Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-11-26
BATES roA THE PRESIDENCY.

Prominent among the possible nominees of the
Republican party for the Presidency, stands Ed
ward Bates, of Missouri. The 81. Louis Ne,rS
protesting to speak by authority,n quite lengthy
article, gives Mr.. Bates views upon the several
points of party politics, which have grown out Of
the slavery question. In order to see what kind
of timber at least one of the Republican asp-auts
for the Presidency is made Of, we copy few pas
sages of the article referred to:
iTs EXTENSION UNCONSTITUTIONAL EXCEPT BY AFFIR-
NATIVE LEGISLATION.
Because Mr.. Bates does not believe, that slavery
is beneficial institution either in q social, polit
cal or religious sense, he is undlterably opposed to
its extension into territories already free. Mr. Bates
in his political creed, is Henry Clay Whig, and
Mr., Clay declared ths, his fright arm should drop
from bis shoulder before he VIC uld vote to extend
slavery over one foot Of territory already free
MIR. Bates heartily endorses that sentiment, and
holds to that creed.
SLAVERY EXTENSION HAS BECOME AN ABSTRACTION
TIE principle of the KaIsas Nebraska bill il
the shape Of squattor sovereignty, has rendered The
introduction Of slavery iuto territories impossible
and the passage of that bill is the work Of the
principle that which the Democracy have estab-
lished as a fact. The question Of slavery extern
sion is no longer before the people. l: is discus
sed now only as an abstraction.
rAyoRs THE PRINCIPLE OF THE FUGITIVE SLAVE
LAW.
Mr.. Bates believes in the unqualified right of the
owner to recover his slaves if they escape to free
state; and if president. he would execute the Flu
gitive Slave law if the army and navy of the gov
ernment we're equal to the task. And if the Fu-
gitive Slave law should be repealed, or should be
found inadequate to the service OF returning alb
soonding slaves to their masters. Mr Bates would
urgently recommend to Congress to pass some law
that would more certainly and more acceptably
carry out the constitutional guarantees Of the
rights of southern slavehodeys. He would con
sdes the Union broken compact, if these plain
guarantees we're denied by the deliberate and per
aevering action Of any part of the Confederacy.
If Congress, clearly representing the will Of tie
country, should pass laws legalizing and protect
ing slave property in territories previously free.
Mr.. Bates would execute those laws as promptly y
as any other laws of the land. If territory
should organize into State, with sufficient pop
ulation to justify its admission, and pEeaent con-
stitu,:on tolerating slavery, Mr. Bates would not
oppose the admission of such q state because it
had prosiavery constitution.
THE NECESSITY OF PROCURING FOREIGN TERRITORY
FOR coLoNIElNG FREE BLACKS.
| lie would never under any circumstances, coun
tenance national organization having in view the
interference with slavery in the states. The entire
function Of the federal government in regard to
slavery, in his opinion, should be to protect II
where it is-not to extend it where it is not-and
so far as policy and ability may allow. to helF
those states get clear of it that may wish to do so
by tho procurement Of foreign territory suitable
the ready and cheap colonization Of free blacks
already become grievous nuisance to every state
of the Union both free and slave. This is ma
tional nuisance, and should begin to find a nation
al remedy The policy already brOached in some
states of selling again into slavery the free blacks
whom humane or grateful masters have emanci
pated unless those freed persons leave the state
when, indeed, all the slave states and many OF the
free. prohibit their entrance within their limits
under heavy penalties, is in the highest degree
cruel. 1t 10 barbarous. And il wsuld disgrace
the American governm ent in the face OF Christer
DIM to permit such policy to prevail from the
lack Of its own Intervention to procure suitable
home for these sorey y-hunted and distressed free
men Of well. worked and faithful servile race.
Some 60 or 10 olergymen Of the Church ol
England recently met iu London. for the purpoas
of organizing new society. to be called the Fro
Church Of England. The prefix they have chosen
seems to ipdicsts . move in the right direction.