Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-01-14
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Salem, Ohio, January II, 1854.
THE FUSION MOVEMENT.

The Free Democratic Central Committee have
issued second address to the friends of the party
in which they urge an efficient party organization
in town and city, all the state, and urge also
the contribution of four thousand dollars, to carry
forward the work of anti-slavcry, and party ad-
vanccmcnt.
The Ravenna Star objects to these measures, a.
also to party Convention now 1t thinks the
party should abstain from any partisan movements
and hold itself uncommittcd, that it may be ready
to fuse with any ant-slaycry elements that present
themselves. And it throws cold water upon the
proposition To raise the funds for the like reason
1t desires a State combination of all progressive
politicians for the organization of new party
The Ashtabula Sentinel fayors the same idea
Speaking of such Convention, the Sentinel SAYS:
We hope however, that our friend Of the Tran
script, or any others, will not suppose that We arc
wanting in confidence in the free soil party, its
members or organization. They are all right and
good; and so were the Old Liberty party arrange
ments yet that party found it best to merge their
interests in the Free Soil party So we might do
now if more general Convention of Anti-slavery
Progrcssiyes can be got together by other means
than what we may use rs at present Organized
But let it be remembered by all, that we shall en-
ter convention that is not called with view to
/ L,
controlled by the general government, and opposi-
tion to it in all forms constitutonally within our
power.
We may be mistaken, but our impression is that
both the Sentinel and the Star, in common with
many others Of the party have heretofore dcpre-
Gated this merging of the old Liberty Party into
the Free Soil party We have always understood
that for the two years last past it was the general
conviction Of the party that that fusion, by virtue
Of which they obtained the New York Barnburn-
ers did not pay. That thereby anti-slaycry scnti-
mcnt lost ground, as did also their party. Now
these papers and many free soilcrs, are about to
repeat the same blundcr if we understand it. with
this variation. Now it is with the Wings they
seek allanco-beforc it was with the Democrats
| We see the fact which our free soil neighbors
see viz; that the fragmontary condition of the
Wing party leaves its more liberal members, COM
paratively more free than ever before; and like
our friends, we would take advantage of this fact,
to commit them ircvocably to the cause of free
dom. But in our judgment they are mistaking
the ciiectual measures for this purpose. Without
the thorough action Of principle, the mere bonds
Of party, and that minority party, can never
hold men securely to position Of unpopularity. 1t
failed with the Barnburners, and it will equally,
and for the like reason, fail with the Wings. The
mistake is, in setting aside the moral movement
for the time being, to secure the corporation OF
those they would wn-the Buckeye State, Summit
Beacon, and such like Better will it be for an
actual anti-savery party-far better for the slave
and far more likely to win Editors Of the class
specified to their earnest cooperation if the party
will raise the fou- thousand dollars which the com
mttee propose, and Herewith dispatch over the
state n half dozen of the best and most radical
anti-slayery lecturers who can be found in III,
country. Thus they will arouse the conscience,
of those editors, if they have any-they will bring
them to declare for the right by the action of hei
own convictions, and at the same time, will gene
rate public sentiment around them, which vii
sustain them in their positions, and hold them, fas
friends Of the cause.
Delay your nominating conventions MS long n,
you please, but work on faithfully in the work Of
converting pro-slavery men and women. AM
men worth ginning to the cause will respect the
party for all earnest fidelity it may use while tn,
Withholding of such effort will only convince tho
honest appreciator Of the cause of liberty that il
is either not as honest or as earnest as il should
be, and the designing will thereby that tn,
party may be made their victim, whensoeyer the,
chose to have it in their tolls. We wish the,
would learn wisdom by the past. Convert men tc
anti-slavery by the truth, and not try to lure ant
cajole them into party organization by suspending
efforts from their moral renovation. 1t will bc 4
Ia lrd job to convert them afterwards.
KossuTH.--Thc report is current that Kossutl
sailed for Constantinople on the 23rd ult by inyi
tation Of the Sultan. If So It'll supposed to be til,
pree1sor of n rising in Hungary and a genera