Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-03-27

travels South. daring TO speak in defence of tn,
principles for which Washington fought. ant
Warren bled and died, but makes himself liable
to Lynch law
| stand before you tonight a victims Of tht
Slaveholding South. Though freeborn myself
(my mother being Massachusetts, woman.) anC
unable to trace my genealOgy back 10 slavery, ye
because my fathers birthplace vas southern
city, nm prohibited visiting and dear reli
tiGns. unless at she risk ul fines and imprisonment
Whv. ask. should not my rights be held a'
sacred under the Palmetto banner as those of an
other son OF the Old Bay State, white though ht
NAV he
But, slough Judge Taney has decided tha
colured men have no rights that white men are
bound to respect-thuugh opposing forces are
strong and powerful-wth me the star of hope i,
in the ascendant God is the side Of freedom
and if her votaries will be faithful. the day is no
far distant when victory will perch upon her ban
uers.
AZ the conclusion Of his address. Mr.. Nell an
nounced that the frst speaker he should call upUi
would be DR.. John S, Rock, Of Boston.
sPExcu OF DR. ROCK.
Ladies and Gentlemen You will not expect
heightened speech from me tonight. My heati
is too uour to allow me to indulge rnu ch in speecl
making. But have not been able to resist tn,
temptation to unite with you in this demon traitor
Of respect for some Of my noble but misguided
ancestors
White Americans have taken great pains to try
to prove that cUwards. We are often in
suited with the assertion, that if we had had the
courage of the Indians or the white men, we
would never have submitted 90 be slaves. | ask
il Indians and whito men have never been slaves?
The white met tested the Indians courage here
when he had his organized armies, his battle
grounds. his places Of retreat, with everything ~
lose. The position Of the African slave has been
pnr oil g
ed, bound hand and foot. and conveyed to dis.
tint country among what to him were worse than
brutully beaten. half.stlrved, closely
watched by armed men, with no means of know
Ing their own strength Or the strength Of their
enemies, with TO weapons, aud without prOba.
blity OF success. Bat ii the white man will take
the trouble to fight the black man in Africa or in
ilayt and fight him as fair as the black man will
light him there--if the black man does not come
III victor. j am deceived in his prowess. But
take man, armed or unarmed, from his home
h 8 country, or his friends. and place him among
'avages, and who is he that would not make good
his retreat? Discretion is the better part OF
'alor,' but for man 20 resist where he knows it
will destroy him, shows more fool-hardness than
courage. There have been many Anglo Suxuns
md Anglo Americans enslaved in Africa. but
lave never heard that they successfully resisted
my government. They always resort to running
ndispensables.
The courage Of the Anglo, Saxon is best illus
rated ia his treatment of the negro score or
w0 of them can puunce upon poor negro, tie
md beat him, and then call him coward because
ie submits. Many of their most brilliant vcto. |
les have heen achieved in the manner. But |
he greatest battles which they have fought have
,een ipon paper. We can easily account for this;
heir trumpeter is dead. lie died when they used
o be exposed for sale in the Roman market, about
he time that Cicero cautioned his friend Atticus
lOt TO buy them. on account OF their stupidity. |
4 l.N,I, A., l.. u.
II connection with their Celtic neighbors, who
luve long been considered (hv themselves, OF !
1urse.) as the bravest soldiers in the wOru so
ar forgot themselves as to attack few cpwardly, |
tupid negro slaves, whn, according TO their ac-
cunt had not sense enough to 20 to bed And
what was the result? Why, sir, the negroes
lrnve them OUT from the Island like many
heep ard they have dared to show their
aces, except with hat in hand.
WENDELL PHILLIPS.
I, therefore. will never try the argument of
he comparative heroism of the races, with the
ingle illustration Of American slavery. No; and
et, if did, should be proud to have the same
olor with Margaret Garner; for know Of no
jrouier ran.e in the history of the nineteenth
century than of that heroic mother, standing
lone, dcfying the Democracy of thirty'one States,
Using in the instnctjve love of u mother superior
o the low christianity of the present age, and
writing her rel gion and her heroism in the blood
light hand that gave her infant back to God for
ate keeping. Loud applause Any man might |
yeil be proud TO share the color of that mother,
whose grave some future Plutarch or Tacitus will
ind when he calls up the heroism OF the nine.
eenth century.
NY friend, Mr.. Nell. has gathered together, in
small volume, instances enough OF the heroism
# colorgd blood. and the share it took in our
tevolnrion, and yet he has not told half the story
commend his book TO the care and patronage Of
very man who loves the colored race. And not
'nIy 80 buy it.-tbat is nor enou, h. If there is |
my Young man who has any literary ambition, |
ct him ill up the sketch, let him complete the
'iciure let him 90 sounding along the untrodden
irds of revolutionary anecdote, and gather up
very fact touching the share his race took in that
truggle. Why, tie wealthiest family in Boston.
that of the Lawrences.-in their own family
history, record tue fact that the father Of Abbot
Lawrence was the captain Of q company made up
entirely of col0red men and when once in the
ierce and hot valor of fOrgetful moment, he
ushed too far into the ranks of the enemy, and
vas alone already to be made prisoner be look |
ID back to his ranks Of colored men, and they
harged through two lines OF the enemy, rescued |
heir captain, and made it possible for the Law
ences to exist (Applause. Thsy ought to be
,rnteful-yes. thai whole wealthy family ought TO
,e grateful TO cuured courage, that il saved their
wn father from Sersey ship of war, and en-
bled him to take his share in the Revolutionary
ttuggle and be buried in the old homestead at
iro,on, Aud doubtless, if your literary zeal
hall follow up the path your friend Nell has
pened you will find scarcely any name the
Whole roll Of Revolutionary fame, that does not
we more Or less to colured courage and ao-opera-
ion. | commend it to your care. Never forget
he part your race took in The great struggle
Iheri eh, preserve, illustrate it. Compel the white
nan to write your names, not as they have written
n DOttOm
With line between, negropew fashion. but make
hem write them on the same marble, and in the
anne line The time will yet come when we will,
ls Caleb Cushing says drag this Massachusetts
legislature at our heels, and they shall pay for a
monument to Attucks. Loud cheers. and cries
# Good y 1t will he hut the magnanimous for
he injury and forgetfulness of 20 many years.
They owe it to him, and they shall yet pay it,
You and l. faithful to our trust, will see to It.
Dur fathers were honest and grateful .eenough. to
'ary him from beneath thesevery walls John