Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-08-01
Ffom the Philanthropigt.
The Liberty party in Northern Ohio

n ali sects and all parties, especially, the Liberty
'arly. The papers mention in high terms her intel
eclual power, and her eloquence. We hope our LID
friends will bear compIacentIy her attocks upon
hem, for the sake Of the many wholesome truths she
ilters on the general subject. The policy Of the
trends of freedom IN Ohio has ever been to avoid
strife among themselves, it seeming to them the better
to devote all their energies against the common
() We hope they will persist sleadfastiy IN
course. never suffering themselves tn be moved
from their prophecies, never returning railing Tor
railing, never permitting themselves To be drawn 10
any way to take any partin Eastern controversies, or
TO be arcayed FOR or against Eastern combatanls.( 2)
Let hose who come among us from the East receive
our Inequalities, and our cooperation, so far ms they
devote themselves TO the cause itself; but when they
attempt, if they ever do, TO introduce other matters,
in which Persons rather than Principles, figure, lei us
advise them that in Ohio, such things are not to our
taste. (3} AS to assaults on The policy or principles
Of The Liberty party, Liberty men are bound to listen
patiently and c%andIdly, to whatever may be urged
against them.
OD We may be mistaken, bu! we thought that
"the friends of freedom IN Ohio had for some years
been con,endiug one with the other as to which was
the better plan for the overthrow Of slavery. The
Democratic abolilionis asserted that the support Of
the Democratic party and policy was best, while the
Wing aloli,ionist thought, that his plan of action
through and by the whig party were the most desira
bic. Then there were some who advised a separate
political organization, while others commended that
The scattering, or some other system was superior.
So if our information be correct there HAS been, aye,
and is now, strife among 'lhe friends of freedom in
Ohio unless the DR.. can prove that the advocates of
Liberty PaTly are alone worthy 10 DO counted her
friends. and even in their ranks, we suspect some
strife may be found.
(2) Eastern Controversies! Why is not the DR..
equally opposed to taking part in Southern conlro-
versies? lie is very ready 10 engage in a discussion
as to The merits and dement's of Southern slay cry,
and that he will tell US is a national controversy: hut
when we invite him to discuss questions which we
consider quite as national, and regard as Of the nj.
most Importance to the Anti-Slavery cause, he pushes
them aside as Eastern Controversies! The one is
The bread Of life TO Liberty Party, but II cannot EN-.
brace the ohcr and live. Our opposition 10 that
Party is based upon principle, ard is not a local cues
ton. 1t is neither an Eastern nor a Western contro-
yersy, but a controversy about principles, universal
in their application, and boundIess in their eXteut.--
We therefore ask all true "friends of freedom in
Ohio,' not simply "to be urrayed for or against Eas
tern combatan,s,' but that they stand by The truth.
It may be in these as it was 10 former days, thai
a star in the Eas, shall show to wise men where rests
The Babe Of Bethlehem 10 his manger-cradle, un
known to the great and the mighty, but waiting to re
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but truly wise.
(3) Does not the DR.. know that as Henry Clay wa
"ihe soul and embodiment of wing principles s
have other Persons become the representatives of 9th
er Principles. When we talk about principles, it
3 sometimes necessary to talk about the visible repre-
I sentative Of those principles. If the DR.. will reheC
! a little, | think he will see that such things are PR
cisely to the taste Of Liberty Party men, and that
was as much owing to the changes which they ran
upon Clay'5 name and character, as to anything els
o hat they owe their increase of votes. What sa
their Liberty Party songs about Persons2 Take ii
s following specimen
9 ave will vote for Birney,
/ We will vote for Birney,
For Birney and for Morris,
And for freedom through the land"
. 1t will do very well for Liberty Party to tai
: dgaiastlh he Persons whom Wings g. Democrats non
u mate, and in fdDor of their OWL candidates, but whe
we exercise the same liberty, the DIR. gravely tells
" Sin Ohio such things are no; to our taste" "
have heard considerable talk, aud seen mach IN Ii
" orty Party papers in Ohio against our eastern friend
and 10 a style which Tho DR.. would call rather VI
gar if found in a wing or democratic print; and Y
" have moreover recently seen considerable polite
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