Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-03-23

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tba. therefore we have i pe~cuaiary claim upon
rem. Rnt if Y, this claim must be eNber of tbq
aturo o. p deaS duo JHi asovorsign State to the
government, or else the general gover,,t
leos must hasa q pscunisry proprieiorship iol
uch States. II the former, the debt must be eu-l
Orced likeapy other pecupiary obligation between
Iiacrens nations. But il the latter, then those
states are mers seEfdoms, aud not free sovereign
ice. Aud the people are not sovereigus. exercis-
ng selfgoVernment, choosing their own supreme
executive; but only serfs Of the soil, transferable
rom one p~otenta;e 30 another for q pecuniary con
8ideration. ADI
But is this so Is Louisiana a serfaom, sold by
the french, and purchased By the American en-
pira for fifteen millions Of dollars9 and did the lone
republic, after brayely achieving her own ins
dependence, ignobly sail herself inlo eyerlastipg
to the United States, for ten millionsS Are
indeed, going back to the semi-5aibnrous insii-
tuition of %serfdom, not only for the slaves, but for
masters and allf ~ ASA o
II Louisiana and Texas, having seeded, shall
refuse to pay back what has been advanced for
then, | can SEQ no redress but in the lesson it will
teach ue, not to make Investments of such qqes-
tioaablo property. Whatever the understanding
of The parties was, ono thing is certain, that the
occupants Of tho soil were never authorized to sell
their natural birthright of political supremacy.
If they intended il, the transaction vas null and
void. No m alter what bargain the Fathers made,
they could never barter away the natural rights
Of an unborn and irresponsible postority. Nor
couldsany action of theirs absolvo the acting gen.
Grafton from the responsibility of the faithful ex-
eFcise Of their natural sovereignty. This is q tall
ent which cannot be innocen,ly buried or Sold
God and humanity will hold the people r%esponsi-
Bile, not that 'the republic" so called, 'shall re-
oeiye no detriment," but that human liberty re
coives no detrin1ent." mat2sp" ' q
/ am asked, wbatif we should advance two hun
bred millions for the Island Of Cuba, and The nexs
dag the people, on this doctrine Of popt lar supre.
macy, should vote to secedeS I can only reply that
We had better not advance The two hundred mill
All! this buying States ard territories is
not the business Of o free government. II is for
she human occupants-the people of those terrific
themselves to choose or form their own govern
ment.S The whole system Of purchase is wrong
and of course cannot be reconciled With true poll
tical wisdom. ta- @ '4aI'i
TIE POSSESSION OF TEE FORTS.
As 10 the proper possession Of The military fort
within the boundaries of . seeding State or terri
tory, it seems to me that the foregoing principle
apply most definitely. The whole object Of lbos
forts 10 10 effect the legitimate, purposes Of govern
ment. That proposition is the key to the Who'll
subject, Tho true end Of government, you know
is protection. While the people Of those Ssstes Q
territories are protected by the United States, tn
United States authorities occupy and .garrisol
those forts at On expense which is betrayed by
revenue voluntarily paid IS she people. Here is
fair, legitimate. transaction, q Qusd pro Qges 4
sovereign people paying the United. States by
revenue, for protecting and guarding her %nationd
Interests. Bat when any State ceases 10 requir
tne protecsion Of the general government aud pro
poses to protect herself, and the United Statos au
shorisy ceases, for the want Of the requisite con
sent Of lhe people interested, there is nosreasor
why the general government should retain posses
sion Of those forts, bot every reason why they
should 60 into the hands Of the people Of thai ter
ritory; and for the general government to retair
possession of the forts Of seeding States. is to pu
herself in q wrong position and to provoke, pro
tract, and aggrayate a bloody struggle, in wbicl
she must ultimately yield to the great principle Q
popular supremacy, or the ipalienable right
self government. Her Ultimate triumph is impo'
.sible. Keep ever in view, the only legitimate Of
|jeci Of goyernment--the protection q, he Peopl
and you cannot but recognize the absurdity
forcing protection upon an unwilling people at til
point Of the bayonstN ,r,6s, .rfr.f,
THE OATH OF THE PRESIDENT. sA Do
1t is said that the President, having taken "a
oath TO execute the law of the United States,
obliged to enforce the revsiue laws and other ii
situations of the general government upon the 81
feeding Ststes.a s3Graluon1s aaE -g,11aw i-sfs
But these States, BY an act Of inherent sovej
eighty, which is above all politics. compacts, al
out Of The United States The Constitution .an
laws of the general government do not apply
them. They are not now States Of the Union. 3 s.
~cession and nuliiicatioh are very different act
Let the Northern people Discriminate here. Eece
sion is an act Of sovereignty, to be respected, null
~fcatiOn, Of rebellion, to DO suppressed. The sccet
ling States have acted WITH marked wisdom an
p~rOpriety in preceding all their acts Of s%o.calle
disloyalty by the sovereign act Of secession an
resumed nationality. Their position is impree
pable TO Federal authority. 3 ~ 50 'tiis s'-
i t5nM ST 314t1eo5 1i5I S5ias1 dl.af2fl % =,
TUE PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PUBLIC DRBT.
Itis said that the United States built and fol-
nished the forts. dock-yards, and custom, bouses i
tho seeding States, and, therefore, they are u
common properly Of ali OfIhe States. But it wi
be Remembered that, while the remaining Stete
contributed to- the public property Of The seeedin
States, 30 did these in turn contribute to that Of III
remaining States. If 10 is fOuad, in fact th'
there is within the domain Of the seeding STATE
a disproporionate amount of public propert!
let The matter be adj listed by Q rational negotil
tion. toaF sire s!dEeog diFs farur7R vilgl
In FsGsrenoe 10 this,ns we'll asa proper diEisie
of the common public debt. and all other simila
Questions, fheGs seeding Statesszpresss she moi
becoming spirit and honorable Infections. ASA
! neaRaF afrofn IN following article in thee oaatit,