Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-02-06
Che Anti-5laperp Bm9le,
SALEM, OHIO, FEBRUARY G, 1858.
"A VIEW"

Under this head the Cincinnati Gazette of the
25th hlt., gives the following condensed view of o
distinguished Southerner' Is estimate of the incalcu-
liable value of the Union in supporting slavery
Richard Yeadon, editor OF the Charleston IS. O.
Courier, delivered an address at the last Commence
ment Of Erskine College, on The Influence Of the
Union on .the Institution OF Slavery" Like most
patriotic Southerners, he takes strong ground in
favor of the Union, and proceeds to show that the
influence exercised by the Union upon the institu-
ton of slavery has been to strengthen. confirm,
ana spread it; that the South has been n steady
gamer by ali the compromises, all the Negotiations
with the North, that whereas, formerly, the South
was a poor, half settled country, with an institu-
ton pointedly condemned by the fathers of the
republic, and barely tolerated by the constitution;
now it is rich, in niggers and cotton, having been
built up by the Union, and having extorted conces-
sion from the North until even the Bible and the
Supreme Court are made to go for slavery.
The Gazette is very modest in calling this a
''Southern View" 1t is the actadl truthful Cieu
of the question, as incontrovertibly presented by
all the facts Of our national history, from the time
Washington liked his signature to the first fugi
five slave bill, to Buchanan's last message and the
last senatorial vote of our Democratic Congress, tc
pay the Spanish pirates of the Amistad, for dam
age sustained by the successful uprising Of Their
plundered victims. 1t is the view taken by Nor
thern Democrats, who quote not only the conetitu'
ton, but the preceden. Of the fathers to maintain
it. 1t was the view of the old whig party of thu
North and is the view of her hier and Legitimate
successor, the Republican party. All, with pat
riotic southerners take strong ground in favor o
the Union" and all are obliged to admit the fact
claimed-that the Influence of the Union ha
been to strengthen, confirm and spread slavery"
Candor compels US TO say, however, that there i
one point of difference between patriotic Republi
cans and patriotic Southerners. The former stout
ly maintain that by continuing to favor the union,
thoy can cripple, mutilate and in the end, over
throw slavery; while Mr.. Richard Yoadon and hi.
patriotic southern compeers, maintain that the
proof of the pudding is in the eating-that as
hitherto, the Union has defended, strengthened
and sustained slavery" it may be trusted to dc
the same thing in the future; and hence, with Par
son Brownlow, they are its friends, and prefer t.
mail in the Union and fog some sense into thu
Black Republican fanatics to q separation from
them"
We are sorry to differ with our neighbors ant
with patriotic Republicans generally, but we mus
sar that we think Yeadon and Brownlcw have tn
argument as we'll as the facts and past experience
70 sustain the wisdom Of their course. We ar
confirmed in this conviction. by the recollection
that the early friends Of freedom who were so IN
wise as to enter into this Union. did it under tn
same dslusion that now blinds the eyes of our Re
publican friends. They hoped and probably pei
suaded themselves to belive, that slavery woul
quietly expire under the influence of the free prir
cioIcs they had Incorporated into the national bond
eide by side with their compromises with slavery
Thus, MI. Eibridge Gerry. we believe it was, whe
asked, by his constituents, on his return to Alassa
ohusetts, Srom the Federal Constitutional Oonveu
ton. If they had killed slavery, replied-"they ha'
ufven 1t the consumption" So doubtless h
thougAt But the event has proved that libertI