Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-05-14

and J. J. Freeman, Secretary. Mr.. Wbipper Of
Charleston, Portage Co., and some Three or four
others addressed the meeting.
l can sympatbiSe with those men, and feel as
thou gh l was bound with them but why should
l, or any ne feel more indignant for them, than
FOR the fonr millions that arc shut up in a prison
.tonse, darker, and that has bars and bolts strong.
er than any that fastens our jaifs and penitonti,
aficsf Men grow indignant at the JrtTG OF Sla,
very and see no cause for indignation ct the tree
itself. Politicians are outraged at the effects of
tyranny, while they will not touch the cause, to
remove it, with one of their fingers. The people
of the Norther States grew indignant when the
Fugitive Slave bill of 80 was passed, but like a
hurricane, their indignation soon subsidized. They
became indignant at the repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise, and grew so anti'slavery as 10 get up
a political party whose platform declared that
they were inAexibly opposed to %meddling With
slavery in fifteen States of the Union. They again
became indignant at JudgeTaney's decision in the
case of bred Scott and I am glad that Yhen d1
Beginning TO awake from their plumbers Of eighty
two years. They talk now Of State Sovereignty;
and the duty of protecting the liberties of the cit
liens of Ohio. Has not the liberty Of the of tho
people Of this State been ~trampled on ever since
Ohio was admitted into the Union7 Why, sir, t
see no more cause to feel indignant, than when
Margaret Garner was taken back into slavery. ]
am no more an enthusiast for liberty, than on New
Year's day, when d slave was burnt at the stake in
Kentucky for carrying out the principles ofWasH:
ington and others of our Revolutionary fathers,-=
Every rhilanthropist should be indignant every
day until slavery and oppression be swept FROM
the soil of our country and every heart should
beat high for the overthrow of slavery. The id!
generation of thirty,odd Of the citizens of Ohio
arouse the people yet $500 of the coiotsd citii
sens OF Ohio are not free. Chase, OF Stark couh:
ty, can offer a bill to exclude persons that have aby
trace Of African blood in their veins from tbs bal:
lot box, and it became a law. Slavery cohirtahds
the people of the North and they like csedishs
spaniels crouch at Der feet.
What keeps the slave in hu chainss First, the
Constitution is pro'slavery III letter ahf spifit:=
Second, the political PARTIES sweat to support thai
instrument. Third the public sentiment ie against
him. Fourth, the executives power Is proslatefyy
and James Buchanan Uses this aid The armies, ana
navy, as the great national key 10 lock teh slaves
prison'house. No hatioh; buas,ihs Of libefty ~
does this nation has as.datk d picture Of tyffaRS III
lite history. Men say nov he they did III the Tins
Of Christ, ''tf VT had livsa III ihs day VI the
Trainers Of the Constitution, WIS wouid ret HAYS
had even an ambiguous eianss concsthiBs siatsfJ
in that Instrument: 9et they support il With all
its proslatsry and ambiguous claasss, AID ufgs
that 1t is the best they can d.: Whsh 1 take a
glance over the history Bf this hatieH, ard fead shs
decisions Of the Hhah5 Judges in Fsesf Ut siavefyy
and seq the conduct ui the Judge that ID now eft,
ting in cleveland upuh the eSses Ut thUss fisa
that ats ihsatstfatet it seeHs to Hs can hsaf
the tudgs Of tho Highest Court say "fnasHiich as
you did 1t Unto these, thy brethren, you d d it uht8
ME. Depart ~ workers uFiHl4uity into everlasting
punishment, whets shall be- weeping and shashiHa
Of .ssth". 1 ain glad that the human family is ~
edhhsctsd, that fur shs part IL have psffest libstty
they tnust besiow The same upoh the othsf: tpuH
this principle t build thy faith for The redemption
Of the slave.
Knowing God IL OUT SSfitaoh father, and all
mankind The shlldten Of the saiis fathsf, thyfgfsf
1 expect IL fight On, and ever, ahtii dsath uf tls'
tory shall sfewt our eAotts.
j.: j. FREEMAN.