Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-05-19
TO THE RADICAL POLITICAL ABoLiTlbsIsTs.

We are few--but VIC are not, therefore, to cease
from our work. Work for a good cause. be that
cause popular or unpopular, must be work to tho
end.
Our undertaking, as radical political abolition;
lists, is to remove slavery from the national terrific
ries by means Of our national political power. and
to remove it from the States also, by means u
the same power whenever .ho States shall them:
selves refuse to remove it. For the success OF thi,
undertaking, we must depend, under God, upon
but one to give US countenanco-and that one iI
in point of numbers, quite Insignificant.
The Wing and Democratic and KnowiNothing
parties are each made up Of slave ht lders, rs we'll
as non Shareholders and hence, the condition Of
their continued existence is, that they shall not
attack slavery. Members there are, Of each Of
these parties who are opposed to slavery. But
for any one of these parties to assail slavery
would be to dissolve itself. The Free Sell or In
dependent Democratic party is, we cheerfully adj
nit, an anti-slavery party. Nevertheless, it denies
the rights OF the Federal Government to touch
slavery in the States; and, sad to say, it admits
the constitutional authority Of every SHAREHOLDERS
to claim every State Government for bis slsve CATH
or. The American Anti. Slavery Socis.5, or Gar.
rison party, like ourselves, iabora, within the linn
its of moral suasion, to abolish slavery but, un.
ike ourselves, it employs no political power to this
end. What is still worse, il seeks to separate thd
Free States from tic slave States, and to leave tho
slave States, so far rs concerns tho political power
of the free States, at perfect liberty to continual
their oppression and tort1re Of the black nSn.-.
The Lib5rty party is the only political party IA
the land, that insists on the right and duty to WELD
the political power Of the nation for the overthrow
Of every part and parcel Of American Slavery;
That little party not only clcims that there is nc
law for slavery, and can be no law foE that most.
sweeping of az pir0cies, but that the Federal Coa-
stitution demands the abolition Of all American
Slavery, State or national.
Circumstanced az we are, brethren, is it not our
duty TO come together, for the purpose of enlight.
ening each others minds, and cheering each others
hearts, and strengthened each others handsi We.
believe; that it Isl and hence We tGkh tho liberty
to propose, that a Convention of the radical politi
cal Abd!ltionis Of all parts of the country be held
in SYRACUSE, n. Y, on Tuesday, Wednesday,.
and Thursday, the Goth, eth and 2Sth days OF nexs
June. -,
We think it especially important, thai The Con:
ventlol De attended by all, VINO are ccSGstoined 70
lecture in behalf of our principles, aad by all
who are disposed to embark in such lecturing.-.
The occasion will be a very favorable ono for rem
dcrirg themselves tioto able and more useful IN
this department of labor. Nearly twenty years
ago, a Convention of Anti-Slavery Lecturers was
held in the City of New York, with very good
effect. T..
Iii to be Hoped, that measures VIII t5 adopted
Mt tho proposed meeting for obtaining means tor
sustain lecturers, and TO extend the circulation Of
periodicals devoted our cause.
LEWIS T1PFAS. WILLIAM GooDELL.
GERRIT SMITH. S. S. JocELYN.
W. K. WHITING. JAMES McCuNE SMITH.
GEORGE WHIPPLE: FREDERICK DOUGLAS.
April 4, 1856!