Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-01-05

ting to its conquered vassals than that Of Russia,
because by protesting to be a free representative
government, it's yoke is rendered doubly irksome.
The crisis which will thoroughly test tho capac-
ity Of our people for self government, is now upon
US.
South Carolina has passed the Rubicon. If she
was, according TO the doctrine laid down in the
Virginia and Kentucky resolutions Of 1898. a
sovereign party to the Federal Constitution, and
her co-States forming as to her the other party;
then she cannot retreat with honor because she is
in the right, and to back out now, would not only
disgrace her, and her Anglo-Saxon ancestry, but
bury forever the hope Of securing reserved rights
of the States from the iron grasp Of a consolidated
despotism.
But it is said by both Douglas Democrats and
Lincoln Republicans, that South Carolina 10 actua-
ted by q hope to perpetuase Slavery, and that this
I'm worthy purpose should DO defeated by coercing
her into submission. This rgument might do for
my friend Mr.. Goodell, but nos for my 6srrisoi
MAN friends who say, land l begin to think with
much reason,) 'that a dissolution OF this guilty
Union is the main hope for the overflow of slave-
ry." This argument, however, comes with a bad
force from Douglas Democrats and Lincoln Re-
pulicans. The former assert chat the states and
the territories both, have the right to establish and
maintain slavery" The latter in their "Chicdgo
PLATFORM" though they deny this right to
Congress" or to "a Territorial legislature" as
sert that 1.-THE right Of each State to order and con-
troll It's ovn domestic Institutions, (which certainly
includes slavery according to it's own judgment
exclusively, is essential to that balance Of power
on which the perfection and Endurance Of our po-
litical fabric depends" Here then, the Lincoln
Republicans undisguisedly assert, that South Car
DINA has a right to enslave her present servile
population; and further, that this right us essen
tial to the perfection and endurance Of our politicdl
fabric"
According to this political heresy, South Caro-
lima has the right to hold slaves; and if she deems
this "rtght" to be among the other rights which
she adopted the Federal Constitution "to secure"
and that the Federal Government has ''become de-
structive of these ends, it is the right of her peo-
pie to abolish it, aud to institute a new govern
meut, laying Its foundation on such principles, and
organizing it's powers in such form, as to them
shall seem most likely to effec. their safety and
happiness"
Having shown that the Lincoln Republicans
concede to South Carolina the fright" to enslave
their fellow beings, it really seems to me to be
their imperative duty, in every State where they
have the power, to repeal every law that in any
manner or form infringes upon, OF o~urtails that
acknowledged right. They also admit the cOnsti-
.utionality of the Fugitive slave law, they should
then, in good faith, exert themselves individually
and collectively, as good law-abiding and law-en-
forcing citizens, to have this righteous "Higher
Law" Of this "Cbristian Nation" enforced. In
addition to these concessions let the Lincoln Re.
p~ublicans use every constitutional means in their
power, to stop ''tNorthern fanatics" from their
stereotyped condemnation of Shareholders as "sin-
nerS." l do not mean the enactment Of laws to
curtail the freedom of speech, or Of the press, but
the adoption Of such measures as will teach such
men as Senator Sumner, tina. if they expect place
and power, they must cease to call slavery a
shareholders are barbarians. Now, is il asking
too much of the Republicans. 20 make these con-
cessions to the South, in order, if possible, to avoid
a bloody civil WARP I would not make these, or
any other concessions to the South, because they
have the fright to secede," but those who deny
this fright" to a sovereign State, and yet concede
to it the "Iight" to enslave zone half of it's citi-
zens," are bound upon every principle of honor to
make these concessions to avoid q civil war.
To the Douglas Democrats Jet me exhibit their
old political creed, and see if these time-honored
principles will not stay their hands from civil war.
The lst Resolution of Kentucky in 1893 against
the Alien and Sedition Acts, as drafted by Thorn
as Jefferson, emphatically asserts "That to this
compact each State acceded as a State, and is ar
integral party; that this Government, created by
this compact, was not made the exclusive or fnal
judge of the powers delegated to itself, since tha,
would have made It's discretion, and not the cons
~titution, the measure Of it's powers; but that, al
in all other cases of compact among parties hav
ing no common Judge, EACH PARTY HAS AN Equal
RIGHT TO JUDGE FOR ITSELF, Az WELL OF INFRAc
TIoNs AS OF THE MODE AND MEASURE OF RI
~DREss."
Will you, Douglas Democrats, repudiate you
time-honored creed, adopt that of Hamiltoniar
Federalism, and embroil the sovereign States o
this Confederacy in civil war; If so, upon you
and those who act with you, will rest the solemn
responsibility, for South Carolina has acted strict
y upon the principles promulgated for the las
s~iEty-four years, by the Democratic party.
The alarming powers now claimed for the Su
preme Court will be examined 10 my next number.
B. G. WRIGHT.
RURAL, ILLINOIS, Dec. Is, 1860.
0he Anti GInnrrn RunIp