Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-07-09
The Political Present.

The N. Y. Daily Tribune, of June 2Sth,
contains an article entitled The Past-The
Future" Under the first head, il briefly
condenses the triumph of the South, aud
the humiliNting submission of the North,
since the admission Of Texas till the present.
We quote what he has to say on the last,
under the more appropriate head of the
present. General Pierce is in good filth, re-
deeIning his pledges 10 slavery. Heretofore
our countrymen have professed, whatever
their practices at home, to he the friends Of
freedom abroad. Hencciorth marked fea-
ture Of our foreign policy, is the perpetua-
ton of human bondage wherever it exists
abroad. The genuineness Of our professions
of liberty, will soon be rightfully appreciated
by nll nations.
The Tribune says:
Having thus surveyed the ground mutually
occupied down to the present year, let us
see where we noiU stand.
Gen. Pierce was elected, and proceeded
TO form Cabinet, composed of six early
friends of the Compromise and one South
ern opponent. Col. jeff. Davis had con-
demned Geu. Casss Nicholson doctrine, even
while supporting the author for President,
ngainst his own futher-in-law, Gen. Taylor !;
declaring that he could assent TO no PROPOSE
ton which did not secure to the South full,
clear aud indeieasible right to take slaves
into all parts Of the New Territories. On
this ground he fought as U. $. Senator the
Compromise throughout, voting only for the
.'s""e o'"'o Lu", u"u ,es,gn'ng MS sea'
~ ~ mo,ns anu '1;a"p Stp nSss,sslppl us 9n'i-
en- in ,,,e % conyass hw Csm m eo FoO,s vh, oea. ".
backed by one-filih of the Democrats and
nineteen -twentieths of the Wings, Col Davis
remained tlienceforth in private life until
Gen. Pierce called him into his Cabinet, an
unrepenting adversary of the Compromise.
Gen. Dix was pressed for n place in the
Cabinet on the part of the Free Soil Dem
ocracy Of other days, but he was deemed
ineligible and rejected, though recently n
supporter OF "ihe Adjustment" And il is
now understood that lhe French Mission
promised him 10y Gen. Pierce, is to he with
held, although Soule, Gndsden, Borland,
Meade and other bitter Southern opponents
OF the Compromise have received Diplomat
&c appointments, and several more such have
been Inducted into the most lucrative Con-
sulates. Ia no case does the fact that
the side of Slavery appenr 10 bnr his mo.
motion. but the contrary: nor il he reouired
10 repudin,e nor renent of such hostiIitv.-
But Whenever n Rarnburncr of 1919 nsnires
10 n ulnce under The Federal Administration.
he Is reonired TO renounce his Free Soil
principles or proye tint he never had ony.
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i n" m ',., Gu", "I,e",s s', Enn PIE no "iI'om %
Va S",d, ~ nay LII, c.is Io"', 10 aaiaa "ma
e., % ,ho" 40 I'm W E".a Se;,oos sa,;ns. ~ assuming
'""' "'' "'' ''"' '"'"e
on ess,nss .E"a s;I ,n"t oen r.eres mas up
would make the impression that these ap-
pointees are still Free. Soiiers. But The as
sumption is untrue. The Free-Soilers' Of
1915 Tenounced Their Free 'Soihsm IN 1872,
when they adopted anh came upon me
compromise platform. Mr.. be'' knew '.'s
TACT, nnd yet he ,nd not w masnanim'ly
to slate H. lie chose to nlmke inlse I'M
preston 10y stating only part OF the truth
OF the case and 10y lhnt means to obtain
party advantage. The Democrats Of Ten
nessee ioouid promptly rePudidte Gen. Pierce
" he had brought Free SoHers, wifh Their Free
Soil sentiments still clmging TO them, info The
public Offices. They now know that he has
been guilty of no such act of bad faith"
Ru, ;s ,bore onv corrcs,ordrc reou;s;,ion