Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-01-06
VOTING.

L. A. H~GNE-BRoTnER So you have got to DO a
supporter of that huge embodiment Of meanncss,
p~rofigacy and infernalism-tho Democratic Party.
HE hol this is a curious world but a little the
most unaccountablc Of anything that has yet met
my eye, is the fact that a man of your integrity
and sagacity, could DO led, by any possible means,
into the support Of ono of the most corrupt organ
~izations that ever cursed this or any other country.
Some one has said, "When 'oiSe men play the fool
they do IL ,oiM a vengeance" We have now at
least one illustration of the truth Of this saying.
No one could possibly be more gratifed than l.
by your wise, brave, and we'll timed opposition
to the acknowledging" Known othingism
a very great h%umbug; and not only a very
great, but q very mischievous one. The lead
ers Of the Party, are among the mcanest
of demagogues while the rank and file are char
acterized by bigotry, intolerance, folly and shall
lowness. While you were content to use your
tongue and pen, you were doing humanity effective
service but when you stopped to vote the Demo-
cratic ticket, you dtrindied in import nee, very
suddenly and perccptaUly. Truly, sit is but n
step from the sublime to the ridiculous" You.
sought to least out devils through BelzeLub, the
prince of devils" You should have known bet
ter.
We have all heard much Of the little devil,
doctrine, but the doctrine you have carried out
should | think, he called the big ''deUiI" kill an
other and you are n smart man if you have
found a bigger devil than the Democratic Party
If you can comprehend any greater sum of mean
ness, corruption, rottenness and deyilism, thar
this party, you have a more comprehensive mine
than | had supposed was possessed by any inhabi
tant Of this planet.
But saying nothing about the folly mot to say
,cickedneSs) of supporting a corrupt party, is i
wise to vote at all2 Voting is but an appeal t'
the authority Of numbers. lie who appeals t,
numbers, is Il bound to abide by the result Of tn,
appeal. lie who votes, recognizes the a%uthorit.
of the majority. lie who votes asserts the mis-
chievous absurdity that arbitrary government il
true government,-that the will of the party tina
can count the most noses, is true government
Surely, then, voting is a poor business for tr'
shrewd, far-seeinga and sensible L. A. Uine.
True government is the authority or operation
of Natural LdW All else, in the way of govern
ment, is out of place, absurd and mischevious
Power or authority is necessarily inherent. All an.
man can do is to exercise his natural faculties-ac
out himself. Authority is not comfortable. Al
arbitrary authority is tyranny, whether exercise
by one man or by majority. All ,his You very
wellknow. Then why vote? Why do in deed wha
you would not in word-assent to h~umbug, 70
, ly, falsehood? The poor fools who saw you vot
( know no better than to suppose that the majorit
r have right to govern, that lac is . thing tina
can be manufactured. And you, by your ac
s STUFFED them up" to believe the stupid lie!
$ Arbitrary government is the great system c
oppression under which humanity lies crushed
The governments of the earth are the creates
oppressors of the people Of the earth. What an
: people most needs, is the destruction of its gov
eminent. Nine tenths of the monopoly, oppre,
sion, fraud and crime, that exists in this countr
is sustained by the government. This L. A. Hin
well knows, and yet he supports lis government
and recognizes its authority!
1t is all folly tu attempt to reform government
If it could be done without first asserting to a falls,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. first recognizing it as a tru,
government, still it would not pay. The peopl
must first reform before they can reform the goy
eminent. Hence the government must always BE-
worse than the people, must always be a curse t.
, the people.
Il You express surprise that the Free Sellers shout,
= almost to a man vote the Know-Nothing ticket
But why should you be surprised? Wenevc
5 have they shown themselves to be wise, flr-seeing
+ OF reliable2
FRANCIS BARRY.
5 Berlin Heights, Dec. %.