Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-11-12
ours truly,
PARKER PILLSBURY.
The following are the comments Of the F
Democraton Mr.. Pillsbury's letter.
PARKER PILLSBURYS LETTER

We publish TO day communication from Mr.. Pills
bury, being criticism on the position Of the Free
Democratic party, and the course which the Free
Democrat has pursued in relation to the subject OF
the rendition Of fugitive slaves and also contras-
ting them with the position Of the Garrisoniau or
Abolition party proper.
We desire to make n few comments on this let
ter, and we will cay in the outset that neither Mr.
Pllsbury nor any Of his party can say anything
however severe in regard 10 the abstract wrongful
ness Of slavery which we will not agree to- We
desire as heartily us he does to zee the day when
the shackles shall fall from the limbs Of every slave
in the land. There is no difference between us in
regard to the end to be attained; and whenever he
shall convince us that that end can best be attained
or can only be attained by civil revolution, then
we shall join hands with him for that purposc.-
His is a non-votng party; aud we believe they are
also non-resistants. Look first at the improbahilty
of convincing men that they best overthrow the
system of slavery by refusing to vote. And then
suppose they had majority Of their way Of think
! ing, and should endeavor 10 organize new gov
ernment being non-resistants, handful Of res
olute men could overpower them and render their
efforts abortiye.
We believe that our revolutionary fathers at the
time the constitution formed looked conf
IDENTIFY forward to the gradual abolition of slavery
through the operation Of measures set on foot at
that time. One Of these measures was the passage
Of the celebrated ordinance Of 1857, by which the
whole OF the Northwest territory forever con-
secrated TO freedom. And it is q significant fact
that this very territory belonged to a slave State
and that the Shareholders Of that day Joined in the
measure. Another Of these measures was the abol-
iton of the foreign slave trade after the year 1908
1t was thus confidently expected that by cutting
of the foreign supply and securing the territories
TO freedom, slavery would become improbable in
the States where it then existed and die out by a
system of gradual emanci patton And such would
have undoubtedly been the case had the govern
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reverse Of this has been the case. The whole his
tory Of the government of late years has been a
continual struggle for the increase of slave terrific
ry. First Louisiana, then Florida, then Texas, and
lastly, New Mexico and California. But Callfor.
mia, though acquired for the avowed purpose of be-
ing made slave territory, was saved that disgrace
by the efforts of few brave men in Congress Nc
one, we presume, will pretend to say that slavery
could have existed till the present time but for these
outlets. 1t would have been moral impossbty
Slave labor is VIGOROUSLY Improbable in an econ
omical point OF view. Tlen how have they managed
TO perpetuate the system? This we conceive TO bt
the way after they have exhausted the soil Of the
older slave States by few years of slave labor
they save themselves from pecuniary ruin by sell
ling of the increase Of their slaves to the trader,
to he takeu to the virgin soil of the new territories
were under the operations of the lash ard severe
labor and hard fare, a slave is worked to death in
about an average Of seven years.
And nothing under heaven, we conceive, butt
new slave territories, ,aordng yenent outlet for
the increase, and making slaye-breeding n proita.
Bile business, has prevented the States, Maryland
Virginia and Kentucky, from following the cxam.
pie ofNew England, New York and Pennsylvania
in the work of emancipation.
4 We believe slavery to be monster growth, orig.
mating in nlawlessness and cupidity that it has no
direct sanction flaw even in the States where il
exists but derives whatever of sanction it has mere
y from custom and usage. Suchwe believe to be
the decision of even prO-slavery Judges. We be-
ieve It to be contrary to the spirit fnot to the let
soon come when the outside pressure Of an enlgh.
toned public opinion will constrain our judges tc
decide II uncoustitutional. But We confess va
have no hope ,ha, such deeisioa win be made