Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-01-05
The DISQUALIFICATION Of PARTIES
Correspondence Of tho True Dcmocrat.
WAsmINoroN Cry, Dec. a.


Correspondence oftho True Democrat.
WAsnINoToN CRY, Dec. "a.
Dear Deuocrai The misrepresentation
of the public press arc so common that II IS
perhaps useless to attempt any correction
Thus Mr.. Gales in The hieltigenecr of this
morning, says that the Wings could have
elected their candidate IL they had united
This paper and The Union have constantly
persisted in regarding the Free Soil party as
having 10 existence, and that there were but
/ two parties in the nation. That point be-
licyo is now given up. But the Wings could
only have elected their candidate by bring
ing to his support all who had ever belong
ed TO the Wing party, aud, at the same time,
keeping the recusunt Democrats from the
support of Cobb. There are now here 1l6
members who have heretofore belonged to
the Democratic party, or were elected by
Democratic votes; leaving ia members
elected by Wing votes and by union of Wing
and Free Soil votes. Two of these, king
of Georgia, and Gentry of Tcnnessee,) nre
absent, leaving only ll2 now here who
would under any circumstances vote with
the Wings as party. Thus if all the mem
bers had fallen back TO their original parties,
Cobb would have been elected by a majority
of four voies. This is, therefore, a deception
attempted TO be played off upon the public
mind. The management Of the whole con-
test Oh the part OF the Wings has exhibited
n most Obvious want of honest, straightior-
ward action. Knowing that ii the Free
Soicrs were to disband they would be in
minority of four--and knowing that Julian,
Root, Gddings, Howe and Allen would new
or vote for Mr.. Winthrop nor any other man
not pledged 10 Frecdom-they sought 10
iice by which they could evade the question
Of Liberty. No man, capable of reasoning,
could have expected any other result from
the plurality vote than that which took place.
When they attempted, by adopting the rcso-
luton 10 elect by plurality vote, they were
conscious that they could elect Northern
Democrat fully pledged to the principles OF
Freedom i'll one hour, instead of electing
Cobb. They knew that they could elect
. Preston King, or Wilmot, or Root, at any
moment they pleased. They were told that
II they would turn their vote upon any North
ern Wing, standing unsuspected OH the
great subject of Humanity, they could elect
, him. The Frecsoilcrs took every opporluni-
ty TO assure them OF these facts, and, us you
see, voted for MIR. Stevens OF Pa. for the pur-
pose of placing upon the record their rcadi-
} ness TO elect any Wing who was not an nc
! knowledged doughtace. Yet that party per-
sisted TO tho last in adhering TO MIR. Win
tllrop, declaring that they would stand or fall
with him.
am aware that many of their al,lest men
deprecated that course. Indeed, many of
them were indignant ut it but they had not
the influence TO change the course Of their
party.
Winthrop was defeated; and with that de-
nnf lao ....I- A
distinguished Senator who sustained Gener-
al Taylor, said the other day, "'They are 60
ing down so quietly and gently that not even
; bubble marks the spot where they sink"
But have not yet touched the most pain
ful part OF the story. The Wings saw that
; a sentiment was gaining ground that the
North must unite aud place in the Chair u
Speaker pledged to Freedom. The North
ern press, both Wing aud Democratic, urged
, that course. Members OF both parties talked
OF II freely, aud all saw that few DAYS more
would effect that object This would have
been triumph OF Free Soil principlcs-a
triumph OF Freedom. The leaders who ad-
here 10 Gen. Taylor, became alarmed, called
a caucus, and proposed the cxpcdient of u
plurality vote. This was violation and an
overtIrI!Dg of the practice which has pre-
vailed since the adoption of the constitution.
j has ever been supposed that under our ma
tional compact nlLority of all the votes was
necessary to a choice. But this view OF the
founders OF our government must be over
turned. This could not he done while the
freedom OF debate was permitted. The gag
was therefore applied-almnst every Wing
voting for it, and enough Democrats to givo
them eleven majority in favor of suppressing
debate, III order TO violate the constitutional
rights OF the North. il was under these
circumstances that your Representative of
tered substitute for tho resolution, as YOU
observe in the journal of proceedings.
After tie election by plurality was consum-
mated, Stanly offered resolution declaring
Cobb duly elected This showed his view OF
tho matter. And both The Union aud Iate,-
kigeRcer now urge that this resolution cured
the previous violation of tho constitution. II
is due TO the Northern Democrats to say that
four of them-Cleveland OF Conn.,, Peck of
VI, Doty OF Wisconsin, and Wood of Ohio
would not be whipped into the support of
Cobb. Let them be hOnorably mentioned.
Cobb is minority Speaker. by this pro-
: tracted contest, spirit of opposition to tho
slave power has been created here ten times
more powerful than was ever before wit
messed in this city. Some OF our influential
: men now say that the Freesoilers will carry
all their measures through the House. Two
weeks moro will renew the contest for Free
: dom in more direct nnd palpable FORM
Then the county will mark the fruits of the
late struggle. Yours.
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}, Tho sum Of behavior is, to retain mans
Int al.