Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-17
A DEFENCE.

The Lecumrton Democrats, in their wrath al
the defeat OF their favorito measure. are open
mouthtd in their charges oi Inconsistency against
tho Republicans. Charging them. and with too
much truth, with aonndnning their old position Vi
opposition TO squatter sovereignty applied to slave
holding aud in their vote for the Crittenden
actually conserving that slavery may
go into Kansas, and voting to admit her either as
a free or "A slave state, as her people shall elect
To this charge the New York Tribune" replies i'll
behalf of the Republicans
Il. We know that Kansas does not and will no.
prefer To come in asa slave State
80. If she did. the Republicans would violate
none of their cherished principle in allowing it
Turn to the Philadelphia Platform (sce Tribune
Almanac for .58, p. 49, scan 1t carefully, and you
will find no declarnti n. no protest against the adj
mission of n iona 1iae Slave State AZ such. The
Republicans are too sensible. too practical, to IN.
d rtake locking the stable door after the horses
have been stolen. They seek to bend the twig, no
TO break the tree. They would keep slavery our
Of Tor under in the TrrritGries, 20 as not TO be-
troubled with it in the admission of States.
So it is no violation of the cherished principles OF
the Republican party to admit slave states to the
Union. Republicans are too sensible for that.
Qnite in the spiri, Of this defence Of Republic
aui-m was tho late speech Of Hon. Stephen c.. Fos-
ter. Of Maine. in the House Of Representations
The following extract indicates his line of defence
for tho party
We of the North, who oppose Slavery extension
have, by n strange perversion Of facts, been called
the NEGRO party" OF negro wUrhipers". Now.
Mr.. Chairman, let us look into this matter. We Re.
pnhlic"ns propose TO cnnfne the negro institution
to its present limits. We wish to people the new
Territories with white men, and to renr up new
Srutps with the urunt N stitptinn al, irnn ,Iirn La
Dor NJ its basis. Our opponents, on the contrary,
desire to fl ,od Kansas aud other Territories with
negro slaves.
WELL PLEAsED.-The slave drivers occasionally
find it good policy to pat their menials approving
y on the shoulder. Thew fnl it works better
than the continual crack Of The lash.
Thus the Washington Star bestows the follow
ing Comment upon the speech Of Mr.. Bishop, OF
Connecticut tmcmbcr from Fairfield and Litchfeld
counties). recently. Il, says;
yesterday was n remarkable day in Congress.
Two Of the best speeches OF the session were de.
livere1 in the House, in favor uf the LrcOm prun
Constitution, by Messrs. Garnet aud Bishop. The
letter repeatedly brought down the House ia the
course of his remarks, which we're characterized
by ideas so enlarged ard liberal as to render gen.
eral. among his fellow members, the impression
TINT he (Mr. Bishop is destined, in time to come
to occupy a position Of marked prominence as d
statesman"
The Savannah Republican. e~ulogises B os on or
account Of the ten righteous men found thel elm
who stand up like 80 many d~ivinities in the midst
of n grand pendemonium."
Judge Loring We presume is one of the pre-
eminently righteous-one Of the Divinities.
THogAs IL. BENToN-Died in Washington, O,
Saturday morning last. His remains have beer
taken 10 Sc. Louis for i%nterment MIR. Benton wa
! seventy four years of age was born in North Car
olina in 1882. His life has been q distinguishes
one marked by great energy Of character and a
times apparently with more than the average re
5 gard for justice, which characterises our nationa
statesmen. Several prominent nets of his life
= however, have been greatly 10 his discreiit in thi
2 particular. For example ne claims TO have beer
principally instrumental in making Missouri
slave State-and subsequently in extending Wis
: souri, slave territory south Of the Missouri Com
3 promise line, in violation Of that compact, apt
!, finally. he lived and died q STAKEHOLDER, decided
and oncomprcmising 10 his opposition to enamel
patton,