Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-11-21

the exercise Of that right, would, if it had any
effect, produce discord and contention among
them. If the Advocate uttefs the sentiments
of the Indiana Anti-Slavery Society, that So
ciety must be made of strange materials to
thus gfumble because Of the presentation oil
some other measure for the emancipation OF
the bondman than that which the members
have adopted. We attribute such feeling to
a petty sectional jealousy, which should fad
no abiding place in the heart of a true friend of
the slave. This spirit, we think, pronfpsedlthe'
Secretaries to omit in the minutes a notice oh
the fact that the society invited s. s. Foster
to address the meeting, although they very
properly recorded a similar inpiiation given
to the President, Daniel Worth. The latter
is a western man, an advocate for voting un-
der the us. Constitution, and amember ofthe
Liberty party. The former is an eastern man,
and a Disunionist whose views in relation to
Liberty party and the Constitution do not
harmonize with those of the Indiana A.. s.
Society. This may in the estimation of its
members, be a sufficient reason for the course
they adopted. 1t strikes us though as rather
singular that they should extend an invita-
ton to their other "~eastern friends" to attend
their meeting especially as they knew Jo-
siah Foster and company held, "views as
to the best method OF operating against slav-
ery'' as different from those of the Indiana
Society as were those Of Stephen S. Foster
II o,,,o,N,, W. pn,ut houvay,av hoo. .I..
fact in mind, that while the one was less ul-
ira than the society, the other was much more
50. The English abolitionists are opposed to
coming out from religious societies for the
| slaves sake, and the men. bers of the Indiana
Society invited them to attend their meeting,
doubtless intending to rebuIe them in the
spirit of christian love, and with plainness of
speech. The New England abolitionists are
not only in favor of coming out from pro-
slavery sects, and forsaking pro-slavery par
ties, but believe in the duty of refusing to
support a pro-slavery government, which the
Indiana society does not. This would of
course have subjected them to censure as Sc
we're from S. S. Foster and Abby Kelley for
their position, as they would have visited up
on the English abolitionists for not coming up
to the standard of right which the Indiana
Society sets up; the prospect of which, we
grant was not over pleasant.
The Editor of the Advocate is very an1-
ious that unity and harmony should be pre-
served among the Indiana abolitionists-says
the society has pursued a course calculated
to keep dissention and discord from out the
ranks of the slaves friends; and then he, and
the other members of the society turn around
and tell all the Wing and Democratic aboli-
tionists in The country that if they vote with
their parties, that no matter how much they
love the cause of the slave, they ''vote for the
slaveholding interest,"" and that it is a viola.
ton of Anti-slavery principles so to do
This we call Cancellation with a vengeance!
Are there no friends of the slave in the Wing
and Democratic ranks, none in whose bosom
the love of freedom burns as brightly as in
the souls of the Liberty party men of India
MAJ None will pretend to deny ii, yet such
men are censured because they do not come
up to the standard which Liberty party says
is right. The Wings and Democrats in the
anti-slavery ranks will most assuredly think
the Remuneration of their parties is far from
promoting union and harmony, although the
editor of the Advocate may regard as such.
Now mark the consistency of the editor and
his friends. They think it very proper for
their society to declare the Wing and Demo-
cratic abolitionists who vote with their par
ties pro-slavery; but regard it as exceedingly
improper for any one to say that those who
vote with Liberty party are pro-slavery in po-
sition. 1t is perfectly right, in their estima-
ton, to declare that these two parties are
bound to the car of slavery, but very wrong
to assert that the U. S. Constitution gives
''solemn guarantees" to the accursed ~institu-
ton. 1t is kind and conciliatory for them to
expose the inconsistencies of Wing and De.
mocratic abolitionists, but savors of a conten.
ious spirit in others to rebuke them for their
departure the from str i ght and narrow road
1t is right for them to censure others, but
wrong for others to censure them. II they
say, in justification of their course, that theiS
Wing and Democratic brethren are evidently
in the wrong, we reply they are not more pal.
pably so than is the Liberty party in our esti,
nation. If they plead purity of motive'so do
we, if they urge sincerity of heart, so do we,
if they claim to love the cause of the slave,
so do we. They are right in condemning the
Wing and Democratic parties, and we are