Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-07-19
VOL. 6.
Letter from l. A. Hine.
The Late Chrlnian Anti- Slavery Convention
Mi'reprcsentations- Chase, Lstois, $c.--Yow
Correspondent r."

' HDiioh' Inc mai to-day brought me
The Bugle of May 31st, containing letter from
nervous young man, named p. who, in
most respects is perfectly inoffensive. The pre-
vious letter to The Bugte, to which "P" refers.
l have not seen. This shrcwd young man
makes the following remarks, in Justification Of
the absense Of Mr. Lewis and Chase, from tho
late Anti-Slavery Convention held in this City:
"It is very likely that Samuel Lewis Senator
Chase, and other thorough going Anti Slavery
men who disapprove of many Of the peculiar
doctrines and measures Of the American Anti
Slavery Society, Of the views of the Women's
Rights party, and of the entire spirit Of the
school of Socialism and reform of which L. A.
Hine is the representative, may have thought
It their duty to stay away. Had they taken an
active part or countenanced il in any way they
would have become identified, whether justly
or not it matters little, with views and measures
they do not approve"
1t is a sufficient reply to this reflection upon
the courage Of Samuel Lewis and Senator Chase,
to say that both of them have attended, and ad-
dressed large meetings of the School of Social
ism and Reform" of which "P" speaks, and one
which had the honor to preside. If, thoro-
fore, they could have been spoiled by contact
with mo, they would have been addled long
ago. This only shows the sdgdcity Of Mr.. P
1t is proper for me to state, that, when request
cd to act as Chairman of that Convention, ro-
marked, that was perfectly willing provided
its especial movers werc not fearful Of the bad
effect of a contact with ono of my general SON
timcnts. The reply was, that il was not afraid
Of association with them they were not Of me
or to that efFcct--and took the chair.
But this young man makes further dcvol-
opment as follows:
81 never knew before 1 saw him Chairman Of
this Convention that l.. A. Hinc was an Abo-
litionist though l have long known him.
Within year have heard him speak in re-
probation of Tho Bugle, and of tho mean views
Of the Garrison party, aud though writer for
the National Era he has never been able to 20
even as far as DIR. Bailey in opposition to Slave
ry If good Abolitionist, he must bo q late
eonuert."
"P" here says that he has known me long.
and was unaware that was an Abolitionist,
until he saw me in the chair of the said Conven-
ton. If an uncompromising opposition to hu-
man Slavery, Scrvtude, and Injustice, as we'll
as Ignorance, Error, Avarice and Lust of all
kinds constitutes an Abolitonist, then 1 was
one before /" 2" cut his eye teeth, and the most
have written during the past Eve years, has
been at war with all these Evils. The readers
of The Buglc can judge whether 1 could ever
go as far as DIR. Bailey, when tell them that
Free Soil orator of Cincinnati took especial
exception to me last fall in speech to the pco-
pie, because was in favor of extending tho
right of suffrage to colored men. On hearing
of this objection to me, Il was up for ofIice,) 1
asked him Judge Hoadley) if he was not a
Free Soilcr, "Ycs," said he, but that is not
part of the Free Soil Platform!!"
But up" says he has heard me dcnouncc Tho
Buglc, and the Garrison party. do not rocol-
lect any such reference to The Buglc and as
far as have spoken of that class of Rclormers,
it has boon in precisely the manner in which I
spoke of them, to you when at the Convention,
to wit: that their denunciatory style was not
calculated to hasten the downfall of slavery
that it was most disagreeable to me SC. In this
l believe you concurred, and am sure the for
mer Editor of The Bugle, did and docs not rel
ish that kind of cut-throat speech making,
which characterises now and then one, of that
party.
The position l hold, is this-that we have
evils at our own doors, and that Anti Slavery
men have been too much inclined to overlook
the slavery laws upon our own statute books,
and the gross wrongs of monopoly in our own
States, and to direct their attention too cxclu-
sively to their political ncighbors at the South,
am not behind any man in the condemna-
ton of Southern Slavery; but 1 do say that
magnanimity requires full confession and alb
solution of our own sins before becoming too
violent against the South. Colorcd men can
not yet vote in Ohio
am as much, and perhaps more hostile TO
the Fugitive Slave Bill, than many orthodox
Anti Slavery men. 1 60 for its entire repeal.
and against the enactment of p substitute. Let
us have an end of this Fugitive business. But
while take this ground, were in Congress-, 1
could not vote for its modifcation-nothing
short of its entire repeal. A modification would
render the fugitive less secure-for it is the Sc
verify of the law that rallies around him the
public sympathy which is his only protection.
The principle portion of my reform study dur
ing the coming year and half, will be confin-
ed to the redemption of the Earth from the
grasp of Avarice, Monopoly and Mammon, SO
that the people may possess that which God
gave them, and labor become more independent.
am more exclusively devoted to this now, for
the reason that tho friends of this reform desire
that it be carried if possible during tho next
Presidential canvass.
Hoping to improve the opportunity of occa-
sionally comforting with the readers of The Bu-
gle, subscribe myself,
Yours for Humanity,
l.. A. HINR.
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