Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-07-05
The true Issue.

! Several Of the Southern States arc indica-
ting by their party position and organization
that there is something of earnestness in their
talk Of dissolution. 1t may be, however, that
the true state of things Is not we'll understood
by us here. 1t is quite probable indeed that
the opinions Of the mass Of Southern voters
may not be represented truly by the leaders
who profess to act in their behalf-whatever
the real facts may be, wo give below tho rep
rcsentation of the press generally, of the rela-
ton of parties in several of the Southern
States. We have no idea that any of them will
cecede just now. We wish they would. But
they have everything their own way as yet, and
, there is no occasion. But the idea is extend
ing itself, that to this complexion it must come
at last. Servilc as the North now is she can
not always be relied upon and desperate as is
the venture, they must maintain slavery them
selves or il will fall.
In Mississippi the party lines are drawn be-
tween the compromisers and disunionists. Mr..
Footc the Union candidate for governor and
Jefferson Davis prominent in the opposite par
ty, are traversing the State in agitation of the
subject.
In Georgia the contest for Governor is strict
ly one between Union and Disunion men,
Whigery and Democracy are unknown as elc-
ments in the contest. x-Governor Mcdonald
is the candidate of the disunionists and Ex-
Speaker Cobb of the compromisers. In Alaba-
ma they arc also fairly organized with the same
dividing line. At recent Disunion Conven-
ton resolutions were adopted affirming the
right and duty of secession and determination
to stand by South Carolina, in the event of her
separate withdrawal.
At recent meeting in Maryland Mr.. Waddy
Thompson Union man of South Carolina, ad-
mitted that majority of his State were for dis
solution. The difference in that State among
the active politicians, is merely one of time and
means. One party going for immediate seces-
sion, the other for sufficient delay to effect
eonfederacy of Southern States.
We are rcjoiced at this dropping of old party
nnmes-old party issues have long since passed
away and the only great national question of
the day is the question of Slavcry-its contnu-
ancc and extension. If the South organize upon
this principle avowcdly, the North will be COM
PEELED to organize in opposition, ,-and VIC shall
have party Of frcemcn at the North. The fol-
lowing extract from an editorial in tho Boston
Post seems to indicate that even Massachusetts,
Hunkers are beginning to feel this necessity
We have tho pleasure of agreeing for once with
this Democratic editor, that the sooner every
Democrat takes his stand on one side or the
other the better. Though we shall differ with
him in the choice of sides, as he goes South
Speaking of the choice of delegates to the De-
mocratic National Convention he says:
No Free Soiler should be sent to that Con-
vention. IL is time to test the issue which
has been raised by the coalition, whether a
man can be Democrat at Baltimore and a
Free Soiler in Massachusetts. We deny that
Democrat can belong TO two parties at the
same time The Free Soil party will be the
most hostile party TO the candidate ofthe Ma
tional Democracy, and hence every Demo
crat must renounce Free Soilism or renounce
his party. If majority are not sound on
the national issue which we have got TO meet
in the next national canvass, then let there
be separation of the sound from the tnint-
will prevent the disgrace ofgoing into mix
cd convention to quarrel about the compro-
mises and pass 0nti-slavery resolutions and
send Free Soil delegates to embarrass the
national party. The Massachusetts democa-
cy can give no electoral votes to the demo-
cratic candidate for Presidency. All il can
do is not TO aid the enemy by bringing up false
issues and compelling the Democrats of
other States to rcpudiate it, in order to avoid
the inputation that the democratic party of
the North is opposed to the compromises
and is the ally Of Free Soil disunion. In
every other New England State, Free Soil
ism is expuDged from the Democratic ranks.
Few or many, it must be done here and the
sooner the test is applied to compel every
Democrat to take his stand one side or the
other of this line the better. Who is
ready and who hangs hack and falters in the
test' That is the question. Let il be met !?
Who is 10 do Ii.