Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-03-01
From Parker Pillsbury.
CoScoRD, N. H., 18th Feb. 1851.

DEAR FRIEND: When last wrote you, IL
was somewhat probable that before now,
you would have heard of the election OF
Charles Sumner TO the Senate of the United
States, by the coalition of the Democrats
and Froesoers in the Legislature of Massa-
chusetts.
But, however such an event was desired,
it has not, and probably will not, soon be-
come fact in history. And some of us are
so audacous as to think the Freesol men
have deserved their disappointment Glad
as we ever are, TO see the open advocates Of
slavery, like the old Wing and Democratic
parties, successfully resisted and defeated
still we cannot pity party much in its de-
feots, that trades wholly on borrowed or sto-
len capital and even rcvles and persecutes
those whose thauklcss labor and unpiticd
selEsacriccs have given it the only means
of setting up its party machinery, aud drag
ging itself onward in its hopeless career, aud
on whom it must depend for every hour of
future life.
The coalition gave the State the meunest
governor il has had in half century. But
the Democracy now refuse TO fulfil their part
of the contract, and so, after almost innu-
merable ballotings for Senator, there is no
choice. Democracy in New Hampshire is
the best argument know of in support of
the doctrine of Total Depravity, but the
Massachusetts type of it seems TO be, it pos
sibe, more malignant still. 1t even goes so
far as TO taunt it's Frecsoil allies with being
more obnoxious than even its Wing opponents;
and will yet probably abandon them alto
gether, and vote for Wing candidate, TN
less the Wings shall come over TO i,,-an-
other very possible event.
All this time, so far as appears, the Free
soil party, as party, sits with folded hands,
as unmoved as thong Ii success or defeat were
alike desirable; aud as if there were no
slaves to he released in the land, nor justice
to be vindicatcd under heaven.
If ever party deserved defeat, dishonor,
disgrace, it is that party in the State Of
Massachusetts, and it now seems likely TO
reap rich harvest of so unenyiable dis
tinction.
There are, or might be to any genuine
Liberty party, two modes of action, one Of
which would always ensure honorable em-
nence, if it did not give numerical majority
and political triumph. If John G. Palirey's
district had been reused and agitoted MS it
might have been, either he would have been
elected as the Kentuckian said Gen. lIarri-
son was, "Ly spontaneous eombusiion," or II
state of public sentiment would have been
created, such as no Wing Or Democratic OPP
ponent of Palirey would dare disobey or of
Iend, by any vote on any question that could
arise in Congress. Nothing could have been
,asier for the party, than this agitation. 1t
ins in it many Of the first minds and most
eloquent voices in the nation. Then it has
wealth aud all those indirect advantages
winch protusiOn of wealth ever gives. Om-
nipotent as Deity, it has but "to speak, and il
hOu!d be done" But they do not speak in the
'reesoil party. They only vote, and no one
~ voting ever chased u thousand, nor did
he ballot of two ever put ten thousand TO
light.
The success of Mr.. Sumner, much us
many abolitonists desire it, would do far less
or the anti-slavery cause than his defeat
The party scarcely creates n ripple in the
1urescent pool of politics, even in its strug-
Hes TO succeed. In the calm and quiet
which would follow victory we should for
ret its very existence.
Here in New Hampshire, every thing is in
by the unfortunate backslidng of
he Democratic candidate for Governor, of
which ] have already informed you. A
meets this week TO perform the |
Inevitable baptism of bcheading him. We
ire waiting with commendable indifference
eaders in due time.
You see by the Standard and Lberator,
low magnificent is the progress of George
Thompson through the country. Never
we're we so indebted TO Boston for any thing
lse, us for the mob at his reception meeting
n Foneuil Hall. An archogel's trump peal
ng from the clouds, could not have so well
ounded forth his introduction. An archan-
els visit could scarcely more have gladden.
d our hearts. His visits to us are indeed
ar between and few, but are doing more 10
fleet our national character and destiny,
nan the omnipresence of ninety-nine hum
redths of all the priests und politicians who
warm the atmosphere. We need the
Great Tent" you have in Ohio, to contain
is congregations-and could he multiply
imself by ten or twenty, he could not meet
Ie incessant demands which are every
ihere made upon him.
by the Bugle, see that you have some
pw nnd pnpr1pfic nccessiOns TO Vour Num-