Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-09-13

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tioHs with it,-had they encouraged antislayerv
in the hearts of the people, the public sentiment
would ere this have demanded action in behalf Of
freedom a hundred fold higher than what those
men are now feobly struggling for.
We are but a small party as to numbers, but if
we will direct our strength faithfully in the proper
channel. our influence will be mighty for freedom.
1t is the earnest nbolitionists who, under God, must
deliver this land from thraldom. Yet some have
left their high position and gone down TO politics.
What do they hone to do Ivy going there7 A prom
inent and earnest aholitionist of New York, in an
Grafton on the Fourth of July last called upon his
hearers to 90 to the polls in November next and
vote for Fremont and Dayton as the hest means of
aiding the cause Of freedom. His address will
lose to Fremont more votes than it will gain him..
1t is therefore a weak and foolish, ms well as q
wrong philosophy, for such men to advocate voting
under this government and constitution in their
pr resent form.
Let US advance anti.slavery sentiment in the
land and political action will advance, and politi-
clans be compelled to aid in the cause of freedom,
They are ready to put as much anti.slavery into
their creeds as the people will demand. l tell
you, let the people demand anti-slavery 40
action and many politicians will gladly and thank
fully hear the demand and many more will obey it.
1t seems to some that The few votes we could give
would encourage p.liticians to do their duty. To
me it appears otherwise. Let politicians see us 20
back from the advanced position we have held, and
they would plunge deeper in corruption than thev
have heretofore done. By keeping our high and
uncompromisirg position we will draw them and
the people up higher and still higher, and when
there comes from the people the earnest cry Of
mo union with slaveholdors." then and not till
then the walls of this Internal Jericho will fall to
the ground.
Thomas WnITsoN. Of Christiana Pa, said he
believed it more important to speak the truth than
to please the people. lie agreed with some init
nations made at the forenoon session that the
Republican party is doing some good. This he
thought true but not all the truth. Some of our
friends thinl the Fremont excitement is doing
good. that many Of those enlisted in his behalf are
Anti Slavery men. This he did not deny, but the
rest OF the story Is they are doing a great deal of
'rm also. More harm he feared than good. He
had lived three score and ten years and had seen
the effects of many Presidential campaigns. lie
had also witnessed, on the different occasions when
it bad been amongst us, the ravages of the cholera.
But he believed the cholera was much less to be
dreaded than Il Presidential election. lie wished
now that the election was over as much as he ever
did that the cholera should cease its ruvages. The
best Fremont nIan Is injuring himself, and the
cause of Freedom by remaining in his party. He
believed the Anti Slavery cause was suffering from
the present political agitation in favor of Fremont
mDre thtl from any previous one. Io had been
a political man in his early life. When anti
slavery first camo forth under the form of immedi.
inta nm r,ip nt finn ba vrnv l,,1;,h ono,.L A. ,l:.I.
that something might Ae done politically. We had
at that time up for Governor of Pennsylvania land
elected him. one Of the best abolitionists the
country ever knew while he was Governor we had
a convention to amend our State Constitution.
Prominent Anti-Mlsons said to US ''step forward
and give us n little help, put a little anti-slavery
into the convention and you will find it sticking
out in the new Constitution" We succeeded in
getting Lindley Coates a rcble anti-slavery. man
into that convention. | correspOnded with him
during its session. He wrote me that q member
bad moved to inert the word white" in tho new
constitutions, and called upon us to send in peti-
tons against it'll did so and tuiled increasingly and
with an anxious heart. / know how to pity the
politicians when ] rememLer what | then suffered.
But our Efforts were vain. The new constitution
was adopted with the word white" in it. ThenI
formed a resolution, the most fortunate one | ever
made, that | would vote against the constitution
because OF its containing that word white" and
| voted against it. And | am glad to say | have
never gone 10 the polls since. l believe that others
who have come out from the government are all as
much reJoiced that they have dcne so as l am.
The advocacy of tho truth will do far more for
freedom than the practice of voting under a con-
stitutiun that is in favor of slavery.
The speaker went on to speak IF the utter heart
lessness and wor'hlessness Of politicians, aud to
show that in the government and union nothing
could be successfully done for the slave. Let
Charles Sumner come into the Disunion movement
and he would be a giant and would do a hundred
fold more for freedom than in his present position.
Take your Joshua R. GiddinSs away from politics
and you will find more power in him to abolish
slavery a hundred fold than he now possesses.
But it is said if the Antislavery people all alb.
stain from politics the government will 20 into base
hands. If the best withdraw politics will be still
more corrupt and corrupting," Not SO. If these
men would come out and occupy the true moral
ground they would draw those below them up 10
their own present level, aud the government would
I be in as go,d or better hands than now, while those
who should leave il would become the salt to save
the country ard the church.
a week ago a Buchanan Meeting was held in his
neighhorhood. lie did not go, for he was a democrat
not IL tocgtoco. They a had banner on which was
inscribed The constitution and the Union for this
world and the bible fer Heaven" a sentiment said
to have been spoken some where by James Blu
chanan. We arc to obey they seem to think the
constitution here, and be governed by the Bible
when we get to Heaven.
This is in substance the teachings of both politi-
cal and religious bodies of this land. But what will
become of those who carry heir bibleto the doc, OF
Heaven and ask admittance that they maY begin
their practice of its great IIii eli les.apd are told,