Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-07-30
From the Columbian.
Union Of Parties.

Considerable interest hns been maifested
of late, in some parts of our State, in conse-
quence of some editorials published in both
Wing and Independent Democratic journals,
on the subject of political union. That
there are mnny persons who have heretofore
ncted with the Wing party, hoping against
hope that that party would redeem itself
from the dominion of slavery, and net noble
and efficient part for freedom, we are oil
aware; aud it is natural thnt these persons
now, when they see that party irretrievably
4 routed, should give up these hopes, and look
\ around them for some other political bark in
which to sail. These we would invite to go
along with US. Our sails are spread, the wind
! is favorable, and we have an unerring com
4 pass in our principles, which will surely
guide us into tho desired haven.
] But while this class Of liberal Wings ought
! to act with us, there is large class of Wings
in this State, whose principles are as dissim-
liar to ours as light is TO darkness. They do
not know the A B G of human freedom
\ The right of habeas corpus, Of trial ny jury,
of the accused TO meet witnesses face TO
! face, of free speech and free press, are,
\ with them, mere feathers to be blown off
with breath, when they stand in the way
Of the triumph of their lnrtv, of peace nnd
harmony, and especially of pecuniury pros
perity. The almighty dollar is their god.-
I For this they would sacrifice all that the old
| Wings ever h I'D dear; open the gates of
our territories that the dark surges of slavery
| may sweep over them; yield up freedom of
| Speech and let padlocks he put upon their
| lips, the key turned and thrown away, and
! "fnality" stamped upon the back turn them
| selves into blood hounds, and bny upon the
1 track of fugitive slaves perpetuate slavery
! mud the slave trade in the District of Colum-
bia; separate husband aud wife, brother and
sister, and tear the infant from its mothers
arms, and only grieve that the tears she sheds
! are not precious pearls, with which TO fill n
long, laUk purse, that ever cries horseleech-
4 like, "give, give, give" With such Whigs
we can have no union-we want no union /;
the farther aloof they keep from us the better
Their very breath is poisonous. There are
lots OF such Wings in the Stnte. They were
! the leaders in getting up the Wing State
Convention last February. They controlled
its action. Did that Convention breathe n
| word in favor of freedom in the territories,
of freedom of the press, the right of trial by
fjury, against slavery and the District OF
Columbia, or of sympathy for struggling
humanity anywhere? They huve their or
gnns throughout the State, and most admi-
iuDiJ httu OuO iCfC Ut tiC otut w RoNciH-
ment. What can be more cold blooded and
heartless than its late elaborate defense OF
the fugitive slave law? Now, the idea that
there can be union of the Independent
Democrats aud such Wings, in forming a
State ticket, is simply ridiculous. What
would he ganed by it? The l1yena is not
more greedy of spoils, nor possessed of less
humanity. Let them herd together; they
ure Gagged now, and Gun do little harm.
These wings have no idea of succeeding IN
electng their State ticket After all their
blus.er about maintaining the integrity of
the Wing party, they are merely waiting n
decent opportunity to abnndonit IT, They will
go over TO the administration as soon as il can
he done with gloues on, "decently and in
order" II the Washington Union is any
index of what this administration is to he,
they will tind n cOngeniul home, and that
very soon. The old hunkers of every name
will be able to sleep together in quiet re-
pose.
As we hive already remarked there nre
thousands of liberal, progressive Wings in
this State, who ought 10 act with us, and
with whom we ought 10 act. To bring
about such action, what ought TO he done /?
Shall npur organization be changed, or our
principles be modified? This seems TO us to
he entirely unnecessary. Why change our
organization We are not stcklers for
forms, or party names; yet we would not
abandon them unnecessarily TO resort to new
ones. 1t is no small work and expense to get
up new machinary, and put it motion for Il
great National, State nnd County political
organizations; and even if it were best to
change ours at any time, it is too late 10 do
, II now to effect any good Mt an election SC
, ncar as the coming one in this State. Shal
, we modify our principles? II wrong, we
certainly should do it; but first they SHOULD
be shown to be wrong. We should not alte
or abandon one of them for tho simple
purpose of obtaining votes. The grea
principle which forms the foundation of thu
snperstruciure of our party is, "THE EQUAL
RIGHTS OF ALL MEN sEcURDD BY IMPARTIAL
LAWS" On this grent Democratic idea, rest
our national and State platform. Abandon
il in the least degree, and our whole part,
will totter aud fall. This sacred principle
and this only, is to work out mans regener
alton. This must loose the fetters and lii
up the oppressed every where. Imbued will
II, we are in sympathy with the humane, tht
benevolent, and the struggling patriots of al
, lands Shall we abandon, or modify il P
, Never, never In forming our National ant
State platforms, the endcnvor was made tC
carry out, in detail, this principle to its prnc
tical results. In this effort, in some minol
particulars, we may have erred. If so, W,
should rectily the error. Let the friends o
this great principle who have heretofore mo-
, acted with us, join us in moving forward the
, principle itseLf, and we can assure them thai
these errors, when shown 20 exist, shall be
rectlhed. Surely they must he in favor o
the idea ITSELF and of its faithful application
If not they had hetter tarry while longer a
Jericho. Let not the liberal, Anti. Slaver,
Wings be alarmed because we call il a Dem
! oeratic idea. Every true Wing is Democrat
! We have seen good deal Of those who ranE