Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-02-12
The Ohio Platform.

MIR. John Thomas who edits the Carson
Lengue, capital paper by the way, and is
also corresponding Editor of f. Douglass
Paper, is blessed with unusual sharpness of
vision. One that sees things altogether in
visible to our mole eyes. We had occasion
TO notice fact of this sort last week, viz, an
article in which he declared that the Free
Democratic party, as such, is the advo-
cate of the doctrine that "slavery'
cannot he legalized." In his last commnni-
cntion to Mr.. Douglass Paper, he rejoiccs
over the advancement Of the Ohio Free De-
lnocracy to the same position. How is this
Have the Ohio men been in the rear and are
they now just coming up? We don't be-
lieve it, The Ohio f.. Democracy have ever
been in the van of the fight and they ever
will he. Though as yet they are not station
ed where we should post them. The follow
ing paragraph gives Mr.. Thomas view of
the matter. Speaking ofthe Columbus Con.
vention, he says:
"As an evidence of progress, they adopt.
ed a platform purged of all that was
excepiionable III the Pittsburgh Platform.
They refuse to allow that slave law is
binding anywhere. They do not leave their
platform open to the inference that it is" To-
cal or sectional" or that il has legal exist
ence. The voice of that Convention may be
regarded as a proclamation Of the anti-sla-
very sentiment Of Ohio. 1t is evidence of n
determination Of the Free Democracy of
that great State to override all statutes aud
forms in which slavery may be introduced
This was the real position OF the Pittsburgh
Convention; and yet the platform was eii SO
imperlec',as that il might he tortured 10 bear
an opposite construction, by those who were
too jealous on the one haud or too conser-
yatye on the other"
We rejoice as heartily us any one can at
the publication and elevation ofiheF. Demo
cratic party-at its determination to over
ride all statutes and forms ia which" slavery
may be introduced. But as evidence of it.,
we should prefer to hear the announcement
from the Ohio party itself, rather than from
MIR. Thomas. lie may be right-we hope
he is-but we have our fears. We see no
evidence of change in our friends around us,
we see no evidence of il in our Free Soil
papers. They make no proclamation of pro-
gress, of new light or new positions Indeed
our free soil PAPER in Salem had an nrgu.
ment last week by one of its alilest cores.
pondents, clenrly proving to his own mind
that disunionists are unreasonable in mnin,
tainining that there is 10 difference 10 thc
TO the slave between his return by national
or state authority in case Of AN escape, and
contendlng that we should be satisfied tc
have slaves sent back for the present by state
authority and jury trial in consideration o
finally aholishing slavery by some o,heI
means. This is very orthodox region, anc
! our Homestead" is very apt to go the Plat.
form of the party; but il evidently has no
! received Mr. Thomas idea Of its teachings
Since we commenced this article, we bay,
, read with our utmost care, the new platform
adopted at Columbus, and we are sorry I,
say, that we are unable to see therein, an,
: thing to warrant the assertions ofMr. Thom
ms. The resolutions differ from those of Pitts
I bIrgh, by announcing the doctrines of fre,
'rode aud direct taxation. But on the ques