Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-04-07

cred back as property; if they are so delivered, the
North thereby Acknowledges slavery in its own
jurisdiction; and If il does not refuse this conse.
quence, it allows everything to the Shareholders.
IT the clause Of The Constitution which orders the
surrender Of fugitives from labor is to be adhered
to, there is no other course than to eutrust it's exc
%cu,ion, without any additional enactments, to
those courts whose province it is to treat Of cases
of surrender, and these courts will, il they act To-
gically, thus decide: The Constitution speaks
only o. fugitive persons; you consider the slave
to be not a person but a thing, and so can only re.
c aim him asa thing. If you reclaim him as a
thing, we reject your suit; for on FREQ soil man
ceases to be a thing, and we do not recognize him
as such. Bot should you reclaim him as a per-
son, as he is considered en- free soil, you must not
Only show that he, as a person, has taken upon
himself an obligation to labor, but you must also
at home treat him as q person. If you dc not do
this, you have plainly committed man-theit and
we will let you be prosecuted and delivered over
rs man-thieves.
1t might be objected TO this reasoning, that the
claimant can prove the obligation to labor on the
par! of the fugitive only by protesting that the
same is a slave, that is a thing. But, certainly,
it does not follow thence that q Northern judge,
who is bound merely by the Constitution which
does not mention slaves, is obliged to have any
thing to do with such a proof, or to admit its val
idity. The truth in the matter is, therefore, that
no claims for the rendition Of fugitive slaves can
grounded on the directions of the Constitution, and
that all laws which makes such claims possible
are falsifcations of the Constitution for the gratif :
cation of the shareholders, for the corruption of po-
litical morality, for the spelling of the North, and
tho undermining of freedom. But he who cln
mitted such falsi6cations, and that, too, as a rep
resentative Of the free north can be IN the eyes
of Mr.. Seward q distinguished citizen and go
down to an honored grave Will Mr.. Seward en-
w Mr.. Webster his epitaph2 1t does not become
a candidate for the Presidency to act for his epi-
taph, but for his friends.
While Mr.. Seward allows the notable infamy Of
Webster to become his honor, he exposes TO shame
the infamy Of the Democratic party with its Kan
sas policy, its subserviency to slavery, its Supreme
Court swindle, IS, in a proper and forcible
manner. Having done this, he holds up in
contrast the policy of the Republican party, and
limits it to the following, as the only fixed points;
the preservation Of the territories, If possible
from slavery and polygamy by constitutions
means.
That the Republican party will also stand b!
: freedom Of speech and of the press, will pass
, homestead law, &C., Mr.. Seward, it is true, give
US likewise to understand but since be himsel
acknowledges that, in the Senate, the slavehold
ers-thanks to the glorious Constitution !-hav
the majority, and since be wishes to settle every
thi2g in harmony and peace yes, in "a fraternO
spirit while at the South freedom of speech an
Of the press could never be maintained withou
the constant aid of tho army and ~navy,-it is nc
easy TO see how far he is in earnest for the realizc
8 ton Of his programme, and what will be his abil
y tY for that purpose. The 'irrepressihle conAic
. will stand hereafter, as heretofore, at every one
n the thousand cross roads, where freedom and sls
e very, with their different views and institution
: encounter each other, and freedom will, as heret
s fore, be everywhere menaced with grandfather
d bowie knives, revolVers and halters, while not o
|, official boyonet is upon her eide. And sine
this last does not and cannot anywhere harper
d and nothing remains to unprotected freedom b,
o s~elEhelp, may she depend upon her individual
entire forces. and be set to work in Kansas or
e I~IpYper's Ferry2
n Mr.. Seward, in stead Of recognising a right
70 ~sclfhelp, at least here where not only the lawle
mob, but also the legal power, strikes down FIRE
e dom, even seeks to quiet the apprehension of tt
shareholders, that the Republican party, if it can
to the helm, could attack slavery by unlawful,r re
dictionary means. The ghost Of John Brow
y wanders round among the benches of the Senat
e and the frightened dealers in men and the cohse
e vative Wings wait with inquiring look to g.
whether the Senator from New York, whether Il
d Republican candidate for President, whether u
n preacher of the 'irrepressible conflict will shal
e hands with the long bearded spirit, with stiff viii
n hair, with bloody forehead, with piercing eye
d with The slave manufactured rope about bis nee
or whether he will send it from him with a kic
And the preacher Of the lire pressible conflict u
n derstands the inquiries Of all these worthy me
whom the murderer and robber-the haugh
e candidate for the gallows-the gallant candida
h for the Presidency calls Capitalists and the ca
= didate for the Presidency lifts his foot to practi
. mounting the Republican throne on the grave
Is the martyr of freedom, and thrusts back the o
= hero into his grave with his heel, in this way
render his homage to the ~gallows! The foot
D. Wiliam Il. Secard on the breast Of John Bro,
a there zoe haze the step TO tie Repu0hcdn Pre-
70 DENTS Chair. Governor Seward arm in arm wi
is Governor Wise-there we have the embodiment
=, the 'irrepressible conflict The brotherhood viii
the legislators OF Ohio, and afterwards of Ne
York, together with the dealers in men, toast
r. aud desired so much, was the preface to the CO
ID ~eiliatory speech of Mr.. Seward.
le Conspiracy, an bush, invasion, force, seditio
in treason crime Disturbance of tho nublic neat
s. death-stroke,' &c these are the terms wi
n which the panegyriSt Of the traitor, Webster, d.
II cribes the deed Of freedoms hero, Brown, who
,e the eyes Of Mr. Seward does not, like the father
the Fugitive Slave Law, go down into an hone
ed grave, although, rather singularly, genera
Is and charitable natures with whom Mr.. SewNr
however, does not associate) give him the praise
acting from sincere convictions. The abusi