Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-12-04

cities confined in her ials, and dragged thenc,
to hopeless slavery, consgnng their lunatics ano
paupers to the common Jail forfets her claim to
be called Christian or Republican.
Resolved, lSl That in the vigorous and unceas
ing exercise of the rights of petition, we recognize
a potent instrument Of elevation, and we recon
mend the people of every city and school district
to petition the Legislature to repeal all such laws.
and to take the proper steps to expunge from the
Constitution all trace of distinction account of
color
! Resolved t0) That the State Central Committee
be instructed to prepare two petitions for general
circulation. one to be signed by whites favorable
TO equal rights, and the other by the colored peo'
pie. male aud female, young and old, emitting
none who able to make their mark.
| The first resolution discus. ed at ccnsidern'
bic length, and finally adopted.
The second resolution made the special or.
der for the evening. 1t was suggcstcd that the
third resolution should be kept till this We'd
nesday )evening, but the Convention cOincided
with one of the Speakers, who said that talking
about the bred Scott dctum, and omitting to
speak of the Democratic Party, would be like re-
buking sin and leaving out Satan. So both reso,
utions were set apart for discussion in the even
lug.
i EVENING SESSIONS.
I Mr.. Jno. NJ. Laugston made vigorous speech
which showed up the Democratic party. That
party had always been the abet.or of slavery. 1t
was now declining aad fading out. 1t couldn't
stand in this State much longer, for the people
were opposed to slavery and willing to trample IN
dor ho En | tha bod Lot
|, done in Wellington and the Democratic party
we're afraid to prosecute the matter So fond
were the Democrats of Slavery that they had leg
isated off the Statute book of the State, all those
laws which protected the colored man against be-
ling kidnapped. He should not be surprised if
some little Democratic politicaster should attempt
to revive theBack Laws though if such an attempt
WAS made it ,ul kill the maker and politically
d--n him .(cheers,.
The speaker next referred to Senator Ham.
moud's recent speech Mr. Hammond was a fair
exponent of the Democratic Party, and he held to
that party because it aP Pro'Slavery Party Mr..
Hammond thought the AutSiavery sentiment of
. the North was dying out Not so, it was growing
stronger all the time.
The South was for ensaving white men as well
:, as black American slavery was no respecter
!, of persons. 1t would enslave all who labored 70,
a living. lie hoped the South would carry into
practice the views they held and enslave o.
y Anglo. Saxon blood. If only the negro and the
White could be brought tc labor side by side a.
slaves. the country would be awakened and Ame
ri,an Slavery would die. He would have hi'
-, hearers anti slavery men because Slavery was the
enemy of humanity the foe Of the white man
AS well IA the black. And the Democratic party
were trying to euslave the Northern laborer a.
surely as the Southern.
n Mr. Langston quoted Southern Journalist
l., remark that there was no society in the North fl
p for Southern gentleman. Wasn't there virtue
, and intelligence, and ability in Massachuse;t
q enough to effect some of that in South Carolina
!. Wasn't there some society good enough for thos
gentlemen" who would outrage virtue, and stea
q babies out of their cribs The SOutherners sal,
/. those negroes, who came North, and got free
q dindt know anything, and hadn't any virtue anC
j. yet the Pro Slavery men wanted to send them OF
to Africa as teachers and missionaries. lie hat
n ed the Democratic party because it was pro.sa
very party. lie exhorted his friends to oppose il
# every way in their power, that party. The peo
!. North, and he was glad 10 hear Of it His motu
c was, the Democratic party must be destroyed.
lie commended strongly Mr.. Stewards Roches
,. ter speech, and was willing to have such a mai
!, for President If the Republican party was no
,, Anti Slavery enough, take hold of it and make i
p 80.
Il Mr.. P. II. Clark had no more faith in the Re
publican party than in the Democracy lie woulr
q as soon 60 into the Fifth street market SPACE t
u hear Geo E. Pugb as Caleb B. Smith, for th
l. former would not abuse the back man any mCr
;, than ths latter. The Republican party was Anti
Slavery So far as it was Anti'Slavery, not from
hilanthropy and regard TO Humanity, but from
n dollars and cents. They wanted to have kansa
:. free. SD than their sons and neighbors might dea
a in quarter sections and get money. lie would q
a soon have the Democratic party fucceed as th
Republican. lie regarded the interests of SLAYER,
n MS safe in the hands Of Mr. John A Gurley as il
a those of Mr.. W. S, Groesbeck. For the fOrme
and his associates would not be as fanatical as th
latter, and would not obtrude the interests of Sla
very upon the North so Extensively as the latter
a If there was anything a Republican feared it wa
I to be called an Abolitonist. You might call hin
q thief and it would not displease him half Sc
much. When had the Republicans ever done any
q thing for the black man? When the Fugitiv,
. Slave Law passed. the Republicans were 60
ing to repeal it. But when they got into Congress
they did nothing to bring this about. They haC
. swallowed the law, and they were now contend
. ing that it was right. 1t reminded him of
n Shanghai rooster he had at home. One day h
saw the rooster trying to swallow mouse. Tn
4 mouse stuck in his crop, and the rooster twisted
r aid turned, and at last it vent down, and 70
l. aught he knew it was there now (Laughter.)
$ He had about made up his mind never to pei;
o ton for right again. But if he could seize it h
would do SO. (Applauso.l The great mistake tn
n cOlored people had made was to believe that pc
b litieal millennium was coming. The politician