Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-09-27

the forenoon Mt The invitation of prominent mem-
bers. given in behalf OF the Society. lie believed
when he accepted that invitation thatit was extend
ed to him in good faith but now he knew he Ind
been mistaken. aud that such had not been the case.
BENZ. s. JONES said that if Mr.. Pillsbury's
remarks were 50 offensive in their character, he
should like tn know how Mr.. Pryne'S charge of
dishonesty and hsd iaitb, which he had brought
against the whole Society should lie characterized.
Mr.. PilIshury had only questioned thu gentleman's
good taste and this he thought could not BY any
reasonable man be regarded as an insult. With
regard to Mr.. Pryne's denial Of Mr.. pillsbury's
statement OF Gerri' Smiths position, he had only
to say that those who wished to see how the matter
stood could satisfy themselves by reference to Mr..
Smiths speech VS. published, which would make it
APPARENT where the misrepresentation was.
The Disunion A.5olitionists, he thought we're, at
least. understood There is no one, whether Wing
Democrat or Republican, who expects ON coming
to our meetings to find us wavering or lowering our
standard Of Anti-Slavery. But how is it with
the pnliti cal parties2 There is no stability ABOUT
their position ur action. If we have ever changed
it has been to advance. Bot they have changed
often and for the worse. This is true even Of the
Republican party. Wa have talked of the Re-
publican party as an anti-slavery party to some
extent. Why is this? Is 1t because there are
Anti-Slavery men in it? 50 there are anti.slavery
men in the Democratic party, but who supposes
that party to be tinctured with Ant.Slavery2 We
have Il resolution here about DR.. Bailey and the
National Era. Does DR.. Bailey regard the Repub.
lican party as Anti. Slavery Not at all. lie
r claims that it occupies the Henry Clay platform ui
ten years ago, which denounced abolition ns from
, the buttomless pit. Was he and the other Liberty
men then right in supporting James G. Birney
L. and defeating Henry Clay If as DR.. Barley de-.
t clares, Fremont and his party stand to-day where
Henry Clay stood, then We certainly have the
4 same r ght to denounce them to-day, that the liberty
men had to denounce Clay and Ills purity in Al
= for we only use their own words and arguments.
True Fremont is more Of a man than Buchanan,
;. but he il not an Abvlitiunist. lie says he is op-
posed to Slavery in the abstrac but 50 are II
minority even Vt shareholders. So said Washing
ton aud Jefferson, yet these men were no,
AbOlitionists and, according to its platform. their
is principles were the same rs those Of the Repub'
e ltcun party now are. You %remember the cry agains'
to General Taylor in AS. lie wrested from the Mex
~ leans u large portion OF their Territory, at TIN
bidding Ut the United States government. auc
de- Free-Suilers declared they. neuer would support sacj
st. u man for President. Yet Gen. Taylor onl,
rot obeyed the command vi his Government, He die
ct what he could tn bring the war to u conclusion
But John c. Fremont, Republicans say, withou
e, order fIum the GOVERNMENT, laid his grasp upoi
California, aud that too while he believed on
he Government to be at peace with Mexico, wrestint
rs, from the latter her most valuable province. ii
h. could not plead the command of his Government i
de in e&tenuatiun Of this act Of Outrage. lie h ID nc
he even the pour excuse that General Taylor coul
ee- urge, and hence was even more guilty than ht
he Are we not then justified in ap. lying the sam
en condemnation to Fremont that DIR. Bailey and hi
,at party in '4S visited uponl General Taylor? An
vo. what has VIM. l.. Dayton done? lie was
ter bunker Why, and always, or nearly always. wa
as found on the side of such men as Atchison an
ms. Butler and Calhoun on the Slavery question. AN
or. he declares he is unchanged.
'ed The liepuolican party then is not in any SEM
nd entitled to he called Anti-Slavery. The most
we pretrnds to is restriction If Slavery. and this onl
IN sume quarters. 1t does not even profess
on. abolish Slavery in the District of Columbia. or
cal repeal or amend the Fugitive Slave Law. Ii do,
the claim To- 20 for Freedom in Kansas. or did clai
cry this ill lately. But recently Giddings. Wade, III
Bile the whole party in the House. with Il single ind
red vidual exception. voted Tor the continuance
We Slavery. even in Kansas, till 1858! And vot,
18th also to extend the Fugitive Slave Law indefinite
18th over the same Territory! Such are the claims
he the Republican party to the favor of Ablutio
did lists. Such Anti.Sla,ery men are not tn be truste
hat | they are willing t. sustain Slavery in Kansas t
yer 1858, what is john c. Fremont likely to he able
iu in the Presidential chair? The Liberty men
be 1871 polled sixty thousand votes. Til. party und
different names has increased in numbers so that
ced row hopes t. elect a President. 1t has repeated
ner. changed its position, but has it raised it's s,anAa
por- higher? No, their standard has been lowered t
Of t trails in the dust. They have compromised mo
'wn and more every year till at last there is noihi'
oud left 10 compromise. The last downward step W
S19 the vote Of the party ON Dunn's bill. and they ca
To not we'll descend lower.
Tder A.. T. Foss, said there is great advantage in hi
hrst ing n fire., platform. 1t is the only way in viii
ser free discussion can be promoted. The Americ
u" and Western Societies have always mair tain
ana such u platform, and he trusted would continue
do 80. True it il somewhat expensive and inc'
was convenient, at times, to have such a platform. a
MS the reason of this IL that the true principle o.
MS " free platform is not well understood. People 81
pose that if they are to be criticised on our p
form il is not free. lie who comes on n free p
our form comes there subject to criticism. If he can
bear this he had better keep of it.
In this country there has always been a cont
ala cradle amount of anti-slavery feeling. No
n 10 who has a heart and has ever thought on the b
over ject can feel otherwise. But why is it that
ce' feeling has not been more effective ? What is
tue reason that 40 little has been done for the reno
D " of slavery Why is it that the slave power
nan so long controlled the country The anti-slav
Q OF movement, has at leas. done one thing. 1t
iuh' shown the nature of the obstacles that stand
d 10 tho way of emancipation.
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