Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-11-19
REsCUING THE CONSTITUTION.

The Independent Democracy of 0nondaga Co.,
n. Y, recently adopted the following among other
resolutions;
Resolre5, That the Independent Democratic Par
/ ty, aiming to rescue the American Constitution
| from such interpretations as tend to disgrace its
/ illustrious authors, make it inconsistent with its
immortal Preamble, and render it yoke and a
burden upon the lrecmen Of the land, too intoler-
able to be borne, is the genuine CONSTITUTIONAL
party of the Uuited States.
This resolution is we'll. We like rcscues, Jerry
rcscucs, Bible rcscucs, constitutional rescues and
all. We would have all that is good rescued from
the pcryerting grasp Of slavery. We only would
be glad to this party, any other at the work
Of rcscuing the constitution. As a party, it has
never attempted it, other than very indirectly On
tho contrary II comedies the demands Of slavery.
As indiridudls many Of its members attempt to
rescue it by their arguments, but then they concode
| it by their votes, given to men nominated by the
party, and who hold to the pro-slavcry character
of the compact between the north and the south,
and by maintaining the Union based upon this
compact. Since these resolutions we're adopted,
the Syracuse Chronicle, the organ of the party in
New York, has the following indirect opposition to
this resolution The editor seems disposed to go
with anti-savcry, after the manner of the wings
of 1913, who were for Taylor without platform or
principles. A very convenient plan for men of
bad principles or of no principles. But such kind
of action" as will result therefrom, will be as
disastrous to freedom as to the paper makers, who
certainly will agree with the Chronicle that the
use of paper should be confined TO the amount
needed for ballots.
3 In tn tha Elitnr's OF ouoatiop bnV
only to say that in our opinion he has evidently
learned little Of the true and effective philosophy
of the anti-sayery reform.
UNCONSTITUTIGNALIT OF SLAYERY-A
TEST
/ A man, named Hugh Smith," writing in the
Carson Leopuc, thus lays down the law for he
/ Independent Democracy lie wants to catechisc
the candidates after this iashson:
! "Are they right on Constitutional or Legal Sla-
yery and also on the Maine Law? What | mean
| by right, is, do they each and all repudiate the
idea that there can he any law for Slavery or that
there is any Constitutional or valid law for il
and are they in favor Of the Maine Law, prohib-
tory legislation against the traffic in Intoxicating
drinks?"
Yes that's it, exactly Leaving out the Tenn
peranco question, for the present, this Mr., Smith
wants to apply n test in anti-slavcry matters, which
would drive Chase, Giddings, Hale, Sumner, and
the whole Galaxy of New England statesmen and
orators out of the party. And we don't doubt
that when he had reduced it down to John Thomas
himself and another man, he would go to bed sat
sfed that there was at least one pure party in the
world. If the rising Democracy suffer themselves
to be led away, after any theory creed whatever,
into the quagmires of fancton, we very much mis-
take their temper.
| What we want is action action, AcTIoN! Let
the resolutions be burned We don't want any
more paper than enough for ballots. Anti-Slayery
Democrats have been wasting two-thirds Of their
strength for the last twenty years, about theories.
Have we not had enough Of it? Have we learned
nothing yet?
! An Era IN CoLUMBIANA Co.-0ur neighbor Of
the Buckeye State" has recently been ON visit
to Salem, which he sgnalizes by a very favorable
notice Of our business prospects and improvements,
and closes by saying:
81 felt that it was good for me to be in Salem,
and that the occasion marked a new era in Colum-
biana county
Well we are thankful that not only Salem, but
Columbiana Co., is henceforth to go ON from pros
pering to prosper on account of our friends visit
Hope he will come again, as he brings such results
in his train.