Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-07-28


growth, however demonstrated and The pre-
vailing Discussions inIthe party ranks, are
alike cheering 10 the patient heart of the bat
tle-scarred veteran, and the quick and ardent
spirit of the recent convert. They rejoice
in every advance which man makes,upon
mans worst Goe--slavery. The present DO
sition of the seeding Wings and Democrats
is far better than the one they occupied on
old party ground and if they nave as yet re-
ceived but little light upon the great question
of human rights, God grant that they be faith
full to that little, that they be true to their
otcn convictions of duty, and that they will
lingly receive those facts and arguments
which are abundantly sufficient to satisfy all
honest and unprejudiced minds, that duty 10
principle requires not only an abandonment
Of slaveholding and pro-slavery candidates,
but of a pro-slavery constitution. These
movements are but the voice crying in the
Wilderness. Their baptism is but of water.
and not with the Holy Ghost and with fire.
They do not proclaim The pure and perfect
gospel of Humanity. They are blu, as the
shadow of the substance the finger post that
points to the temple of Freedom.
We respect those who, for conscience sake,
have forsaken the Wing and Democratic par
ties, and arrayed themselves under the Free
Soil banner; but we cannot say as much of
those Liberty party voters who, for a~vaila-
bili'y's sake, occupy the same ground. The
one has advanced in SO doing, has grown in
antl-slavery grace and knowledge but the
others have forsaken the higher doctrine thew
have taught, and given the lie to their former
profession.
we suppose that non-voters-or many of
them-as well as voters, have a Preference az
TO who shall be the successful candidate. all
though the former do not think that apv or
all of the nominees are worth the sacrifice of
principle which voting for them involves
For our wi part, we prefer either General
Taylor or Gerrit Smith to the other candi-
dates, and we don't care much which is
elected so far as the political result is con-
sldered, for we should regard the success of
either as the sure precursor of a speedy dis
solution OF the American Union. Should
Gen. Taylor be the successful candidate, the
iron rule of slavery would become so terrible,
the condition of the North so utterly hope.
less under the Constitution, that they would
tread that instrument under foot, like the vile
-
and oppressive thing that it is. If, on the
other hand, Gerrit Smith should succeed
with his great anti-slavery heart, which we
FULLY appreciate, and his mistaken views of
the character of the Constitution, which wa
entirely dissent from-the case of the South
would be desperate unless she withdrew
from the Union; so that, in the event of the
election OF either of these men, one of the
main props of slavery would be DESTROYED.
though not intentionally. But we NAV not.
even to bring about SO desirable a consumma-
ton as a dissolution of the American Union.
be so recreant to principle as to yield a tenn
porary support-and all support is Temporal
ry, not enduring more than a minute in sixty
seconds-to a Constitution that demands the
giving up of the fugitive, and the crushing
OF the insurgent slave.