Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-05-28
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not subsequently both. And this is the only an
swer i have to them"
MIR. Chairman, I read these passages merely to
show the probability, innsmuch ms VIC have it now
from The Tribune itself, there is no issue be-
tween the Democratic and Republican parties at
The present time involving the question Of slavery,
that not Stephen A. Douglas, as / said, but some
stakeholder, whose property is in slaves, and the
property Of whose children is 10 slaves, will be Sc
lcctcd as the next standard-bearer Of the Republic
an party.
Now, then, l think the same mistake that we
have made 10 regard to the Church, in regard to
DIR. Cheever, and those other institutions and in
dividuals whose names I mentioned, We have also
made in regard 10 politics, and thu, we ore abso-
lutely Strengthening The hands Of our enemies,
and at our own expense, whom we make it until
it has como to this now, that the Republican party
turns round and reproaches the Anti-Slavery Soci-
ETY. for it's non-e1iciency in the snti-slavery cause.
They have accomplished all that we ever proposed
to accomplish, and have done q great deal more
that we did not dream Of doing. When ] hear
Republicans talk in that woy Of the Anti-Slavery
Society, especially of the American Society with
its Executive Committee, its editors, its organs,
and other appliances, | ain reminded Of the anec-
dote Of an old slave in Virginia, who constituted
the mate and all hands Of a craft that piled up and
down one Of the rivers or bays of that State, with
its cargo of onions and other vegetables, in which
that State, sometimes finds occasion to deal when
it is not wholly confined to the breeding of slaves.
The captain was the owner of the craft. Tho
slaves name was Mopus but the latter syllable
generally dropped, and then it was "Mope"-and
q pretty expressive name, too. One night, the
captain, having been beating about in rough wea-
Their for some time, and feeling quite tired out, a.
the night was clear, and the north star very con-
spicuous ia the heavens. thought he would trust
old Mopus with the helm and turn in and 90 to
sleep. So he called Mopus to him to give him his
directions, and told him to steer directly for the
north star, and then went below and turned in.
Well, old Mopus kept the schooner straight very
we'll for a time, until by and by it occurred to BIN
that he might as well smoke his pipe, and 80 be
went to work to light it. While he was doing
this, a freeze sprung mp, the sail began to flap, he
became a little confused, and before he had fully
recovered his self possession, the vessel had wheel
ed right about, and was making straight for
Point Comfort, from whence they had started.
BY and by the captain woke up, and, on going
upon deck, saw that the schooner was headed the
'-N.o 'NJt n W o"keh - Oa obo obA
him what he had been about. Said he, "Didn't L
tell you to steer for the north star ? and here you
have been running with it right astern." lob,
yes" said Mopus, "gorrg massa, we passed
the north star about an hour ago" (laugbter). So
it is with the Republican party it has absolutely
passed the north star, toward which it pointed TO-
its beginning, and fancies that, while sailing d..
rectly back to Shareholders, slavery, and conpro-
misses with slavery, ii is absolutely making the voy-
age successfully and prosperously a pY~lause).
Mr.. Chairman, how long shall we allow tho
people, through any lack on our part, to be thus
deceived Who will undeceive the Churches of
Belgium and Great Britain ? Who will undeceiys
shs psssitIly s~tpIishisaed Democrats, and re.cos
them from such Psrvsrsion Of well-intended notion.
a. is al ession In the Republican party
have already exhausted my time and the little
strength have. l will simply say this, in closing,
that if we shall at this Anniversary, succeed in
drawing such a line of distinction between Slavery
and Anti-Slavery that there shall be no such mis-
takes made hereafter, in Great Britain, in Belgium:
even in our own country, as we nov see are con-
mon and everywhere occurring, / fancy ve shall
have held the most important and most profitable
Anti-Slavery anniversary ever held since our
enterprise was first set on foot cloud aprlausel.
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