Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-08-14


raj, inherent aud unnlicnabe right to life,
liberty, and tic pursuit of happiness! But,
TO he President of the United Stuics, a mau
must he devoted to slavery, and believe in
Tie 'lnnlity of the compromise measures
und promise to dscowlicuUcc or to resist all
agitation OF the subject of slavery, when
ever, whercverer, or howeverl
think this was at first the plan of some
of the most skillil of the Northern leaders
OF the Wings, 10 nominate Cen. Scott ioiHom
a pidyorm-nUt conittcd to slavery or TO
freedom; then to represent him us opposed
to slavery, aud on that ground To commend
him TO the North, and carry the election for
any day when the North rallies, it can out
vote the South. But some violent pro-sla-
very men framed the present platform, aud
brought it forward. The policy of Mr.. Web.
sicr's friends would have been 10 say-'Wc
need no platform for Mr.. Webster. The
speech OF 9Th March is his platform. Mr.
Fillmore needs none. Gen. Scott needs Il
platform, for you don't know his opinions
BUT, II is enough for the servant that lac bc
ns his tuastcr.' As Mr. Webster had caught
at Mdsous hill, so the Rctuucrs caught n tie
Northern platform, aud one who has great
genius for oratory enlarged on lis cXccleUrc,
and whitewashcd it all over with hs peculiar
rhetoric. The platform was set up 10y he
Convention to ihc great joy OF the 'Retaiu-
ers' lrom New England; wien all at once,
the image Of Gen. Scott appeared upon il
lie ns well us Fillmore or Webster eau stand
there. This was the weight that pulled them
them down; for alter Scott had signiied his
willingness to accept the platform, the great
objection To him on the part of the South
was destroyed.
The defeat of Mr.. Webster is complete
and awful. IN SO baIloling, he never went
beyond 30 votes out of 203. Filty three
times was the vote taken, and tiny three
times the whole South voted against him.
When it hecame apparant that the vote
would fall on Gen. Scott, MIR. Websier's
friends went aud begged tie Suutherucrs to
give him a few votes, votes which could
then do Mr.. Fillmore no goods but the
South answercd-not uo,e They went
with tears in their eyes still the South an-
swercd-noi a roie That is remakt bic
chapter in History
Ii Geu. Scott is President, | take i, VIC
shall lave n moderate pro.slnvery adhinis-
iraiun, tiIssy aud lculhCry; that we shall
uike a large slice irom Mexico during the
next four years. Gen. Scott is n military
mnu of unblenished character, | believe
l. Z. with no unpopular viccs--hut with the
prcjud,ces Of Il military man. He proposes
TO cOnier citizenship on any foreigner who
has served year Ia the army or navy of the
u. States, aud seems TO think u year Of work
at fghing is as good n qualification for
American citizenship us five years industrl-
Gus life Oh farm, or in a shop. This IL n
little too military for the American taste, but
will suit The military gentlemen who like TO
ninguiiy their calling.
II Gen. Pierce is chosen, take it we shall
have strong pro-slnvery administration !;
shall get the slice of Mexico, and of Cuba
besides, ia the next four years. Manifest
destiny will probably point that way.
] do rot know that il will not he better for
the cause Of freedom, that Pierce should
Perhaps the sooner this whole
matter is brought to crisis, tie better.
Now look at tho ANrI.SLAvERY PARTY
Here also are two great divisions; one is po-
litiral, the other moral. a word OF cucl-
of the political first.
This is formed of three sections. One is
the Free Soil party, which comes mainly
from the Wings; tho next is the Free Democ-
rdcy, the Barnhurners, who have come main
~ from the Democrats. Each of these
has the prcludices of its own historical lru-
dtiou-Whig prcjudiccs and Democratic
prcludiccs; it has Iho cXcellcncies of lis
primal source. include the Liborty in this
Free Soil, Free Democratic division. They
differ from tie other in this-a denial that
the Constitution Of the United States author.
ICES or allows slavery; denial that slavery
is constitutional in the nation, or even icgdi in
any State.
But all these agree in a strong feeling
against slavery. They arc one in freedom,
as the Wings and Democrats are one in Sia-
rcry Part of this feeling they have trans
lated into mn Idea. 10 express it in their
most general terms-Siorey is sectional, mol
national; belongs 10 The STATE, and mol The Fed
erdl Government, Hence they aim to cut the
nation free from slavery altogether, but will
leave il the individual States.
Now this political Ant-Sayery party is n
very strong yarly. IL is considerable by its
niuabers-poweriu enough TO hold the bal
ance of power in several Of the StatGs.-
-Four years ago, it cast three hundred thou
sand votes This year think il will 50 up
to four hundred thousand.
But il is stronger in the talent and character
Of lis eminent men, than ip the force of its
numbers. You know those men. need not
speak of Chase aud Hale, of Gddings aud
OF Mann, with their coadjutors in Congress
and out out of il. Look at names not so
well known MS yet in our national debates.
Here is noble speech from Mr.. Iownshend,
one new ally in tho field from the good State
of Ohio. This is the first speech of his
that ever read; it is full of promise. There
is conscience in this man; there is power
Of work in him.
MIR. Rantoul has done honorably-don
nobly, indeed. What he will say today, |
shall not pretend to calculate. lie is poll
tician like Others, and in very dangerous
position; hut have much faith in him and,
at any rate, thank God for what he has
done already. lie is man of good deal