Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-11-17

1t is not true that our fathers, as Judge Douglas
assumes, made this Government part slave and
part ireo. Understand the sense in which he puts
it-he assumes that slavery is a riehtful thing
within itself-was introduced by the trainers OF
the Constitution. The exact truth is, that they
round the institution existing among us, and they
lett 1t as they found il. But in making tho Cow
eminent they LEFT THIS INSTITUTION WITH MANY
CLEAR MARKS OF DrsAPPRoBATIoN UPON IT. They
iound slavery among them, and they left il amona
'hem because OF the dificulty-the absolute i'm
possibility of its Immediate re~moval."-ISpseeh Al
Alton, Oct. Is, 1858
"Let me say l have 20 prejudice sr.ip,, The
Southern people. They arc just what we would
be in their situation. If slavery did not sxis,
among them they would not introduce it. Iii. did
now exist among US, we should no. instantly give
1t up. This believe Of the masses north and
south. Doubtless there are individuals on both
Hides who would not hold slaves under any cireuua.
stances; and others who would gladly INTRODUCES
slavery anew if it were not out Of existence. We
know that some souths! n men do free their slaves,
go north, and become tip-top abolitionists; While
some northern ones 30 south and become cruel
slave masters.
When southern people tell US they are 20 msVs
responsible for the origin of slavery than va are,
| acknowledge the fact. When il 10 said ,ba, The
institution exists, and that it ia very Difficult, to 70,
lid of it any satisfactory way, l can understand
and appreciate the saying, l surely will not blame
them for no. doing what should not know ho~
to Go myself. II all earthly power we're given mo.
| should not know what to do, 90 to the e~xistip9
institution. My first impulse would be to free all
the slaves and send them to Liberia-to their OWE
native land. But q moment reflection would
convince me that whatever Of high hone fss I
think there is) there may be in this, in the long
run, its sudden execution 10 impossible, If ,h.v
we're all landed there in h day, they would vsr;,h
in the next ten days; and there are no, surn,us
shipping and surplus money enough in The world
20 carry them there in many times ten davs-
What then? Free them all, and keen them
among us as underlingsS Is it quite certain that
this bet,ers their condition.? l thirk l vould n.,
hold one in slavery at any rate; yet the point 10
not clear enough to denounce people upon. What
nextT Free them and make them politically and
socially our equnls2 My own feelings will not
admit of this; and if mine would, we we'll know
that those of the great mass Of white people will
not. Whether this feeling accords with Justice
and sound judgment, is not the sole question. il
indeed it is any part of it. A universal feeling.
whether we'll or i'll founded, cannot be safely dis
regarded. We cannot, then, make them eouaIs.
1t does seem to me that systems Of gradual emsn-
cipation might be adopted; but for that hardness
in this respect, I will not undertake to Judge cur
brethren of the South.
When they remind US Of their con sti,uI;o,.
rights, acknowledge them, not grudeinely. bu,
fully and fairly; and | would give them spy lepi,-
iation for the retaining of their ~fugitiyss which
should not. in its stringency, be more lil.,, 4.
carry o free man into slavery that our ordfo.rx
criminal laws are to hang an innocent one."-
Speech at Ottawa, ILL.,, Aug. 81, 1858
Mr.. Lincoln says the fathers found slavery. snd
left it to exist because they could not overthrow H.
Now in that day 1t was comparatively weak, bind
ing its letters upon 600, 900 victims it is now com
para'ively strong, numbering 1000, 900 Of cap
tives. With all the checks and Limitations proyid-
ed by the fathers, it has enormously increased ia
power and extent. Mr.. Lincoln proposes follow
ing in their footsteps, combating with the means
they used q more formidable foe than thew an
couhtered and we should be glad to find some Of
his friends with sufficient a%rithmeticai poweTs 10
tell US when, by such means, we NAV look for the
accomplishment of the slaves emancipation.
1t all earthly power were given Mr.. Lincoln, he
would not know what to do with slavery. would
not know that it was best to Proclaim liber-
ty throughout the land, unto all the inhabitants
thereof," that it was best to "Let the oppressed 90
free, and break every yoke p We are not SUP
prised at his ignorance in this respect, but W.
should be, had we not read his declaration 40
above, that be was not certain that the condition
OF the emanoipatec slaves among us as under
lings would be an Improvement upon their con-
dition as bOndmen. That is not very far behind
Senator JohDson's declaration, that southern esp-
ital, should own southern labor. And 10 for tho
equality of the colOred man, political or social, hs
scouts the idea with an arisIOcratie repugnanss
that must be truly refreshing TO his democra,is
supporters.
SECTION 6.-'Has anything ever threatened he
existence OF this Union, save and except this verv
institution of slavery? What is il tina. va bold
most dear amongst us? Our own liberty apG
prosperity. WHAT HAS EVER THREATENED oVE
LIBERTY AND PROSPERITY SAVE AND EXCEPT sHrU
INSTITUTION OF SLAVERY? If this 10 true how do
you propose to improve the condition Of things By
charging slaVery-by spreading it out and max
ing it biggerH
you may have a wen or a cancer upon yoaP
person, and not able 10 cut il out, lest you Diced b
death but surely IT Is NO WAY To CURE IT, 70
EEGRATT 1T AND SPREAD 1T OVER YOUR WHoLx
= DY. That is no proper way of treating whas
you regard as a wrODg."-lSpeeeh e. Altos;
Oct. Is. 1851
Cut slavery out of the government, says Mr..
LicOln's illustration, and the body polite will
bleed to death. Slavery" said Governor MoDuf.
fee, 's the cornerstone of our political ediRcs.S
Wherein consists the great difference in these
ideas? If the existence of slavery has sndanSsr-
cd The Union, why not remove il. if the Union be
worth preserving? If a cancer is eating out .
mans vi:als, although you may prevent tho spread
of the nannar N hia nm md anan nnnAna L. -