Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-04-05
Tor the Dusle.
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM FOR 1865.
HARTFORD, March 80, 1856,

HARTFORD, March 80, 1856.
DEAR Buo1E.-In criticising the Anti Slavery
effOrts of our Republican brethercn it would per
haps be best, to lean towards charity i. c. take
them rs they mean, rather than as they say but
| find in my last Buglc, an article copied from the
True 1merican, which would seem to make u vir-
tue of reversing this rule, and taking them as they
say rather than rs they mean ! refer to the plat
form adopted at the late Pittsburgh Convention,
which l suppose is destined to Become the founda-
ton of the great Republican Structure of
1856. Now, if by the rules of strict construction,
we can make any Of these resolutions appear better
than they were designed by those who adopted
them, I think we shall incur no censure from our
more enlightened politicians, especially those con-
shutting said Convention. / wish II in particular, to
call attention to the first clause, Of the first
resolution which reads as follows: W
demand and shall attempt to secure the repeal Of
all laws which allow Of the introduction of Slavery
into territories once consecrGted to freedOm.-Well
gentlemen this is all Abolitioni It's ask. If you
will pledge yourselves to stick to this plank, we
pledge ourselves to convince you that, not only the
soil Of Kansas and Ohio but that CT Virginia,
Kentucky, Louisiana were, once consecratcd to
freedom by one who had undoubted authority to
dispose of them and which, he declares he gave
with the appurtenances thereof, to the children Of
men but as | do not purpose TO argue the point
at this time, I will leave it and proceed to the Sec
ond which commences: We will support by every
Qawful) means, our brethren in Kansas, in iheir
constitutional and manly resistance, &c. l have
not space to quote it all, and it is immaterial since
o. liz r.axl. Izz.- il To- Ill .,l,I
the remainder is, l will however, by way Of illus
tration, relate an anecdote which remember read
ing in an old book which my mother gave me when
a boy, aud is as follows. and Paul earnestly be-
holding the council said, men and brethren l have
lived in all good conscience before God until this
day. And the High Priest Annanias commanded
them that stood by to smite him on the mouth.
Then said Paul unto him God shall smite thee thou
whited wall, for sittest thou to Judge me after the
law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to
the law ? And they that stood by said, rovilest
thou Gods High Priest? Then said Paul, l wist
not brethren that he was Gods High Priest, for it
is written, Thou shalt not reyile the Gods norS
speak evil'of the ruler Of thy people," Now me-
thinks, Saul of Tarsus was not the last man COM
PEELED to eat his own words.
! lthC! HuH 4 Il HOucIi hCluDIlCiAl IL NIlOul
is no guile, one who would sacrifice reputation,
property yea, life itselfif necessary to protect the
rights Of the down-trodden millions of this land,
one who has labored and prayed increasingly for
the overthrow of American Slavery, l say, !
fancy that | see "such an one" arise, to speak to
this second Resolution. As he proceeds his soul
becomes more and more imbued with the love of
liberty in 'Kansas"-his sympathics are warmed
up by their continued importantly for aid in this
their hour Of trial, and, should he in his zeal for
freedom in kansas" ~unhapily advert to rufian-
ism along his own border, and declare ihat his
conscience justified him in his DEPRESSION, now long
before some Annanias lin the person of a T.. S.
Commissioner will command those that stand by
to smite him on the mouth. He turns round in
the dignity of his manhood and in language rather
harsh for a gentleman, declares that no man shall
silence him while speaking to frcemen, upon the
free platform, of the free Republican party, when
10 an admonition from some bystander Informs
him, that he has actually reviled the gods, union
and Compromised and not only that but has spoken
evil of the American High Priest. "a U. S.
Judge)-His voice suddenly lowers.-He is barely
heard to articulate the words, Il wist not brethren
that he was United States Commissioner for it
is written, thou shalt deliver up, him who escapes
unto thee from his master, &c. &c. Exit Orator,
Sd. Believing that the present National Admin.
is~tration, has shown itself to be weak and faith
lcss,-hold on gentlemen, never accuse a party Of
what your better judgement tells you they arc
rot guilty of, if there was ever an Administration
since the days of Washington, that has grown with
its growth, and strengthened with its strength it has
been that of Frank Pierce, and for my life l can.
not see as its fortunes are at all jeoparded, by the
carrying out of this resolution in its length and
breadth. Taking this platform as whole, it is
what we carpenters would call worm-eaten, waney-
edged, warped, and sadly incumbered with "stub-
shot" But fortunately,if it should break do IN, its
elevation is not so high as II to endanger the life or
limb Of any individual who is disposed TO stand
upon it. H.. s.