Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-03-26
From Young .9merica.
New Movement to "supersCde The Lib
erty Parry"
seasons

Under this head. Wm. Goodell, a pfomi-
nent supporter OF the Liberty party, has d
long article in a late number Of the ALBANY
Patriot, Ia which he shows, by extracts from
the writings of ~sevrril LiberIy party editors
and leaders, that there j. an extensive move.
n,ent In operation to snpersede the Liberty
parry. the plan appears to be. TO agree up-
on IA half a dozen measures, having reference
solely to the abolition OF chdiiei slavery, aud
tending So remotely TO that end that almost
any Office seeker could with safety pledge
himself to support them. and then TO vote for
any candidite of any party who would thus
commit himself. According to Mr.. Guodell.
the original organization of the Liberty party
was not confined 10 the removal of one sta
i%iunary form Of slavery at a distance, while
the evils of another form nearer home, were
daily becoming more aggravated and in'olrr-
able, b. I was designed 10 remove eiey poliI-
zeal wrong violating the rights of the whites
as well as blacks, md by such measures as
investigation might prove In he the most e-
irctual for the purpose. At the period OF
that organization, those who engaged in it
had not perceived that The primary cause Of
all slavery, was The monopoly Of the soil. and
that the most eff, ctual means Of abolishing
every form of slavery was the destruction cf
'Nn' ii'l'Htil ' " nus iiIht u nIltdlFb
and cannot again he hidden. SDHte, of course.
who were very Jealous for the destruction Of
Southern Slavery. were not prepared for this
direct method. which would also upset solnr
thing very nearly allied IN it, by which they
IN the North had been prOfIing; and hence
the new movement To 'superspde the Librr-
~ party" MIR. Go1dell slys, at has been
plausible. all along. To talk ot vniing 'irres-
peciive Of party but the bottom line Of the
policy always is, to vote with the tariff par
ty, on the plea that they are the most favora.
bic of the two," and he concludes as follows:
Be this as it may. the dishanding of the
; Liberty party. either with or without a sub.
: sequent organization of II tariff anli.slavery
r party, is manii-stly the movement now in the
. wind. | am willing, without looking 10 re.
mote and possible results, 10 Judge of the
plan by what il Processes and purports Ia be,
, on the face of it, viz: an 'ullimltp superse
, ding of The Liberty party" by a return to III,
questioning system. in company with anti
slavery men "of all parties" remaining Il
!, their parties. On this plan | have but a few
"A words to SLY.
= am neither surprised. alarmed, or indig
J nant at IL. Ii is precisely the result to which
= the Liperty party has been tending ever sine
il gave symptoms of an unwillingnrss 10 IT.
deem The pledge given at lis organization
and at two subsequent National Conventions
viz MOI TO confne its operations 10 the re-
lief of The coloured man, or the removal oi
chatiel Slavery. but to apply its principles Of
equal rights TO all men aike, and To all the
legitimate topics of legislation. I'M moi
sorry that the time has come when i; is be-
INNING to be seen and admitted, on both
sides. that if the Liberty parry tDiH not On
This. il must br "supersedrd " in snm.e way;
nor have the least objection that every anti
slavery man should carry out his own con-
vicll"ns of duty, in forming such p%nliu"al or
ganiZ itlons as he thinks proper. ] intend ia
f exercise the same right myself. in company
, with those who think with me, whenever the
occasion shalt require it.
The question, now before every Liberty
!, man is reduced to a narrow compass. There
are hut Two alternatives before Us. We must
either 90 in for the new era of anti slavery
experiment, retrospective nf pariy,'-reiurn
f to the ''questioning system" and ''ultinair-
ly suprrsede the Liberty party by any such
arrangement as may ~"ultimalely" grow oul
: of such n movement; or else we must come
? hack Ia the original pledge Of the Librr,y
: party, whether fnw or many will 90 with us,
plant onr feet upon the old platform. and gr
forward and redeem nur pledge, by defining
our measures Of political economy. in accor
dance with our profssscd principles. As fo
. keeping up a political party unp|edged. il
: those particulars, it is out Of the question. Th'
: thing cannot he done, | u for the other al
f ternaIive-a Liberty party pledged To the alb
' clifton Of Slavery by the guaranty Of a re
publican form If Government to every Stat
in this Union" the abolition of the Custon
Itou.e e. anii-monopnly, security Of home. tead
land Limitation Graa Iistrihnfion nC nuIli
o lands, &c. Who goes with M?
n WILLIAM GOODELL.
HoNEoYE, jim. 81, 1917.