Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-03-11
UNION.

TUE WARREN CHRONICLE AND TRANSCRIPT Free
Soil and Wing, have been united. The new paper
is large and well printed and will be every way one
of the first Of inland papers.
The editors in their salutatory, speak hopefully,
and say that the union meets hearty response
from tho progressives, and from anti-slavery mon
generally in the county-much more so than was
anticipated.
This union is an indication Of the tendency Of
the public desire for union and cooperation, and
will doubtless tend towards such n result. The
wings are ready for it. Their party is gone. The
southern wings going for the Nebraska fraud
seems quite like finishing tits restraints are re-
moved-and such of its members as have any anti
slavery, can breathe it forth without fear. The
Wings, at least those in Northern Ohio, arc max
ing real progress. They are taking an advanced
position, so far as the denuncaton of slavery, and
the slave power are concerned. And so far as we
can see, the free solers who limit their anti-save
ry BY the an-slavery of their party, have no prn-
ciples which are conceded or compromised by the
union. The whig in his progress has no change
to make in his constitutional opinions, in order to
get up to the free soil level. The union that is
sought is therefore perhaps well enough, and is a
real advancement on the part of the wings. And
IL the combination will more on, all is well, and
Will cventuate in real progress to ALL and in val
liable results to freedom, But our hope is not
very great. Past experience leads us to fear q
retrogrdde, rather than advance. Nevertheless
we will wait, and heartily rejoice if the result is
favorable.
The Democrats being now in power, are desirous
If a. ,.,.1 kI,o..
hands OIL, from any such union as the wings are
ready to make. This is most manifest in regard
to some of the movements we see made in opposi.
ton to the Nebraska plot. AS a general thing,
the opposition of the wings seems more ant-slayc-
ry than that of the democrats; it is apparcntly
moro comprehensive in its character Ito this there
are exccptions) as well as numbers. Some demo-
Gratis are as outspoken as anybody. Disunionists
and comeouters arc indeed perfectly tame in their
presence, and their fanatical declarations are but
milk and water compared with the denunciations
Of these new born raiers against slavery extension.
OF such we expect little but present denuncation.
They start with such speed that their wind will
fail in the race, and they will soon collapse into
the passive serviity Of the old line democracy.
In several places the Democrats have called
meetings against the Nebraska bill on their own
hook. In New Lisbon, for instance, we observe.
one was called for the citizens generally, and an
other subsequently for Democrats. This may be
well. 1t is perhaps policy to influence thus if
they can, the dominant power at Washington
But wherever politics are concerned, our suspic-
ions are always instinctively excited They are in
this case, 1t is only in anti-slavcry communities
that the Democrats thus move And we have no
doubt they will quote their anti-Nebraska action
ut the next election, the best of evidence that
the Democratic party is anti7slarery enough, and
thus cheat unsuspecting anti-slaycry democrats in
to support of party democracy, how seryiley pro.
slavery soever it may be. We confess We much
prefer to see the people como together as one with
union and heartiness, rather than to witness this
separate action, whatever may be its motive. But
perhaps we ought not to complain if Democratic
sub-leaders will seem to do anything in opposition
to slave extension, when the whole controllno
power and leadership Of the party is prostituted
to that work. And so, on the score of gratitude
for very small favors, We will drop the subject
hoping that all will ere long be compelled TO act
against slavery either party wise, or otherwise, as
they can. The people would unite, uninauenced
by party tactics and prejudiees.