Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-10-25
IGbc Anti slupsrp Bnole.
SALEM, ono, OCTOBER Is. 1856.
REPUBLICAN MEETING AT SALEM.

NDA SDAAShN hbLAlNb m OhhCM,
On Wednesday the 22nd inst, the Republicans
had a grand rally at this place. Tho meeting was
large, and among the numbers were very many
earnest listeners to the words spoken. There was
a grand display in procession with banners, stream
ers, notices, badges and various devices. Many
OF the sentiments on tie flags were expressive Of
the earnest anti-slavery Of the idividuals who bore
them, though seriously in conflict with the com.
promising position of the party. Of course this
was just the thing for the latitude of Salem where
the Democrats claim to 10 tho pink of abolition
ism and prove it by the votes of Democratic Con-
gressmen against Dunn's bill. Sumo Of the scnti.
ments would adorn a disunion Abolition pro-
cession if such things were fashionable, as they
are not. For example:
Justice Down with Slavery"
"Truth is mighty and shall prevail"
"Remomber 70"
"Keclaim the Lost and Relieve the Needy,r
The speaking was done at two s,ands, mainly
by Judge Tilden Of Cleveland and Senator Wade
OF jefferson. Ut Mr.. Tilden's speech, we heard
but n small portion, but were told it was an earnest
anti-slavery speech and wc can we'll believe it,
for we know that he has n heart which beats i'm
pnlsively for freedom, though it's action is often
stiled or suppressed by his false position under a
pro-slaycry government. To Senator Wade's
speech we listened in common with hundreds Of
others with absorbed interest. Said one to us. at
is no Republican speech :" Nor was it. for the
speaker for the time gave full sway to
Lis manly adherence Of Slavery, and spoke as
his heart felt, freely and strongly for freedom.
ut was a speech of your sort" said another, an
old Free SOiler who piously ahhors all comeout.
ism. 1T made me think you arc right in your
course, and that the best way to correct the evil
after all, is to preach ant. slavery" Mr.. Wade
Iabored 20 convince the people of the actual
present subjected position Of the North to the
handful of infamous slave owners of the South
lie Indignantly characterized that submission with
appropriate epithets and gave his audience to
understand unmis.akably that the epithets right.
fully belonged to them. He stated rs one cause of
this success Of the shareholders in s%ubduiug the
North that ,hey were the monopolists of the land
and labor Of the Southland that through this power
and their political advantages under the Constitu.
ton they held the Government, especially AZ they
were united, to a man. lie wildly depicted the
character Of these monopolists of land and Of
human souls and sinews, and then imrressivoly
asked his hearers, did you know, you Uere united
in the Government with such menu" And he
ventured to ask the worM Of such a Luion for the
protection Of hi" an freedom. Strangely enough
there followed this suggestive inquiry, an exhorta-
ton to vote for John c. Fremont under this infa-
nous compact--and thus to perpctuote it. Thus
the preaching was excellent, but the conclusion
utterly at war with the argument and with the
philosophy Of the speech. We are truly thank
;ul for such preaching from the presidential stump.
1t will suggest the true practice to many a nearer
and is gloriously in contrast with the Slavery per
petuating letters of Mr.. Blair and the doughty, wall
street speeches of Mr.. Banks.
We were told the speeches were not all Of this
sort. For instance Lyman W. Potter the recently
elected Judge of this district, amused himself by
AN argument to prove that the Republican vote for
Dunn's bill which proposed to extend the Fugitive
> Slave Law over Kansas and Nebraska-and to en-
slave all the infants born in the Territory previous
to l85S-was n measure for freedom. And Mr..
upham taueh hit that there was no other prospect
before this nation but n perpetual unior with the
{ Shareholders. That a dissolution Of the Union,
, was from The nature Of the case impossible. A;
f this is not n self-evidont truth and as Mr.. Uphan
4 failed to present reasons for believing it, we were
not convinced Of its truth, and cannot bear
= conviction to our readers. And we shall not
yet discontinue our efforts to convince the people
that a union for the support Of Slavery is infamous
| and ought to be and can be abandoned.
The excitement of the day was closed BY a meet
i ing for speaking in ,hc Town Hall. by Messrs
/. Potter and Upham, and a Fremont Ball at the
4 Fsrqubar House.