Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-08-07

tw cen their West India Islard in the bodies of
men; and We had authorized q similar commerce
on the American coast and the sages who formed
this treaty had no conception that il was more
criminal to buy and cell Gods image in Africa,
than in America. They intended this stipulation
to apply to the crime; and not to the place Of com
hitting it. If any member doubts ,his intention,
| ask him to examine the remarks Of Mr.. Adams,
made on that subject in this body, | think in 1912.
Congress proceeded to carry out this stipulation,
so far ms the African trade was concerned. II
passed a law declaring that ommerc to be "pira-
cy," and we assumed upon ourselves oil the duties
incident to that view of IL. But during forty four
years we have maintained the American slave trade
in violation of that treaty. in violation Of justice
and Of humanity. Neither the treaty, nor the
laws declaring the slave trade to DO piracy"
changed or modified any principle or existing ele
ment in our moral obligations; these had been
established 10y the law of nature and Of natures
God; but our treaty and acts of Congress constitute
an acknowledgment of the duties then resting up
on our nations, aud mark our subsequent recre'
ancy to principle.
Having avowed these sentiments. our Govern.
ment appeared to rest satisfied, without even an
effort to abolish our coastwise traffic. That crime
greatly increased, and produced large profits to
those engaged in it. 1t soon became popular with
shareholders, and respectable men. who had sur
plus slaves. sold them to those who dealt in man
kind, aud they were transported to the barrscoons
u u uINIb ptulu'Iu Clttes WutIb OIth nidFhtIS Wtlt
kept for buying and selling men. Shareholders
then understood that every owner of slaves was
directly or remotely involved in the moral guilt OF
the slave trade; that every purchaser OF slaves en-
courages and sanctions their Importation. Every
man who sells a slave, thereby encourages The
slave trade, and no rejecting mind can regard tb,
~coastwise slave trade less criminal than that which
is carried on upon the shores of Africa In truth i
was born of the African trade, and in its efe ct
it is more atrocious, as it's victims are more intel
ligent. 1t is thus that the African slave trade, tht
coastwise slave trade, the inter State slave trade
the holding of slaves, the breeding Of slaves. tht
selling and buying of slaves are all connected anC
interviewer into one general net work of mora
turpitude, constituting an excresccnce. q cancer
upon the body polite Of our nation. The African
slave trade constitutes the germ, the root, from
which our American slave trade, and oil the va
rious relations of that institution in this country
have sprung, If the tree be piracy; it is clea
that it's fruit can be nothing else but piracy, AM
when the nation stamped that commerce as pira,
zeal, it proclaimed the guilt of every man who vol
UNFAIRLY connects himself with Slavery.
Men who aspired to moral. political. and socia
position, GOULD not submit to this ostracism The
were constrained to emancipate their slaves, o
render slavebolding honorable. To effect this lat
terry object, the wheels of progress must be stoppe
religion, civilization, and Christianity; must ceas
their onward march: slaves must be disrobed O
their humanity, and transformed into chattles
and the Federal Government must become a pal
ron of the slave trade, instead of using our bes
endeavours to entirely abolish the traffic in slaves
and Congress was called on TO sustain and encouI
,ge ito violate our plighted faith before tn
nations of the EARTH To be continued.