Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-07-17
Political Anil.Slavery.

NS OTHHilLfllIuy NbU Ur NIulhNNfI
aud its results. This vindica,ion comedies
our great objection TO il as an abolition
measure, viz. its innteqIncy to produce tile
result. II deieuds tile Buff; 10 platform, ms
"reuching the full length, not of the desires
of the nboiiionists, but of the political re.
sDonsibiiities Of The North" Aud truly enough
affirns, that no political organization could
90 further without conflict with the consii-
tuition. This conflict, the Editor afiirns,
he hns never proposed or couptennnced;
aud the action at Buffalo was no letting down
of tho old liberty purity standard, us many
of the old liberty party men think. With
the results of this action the Era is highly
satisfied. To it it attributes the defeat of
General Cass, nnd numerous and great hen.
eiits, ns il thinks, have thence resulted To the
cause Of freedom. II strongly urges the
continuance of the plan, " conIending tia; il
WINS sound in principle constitutional in its
srope, wise in its details and beneficial in
iis results"
Here then we hive the concession dis
iinctly aud formally made, lllnt the Free Soil
party is not, otherwise than incidentally, an
abolition party, DIR. Baily is right. The Buff.
alo platform does not reach the /" desires" Of
Obolitionists, not even of those who are
members of the pnriy. Nor cnn any organ
ization, which like il, confines itself within
the authority of the constitution, as interpre-
ted by ever, ho,ly except Genil Smith men.
Abolitinnsm has us yet, found no orgnnized
expression, except hy those WHO abolish the
constitution by their anii-slavery interpreta-
ton of that instrument, aud those who re-
pudiate the constitution aud the Union it
formed aud has sustained.
We shall not quarrel with the Era or any
body else, about the good, Free Soil has
accomplished, or the evil it has averted.-
Whatever il lius done IN this way we can
heartily rejoice in. Though we confess, thut
TO US, the claim set up by the Era, seems in
some Of its specifications, rather equivocal.
All we wish now TO do is to impress upon
our readers, the inndequacy Of these meas
ures to "reucl the desires of aboltionists." -
Those desires ARE simply, emdncipdiion.-
Why shDuld their measures stop short of
thut? We would not that its friends should
deceive themselves. They were so deceived
in 1913. aud have been since. They taught
aud believed that Free Soiism WIS aboli-
tionism--tle remedy direct and positive for
| slavery. DR.. Baily it seems, was not so de-
ceived. lie was satisfied with measures
which hnd only "iendeucy" to this en,l.
Not so with all. Aud they were sally sour
ed with those who labored faithfully 10 TN
deceive ihem.
All aboiiionisis can rejoice in any mems
ures, which exert iavoring tendency"
towards their object. But for ourselves, we
have no patience with that policy, which
would limit our action to mere "ihvoring
tendencies" Shareholders stop ut no half
way measures, aud we like them, and like all
others who would win, go for decision and
a direciness which shall be unmislukeable
to friends or foes
II those who in lS48 gave their votes for
platform which had only "a tendency" to
emancipation, had given them directly TO
that result. II they had spoken out the "le-
sires of nholiIionisis," and not what they
were permitted to speak hy compact pre-
scrhed by shareholders, Scott in 1852 would
not have accepted the denominations of the
Wing platform with his nomination. Aud
New Hampshire Democrat would not have
insulied God aud man, with the Infamous
/ bonst true though il may be, that his life
had never been marked iy one act at vari.
unce with gng law aud slave catching. Had
even the sixty one thousand, who voted ior
james G. Birney done this, Henry Clay noi
Martin Van Buren,, would ever again lnve
: thought of the Presidency, without a sack.
cloth aud ashes repentance, which by no
means characterized the latter when he step
; ped upon the Buffalo platform.
Tie Shareholders understand this. Wher
they would nuke ont a case against poli,ica
anIi-slavery - technically SO called, they
charge il with the sins of dsunionists.-
They tell It's supporters Tint they are enc
mics Of the constitution, and are seeking lh'
a dissolution of the Union. Pro-slavery pol
O itcans know, if anti.slavery ones do moi
@ thnl with their Interpretation Of the consli
n tuition, DisIInion is the only direct anti suver
aclion. The only action worth while 70
: men in earnest TO mike. And believing
= them to lie in earnest, they charge upo
l. them the intention Of this action. And thu
% have they been subjected TO u great amoun
e. Of labor in vindicaIing their loyalty to III
s. constitution aud the union. A vindicntio
"a that with their creed in regard to the forme
y they should blush for their short sightednes