Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-12-08

Last week we saw tho dawn Of Republicanism
gliding, as VIC are told, the towers of Freedoms
tomb, and giving us the Rainbow Of promise for a
glorious noon and a gorgeous sunset, The peo-
pie nave worked faithfully for a day, and are re-
JOGGING that freedom and free labor are now to be
projected IN the Territories. Tomorrow they will
be up Ia the morning to assert the right OF free
doom and free labor at home, and over the whole
country. The right to their well-earned farms,
their husbands and sons, wives and daughters.
manhood and womanhood. The peop1e Mould do
this, in a day, if once rid of the cankerworm that
darkens the air, when livelihood is in compromise
and union, and whose end is the emolumeuts of
office.
senator Trumbull in his gratulaiory speech al
Springfield, Illinois, indicates among the lesser,
the greatest triumph Of Republicanism. "Mos,
important of all, tho verdict of the people--,be
source of power; and from whose decision there
is no appeal" "Freedom will hencescrth DO the
Law OF the Territories, because the people 10 their
majesty have 80 decided, and neither court nor
congress will be able to thwart their will"
For ten years past, the testimony of the people
of the Northern States, sealed with their li[e's
blood, has been against the execution of the Fuai-
tive Slave Law of 1850. From prison and dun
geon, in peril of property and life, they still pro-
test against it. From hilltop and valley, from
forest and prairie, comes up the majestic voice of
the people for "a repeal of hat infamous Law
Will Congresses or Courts, as in times past, thwart
the will of the people2 "The policy of the Gov
eminent will now set, in favor Of Freedom, and
rot for the supremacy of slavery" says Mr.. Trum-
hill Lot no snizo TINT pplirv and by ,or1 ,nJ
action, anticipate the result Of Freedom to the
last bound slave in the country.
Mr.. Pillsbury left for Boston Immediately after
the Adrian Convention, in his usual health and
spirit, though fatigued with intense labor,
which he finds more erducus in the West than in
the East. His labors were more fully appreciated
as his self-sacrifce and earnestness were now more
apparent, and all are hoping for his speedy return,
and are promising hearty cooperation.
Anti-Slavery laborers must tarry in Jerusalem
till endowed with power from on highj but if the
Authorities could have one vision of this great
West, its Intelligence and its resources, its indivi-
dual character steering out alone, in search of a
higher life, they would perhaps make haste that
the harvest may not be lost for want of laborers.
Cape Cod and California are not more unlike in
territory than the East and the great NORTHWEST.
yet the workers in this cause may all be twice told
upon q single head. Earnest words were never
more needed honest manhood is our only hope.
The death Of our venerable and excellent friend,
Robert Glazier Of Ann Arbor, whose presence has
80 long cheered and viviGed our Anti-Slavery
Meetings in this vicinity, cast a shade of gloom
on the Convention, and deprived US Of the pleasure
Of meeting many Of the friends and colaborers in
the cause in this sectitn Of the country, who re-
manned to mingle their sympathy with the family
of the deceased, and 10 perform for him their last
kind Office, in the solem ceremonies Of burial on
Sunday, Nov. 18th. He lived to better the condi-
sion of mankind, end am his last great struggle,
amid intense bodily suffering, he thanked God
that his 10; had been cast where he could do some
thing for the poor slave, and forgetting not the
Anti-Slavery Convention at Adrian, nor his tried
friend Parker Pillsbury, he sent his dying love to
him and his blessing to the cause. lie has done
his work. Let US do ours.
Yours, Truly,
JOSEPHINE S. GRIFFING.