Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-04-29

John G. Whittier proposes in the National Era,
basis for future Northern political action, which
we published last week. The Standard comments
upon this as follows;
"As an active member Of the Free Soil party,
Mr.. Whittier must be supposed to know precisely
on what principles that party has been based; but
had we seen these theses in some other paper, and
put forward ON the authority of some other name,
we should have been disposed to accuse such u
person of stealing the Free Soil thunder But
as Mr.. Whittier proposes that the movement 6eg'n'
at Washington, we must suppose that Free Sollsm
hitherto has been based on less radical principles
than are here set FORTH aud that these are to usher
in new party. We must confess, however, our
inability TO see in it any improvement on Free
Soilsm, though that is a point OF little conso-
quence.
We have had, and indeed have still, some faint
hope of seeing political Ant-Savery party arise
which shall be moro rational in its philosophy,
more direc. in its purpose, more uncomprnmislhs
in its principles and more scrupulOus IN It's meas
ures, than any which have hitherto thrown them
selves into the arena Such q party would base
itself upon the stereOtyped Preamble OF Anti-ola-
very Resolutons-That whereas Slavery Is n Sin
and taking that as a starting point, would make
clean sweep Of all constitutional compaets and
compromises. Not, we do not mean, by disregard
ing them, but by recognizing their existence wher-
over they do exist, and clearly and positively
declaring that all such bargains shall be- rs speedily
ss possible, annulied at whatever cost, a"d th"
tho making Of them is Mt an end hencciUrth and
forever. We should like to see Southern slave
holders and Northern d0ughfaces brought up 'front.'
20 front with such a party. Our notion IS thai
something would come Of il.
The difficulty has been, heretofore, that we have,
had no such political organization. Free Soilism,
Independent Democracy or by Whatever other
name that out-crOp of Auti-Slavery feeling has
been known, has never been distinct, uncompro-
missing and unmistakable on the great question OF
e l.aV TOD
positive issue, it has inevitably been half-meas-
ure for the same reason that il is impossible 10 put
quart into a pint-bottle. Ncr do We SEQ that this
plan of Mr.. Whittier's IhCTds the matter. II all
the points he here proposes were glined, i were
indeed a great gain, but by no means all thnt
ABoLITioNIsTs should ask for even il it were pos.
sible to get them without first getting groa; deal
more. NO Slave Territory and no mOrc Slave
States, arc things to work for; but no Stare So',
at all includes both these OBJ Gets and is the result
we take it, at which the AntSaycry cause has
aimed for the last quarter Of century II strive
for less is, rs it is called, believe, among Friends
to lower the testimony Aud this same fnllacy
runs through the whole series OF these propositions
With the slave States that We have nlready--with
the slave-power actual, positive fully alive TO its
own interests and never intcrmitting for single
moment its eager watchfness. how is it possible
70 have n General Government relieved from all
responsibility for Slavery"2 The heart may rs
well say to the ucerous extromity-l will have
10 40 WIN you, is tlceNptFlCnCc Ol lIlIce
quarters OF q century nothing2 How came we
where we are if it is not precisely because the
fathers Of the Republic stood where they did ?
Are we 50 much better and wiser than the fathers
that We can, not only undo the work Of these sew
enty-ive years upon our hearts, and conscences
our institutions, social and political, and all in
tcrests, but 60 brck TO their simple virtuc-f ii
was such--and start anew in the race. aud avoid
forever after, all the influences that have brought
us just where we are? 1t is useless to say we
shall in the future, avoid the errors Of the past
because we see they were errors The same cause
will produce like results, and the great patron
devil Of tho veholders-Compromise- just
as certainly bend us to his WILL if he is permitted
the least hold of us, in the time to as he has
done in the time that is gone.
mo, we must stand in q far different attitude
and in far different position from those of our
fathers ii we are ever to-not to say free the
slaves, but--be free ourselves. 1t is because they
made one compact with slavery VIC have made
many it is because they have consented to be
partners that we have bound ourselves us appren-
tces it is because they consented to what in their
in their eyes, may have been a little evil that we
have, with our eyes open, over and again, and
with malice nforethought, perpetrated wrong upon
wrong and it is neither rational philosophical
nor moral to hope that with all the influence Of
this evil growth OF nearly century against u.s.
that we can start anew from the same point, and
hampered and crippled with the same bonds, win
the race in the same struggle. But when we see
political organization that will avow its determine
ton TO plant itself where the fathers of the Repub-
lie did not stand that will confess and repudiate
the error, not TO call it the crime, of which then
were guilty and boldly and openly declare that il
we are to have the Union it must be u nelo one in
which Slavery has neither part nor lot nor mercy
then we, for our part, shall welcome it as, if not
the substance of things hoped for at least as the
evidence OF things not secn.-A. S. Standard.