Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-06-05
BxEcvrivE COMMITTEE meets June 9th.
The Southern Press and The Democracy.

Tho Washington Southern Press, the central
organ of the Southern Rights, or sece ssion par
ty, turned a summcrset, just on the eve Of the
nomination. It has concluded to remain in the
Union till after the Presidential election, an d
has cast its lot with the Democratic party. If
we had room, We should be glad to give entire,
the, reasons for this sudden evolution. 1t
would be highly edifying to some of our poll
ticians, who favor us with considerable amount
Of defamation against slavery.
These Southern blustcrcrs have accomplished
their object, and therefore change their tactics.
They have raved and bullicd sufficiently, to af-
ford Webster, Cass and others, stock in the
trade Of Union saving, which these latter vain
ly hoped would make their political fortunes,
but which the former well knew would pcrpot-
uatc their power to rule the nation. They now
manifest the true value and intent of their
threatened secession, by volunteering to swear
anew fidelity to tho UEion, which for two
years, they have threatened and cursed without
stint,-by joining in fraternity with the Demo
cratic party, whose motives and measures they
have assailod with the bittercst dcnunciation-
and by courscling silence in regard to the Com
promise, measure that has been treated by
them, with unsparing contempt and ridiculc.
No ono who understands the influence of the
Union upon slavery, has ever, for moment
supposed they were sincere in their declarations
of hostility to it. This concession to their sin
ccrity, could only be made by tho impeachment
of their sanity. No. The only mon who dare
to sec this Union dissolved. are the friends of
freedom. Were it done to-day, the death stab
would be given to slavery. And none know it
better, then those at the South, who threaten
dissolution, unless it be those hypocrits who
would earn Office by being its snviours at the
North. Tho only reason why the Southcmcr
feels secure in his clutch upon the slave, is be-
cause he knows that the whole power Of the
Union is pledged to justify and maintain his
villiany. This new move of these valiant
Southcrncrs, is therefore, only what all men of
forecast anticipated.
The resistance party in South Carolina, indeed,
Is to save its dignity, by standing aloof from
the nominating Conventions. Thus giving it
the chance to threaten and storm with effect ;
and with show Of consistency in future. 1t
would be pity to loose so valuable an instru-
mentality for keeping the North in order. The
Editor Of the Press, therefore thinks it aloguth-
cr best that South Carolina sccossionists,
should stand firm, while he and others of the
party go over to the Democrats.
On this point he is entirely in harmony with
nti.Slavory" Wings and Democrats of tho
North. lie is willing to be silent in regard to
the compromise. Ills language in the following
extract is anything but complimentary. We
should think it would raise the blush of shame,
upon the checks Of such men in both parties rs
are represented by the New York Post and NJ
York Tribune. lie says:
ain our belief, the party of Southern
Rights is, and ought TO he neutral. upon the
naked question of verbal endorsement by
the convention of the only sO-cnllcd Com
promise measure which now remains pract-
cally imperative, aud subject to repeal or ac-
tive aggression. II such nn endorsement be
necessary To sustain at home the Northern
Democrats who have so handsomely ahvoca-
ted the law, let them have it. The South
cannot object to mere harmless IcOrdS but for
her own purposes she asks them not. Re-
nembering the swords of lath that have
heretofore been brandislcd in her behalf, in
the shape of Fillmore proclama.ions and
Webster speeches, Nicholson letters, aud
trcason-trial fhrces, she might well disclaini
such aid. ".Non tall duriiio nee dejensoribus
isis eget iempus." Present TO her candidate
whose nntecedents, rs well MS whose present
position, guaranty in his administration a
sincere and an uncompromisiug maintenance
of the Fugitive Slave Inv in its integrity
and further endorsement, she need not, aud
she will not ask. In such an event. ii the
silence of the convention will help THEN
candidate, if Northern Free-Soilers will aid
to bring into power AN administration from
which, as such, they can never receive any
sympathy or support, there seems to he no
repson why we sllould reject their voics.--
| II their desire to repudiate the Constitutional
obligation of fugitive rendition, rage in i'm
potent fury within their own breasts alone
and enter not as an element into the contest
we surely need not therefore, refuse ,theil
aid in restraining federal encronchment, an,
administering the general affairs of th
Union upon open true Republican princi
pies.