Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-12-08
An Unwarranted Assertion.

IuB Des
mocrat" says:
1.-THE glorious Free Soil movement. The
casting Of some 300, 900 votes In favor Of the
great principles of human liberty, have put
an end to the dissolutionists. They see in
the Free Soil organization The Hope of a bet.
Ter day-the dawning of a noble triumph"
We should like to have chapter and verse
for this assertion, or some other evidence of
its truth than the mere ipse dirit of the edi.
tor. There is no doubt that during the re-
cent political excitement, which obliterated
not only party marks, but swept away hon
esty, truthfulness, and every principle which
should be mans companion and guide, some
professed Disunionists proved unfaithful in
the hour of trial, and did, what in calmer
moments they will condemn-became part
ners IN a government which would never
have existed had it not been the sworn ally
of slavery. But we have no evidence that
many Of them thus acted and in the absence
of proof it would be manifestely unjust 10 adj
judge them guilty of yielding a willing sup
port 10 slavery in the very way which they
had previously and especially condemned in
others. There may have been more than we
think for who have thus belied their profess
sion, for any intelligent Disunionist would
feel as much ashamed to be caugh, Deposit
ing a vote under the present United States
Constitution, as would an honest man TO be-
detected in p%ilfering "just this once" and
would be far from boasting of the act. There
is a class Of persons, however, who have felt
considerable sympathy with the DisunioH
movement, and rendered it essential service
in more ways than one, and who some have
supposed, were fully identified with it, but
in conversing with such, it will be found
they had never made up their minds not to
again vote, and consequently should not be
regarded as Disunionists. Perhaps the edi-
tor of the " Democrat" drew his inference
from what he knew of the conduct of such :
but however this may be, we assure him that
the Free Soil movement has not 90 put an end
TO the Dissolutionis,s - that on. the contrary
they feel more than ever the necessity Of
maintaining the high, u~ncomppomising stand
they have taken, and urging upon all who.
wish to see slavery abolished, the nsed Of
battling against the system itself, of attack
ing the PRINCIPLES upon which it is based,
and not content themselves with spending
their strength in pruning the branches Of the
American Upas.
And if the editor of the " Democrat" wish
d, es the Free Sellers 10 poll as many votes in
f IS52-should the Union last so long-as
| they did in 1913, he ought to pray night and
: morning for the continuance of the Disunion
i agitation, for in those States where Disun-
ionists have bestowed most labor the Free
s Soil vote has been heavy. Look at Ohio
The Reserve. The Fosters, and Pillsbury,
and Curtis, and Walker, and other advocates
Of Disunion doctrines have expended a vast
n amount of effort upon that part Of the State
and there has also been circulated there some
six or eight hundred copies of the +" Buglc,'
4 TO say nothing of the Liberator " and "Sian
le dard," all Disunion papers, and where hal
a heavier Free Soil vote been polled ? 1t il
true these lecturers did not advocate th'
i. Free Soil movement, but on the contrary op
= posed all action involving an expressed o.
10 implied pledge to support the United State
Constitution; but they made the people hate
,e slavery, and desire to do something for it
I'd extinction. Those who were sufficiently in
formed 10 fully understand the relation the.
sustained to the system, sufficiently intslli
IS. gent to comprehend the entire bearings of
he principle, sufficiently Conscientious TO desi'
nd to do right, and sufficiently firm to do it, bs
nc came Disunionists, and are such atthis hou
Those who lacked any or all Of these regu
nd sites, either did nothing, or contented then
ID selves with /" apii-slavery made easy" an
~ became anti-slavery Democrats, anti-slsver
in Wings, Liberty party men, or Free SoileI
by according TO their degree of light and yea
And this was the natural result of the labo
of Disunionists, for of those who hear Il
he whole truth upon any subject, but few a
he so constituted morally and physically tn
aid they will at once adopt it; and the ~conscieI
/" ces of the majority are for a time quieted b
- a practical assent 10 a part, and often a vel
IAN small part.
up If therefore the editor OF the Democrat
at wants Free Soil voters to increase, let hi
nj pray for the success of the Disunionists, VIII
In while they are converting the few to the
own faith, will SO far arouse the many
desire to do something against slavery, tn
81 the Free Soil ranks will be greatly increase
but let him not assert that he and his frien,
have % put an end to the Dissolutionists,"
ed. there are at least " seven thousand who ha
mo, houei the knee 10 Baal," and who a