Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-06-30
CHE Anti slaperp Bualr.
SALEL, ONO, JUNE 80, 1855.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS.

! ers, with Mr.. Giddings at their head, should insist
upon some anti-s!avory crotchets which it might be
E difficult for them to assent to and thus the desired
union in the State would be prevented, and the
Democrats run away with success and the Offices
at the next election. But Ashtabula, has given
the initiative. Her county Convention for the ap-
pointment OF delegates has been held. That Con-
%vention proposed to limit the issues Of the coming
election, to THE restoring freedom to the Terrific
rics and restricting the further extension of
Slavery" This the Cincinnati Gazette and other
similar papers, pronounce Satisfactory" So that
the Republican fusion seems now in q hopeful state
of accomplishment.
MIR. Giddings was appointed one of the Delegates
to Columbus.
THE CoLuMDrANA COUNTY Convention was held
in New Lisbon on the ODD inst. We were present.
as we were somewhat curious to sec how fusion
would be effected between whilom Wings and Abo-
ltionists-whethc by the repentance and confession
of the former or whether they were to climb in
some other way. We were anxious too, to see,
what would be the pluck of the newly compounded
party. We can report, that the ru ggcd ways were
made most miraculously smooth, to favor the APP
proach of the two parties.
We observed from the beginning that everything
was done with as little discussion as possible. And
eventually when discussion did come, it was ST
fenced, by the previous question, moved by q prom
inent Free Soiler of the county and sustained by
the meeting; and the an who had the courage to
introduce it and persist in it, was charged by some
Of the old wings as a troubler in their camp one
who desires to cause difficulties. The trouble, orr
ginatcd in this wise. Jacob Heaton, as chairman
of the Committee of instructions, to the Columbus
delegates, reported in favor of Salmon p. Chase for
Governor, and ommen the same platform as
that on which the party triumphod last fall. This
as our readers will remember, was a one plank con
ce'n, -non-oxtension of Slavery, including of
course opposition to the Nebraska bill. All the out
RACES of the last months. had not brought the Free
Soil element in the fusion to make more than this
very modest demand.
Mr.. Colestock the. county Auditor, was not an
admirer of this meekness and modesty. lie thought
the fugitive slave law ought to be made q question
in the issue and that the prohibitory liquor ques-
ton should not be Ignored, and that the party
should be cleared from all faint of Moth
ingism. This efectually broke up the pantomime;
and some of the old Wings pitched into Mr. Cole
stock, insolently, as much as to say that they
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is quite to the credit of Mr.. Colcstock that lie did
not think so. Some plead for harmony-and some
tried at compromise and thus the discussion pro-
ceeded for perhaps an hour, till it was silenced by
the previous question, and during the quiet which
this restored, the instructions were adopted and
fusion saved.
The more hunkerish part of the meeting having
thus carried their measure by parliamentary gag
law, were content to have a further resolution
stuck on os u tail to the kite, "solcmnly demand
ing"-(not instructing their delegates) 'to procure
a full recognition of the principles of the Free De-
mocracy" (what are they?) "and the expediency
and justice of u ~prohibity law" The adoption Of
this resolution, in the face of the refusal fve-min-
utes before to incorporate its substance in the
instructions to the delegates, makes this "solemn
demand"-look to us, very much like a solemn
sham. 1t will pacify the Free Soil voters at home
and save such delegates to Columbus as choose not
to press this demand" from any breach of in
s'ructions.
Some Of the old leading Free Sellers have evil
IDENTIFY been made the tools of plotting old Wing
hacks. They have consented to it for the sake OF
success. ltdoes not increase our admiration of
their plan nor will it their own selfrespect. We
learned how it is expected to work. One of these
Wing lawyers, after the meeting, (wbo by the way
took us for one of the rank and file of the late
Free Soil party told us We ought to be satisfied
with those instructions. They were written by
the Chairman, himself. the rankest abolitionist in
the county. We heard the same argument used
with others. Thus do the CID Whigistagers expect
to make the reputation of Anti Slavery men, sub
.o,uo Ila:. e.
and for their advancement to Office. We replied
to the man that the Free Soil leaders in their anx-
iety for success had proved towards, and had given
even Baltimore Platform Wings, too little credit
for humanity. That goaded by the aggressions Of
the slave power they would be willing and even
glad to grant more to the spirit of liberty, if Free
Sellers would prepare the way by m~aniully insist
ing upon larger demands as the terms of their
Union. And 50 we verify believe.
In our opinion the character of the instructions
would have been different, had the people been
there to represent their feelings and wishes in
mass Convention. AS it is, perhaps they may re-
luctantly submit to 90 to the election on the lin
tied issues which this convention recommends, if
the Columbus meeting shall be of the same mind.
And some Of the delegates from this county will
unquestionably give their influence to have them
at least thus limited. A majority of the people of
Columbiana county would like an Ohio Personal
Liberty Bill, as deep in notification, as that of
Massachusetts, but from present indications, we
it will be left to some other than the present
Republican party to give it.
Since writing the above, We have procured the
instructions adopted; they are as follows;
Whereas, The circumstances which existed last
year, and led US to abandon old party organiza-
tons, and to lay aside all political differences, and
to unite for a common object, under the banner of
= Republican Party, for resisting the progress of
the despotic Slave power, still exist, and in conse-
quence of the murderous manifestations in Kan
rest with accumulated force upon every free |,
citizen Of Ohio, therefore,
Resolved, That for the purpose of carrying into !
effect the objects for which the cooperative move j
ment last year was instituted, our delegates to the
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