Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-10-18
THE ABoL1TION1sTs AND THE poLITI.
CAL PARTIES.

hNO IdE fULlTI-
CAL PARTIES.
Some weeks since the National Era issued the
following article which has since been floating
through all the Republican papers OF this part Of
the county.
ABOLlTI0NISTS OPPOSED TO FREMONT.
"The Anti Slavery Standard, the organ Of the
Garrison Abolitionists, takes strong ground against
the Republican party. 1t gives in its leading arti-
Gle for this week, an extract Of a letter from a
"cleor sighted Abolitionist in Massachusetts,"
who says that the success Of the Republicans will
by its %5enumbing and satisfying influence rctard
the movement for the slaves redemption. So Par
ker P~illsbury, a prominent Garrisonian, in a speech
at birmingham, on the 4th of July, declared his
preference for the election of Buchanan, because
it would tend to promote and influence the anti
slavery agitation, while that Of Fremont would tend
to n cessation of it.
Wendell Phillips, another Garrisonian Abolition
list, said to be the most eloquent man in the United
States, as an avowed disunion list, is also for Bu-
chanan. lie says the election of Buchanan NAV
affect that object. The Anti. Slavery Bugle. of
Ohio, and in fact, every Abolition paper advoca-
ting Disunion, condemns the Republican candidate.
They are doing all in their power for Buchanan,
by Withdrawing votes from Fremont"
The article contains some truth and some false
hood, and on the whole, will make, and has made a
false impression in regard to the opinions and pur-
poses of the Disunion Abolitionists.
1t is true that the Disunion Abolitionists are la
boring to convince all who call themselves Adolf
ii, nists that the support of Fremont and DAYTON.
is utterly inconsistent with abolitionism, in as.
much as thnv 4 p1adrod 70 c;ro g1,,o,, oo,..:t,
tional protection in the States. 1t is not true that
they are for Buchanan for the Presidency and for
the same reason, because he is for slavery in the
States. 1t is true that the L~iberator, the Standard
and the Bugle; that Messrs. Philips, Pillsbury,
ard all their coad uters, East and West, are the
enemies of the Union and are seeking its over
throw, believing it inherently wicked and inevi-
tably in its influence destructive of liberty. 1t is
true that by every honorable and honest means
within their reach they seek this result. But it
is not true that to secure even this result they will
stoop to the folly, or defle their consciences with
the guilt of supporting Il friend of slavery and of
slavery extension. Whatever may be true of 9TH
or persons and papers named, it is not true that
the Editor of the Bugle, as a man looking on in
the contest, would prefer the election of Buchanan
to that of Fremont. For in his opinion Just so far
as Fremont if successful shall prove true to his
non-extension principles, in just so far will he
weaken the bonds that unite slavery and freedom.
Wherever it will rebound to the interest of tueir
party, Republicans are laboring to produce the
conviction that theirs is an abolition party. We
have an example Of this in the very article from
which we make the above extract. On other occa-
sions it is vehemently denied. Now it may be true
that our exposure of the pro.slavcry position of
the Republican party may prevent its getting some
antl-slavery votes. But all such votes would have
been obtained by hypocricy and deceit; and as abb
olltionists, it looks much more consistent and hon
orablc to us, to tell the truth, in the slaves behalf,
rather than by our silence even, to become accom-
phces, with those who are dcceiying and bcguiling
those who arc moved by sympathies in his (the
slaves behalf. The National Era, which charges
us with being the supporters of Buchanan, be-
cause we tell unwholsome truths Of his opponents
has hardly yet done complaining Of the New York
IriIune's charge against it of defeating nenrvClay
and annexing Texas. 1t told the truth so plainly
of its pro-slavery candidate and its party that Co..
900 men cast their votes for james G. Birney, votes
that would have elected Clay. And now when
both the Tribune and the Era join in telling us
that Republicans are only reiterating the demands
of the Old Wing party, the Era, is first to seize the
weapon it has so long condemned and hurl it at
those who occupy precisely its old position. For
our own part, we have always been admirers of the,
virtue which enabled those sixty thousand men to
Withstand the temptations and escape the snares
of the Tribune and the Old Wing party. We hoye
20 be able to keep this virtue of theirs in hon.
orable remembrance, and to continue to initiate,
their so good example, though many of them, with
the Era, are apostatizing from their principles, and
arc now even disappearing the men, who, in.
this respect occupy their own former position.