Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-02-18
Auburn Convention vs.. National Era.

The Liberty League-which claims 10 be
the Legitimate Liberty party-at its recent
convention at Auburn, y. T., adopted the
following preamble and resolution
Whe,eas, 1t is proposed to establish in the
city Of Washington a newspaper, which
shall he the open and unqualified advocate of
slavery, and, whereas, in the event of its es-
adjustment, it will be very important to have
there a Liberty party newspaper also-a
newspaper, which shall be efficient for the
overthrow OF slavery, by faithfully represent
ing and incu sating the Distinctive features
OF that party the principle, for instance,
that the Federal Constitution is a positively
anti-slavery, instead Of being, as the Editor
OF the National Era inlefpretS il, a positively
pro-sIavery instrument; and that, instead Of
providing power, as this Editor suPpuses, to
seize the fugitive, aud thereby create slavery
even within the limits of IA free State, it pro-
vides power to overthrow slavery within the
limits of every slave State the principle,
for instance, that the laws, 10y which slave
holders retain their fellow men in slavery,
are entitled to no more respect than the laws
of any other pirates; and that 1t is right-a
high and Heaven-requlTed dGly-the Editor
of the National Era to the contrary notwlth-
standing, to advise and help slaves to escape
from their prison house the principle, tor
Instance, that the Liberty party is, notwiih-
standing the contrary judgment of this Edit
or, a permanent party, and therefore, bound
to look atleS all the political interests Of the
country and to denOunce not only slavery,
but such other giant expressions, as war and
land-Inonopoly, and the traffic in intoxicating
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drinks, and commercial restrictions and 10
lift up its warnings against secret societies :
the principle, for instance, however 1t may
be regarded by the Editor Of the National
Era, that no Shareholder is fit for civil office,
and no person, who thinks a Shareholder fit
to WELD its sacred powers and the princi-
pie, for instance, however 1t may be regarded
by this Editor, that no ADVOCATES of, nor apoi-
ogistS for slavery, nor "duuh dogs" who
keep silence regarding it, are worthy Of eccle-
s]iastical confidence or patronage
R~esoirea, therefore, That, God helping us,
we will promptly follow up the establish
ment Of the contemplated pro-slavery press
with the establishment ofan anti-slayery press
OF the Liberty party type; And
Resoiocd, further, That we intend herein
no disparagcrnent Of the eminent talent and
literary excellence, which characterize the
National Era, and no denial, that there are
respects, in which that Paper is useful TO the
anti-slavery cause, Notwithstanding the deep
injury it does to it, among such as mistake
it for an exponent of the views Of the Llber-
ty party and among such as mistake the d.
luted and inoifensive doctrines Of its columns
for those stern, uncompromiSing, and glorl-
Gus ones, by the power Of which a Garrison
and IA Weld-a Goodell and a Green-hayC
broken the guilty slumbers of this oppressive
Nation, and prepared the way for the speedy
deliverance OF the slave.
DR.. Bailey of course receives this with al
his usual equanimity; and in return, shows
that the papers which the convention hac
previously appropriated $500 to sustain, d.
not all of them by any means teach 'sten
uncompromiSing, and glorious doctrines" il
relation TO chattel slavery-rhe .7iJany Pat
riot, for instance, which would hold on L
Mexico by force; and Young .7merica, tn,
leading organ OF the National Refomefs
which considers slavery as d minor wr1n;
when somPa!eL with the land monopoly.