Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-06-25


well enough to stand as the candidate for the
party which is about being organized to Sc
cure all rights TO oil men-but not, as the Qua
ker preacher said, consequently women.
Another affecting dispensation that has
come upon the members of the party, is the
total blighting IF their hopes in the conduct
of the National Era. They have expended
much time, and labor, and money TO estab-
lish a paper at Washington. "Only let US
have a paper at the Capital of the Union, on
ly let us get a foothold at the seat of the Ma
uonal Government" said they, "and things
viii 90 on swimmingIy." They not only es-
iablished a paper at Washington, but they got
a Liberty party Senator there; and which
they are best pleased with, it would perhaps
be hard TO tell. The editors who len, their
aid 10 build up the National Era, look dole
fully when it is mentioned, think Of their d.
minishing subscription lists, and talk about
"The Work Of Absorption Several Of their
papers have already gone down, owing in
part, if not wholly, to the absorbing process
which the Indiana Freeman so lcclingly re-
fers 10 in an article which will be found in
another column. The Cleveland American,
the only Liberty party paper in Northern o.
bio, has been suspended for a short time in
consequence Of a lack Of funds, and for aught
We know its suspension may result in death,
as has suspension IN many other cases. Hope
it will.
When the National Era first made lis ap-
pearance, We, in common with other Disun-
ionists, expressed our opinion of it, commend
ing its literary, but disappearing of its anti
slavery character. This opinion found but
little sympathy with our Liberty party friends.
When we spoke of its diluted doctrines, they
pointed exultingly to the imprint Of the pa
per; when we spoke of its po%intless rebuke,
they told us with a look of exultaiion that it
was printed in Washington! Liberty party
condemned all who condemned the Era
Now, it seems, some Of the prominent mem
bers of that party can speak Of its gingerly
treatment Of the miscreaDt Shareholders, its
velvety handling of those Colossal thieves,
the Church and the State, between which,
in this glorious land of ours, humanity is
in process Of perpetual cruciiixion," and we
1t is all right for such TO do what it
was exceedingly wrong for us to attempt
This "gingerly Treatment" this "velvety
handling," are TO us the most objectionable
features in the Era; we could tolerate the
advocacy of a political remedy for slavery,
did an intense hatred Of the system burst
forth Gin thoughts that breathe and words
that burn; ;" not so, however, with George
is more ready TO excuse, per-
haps Justify, almost commend the DR.. for let
ting the Shareholder run scott free and pass
ing by Church and State with a very gentle
rebuke, if he will only consent TO let Spoon
erism flourish in the Liberty party garden, in
it has been planted.
But we must not prolong our notice of this
letter, although there are texts enough in it
10 serve for IA dozen sermons. We commend
lis careful perusal TO Liberty party universal
~; but more especially to those, who, bat
like, are neither beast nor bird, who refuse
10 openly take sides either for or against The
but evidently prefer the twilight of
the Era to the sunbeams Of Disunion.