Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-03-02

Section. 8. This act shall take efec, and be Id
force from and after its passage.
The following article from the Philadelphiu
Sunday Despatch was fret offered to the Press and
to the Eeening Bulletin Of tho. city; but neither
paper would publish it, thinking, probably, thai
such view Of 1t could not be taken by any wo
man unless she got ou. Ct her proper sphere to dc
so.
A woMAE's VIEW OF 1T.
To rHE EDIroRs OF rnE SUNDAY DfsrArcn:
Is it your opinion that we live 10 two worlds OF
one7 Are the prevalent ideas Of this century in
regard to the conduct Of life, ideas founded on the
injunctions of the decalogue the teachings OF
Christ, tho examples of the worlds heroes and
martyrs, and The dearest instincts of our own
souls Are these really, ss we have supposed
she mainsprings Of our actious, is the whole
one vast ingenious entanglement Of sbams, kept
up to sway the ignorant popular mindH Are the
old words, Justice, Coincidence, Heroism, mere
catchwords for the vulgarf Do such phrases as
death before dshonor," "inalienabls rights"
liberty or DEATH" &C., mean any ything at all? or
are they simply inventions for tSe management Of
unphilosophic outsiders, whom it is not thought
best to initiate into the one sufficient principle
which does and should govern human Afairs-the
principle of expedieneyi
Being, ms a woman, untitled to take minu,eiy
practical views of important matters, make bold
to ask farther, il there really is common sense
outside Of chicanoryi and If there never were any
truths which held se,f-evdent1 and if our
fathers did, matter Of policy. bind their souls
TO ies2
Standing somewhat apart from the general rush
and confusion, a little cut Of eight of the fear
stricken aces OF traders and out OF hearing of the
howls Of panic-makers, offer the impressions so
gained, as having. on ;hat very account, their pc
cular values as being less subjecs to refrao,ou by
reaching the mind though the medium Of personal
interests.
Looking from this point. have no ct words to
express my shame and sadness at the want of self
respect evncei in many parts Of the North, and
especially in our cities. From the street corners,
from the pulpit, from the rress, from the floor Of
Congress, comes the quavering asseveraiion Of a
desire to concode any contested point, to yield any
principle to repeal any lave. to ruin with slave
labor any new domain, to pocket any number of
new insults, to eat any number of old words; and
all for the dear aud sacred sake of-trade. For
this, we all know, is what they mean by the sane
ti.y of the Union. ....,., a..
And who are the chiefinstigat,rs Of this excess
i've panicf Not the working people. who alone
Biglit seem to have some right, in the name Of
Necessity, TO demand q sacrifice to their interests
No--they are chiefly rich men, aghast at the pos
sibility Of reduction in their excess OF possess
ion; or rotten spectators to whom it is only pos.
sible to hoat 10 q calm; or inferior politicians,
shreking themselves OUT Of their normal oblivion
into a temporary prominence. Shall we sympa-
thize with, or be led by such as theseI
But are there, on the other hand, no real men,
fuli-grown, responsible human beings, able to
stand on their own feet. without being taught
their attitudes by South Carolina?-c petent to
make their own laws, which need not depend on
the sanction of South Carolina?- possessing sufh-
cient intellect to decide for themselves, whether a
statute devised for the protection of our own free
colored citizens from the cupidity of kidnappers
the careessness Of slave-catchers. is or is not
constitutional manly enough to desire, and cour-
ageous enough to maintain, their heritage of free
dem-soy only the heritage of the white man;
freedom of speech, which has been invaded free.
dom of the press which has been denounced; free
dom of franchise, which has been disapproved by
our aristocrats; freedom Of the pulpit, which ha.
been stiAed; freedom of conscience, which has
been derided freedom to do our own legisa,ng
which our Southern managers consider it impu-
dence in us any longer to claim?
We, the women of the nation, land it may not
occur to you at the m?ment that women constitute
one half of the human race,) are taught to con-
sole ourselves for our incompetency to any share
in the laws which coerce Us, or in the deeds hero
ie or.shameful, which affect us. by the unlimited
confidence aud respect we may repose in the men
who are emipen.ly adapted to legislate for their
own needs and for ours.
We have. also, however, (indiscreetly, as
think. been taught to consider uprightnese, firm
ness, courage, sefreliance, capabity as positive
ly essential to that respect and confidence Show
US, this morning the men to whom it is sale for
us to eutrust our principles and consciences
Where is the President who does not fear his own
shadowH Where is the Senator who does not
subsist chiefly on bis own words? Where is the
Statesman SO honest, OF even SO sagacious that he
is not willing to preserve his government at the
expense of the fundamental principles Of that gov
ernmenti Where is the Statistician who, in es-
tmatng the rights of classes, their power 10 in
Huence the events about which he is ciphering,
remembers q certain, always-fOrgohcn four mil
lions? etH- ..E Nr|f
Show us these heroes and sOges; make little
list Of them in your papor-is will not take much
room; and them we will lavish all the trust and
reverence due to superior beings, And oh, ye
,na t1a ~ fi..!l.