Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-09-22
ANTI-sLAvERY BUGLE, SALEM, O.
Political Anti Slavery, &c.---Again.
81. ClairspiRe, Sept. 10, 1919.

81. CldirspiLe, Sept. 10, ls49.
FRIxNp JOHNSON: ! wish not to intrude up
on your time or patience, nor those of your
readers ~ but I feel called upon 10 give a
word Of explanation. You mistake me alto
geiher, if you think me to entertain the least
desire that the Anti-Slavery Society should
enter into a reorganization, or adopt a new
creed. My greatest desire is TO make the
principles that we no,o profess better UNDER
stood. The Temotest idea Of debating a new
course was never, for q moment, entertained
by me. As an individual who feels the deep
est interest in the cause Of human freedom, I
felt constrained TO make the remarks that l
did.
We do not ask Abolitionists to leave their
appropriate work " to organize a political
party. But we do think they should let the
people know how hat /" work =" is to be ac-
complished. (2) cannot agree with you,
that in arguments against Slavery itself con-
sisis the whole work. (3) The people tell
us, . We want none of your arguments-we
know Slavery TO be a great moral and politi-
cal evil-only tell US how to abolish it, (4)
1t is a rare circumstance to meet with a man
north Of Mason and Dixon's line, who will
tell you that he is in favor of Slavery. No!
he will tell you, lit is wrong, but (5) how
are we to get rid of it!' In view of this
then it becomes absolutely necessary that a
"plan" be proposed for it's abolition.
Now Disunionists have proposed a method,
and all that we ask is that his method be
kept before the people. (6) 1t will not do TO
direct our batteries against the corruptions OF
the government ~alone-merely ask the peo-
pie to Withdraw their supper, from it. But
we should lay before them The consequences
of such a withdrawal-the course we propose
10 pursue after such an event, &c., &C.,
should it occur (7)-in short, the practicable
ity of Disunion. As an evidence that an equi-
table and polite plan for emancipation is
needed more than arguments against Slavery,
we need only refer 10 the political parties Of
the day. Nearly all the people are joined TO
some one of the ;hree great political clans of
the country. All these, the Northern diyi-
| sions al least, profess Anti-Slavery. But
| they have no constitutional power over Sla-
very in the States; (s) they have no other
method, therefore, for seeking its destruction
but through a kind of slow starvation, by re-
stricting it to its present limits. (9) They
1 onlv I;Har anon tho rnathad nf ofarvinn IL .
the Wings contending that it cannot be ex-
l~aendedsiaso tho Tesritss;es; the Dom ocrais
that the people of the States TO be formed out
Of the Territories, should do il; and the Free
Sellers by the passage of the Wilmot Provi.
30. But The people will soon begin to find,
as some are already beginning to apprehend,
that the hydra-headed monster is rather tena.
cious of life. 1t is highly necessary then
that the people become convinced Of the prac.
ticability OF Disunion in order that they may
the more readily unite with US. (io)
You ask for :" names and facts" in regard
to The confounding the cause with other en-
terprises. Now ] do not know certainly
whether it be the case or not, (ll) for the A.
gents make themselves very scarce in oul
part of the State. However, we are told thai
on the Reserve, where they generally keep
themselves, they do identify the cause
with other movements. (12) We hear it as
serted frequently that ]. w. Walker makes
no distinction. (i3) But understand US, we
do not find fault with any one for this, altho'
we do think it an injury to the cause.
Yours, truly,
]. w NEWPORT,