Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-09-25
Liberty Party.

Last week we announced that Mr.. Gerrit
Smith, with a majority of the Conestota Con-
veniion had decided upon union with the
Free Democracy, having by resolution, in
terpreted tho Pittsburgh platform in accord
ance with their own views. From the fol-
lowing circular, for which we are indebted
to the kindness Of Mr.. Smith, it will be seen
that the committee of correspondence, con-
vinced that whatever the platform mny mean
and however excellent, or even unti-slovery
the candidates may be, they do not represent
those views, have therefore reversed
their decision, and now call convention to
nominate other candidates.
We cannot refrain from the expression of
our satisfaction at this result. Mr.. Smith
and his friends estimate their position truly
when they look upon themselves as the "ed-
ucotors of the public mind" this is their true
mission, while their numbers are as now, and
while the mass of that mind recognizes the
righlful existence ofinjustice, ,becnuse author
ised by legal forms The committee say:
We are constrained to call this Conyen-
ton, not because We entertain unfavoruble
opinions of Mr.. Hale nnd Mr.. Julinn-for we
honor and love them. They are wise and
good men; and are hearty aboltionists; and
the greater their vote, the greater will be our
Joy. We are constrained to call the Con-
ven,ion, because the Liberty Party is un-
willing to vote for any candidate for office,
who is not openly and distinctly with il on
the great questions submitted to Mr.. Hale
aud Mr.. Julian. We do not expect to see
lnrge Convention for the Liberty Party,
though, as we trust, Of some value as an ed
ucaior of the public mind, is, nevertheless,
in point of numbers, quite Insignificant.
We have appointed the Convention TO be
held the Both day of September TO the end,
that those, who shull attend it, may, also, at
tend the Celebration of the Anniversary of
the Rescue Of Jerry. Tint celebration will
take place in the same City, the following
day: and as it will be the Celebration of one
of the most important aud honorable events
in the history of American liberty, it will,
doubtless, be attended by vast rumbers Of
true-hear.ed men and women.
The undersigned tuke the liberty TO sug-
gest, that the persons attending the Conycn-
IOl from the State OF New \ Ofk 10, nj the
close of il, nominate State Officers, so far as
the nominations of such Officers by the Free
Democracy may prove to be unsatisfactory.
Ii is very desirable, that none of them should
prove TO be unsatisfactory, ,innslnuch as every
Thing is desirable, which shall hasten the
day, when the Liberty Party eau, without
slrrenderng any of its great principles, ,iden-
tify itself with, aud merge itself in, the Free
Democracy. That day will have come when
the Free Democracy has clearly aud Ger
tainly espoused those principles. The Lib
crty Parry, much as il is attached TO its name
aud organization, will, Notwithstanding, hold
itself ever ready to give up both. But we
trust, that il will never he ready TO give up
its principles. A wrong nomination, made
in the name of the Free Democracy, or even
a wrong platform, built in its name, will not
have the effect TO hold us back from uniting
ourselves with the Free Democracy, provi-
ded we believe, that the masses of its mem
bers are sound in their political creed. New
ertheless, such errors, especially if repeated,
must make us slower to confide in those
masses.