Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-08-05
ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.
COLUMBUS CONVENTION.

available course for the people of the North re-
inaining,) for the immediate and unconditional al
clifton of Slavery For the abolition of Slavery,
immediate and entire, under the auspices Of the
Constitution. as in my belief slavery is as contrary
to the guarantees and spirit of the Constitutions as
tits 70 Justice At once, "Jor The abolition If Sla-
EeIy or disSolutton" AS it YVES once said, LiJcyiy
and ,Siarery cannot erist together; either Liberty
must do away with Slavery, or Slavery will corrupt
and usurp the throne of Liberty.
But, your paper is read by many whose Anti
Slavery runs in the same channel with my own, i.e.,
in the Jot'ot-Jor, ask your indulgence for = few
words in your paper, relative to the Convention of
the 18th ult., at Columbus. What | shall say, no
one shall be responsible for but myself; and with
my deep conviction of their truth, no one will more
willingly stand corrected. If there was minority
report have not seen it; but the adopted senti-|
ment of the Convention. though not by any means
that of the people composing it, or those at home,
is but in part rciteration Of the old sectional doc
trinc of a" "HD,idiion,' which recent Southern ag-
grcsson and Tong experience | lad supposed had
augltt to he little if any better than action taken
at ALL had supposed that this Convention, COM
posed it Of the liberty loving people Of Ohio
would, ut this time, avoid spurn this timc-scrving
policy, and mount up to something higher. This
policy, under whose shelter, Slavery and tho Slave
Power has ever grown and extended ITSELF and
ever must, and wH like green bay tree,
while it is pursued. From the time our Govern
ment has had its existence, it has done so and can
any give good reason why it will not continue
to do so in an accelerate de rec if it be CON
tinued.
Nps has nl IN itc do
its upas blghtng power--under this ''pyactcaJie'
policy, from dyjng existence in the original h6-
tee" States, comprising less than 100000 square
miles, either really or prospectiycly at the present
time to 100000 square miles. to say nothing of
projects not yet complete, such as the annexation
of all the Caribbean Islands, Brazil, the Sandwich
Islands, &C., Sc.
With Fugitive Slave Law upon us, unexampled
in the history of modern times the sacred guaran-
tees of the "JVHa,ot lroriso" repealed and in ALL
the sacred principles of equality and equal rights
tramped under toot;-our interests, our will, and
our country's good and prosperity disregarded =
with an already opening for the re enactment
ofthe African slave trade, the consummaton ofwhich
decd is very close at hand how urgently at this
time, does it become abotionists to throw
aside this pucrlc timc-scrvin@ policy, and like the
South is ever found, De true to our interests.
But sir have said and may repeat it, the can
did unbiased Judgment of the people is better, and
would if unbiased lead to better hings Toa degree
an UNDECIDED acquicsccncc to the popular will on
the part of "wc, the people" is too general. We
have apparently entirely for gotten that our leaders
should follow u.s. and not we follow them. Should
follow our wills, and not we follow theirs South
ern Shareholders rule their leaders, and they
through our sorvilty rule the nation. And here
let me say, that the 2jO000 slnveholding voters
(bcing their whole strength,) do, by their vigilan
.watchfulncss, virtually mould and give shape t,
our lcgislation--do make our laws. But | wa
about to say, when men allow themselves to ac
upon any lower standard than their own cUnvc
tions no finite mind forcscc to what extcn
they may be lcd or to what results. IL is tampe,ia
wiM the tempter TO do Udt all. One obvious caus
of the Souths trifing with the North as they hav
donc may be found in this: The reasoning prin
ciple, the conscience the common sense, and
may say, the religious principle in men, not t.
be aroused enlightened, inspired or sustained, b,
any tcmporizng, compromising halfway reforma
tory measures. The advocates of such measure
fail to impress upon community any deep sense o
their own devotion to their principles, and how cal
they expectto gain adhercnts but of selfish motives
who again in return ready to be caught up b,
any idle scheme into other ranks.
1t was by this policy that the abolition of SLAYER,
was STAYED off for half century in the British
Domnons 1t was in this way that efficient TEN
pcranco legislation has been postponed. From th
same plain and good reason, the abolition of Sla
very may not cannot be expected in this countr.
until this tmc-scry;ng policy ends.
No; the South have by sins of commission
learned how far they may go, and how fast. An'
it is really only by pushing their claims too fast
that the people of the North (not their leaders
may become alarmed and their interests ATTENDED
to, and by them, growing Southern aggression pu
. forever at rest.
The ruling principle in our Conventions appear
to be, that if We set mark too high, the pcopl
will not endorse principles, or stand ON on
platform. and that majority of votes is the onl
essential thing to be looked to, in order to ata
success in struggle for liberty and against til
Slave Power. But o how narrowly do we CON
prohcnd the lruth! IL is only by showing or or
confidence in the principles we have endorsed, D.
maufully standing by them, and maintaining then
at such and all times that VIC can expect TO Undue
others to endorse them. With what reason
. expect you TO endorse my opinions, when you n
once see my own lack of confidence in them? An
odpostdSas" from freedoms ranks, ircquenH
complained Of may !; ost uniformly hc traced
this process.
sr 1t is rolatcd, that when the father of Wm Pen
asked him to take of his hat to the king, he replied
t"h S6y obcdieHce ne bccomc strong "d y |f
way i9 HRls things, ] may gire ray N t"9'r o"eS'
Ihold ;his principle to he as true iu politics asst
. in morals, But above all, am sorry to know tha
. Free Soilcrs in this Convention were among tn
defenders of this worn out t'me crylnG r'hr