal of any Southern Senators
or Representatives. Should it happen, however,
that some of the named see fit to absent
themselves from the Capital arrangements will
probably be made to continue the Government un.
iii others ore returned in their stead.