Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-09-18
Frederick Douglass out for Hale and Julian.

FREDEmcK DOUGLASS has unfiIrlcd the
stars aud stripes with the names OF Hale and
Julian inscribed thereon. lie hacks up this
demonstration with three columns of reasons
for so doing. The seventh plank in the
Pittsburgh platform which some radical anti
! slavery men, Gerrit Smith among them, have
pronounced rotten, Mr. Douglass disposes of
in manner quite original. Though we doubt
whether the Pittsburgh delegates will deem
it complimentary. lie thrusts them upon
the horns of a very ugly dilemma aud COM
pcls them to be gored upon either one or the
other. lie says that resolution "holds its
place" "pueIy By accident or oversight, not 10y
design. Any other suppos:tion would stamp
the Pittsburgh convention, as msrH,ypaitering
in double seuse." IN consideration of suci
defence, we should not wonder if the Free
Democracy should give Mr.. Douglass the
same ADVICE which they administered to u
new recruit they obtained in this region, viz
that "he had better go back from whence he
came."-That from such friends they desired
salvation more than from their enemies. For
The benefit of all who may be Influenced
thereby we give the whole ofwhat Mr.. Doug
lass las to say on this point. II is No. 10 OF
his reasons for voting for Hale aud Julian.
10. II is objected to "Me Free Democracy"
that il does not deny the possibility OF legal
izing slavery; hut is this so? We under
stand "he Free Democracy" to admit, what 1t
would be folly TO deny, that property in mnn"
can bc asserted aud maintained 10y force,
under the forms Of legislation. We suppose
every one will admit this. We understand,
al The same time, that "he Free Democracy
deny the validity of such legislation, ns being
destitute of any authority over the slave, or
over the conscience of amy class of men,
We believe that even Gcrrit Smith regards
the Free Democracy MS going this length;
but he objects, that in another part of the
platform, there are admissions which militute
against this doctrine; such, for instance, us
the following resolution:
That no permauen; settlement Of the
Slavery question eau bc looked for except IN
the practical recognition OF the truth, that
Slavery is sectional and Freedom national,
hy the total separation of the General Gov
ernnent from Slavery, and the exercise OF
its legitimate constitutional influence on tile
side OF Freedom, and 10y leaving TO the States
the whole subject of Slavery aud the extra
diion of lugiiivcs from service"
Now, admitting that this is an unsound
plank in the Pittsburgh platform, there is an
explanation hy which, in truth, this ies0lu-
ton does not belong at all TO the platiorm.--
The fact is, that IA resolution asserting pre-
cisely what this resolution now asserts, at
least asserting that which makes this rcsolu-
ton objectionable, was almost unanimously
voted dawn, aud cast ont of the platforms; il
must therefore be plain that the present res
olulon holds its place IN the series OF reso
lutons purely hy accident or oversight, not
10y design. Any other suppositon would
stamp the Pitlshurgh Convention MS rneanly
paltering in double sense. Nevertheless,
there are persons in "he Free Democracy
whose sentiments areieXpresscd in this reso-
luton nnd it will, ia the circumstances, he
claimed by all sucl,as part of the platlurrn;
hnt in the light of the explanation we have
given, it does seem that il ought not 10 lie
made barrier against the union of Liberty
Pariy men aud Free Democrats; certainly not,
vhcl! il is remembered that the right oi dis
cussion is secured, aud tie means OF enlisht-
eminent are at hand.