Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-06-25
New Hampshire Affairs.
MILFonn, n. II. JUyE 1IrH., 1917.

MILFoRn, n. II. June lITH., 1877.
DEAR FRIENDS: -
Last week, the New Hampshire Anti.
Slavery Society held its Thirteenth annual
Meeting. The Resolutions discussed, will
appearin the Li5crator, and may serve for a
corner of the Bugle.
You are aware that this state, at the last
election, returned to Radical Democracy.-
was glad Of it; for its Democracy is, as
Anti-Slavery any day, as Whigism and as
honest, (and far more honorable,) as Third
Party. The Editor of the Third Party's
Organ, said Of our meeting, that it was the
last gasp of a useless and worn out Society,
and that the main topics discussed, were the
Union and the Churches. Now it happens
that the Editor was not present, in the first
place, and secondly, those subjects, Il am
sorry to say it, did not receive a half hours
notice during the whole meeting. But this
is the smallest mis-statement in which the
party was ever detected. II hardly pays for
the notice.
The Democrats voted us the use Of the
Representatives Hall, an evening, (the Leg
i%sla'ure being in Session. and came in large
numbers TO the meeting. They evidently
dread us more than all others, after all. They
would pay any price for our aid, or to keep
us out OF their way.
While we continued our agitation in the
state, the public opinion was constantly
changing, until by an alliance Of faiths, the
Democracy was overthrown. But Anti
Slavery was then at a stand, some of the La
borers dying, and others removing 10 other
fields, and in one year, Democracy achieved
a triumph, and again rules the State.
But its humiliation wrought favorable on
its character. The following extract from
the Governors Message, shows that i, has
contrition for the past, a better promise for
the future.
"Slavery is indeed opposed to our free in
stitutIons and injurious TO the highest inter
ests OF the nation, and our duty TO our rppub-
lican institutions and to The honor and glory
OF The country requires us 10 use all honora.
BILE and lawful means TO prevent its further
extension. The members of our last Con-
gress, from the free states of our confederacv
have we'll declafed by their votes for what is
termed the Nlimot proviso, their fixed and
unallerable purpose TO oppose the future tx.
tension Of slavery and the admission of anv
more slave territory 10 this Union. This
vote has given form and substance 10 The
united desires of The people of these States
has made a deep Judgment in their hea IT'S,
and Justly received through their primary as.
semblies, their cordial response and apnroy.
al. The proposition contained in his nrovi-
so, embodying as it does the determined will
and irne principles of the American neouIe.
affords a pledge that these principles will
be faithfully carried out in our national leo
lslation, which must give Joy to every friend
OF The Union and rational freedom.
The New Hampshire Patriot too, the State
organ, speaks In similar tone. A few months
ago, 1t denounced the Wilmot Proyiso 10 The
last extent. So much, that the Mississippian
a furious Democratic paper south, exclaimed
with great transport.
"Does amy one suppose tho South and
West will succumb 10 the continued aoiia.
ton OF the question, or submit to a nominee
Tor the Presidency, who has the Wilmot
LeProsy upon hint Illinois, Indiana, and we
trust Michigan too, will speak as virginia
speaks. So we believe will NEW HAMP.
SHIRE and Maine"
Maine and New Hampshire do not SO
speak. But then, they may. Governor
Dana and Governor Williams can both be
WHIPPED into the traces with Jess than thirty