Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-02-27
.- Trcm the Pittsburg Gazette.
FREEDOM SHOULD BE AGGRESSIVE.

The Republican party should as far "a possible
put themselves in an aggressive position. We
want men on the floors OF Congress who will meet
these Southern boasters with threat for threat aud
blow for blow, if it must come to that. mem
Der from Oskaloesa or ltawamba or Alligator
arises and declares that if this or that ultimutum
is not acceded to 'The South will secede." Why
not say to them at 0nce--"Go. Get out of the
Union make yourselves traitors to your country
in order that you may be brought to your senses
by the iron will Of that majority against whose
flats you yainy kick and foam" Let these wild
and flaming propagandists understand that they
must submit to the rghtlul and just will of the
ma ajority that more tLan two-thiris Of the people
of the Union live north of Mason aud Dixon's
Line, aud that by the very nature of our insttu.
lions, they must yield 20 the lead Of the Free
States, and they may as we'll give way first as last
Under the Constitution this can do them no
harm.
1t is q shame to age. our civilization and
our national character. that Freedom, the first
best gift of God, should stand me ekly and sadly
in the defensive only, before the constant cn-
slaughts Of q mere handful of slavery propagan-
dsg What would the latter be with their
empty word-war, were the hosts of freemen but
once to arise in their might and say-"Thus far,
no farther" AS the army of Pharaoh vas swal.
lowed up in the Red Sea in their Efforts to arrest
that vast army Of fugitive slaves, lead by the hand
OF the Lord forth from bondage so would it be
with all Of these l0ud-mouthed bragGarts that
threaten Gisunion. and Standardization as the
result of the triumph Of the majority on great
question Of right, wien once these Hoods OF free
men should pour in upon them. Freedom is IN
her own right aggressive. She aeks no paper
title from kings ogarchs to propagate the
great truths she holds in charge. She goes iorth
tho battle clad in the panoply OF truth. ana
with divine commission which no power OF man
can take away. IL is her right to have all the
Tn of
is not called upon to share foot Ol it with the
dealers in mems hesh.-Maiorites are of no avail
ina question Of morals. All the votes Of all the
people that can ever crowd the fertile fields OF
Kansas or NebraSka can never make it right 30
render that slave soil. On questions Of govern
ment or Of policy, the will os the majority should
rule but on matters where God has placed his
seal that they true. the conclusion is ioregone
and lubilant ma critics or unahimties will tll TO
render that ust or right which the Almighty has
fixed in the very nature OF things as wrong
Men might we'll vote that snow is fire. rs hope
10 decide at the ba!!Ot-box wrong 10 lie right.
Let the watrhword OF all true Republicans be
eyer-"Onward." Let us first settle the Kansas
matter in accordance with the will OF the majori-
ty, as it is So entirely ccnsonant with justice,
truth and the DEGREES Of Omnipotence. Then for
AriZ0na, ii that is the next ground IN dispute.
Let agtate and keep the ball rolling: Texas
will be asking admission for new States to be
carved from her territory They must come into
the Union as Free States. If honorably, and with
the free consent of the people, Honduras Costa
Rca, Nicaragua. Granada, or Mexico annex
themselves to the Republic, let them come in, but
let it be rs free States; let US be able to give
them at least as good and us free government
as that which they will discard at the moment of
admission. Let us carry the war into Africa, and
stand no longer besitating and doubling before
the weak squadrons of the enemies OF freedom
who eat their sordd bread in bitterness of spirit,
the price of their manhood. Let us once for all
stand up for freedom everywhere. and with the
early fathers Of the Republic fight for another
Ordinance like that which inmortalized their
Names and which shall declare this again and
again. the doctrine OF the Republican Party-No
MORE SLAVE STATES.