Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-08-02
THE FREE PRESBYTERIAN.

we must confess to a feeling of sincere regret q
the announcement of the editor of this paper t,
vote for Fremont and Dayton. Whatever occasion
may exist for rejoicing at accessions to the Repub
lican ranks from the pro-slavery men of the coun
try we can feel only regret when outspoken aboli
tonists 90 down to their level. for we can see n,
method by which they can do it without practicall,
abandoning their abolitiUnism. But the editor OF
the Presbyterian does not think so. His chic
reason, he tells US, is 'our horror for the rutbles,
atrocities of the slave power in Kansas and GU,
deep sympathy for its free people," Our reason
Tor not doing IL, is, sour horror of the ruthless
atrocities of tho slave power" in fifteen States Of
this Union ''and our deep sympathy with three
millions of enslared people. Mr.. Gorlon think:
that the success of the Republican party will DO q
blow for the abolition of Slavery. 1t may be so.
We hope it will, if Republicans succeed, but i,
seems to us neither good morals or good policy to
attempt to abolish slavery by placing the Govern.
ment in the hands of men who tell us they promise,
IN taking their oath Of ofice-the one that "Sla.
ce'y IS not 10 be i~nteyteyed wih," and the other that
ri is TO be protected"
But Mr.. Gordon says:
Before the meeting of the Republican conven.
tion we avowed our purpose to support its nomi.
nees provived they were fully committed to the
principle OF non-extension of slavery, and were
not pledged by the platform to protect slavery in
the States. On these points the platform is expli-
cit. II commits the party to the total abolition of
slavery by Congress in the territories, and makes
no pledge OF any purpose to protect the institution
IN the States where it now exists. Il \ x X
FROM the best evidence We have been able to OBJ
tam we are now satisfied that Fremont and DAYTON
are fully committed to the platform, and if elected
VIII iaithiuiiy carry out its principles. From all
that we can learn we are led to believe also that
they are men Of pure morals in private life. and
are decidedly anti,slavery."
Fremont and Dayton do not accent the Platform
in the sense of the Presbyterian. 1t believes that
the platform explicitly" sis not pledged to protect
slavery in the States" while Mr.. Fremont is Gin.
flexible in the belief that Slavery ought not to be
with where it exists under the shield of
State Sovereignty" and Mr.. Dayton, with equal
explicitness, tells us-"I have carefully examined
platform" and in the same sentence-"I hold
that the Constitution protects slavery where il il. I"
1t has been the fashion of some men to spit upon
the platform and support the candidates that stood
upon IL. 1t seems to us that our friend and otbors
agree with him are reversing this rule. They
stand upon the platform and spit upon the opinions
'f their candidatcs-or perhaps more properly
ipon their own opinions. For Mr.. Gordon be.
ieves that the Constitution abolishes slavery.
while he votes for a man whose official oath binds
Inn to protect it. And he further does this for the
OF abolishing slavery. We are too obtuse
o understand this philosophy. 1t will be a long
ime before constitutional emancipation in tho
'tn'eS' viii be brought about by this method of
l~vcca;ing it.
DEMOCRATIC Mass NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. other
onors awaiting her, Salem is to DO the place of
OF one OF tho "Eight craat nen,nrrnA,