The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-05-25

must be to save the temperate and moderate drink
err 10 process of time the vital energies of the |
Tee total societies seemed TO be exhausted, and the
cause again stood stilI. Another step must be ta-
ken-higher ground must be occupied. Then +
nrose the Washiugfonian raovement,s,by which it t
was demonstrated that the drunkard could be saved
High and delightful! excitement ensued, a new i'm /
pulse was gwen the cause made gTeat stride on
ward. and a complete triumph was speedily look
ed for. But the Washingtonan movement ex- |
hsus,ed lis force and the victory was not won. 1t
was here, st this stage of the Reform that it was
ascertainad that the License System stood like wall
of adamant in the way of further advancement.
That then must be overihrowu-but in the over
throw of that, it became apparent that something
farther was needed to protect Society and to ac-
complish the compet tiiumph of the Temperance
Reform-and now it stands bazoned out, as in
characters of living light, that nothing can accom-
psh the object but stringent prohbitory laws. reg
ulating the manufacture and sale of alcohol in eS
cry form by affixiug pains and penalties.
In the progress of the Temperance Reform, as
it advanced from stage to stage. it was found that
opposition met it at every step. many of the friends
of temperance themselves opposing, timidly crying
out. .. You going too fast" :" You will in ure
the cause &c, &C., until now, when the Reform
has reached its culminaiing point, and restrictive
laws last and final resort called for some.
in former stages of the cause, shrink baek with
nervous timidity, and wibe prepared. as then. to
to in when the victory is achieved. and share
the triumph, while the mass, with bo'der front,
and resolve. preparingto march forth and
demand that Government shall exercise its Iegti-
male functions. and protect society from an over
whelming and destroying evil. Nothing less will
henceforth, be asked, nothing less will. hence forth,
be submitted to by the earnest friends of Temper
ance.
Temperance reformers then like wise and good
men, must concentrate and combine their actinn.
and not unwisely and wickedly defeat their
ends by The indulgence Of unkind perona or parti-
can feelings. But of this, more hereafter.
The Anti Slavery, likethe Temperance Reform.
has had it's various stages ofprogress First the anti
slavery sentiment of the Country exercised itself
10 the direction of ahe Colonization Society. See.
ing here its mistake. abolition Societies were form
ed on the basis of the right 10 claim and the obli-
Cation to grant immediate emancipation. But at
this stage moral suasien was alone resorted TO-
alone thought of.
When it was found this could not be made radi-
cally effective, that Slavery had become go inter
| woven with the network of our Government, and
controlled its political desiinies, that some kind
of political action was positively necessary, many
| Anti Slavery men becHme alarmed at the heresy
and tanaticsm of political action, and walked no
more with US. But political action. based on an
oft IL,
could not be put down.. The political Anti Sla-
very sentiment first contented itself with question:
ing the candidates of the respective parties This
| was found to lead to no practical beneficial
result. and was abandoned. Then political anti
slavery party was iiized called the Liberty
Party, composed ia the main of earnest true,
sincere, unseifish men. Numerically small, COM
para,ive.y, it nevertheless exerted powerful in
, itiuence. an influence which was felt and acknow-
ledged and prepared the way for higher stage Of
political action.s The Liberty Party having ful-
| filed it's mission. became merged in the Free Soil
movement. larger and more extensive form Of
political anti-slsvery action The Free Soil Party.
like its forerunner. the Liberty Party, having pass
ed through various yieissitudes has evidently pre-
pared ths way for another larger, more successful
anu triumphant political anti slavery Party move
ment
What that movement is and must be, is well in
dicated 10 the two articles which we are happy
this day to lay before our readers from the Cs:pe-
| land Daily Forest City. articles characterized by
good sense, wise forecast and enlightened political
/ philosophy. We hope the reader will attentiyely
i consider and weigh those articles. They embody
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tens Of thousands, and we think we may safely
/ say of hundreds of thousands of the members oi
the late Wing Party. The orest City stands moi
4 alone. Many others of The abest Of the Wing
Journals take the same view of their party position
4 and necessities. ga
What then is our duty as candid, considerate,
judicious. wise, just men
/ Whoever supposed that the Liberty Party, 60
nominee, would grow into sufficient numbers
strength and power to secure the control of the
i National Government? The pioneers who com
posed it. did not. They regarded it as sort po-
ltical John the Baptist, whose mission was . 10
prepare the way" for the ushering in of more
glorious dispensation.
But the Free Soil organization, larger and
more formidable party arose as successor to the
Liberty Party. But who ever supposed that the
Free Soil Party. without immense addition to
its numerical strength, would ever carry State, or
take possession of the National Government. How
didw expect to gain tho strength requisite TO Sc
cure f1altriumph? Certainly by drawing large
ly upon the old parties. In fact, be plain about
] it, we Free Soers anticipated the overthrow Of
one or the other of the old parties and in that
overthrow calculated upon large accessions to the
party of freedom. That stage in the progress OF
our cause has been finally reached. The Wing
party has met its final overthrow. Unwelcome as
the truth may be, the conviction of the fact is fast
ening itself upon the minds Of Wings every where.
The Forest City does butgve faithful representa-
ton of the case. Some Wings however, hold our,
hoping against hope-some Whig newspapers are
too proud spirited TO admit the unpleasant fact md
talk with seeming confidence of future party action
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