Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-05-28

Georgia. Can anything be more clear, Mr.. Pres
ident, thao that such men rain down odium on the
institution Why, the very electricity Of their
damning d~opravi.y would dash it in pieces were it
not for the tightening iods reared 10 its def, nee by
your "Shelbys" and "St Glars loud applause).
And then, DR.. Cheever, and Ward Beecher, and
the New York Independent, must extend to them
the right hand of Christian fellowship, and the
American Anti-Slavery Society must acknowledge
them as real religious, Christian an:i-slavery
preachers aud men l comprehend not such
logic.
l fear, Mr.. President, that Judgment must be-
gin at the house of God" in this matter, and that
it is we ourselves who have yet to repent. When
we shall have made slavery the atrocity that it is.
and shall have denied to Shareholders and their
abettors all right and claim to be considered other
than thieves, adulterers and robbers, and when
we shall have classed our Church Anti-Slsvery
Society and Boston American Tract Society with
them, as they choose to class themselves, we shall
at loast have washed our hands from oil participa-
ton in that guilt. And that is tf more conse-
quence than any other work we can ever do. "lIe
that is not for us is against us" was the doctrine
on Judea's plains eighteen hundred years ago. !
" " ~ c''oN tuhb puiOsOthy VIII eNeT CbuhBo.
Where is Henry Ward Beecher to-day Where
will he be tomorrow 7 Though entreated and be-
sought to come to our platform and give his tes-
timony in behalf Of the ant:-slavery movement,
we see him not. But when that corrupt, conserv-
|, atiye and absolutely criminal Tract Society invites
him to its platform, he makes haste to comply.
Tomorrow, you must 60 there to hear him.
Mr.. Chairman, l must bring my remarks to a
speedy close. for my own sake as well as for yours,
and for that Of the audience. Blu. one word in re-
gard to the political aspect of the present move
ment. The Resolution refers to the Republican
party and there, again, I think, we have labored
under a great mistake. That the party comprises,
men. multitudes Of men, whose hearts are right in
the sight Of God, l have no doubt, but the resolu-
ton affrms the truth in regard to them, that their
sJmpathies, their purposes, their consciences,
their acts, are all perverted, in consequence of
the false and corrupt leadership of that party.
When Stephen Arnold Douglas made his first
speech apparently evidencing his detection from
the Democratic party, / was much struck with the
attentive ear that the Republican press and party
of the North gave him and though, only a few
months before, they had absolutely corrupted the
English language with their new terms Of exc.
Grafton in regard to him and his position, that
single speech seemed to be as effective as the pray
er OF the thief on the cross, and they made haste
to exclaim to Stephen Arnold Douglas, To-day
shalt thou be with US in our political paradise
AT the very next meeting l addressed, ! said that
Stephen A. Douglas would BIO the next Presi-
dental candidate of the Republican party. OF
course. they Kissed me furiously 4; but then, l
was go used to that, l mistook i. for their natural
language daughter and applause), However, !
said then, "Perhaps that is too strong but if not
Douglas, it will be a strictly Douglas man"
uers, ! think. was a little wrong. I do not
like 70 make confessions, but I have to sometimes;
for + has eens 70 pass already thas they have
t drcppsa 'bsasiy an 'non-slavsholdiag eandidsses,
. and the question With the party now 10, which Of
3 q clique Of Shareholders they shall select as tbei,
r standard-bearer in the next Presidential campaign
r Last Friday morning. the New York Tribune said
| editorially, and fortified it with any amount of cir
E cumlocution and application, that to-da, there
t is no issue whatever between the Democratic and
Republican parties involving the question of slave
t ry, except it be the re-opening of the African slave
e trade, and on that question the Democratic part,
l has not avowed an opinion. You may read it
D any of you, in last Fridays Tribune. l know nj
other authority better than the New York Tribune
i and suppose that statement is true. Well, ther,
was a whole column of m in The 7riJun
on a letter of Mr.. Bates, of Missouri. The Mas
a sachusetts Republican papers have published tn,
0 letter of Mr.. Bates, or extracts from it, and the,
Q afirm-at least one of them has affirmed that j
!, Mr.. Bates is brought forward by Missouri in tn,
q next Republican Convention, with the promise tina
9 the State of Missouri will support him in the can
: vass, his claims cannot well be set aside. That il
Q what the Republican press generally has said, 81
8 far as il has spoken, Of Mr.. Bates, and The Trib
n une has said even worse, but / have no time t,
: read it. But will read what Mr.. Bates said
A to the negro question: have alway,
thought and often declared, in speech and in prin
y that is is a pestilent question that is what the Re
:. publican party generally begin to think, the agi
tation OF which has never done good to any party
. section or class, and never can do good, unless !
be accounted good to stir up the angry passions o
Q men, and exasperate the increasing jealousy of sec
a tions. and by those bad means foist some unf
= men into office, and keep some fit men out. 1t
q a sensitive question, into whose dangerous vorte,
d it is quite possible for good men to be drawn IN
awares. But when / see o man, at the South o
the North. OF mature age, and some experience
persist IN urging the question:, after the sorrowfu
experience of the last few years, l can attribute
his conduct to no higher motive than personal am
bition and sectional prejudice"
Z That is Mr.. Bates, and here is a whole colum,
of The Tribune, editorial, in apology for that man
y Well, the other day saw among other name
" mentioned as possible candidates for the Republic
b an party, the name of Mr.. Bolts. of Virginia. lie
TOT. has written a letter, and here is what be said
" my position on the question of slavery is this
n and, SO far from wishing to conceal it, I desir
It it should be known to all. Muzzles were mad
for dogs and not for men, and no press and no par
~ can put a mazzle on my mouth. so long as
" value my freedom. l make bold, then, b
!, proclaim that am no slavery propaganda"
u He is, like Mr.. Fremont. no Slavery propagand
ist." There is capital enough, you see, to set
man up as a candidate for the Presidency Of tn,