Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-07-07
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

The account we gave last week Of the meeting
of the Republicans in New Lisbon, seems to be
displeasing to some of our friends who are inter-
ested in that party. Mr.. IIeaton furnishes a COM
munication in another column, and the Republican
devotes a column to the subject.
We did not mistake the object Of the meeting,
as MIR. Hleaton supposes. We understood as he
did, that it was to appoint delegates for the nomi-
nation of State candidates and to erect q State
platform. A construction of greater Importance
than the county platforms, because destined to
give character to those in many parts of the State.
State action is the most important action. Let us
redeem ourselves first and the nation afterwards.
Select the right men and back them up by the un
mistakable declaration of the right principles and
they will have the courage to do the work they
ought. Mr.. Heaton talks here as he and others
talked in the Convention, of making q declaration
of principles some weeks hence. We could not
then nor can we now see the ~propriety of this
measure. What they required was instructions to
their delegates, specific and peremptory, especially
as they selected so large u portion Of their dele
gates from men who have never manifested an in
tcrest in anti-slavery till their darling idol, whig-
gerry, had persisted and their only hope lay in con-
ciliating tie anti-s'avery sentiment of the commu-
nifty and successfully c%6urting Free Sellers. The
people want a personal liberty bill in Ohio, which
will 60 even beyond that of Massachusetts,. They
want a Governor who shall give all his personal
and official influence in its favor. There are two
Supreme Judges to be elected. Ohio wants Judges
who shall give all the sanction of the supreme
court to the enforcement Of such a personal liber-
ty bill. In order to this they should be elected
on a platform which requires it at their hands
And the delegates who are sent to build that plat
form should not he instructed by generalities to go
Enthusiastically on the side of freedom and for the
overthrow of slavery" Especially does it seem
to us that such of their delegates require particu-
lar and specific instruction, as have heretofore
made the heavens echo with their declarations that
Henry Clay and Zachary Taylor and Winfield
Scott and Daniel Webster were thus Enthusiastically
on the side of freedom, and whose only effort 'for
the overthrow of slavery" has been, in letting it
alone, and in vilifyipg and opposing abolitionists.
Especially what can be hoped from men of such
prociiyltles, when these instructions to overthrow
slavery" are given to them under the force of n
parliamentary gag law. lie who sets out to over
""e NSihS W SURPRISING ulsCusslOn,
has a long journey before him. We do not see
that we have done the Convention injustice, If
we have, Mr.. Heaton's communication will set our
readers right.
The article in the Republican is of such a char
acter that we feel no disposition to reply to it.
Only one of its declarations we wish to put on
record. 1t says, "The Republican party in this
county, and we venture to say in the whole State,
demand the entire orerthro,c of slarery." We should
be glad to believe it, but until we have some other
demonstration of it than the New Lisbon Conyen-
ton gave, we shall be compelled to remain mere
dulous. Have the Columbiana county Republi-
cans, Messrs. Brewer, Potter, Wisden, Wadsworth
and such like become so great fanatics as to de-
mand the abolition of slavery in the States How
long have they been of that mind? How do they
propose to do it? On the Garrisonian or the Good
ell and Smith platform? Or have they some one
Vt their own? We can wait for these answers
until the Columbus platform shall give them.
PARKER PLLsDuRY.-From a letter recently re-
ceived from Mr.. Pillsbury, we learn that bis health
is still unrestored. lie expresses regret that on