Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-02-20

MR CHAIRMAN, AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF
rHr MASSACHUSETTS ANTISLAvERY SOCIETY:-Mr.
Remond in looking down on this audience, spoke
Of il as composed of the representatives OF Mass
achusetts lie did Massachusetts too much honor.
l wish it were indeed fair representation OF Mas
sachusetts. Unfortunately it is not. 1t is our
work aud our purpose in this, and in all cur meet
nes to raise Massachusetts to chat level ot intel
ligence and moral purpose that shall make such
meeting as this q fair representation OF the old
Comnonweath. 1t is the fairest representation OF
what ought to be the Legislature OF the Common.
xesth in that it has ust listened to the voice OF
Q worthy representative of u race never permitted
TO spenk in the Legislature that usually meets in
this hall. 1t is honor to us, the MASSACHUSETTS,
AntiSlavery Society, that when we come into our
Cspto--inio our Capitol-the colored man GENES
with us. (Applause) | understand that a gal
liant and learned member of the Legislature that
meets in this hall sometimes, undertook to say that
he did not like to have Dsunionsts come here
With due submission Mr.. President, to the gallant
and learned member of the body that usually
meets hero, he does not own the state llouse.-
(Cheers.) IL belongs to as well as to him. 1t
belongs to the citizens of the Stare it belongs to
all worthy and law abiding ctsens, for their prop
or aud ordinary purposes and tho Legislature
that grants this hall is no more than the guard-
an const able who keeps Faneuil Hall and opens
iys doors. | came here in virtue OF no condltlons
of forbearance | came here as citizen OF Mass
achusetts Just much entitled to make these walls
echo with the cry OF Dsunion ae any other cry
shat can be raised by the craven spirit oil an office
holder or democrat. Loud applause. l address
indeed what ought to be the representative body
of Massachusetts: and hope, when have met
few years longer that shall make this proper
ly o Legislative bY1y.
remember. or, rather, have heard, before
came upon the anti slavery pattorm,-w
brought first into this hall. 1t was tho insult o
Gov. Evereu's recommendation that we should be
sent TO the State Prison and tGe Commonwealth
brought us here. (Applause) 1t was George
Lunts recommendation, from londer Senate
Chamber that should be Indicted; and the re-
suit was, we occupied the Speakers chair. Ute
newcd appluuse.) 1t is the way in which anti
slavery has always taken its upward step,-some
inordinute manifestation Of pro slavery Seryity,
that stirred for while the dormant and sluggish
courage of Massachusetts into an effort to open her
eyes and recognize her true children.
NV friend, Theodore Parker, ventured to fancy
wtat would have been the emotions of a person
standing in this desk the 29th OF January, 1850,
and fOreseeing. prophecying, the existence OF
the Fugitive Slave Bill the Kunsas outrages and
the other enormities which he detailed. But, sir.
suppose the Genius Of Prophecy had lifted up the
curtain Vt the future, aud pointed out u sadder
sight than that Suppose she had said to some
young, enthusiastic admirer OF Massachusetts,
some boy, who had been haptised in Bunker I'LL
and Fareuil Hail patriotism Young man you
shall live five or seven years, and you shall see n
ute ever placed on the law book of called
Christian State you shall see it executed in forms
the most insulting to the capitol that spreads about
you. You shall live 10 January 20, 1858, and you
shall see seated in the Governors chair OF your
common wealth, man who has the heartless Ell
frontery to say to the merchants OF New YORK Kr
publican as he was) that he had no quarrel with
that very Fugitive Slave Bill You shall see worse
than that. you should see that very Re
publican party that claims to bear uF
most honorably the banner of the Com
mouwealth afraid either to repudate the scnti
ment or to acknowledge it,-smothering 1t, wher
the speech caine to be printed in Massachusetts, 10y
lamping it as general assertion, that he had
no quarrel with the Compromise Measures of 1850.
1t 10 favorite project, this of concealing enormi
Sies by Jumping them, especially with the Republi
can party that undertakes to represent the anti
slavery of Massachusetts,. My friend who occupied
this desk go ably and worthly at first told YOU the
character of Fugtive.Slave- Bill Mason. Do you
know lat least, have Senatorial authority for say
ing) that the very Legislature that meets in this
hall afraid to pay his bill at the Revere House fu,
the wine on whose Dutch courage he insultec
Massachusetts. Jumped it, and paid it in the gross
Do you know that that very uninDited guest, wht
came to cram Virginia down the throat of Massa
chusetts on Bunker Hill, paid for his visit by
the State ?-paid by men who dared not set il
down in the records of tho Commonwealth, as they
dared not set down Mr.. Speaker Banks admission
with regard to the Fugitive Slave Bill in so many
words but Jumped il in the mass,--a favorite meas
ure Of this Republican body that owns Massachu
sets!
The gallant and learned member from Newbury
port undertook TO cay that should soil this hal
by discussing Disunion here. | think it would
not be soiled By discussing mere question of dol
lars and cents, when it touches SO important poln
Of State selfrespect as that The two friends who
have preceded mo have exhausted, and very worth
iiy and properly, their indignation upon soutf