The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-11-09
THE OHIO STAR
LYMAN w. HALL. Edito,
e A " l. N N A ,
The Erie nds OF Freedom.


The friends of Freedom, the phiIanthropic CO.
workers for the slave, have. doubtless much more
cause for encouragement than discouragement-
The few who think that the cause of freedom has
been weakened by the late operative effort OF
men of all parties, in our humble opinion, do
greatly err. The movement has taught men of
common reformatory principles, of like sentiments
of philanthropy. that there is stand point outside
of political organizations, where liberal men may
gather and concentrate their strength, and work
together efficiently and effectively for the general
good. Thus the bands of party have been loosen
ed, its iron sway weakened, its trammes, to an
extent, lifted off. At this we should be rejoced,
and by it should be encouraged, for there is too
much proneness in men of all parties to blind, ex
elusive bitter impracticabIe partisanshP. So far,
therefore, as the minds of men can be liberalzed
and dives:ed Of prejudice and their action made to
correspond to larger liberaty, far is advance
ment made, and substantial good secured, good
whose benefcent influence will inure exclusively
to no particular party but which will be diffused
to the benefit of all classes Of individuals in society
From this the friends of freedom may take heart,
for in this liberal, operative effort may be dis
cerned, the germ Of powerful, independent
movement, which will attract liberal, reformnfory,
progressive to itself, and ultimately, and it
may well be hoped, speedily, control counties,
States and Nation, and thus enthrone right and
justice, and purify the political and moral atmos-
phere.
Again, in all the aspects of the times, general
well as local, we havethe greatest cause for
couraged hope. We everywhere parties bro
ken and breaking; intestine, self-cousuming, de-
structiye party felds; discord and chaotic ee-
ments everywhere IN commotioD.
We see the Wing party prostrated and hope
ever crushed out of it.
We see the administration party rent with fac
tions and incurable fsuds-we see the admins
tration itself playing the tyrant, prescribing and
Furnishing for opinions sake, las witness the case
of Collector Bronson and others) we see the slave
power welding the administration an instru-
mentality TO crash and destroy the frieads of free
dom (as see Attorney General Cushing's letter in
so-days paper.)
In all this, though son the part of the oppressor
there is power" we see cause for encouragement
and hope. There is a recuperative energy in free
dom which there is not in tyranny. Let the
Stakeholder, with his Slavery administration bear
on with heavy hand-.whom the gods will to de-
structon they first make mad"-the result will
be, must be the aggregation of all the opposing ee
ments of the present national tyrant dynasty-the
combination of all liberal, freedom-oving, tyrant-
hating men--in short the formation of an ndepen-
dent, LIBERAL triumphant party, whose lfe-spring
will be the spirit of TO- in which, in the ark of
the covenant shall find safe resting place, the
ry Palladium of Liberty, free thought. free speech.
independent action, inalienable rights, universal
freedom and brotherhood, and by which the Phi
Iistnes of the land the leaders of vandal slavehol
ders and their abettors shal be driven from place
q and power, and be substituted by better men, mer
Q who will not abuse power and injure their
r. Let the friends of freedom be hopeful. fearless
nerved and ready for the conflict before US. Amer
can slavery must be overthrown peaceaby, or the
prediction of John Quincy Adams will ultimate.
y be fulfilled, and it '.wil wipe itself out in blood!'
In this great crisis. let liberal men study to see
how near they are together, rather than how fal
they are apart. Let partisan excusiveness give
i place to highminded lberality. Let principle be
4 swerved from never, for moment, or hairl
breadth-in all else be tolerant yielding, concilia
!, troy-stand in partisan. repulsive attitude, bu
ready, literally to strike hands with any who will
;. to seize any fortunate concurrence which may b,
envolved and thrown forth from the crumbliu
. ruins of decaying parties.
u INDEPENDENT, FEARLESS, FREE--Liberty ou
birth-right--GoD OUR SOVEREIGN.