Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-06-25
THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLF

with a gracious smile playing upon their lips,
keep COOL IL will come round oil right, by-and-
by. We strongly suspec. that the way they will
bring it around, il they do at all, will be by electing
a stakeholder to the Office ofchief magistracy, in
1860.
Thus has the party degenerated, and become
corrupt and vile. But is it not worthy our time to
take q glance at this recent decision of the Su-
rreme Court, and to see whether we have the le-
gal right to protect our natural rights. If we
have, then three Of our Republican Judges are
either u%ntrueito their party, orelse the party Is
as corrupt as hell could we'll and conveniently be.
1t we have not, then what can the party do, legal
H, even though it held every Office in the State.
In the General Government, we have o Supreme
Court, the members of which hold their Office dur
ing their natural lives and all of which present
members are pro-slavery, four of them being Nor
thern doughfaces, the other five, Southern slave
holders. This court vas instituted for considering
the constitutionality of laws passed by the General
Assembly, enforcing the same, and adjusting the
differences between the States. This power was
given them by the Constitution, the same instru.
ment which gave to the States the power to regu'
late their local affairs. This cour, may give
what Interpretation they chose, and that i,terpre
tation becomes the constitution Of this country
and all laws tending to contraveDe such decisions
are void. This court is irresponsible it is the I'm
al arbitrator Of all questions coming before it and
no court or body Of men have the legal right tc
gainsay its decisions. Talk as much as We may,
of State rights, We have no constitutional right to
defend them. Surprising that one State should
think the tariff an Infringement upon their State
rights and should therefore declare by a legisla
tive enactment that the custom house was a nui
sauce-a hindrance upon free trade, and must be
destroyed. The whole nation would laugh at theil
folly, and would consider such legislators fit sub
jects for the mad-house. Where do they get the.l
right to annul the laws of the Federal Govern
ment2 would be the universal question PROFOUND
ed by every man of common sense. The fact is
that to attempt to liberate the slave BY politica
action, forces those who attempt it to work undel
SC many disadvantages. they fail in accomplishing
anything. The political abolitionist is FIRST fetter
ed by acknowledging the legality of slavery where
it now exists ; he then makes issue with "the sun
Of all villainies" upon the fugitive slave law h,
afterwards valves that issue, and substitutes thu
restoration Of the Missouri compromise he after
wards waves that issue, and makes State Sever
eighty its successor; and lastly, he valves all o.
of his former issues, for his present ore, and de
clares there is no other than this-the acquisi
ton of Cuba. o, what concessions and how hu
initiating" they must be to the more radical of thu
Re publican party.
Republican friends, why wear the mask of by
pocrisy longer, in order to cheat the evil onei Hi
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cause, and despises you for it II your State is il
danger Of being BUNDLED in the dust. secede from
the Union, and no longer wear the form and sub
stance Of allegiance and profess, the while. to dis
card the latter. No longer offer to divide your hal
of the leAf. Nth o gluston, because he wants th
whole. but Lay il aside and give him a drubbinQ
Ia other words. be oonsistent, and come up 10 tn
: rack, fodder or no fodder.
!, TILL P,
: MrDDLErlELp. Juue 6, 1859.