Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-03-29
A.. BROOKE.
REPLY TO DR.. BROOKE.

In undertaking to correct a few of the misrepre-
sensations of A.. Brooke, l had no thought Of pro-
voking him into a controversy. | supposed he had
written in haste, and under excitement, and as q
consequence, had not we'll considered al the char
ges he preferred. n this | must have been mista-
ken; as l find him repeating them in your last is
sue. A. Brooke will have it, that the memorial
did not obtain a respectful consideration. l find
in the same Bugle in which his first communica-
ton appeared, a review Of the legislatures pro.
~ceedings in this matter from the pen of the editor;
also, q member Of the executive committee. He
says, "the individuals to whom it was sent, readily
and promptly presented it to the bodies of which
they were respectively members; and that it was
,ecciced and treated with the usual FORMS Of eour-
tesy; and although the Republicans as a party are
distinguished for their declared love and devotion
to the Union; advocated by their speeches and ,ctes,
respectful and courteous treatment towards it,
though knowing, rs they did, that their course
would be misrepresented by their political oppo-
nents, as it has BEEN"
Until the memorialists themselves, can agree as
to what constitutes respectful treatment in this
case, l have nothing more to offer.
Do Legislative bodies represent the entire popu-
hliuH vi luGiT respective CluteS, VT leErllOTlcs 4
think not. They merely represent a MAJ GRITTY of
the voters within their jurisdiction. Hence the
great strife to secure the election Of candidates
known as favorable to the policy you wish adopt
ed; or the particular measure you wish to secure.
Does A. Brooke consider himself represented by
the present Legislature of Ohio. Tell him in ref
erence to the treatment this same memorial has
received; There is the work of your legislature;
and outside of a discussion in which be desires to
hold (Republicans) up to public odium; he would
reply with Indignation, Not mine! God forbid that
| should have any thing to do with delegating pow.
er to such unprincipled men. No; l have washed
my hands of politics; and for e acts of govern.
mens, State or National, l am in no way respon-
sible.
The Democrats, e&.oled for their "manly cour
age" no more consider themselves represented by
BLACK Republicans" than do the disuni nists.-
And as neither women, children, or colored PEG.
pie have votes, and consequently can make nc
choice; and are not represented. Is it the two and
a half millions; or some one hundred and fifty
thousand that are? Evidently to my mind the
majority of those who entered the contest. And
their representatives are bound in good faith to do
their bidding. In refusing to grant the prayer of
the memorialists; they speak the sentiments of the
manly courage" party, who ON this point happen
to agree with them, SO that in doing as they did,
they may be said to have remembered the respon-
sibility imposed upon them by assuming to act for
the whole people," minus the memoralists.
Now as the Republican party is distinguished
for its love and devotion to the Union" could any
sane man expect it, to enter upon the work of de-
molishing it, as soon as called upon by a few indi-
viduals who were positively refusing to use the in,
strumentality within their reach to rid the country
of the evil that makes Union so undesirable.
Messrs. Brown and Cattell, have always been
political Abolitionists; condeming slavery as a
clear violation of every principle of right; but
still contendins that politically they could do no
more tLan compel the National Government to
withdraw its support from it, and keep it within
its present limits. 1t is therefore quite gratuitous
to charge them with o derelictioh IF duty, and a
comparison between them and Arnold is evidently
out of place. If they had gone over to the sup
port of Todd, thereby giving their sanction to
Pierce's develish administration, such charges
might have been sustained against them. But not
for acting in accordance with their highest profess
sion of Anti, Slavery heretofore.
1t must be borne in mind, that these gentlemen,
so far from advocating disunion, have always OPP
posed it; and q disunionist has no right to try them
by his standard, dcnouncing them as political
weather cocks" lacking in moral integrity, &c. &c,
because they fail to reach that standard. Time
alone will determine which is laboring most eff
GENTLY for the slave. 1t is quito worthy of note
that the ever vigilant STAKEHOLDER makes his most
determined and deadly onslaughts, upon every eff
fort to wrest from him through the ballot box, pow
er he has availed himself Of, though not delegated
by the Constitution.
If the triumph in the U. S. House Sf Represen-
tatives-the election of S. 2. Chase as Governor of
Ohio, &C., &C., are not gains to AntiSlavery, and
afford no cause of rejoicing to disunionists, what
makes them so hopeful ut this timer 1t cannot
be in the great rush to FL up their own ranks. l
have the testimony of s. S. Foster, that there has
been quite a falling off; which strictly accords with
my own observation. And Stephen c~onfesses him
self dissatisfied with the old plan; declares the
machinery inadequate to carry out the princi-
ples," and announces his intention of organizing a
political disunion party.
think abolitionists standing by the slave may
have quite a preference for Banks, over Aiken,
and Seward and Chase over Pierce or Douglass, !
have no confidence in; and very little patienee with
the sentiment that would select the worst man to
the exclusion of the best, either to make or admin
lister laws. If the best are so bad, do let ms have
the best.
| am accused of a Failure to meet and dispose
Of a single charge made against theohio Senators"
| thought ! was doing it all the time. Bua / learn
cd long since. that it is the EASIEST thips in the
world 70 Re mistaken. II ! did rot, Of cQurre the