Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-05-12
THE PURPOSES AND PROSPECTS OF Po.
LITICAL ANTI-SLAVERY.

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The following winch Is +" porAoh VI AZ 90 '-'o''
in the National Era, indicates what are the pur-
nosos and prospects of portion of our political
I -: c, l.Io, Sf,o, ,,o,i,;p,r tho fact chat
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tho New YORK evening L os' mas "''i''o"
yor of General Houston rs thc next cahoA~''o '''
ho ,ro;Joncv and the satisfaction tLereat ex ores
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Seu oS '''o'" ~ '"1
Known Nothing Organs the Era proceeds:
s.yyl,4 41,o, ,,oo,,s this stronCe conjunction Of
,,,r,,s;tos i1 tpa sunnort Of common platform
Xxx p,esilonf;o} candilnte. and in a common, eff.
g 4 - aro tlo ,,,o,- C,, aqrocn,en. unon the same
,.ir,o2 /, moan. y 0t,5; ,,1e ia ,ysH tie dycGt
,g;f L,t.,s,, Cj,,,s,., and Frcei,,y Bej,tgna the
CjJ, I,issej ,,5fcL bSe 2oqses,f5a Of the Federal
Iy,t ,,1 lc Ave Interests Of HE couaty.y
I,L I e.,,,JoJ Go,, y5Ci, ,,yo,o, 2-sjg5f in lis
C,,,.T. a,J cGno,o,tjy c,,ol,d 10 da,aToe from
~, -, .,., S.,'. S.,, NJ ,Eat G,,cytgt
~. 4., ,,rn 'vory littlo obout tbn nolicv such
;,-..i w, t,,o Ia jI;,,,,c,r and 1,or;c1D Orgfa
y,,. l, ,r,,,or to ,,,,r.po. our concern is with
tLn' E,,,,;Jt J,,t and With that nnrtion of the
prcss ot tlo North which while discussinr with
noro or loss c,rnostnrss the question OF Slavery
doas not deom it ornodent to enforce sound views
bv direct rolitieal action,
In bo+ ,,n oro ohort to sov WE intend TO define
r,tbor thon danonncn differences of oninion in
relation 70 marty action. The Era does not pre-
tonJ ~ ony mora devotion to the Causo of Free.
dom or that It presents sounder views on the alb
Str,ct C,rastions involved in IT, than the Tribune
ar p,sJ or Nav, York . INT il has heretofore rep.
| roscnfcd md advocated = different roliay on tic
subject from that Of either From the year 1850
yyo took with some others the ground that Slavery
from its political connections with our Goyernmen
and Ias.s and its inGpence oyer them, is Poiiti
cal Question: to be dealt with by Political agencies
that its existence within the Federal jurisdiction
IS unauthorized by the Federal Constitution, anC
! therefore usurpatlon; that inc hecessiueS o
slave Labor tie Instincts Oh sen preSef' OK
/ lust OF power Geheratee oy .hG possession ueSpT
cic pFeFoS.''e', 4'Iu ~ 'Iio tiAo': Va tuiii
force ard intimidation, render 1t .rerpetuaiiy az
gressivo and dom'neerlhg: that i5 IS inherently i
ana always anta9oilshcat 10 fFee heJor 'li4 rec
institutions; thdt the poIcy necessary " tHe az
SrahalzemGht must Involve lhcir s"pcLulH"'iGn c ~
ana GeSfgu"uohi tnat' rs Nn"let VI NJ , ll'
rev otoGuy '!'eIVStSu III ~ ''' opHinoN e-D W u
tiol OF the tcGefl governments h"l PeFtoi'cu 'ne
CohSuIutoh AaG 4nade "G4uiaichIe IL rs o.''I'iiS
teSt 0i htnGas IYr once h'u ue'oIlneo 'ao o.
Hy oi tHe IoIct"l ~ o...';
III nome OF aO'oa"; h"u lesoNcu 0I
ana 'ie.I'Na lss 5 Wy ny
o~tshG,s '' "tt u I;o ,r cr Tho accom-.
nt.'H tH'.i "I'C l No WI; oIl
P'lSnieng u i'2 P"' PG9g'' >t;ai n c'r1n
Douioot".i' 81 ''e9' ".,'cl' 4t; 1I aIt
PIVIesS'oNs' ~ i''''et ,','s .;,'i,
H'Sh1 Nc' @''t' N"SiT'' u 'O''uS T T.
tt9Hed anu Catcc'cU W lIo 80 y, '-,,.I
ne e.l ol 'I,o'51 S an nI,1 ora
o4'cs' - 81 49, IN To
ioFe t4at tho SuGsl2h oI eAous'Tn I'm ;ti
'ui4su'c''o - '''.t
III 1'5eM' "'nou' .'n'. NY NV '.0
Iti,i0 in tho states question so vast that +
'',.,itr0t to Ln snnor5inatcd. so urgant that i
,,5or,g ,'nt. IN lo ,ostpn,pd,
~. ~ ''0' - ~ t:.::,o,o. = ,,o.i
ms was ou' Py'-''o" III iIio ~ - ~ ~ Pq:' g.
Hoh nov" q no'u nDS 9''J ,i'', - tL MI
IN advance o. lno pup"G -, f 1t' o De-,
we lesr t'H' even 40" wv, VIZ ror'arod ~ :
PIE Oh tne NoI'n anu " e'' "'0 '0' p''l"'
assume H. .,..., .:.-,,, ,r;sor lof,r
Inc Two Ola Po''c"l Pa t'o' So 80 NoSt;,,
lue more reoeht 'u. 0ur Vt ~; a;e,nag nrinin
tAey haa grown up ous VI ~ Ni y,
IN leiatoh 20 @"eS'Tts "a ~, ~, "n on
Executive tG"er, lney h"u peen y. 3 'n'Aoc St' SI
had acted "!th OUT IeeIenee 70 4"e' iJ.i@ ~ I' 1
very AFTER tIe NIsyu5Slo" oi tn's Su'yvo ~, ~,
arou' ca thG poDnS hllnu' anu H.tnJ Svt va
TO poAIch Ahti-SHiyeFy "c'Ion' the oro De-,
the rcCGSnizeH po"tVa' "SehG1V5 VI ''io ~ ~
were ca:tc. upon ~ '"c!r s'alenoiH'ue nGI
to put down the tfusa4g against 'eil
tioh' ms tltey c4'!ea l'' 49, - 49, t,.tri
the eIort' ~ MH,'n v'I r '',y aoyyy;eccars whie
tne o'iet' ~ ','1 ~ tho noiticol NtiSlayer
@ "io,' i,,,o 81 froodom. .I6yinr noo,le and prG