Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-10-17

disunion doctrines, Republicans have in them far
more Of tho vital element Of anti.slavery.
If disunion lecturers we're to abandon Ohio for
n single tw~elve-month, and disunion tracts, and
papers. and books were withdrawn from circula-
ton there, the result would be a fearful retrogres.
sion on the part of many Republicans. l do not
know but disunionists arc in some degree respon.
siLlo for the present low standard Of Republican.
ism, for if the State had been more thoroughly in.
doctrinated with radical anti.slavery, and the de-
fciencics of the Republican party more fully and
extensively shown, there is no doubt but the party
position of political abolitionists would have been
further in advance Of the Democrats than now.
Disunionists, however, did the best they could, for
their funds were limited and their laborers but
few. Let Republicans contribute more large.
ly to the Treasury Of the Western Anti. Slavery
Society the present year, if they would have their
party so far in advance of the Democrats that hon.
est anti-slavery politicians may observe a differ
ence more apparent than exists "twixt tweedledum
and tweedlcdee."
hear that our q%uondam friend VIM. Steadman,
who, when in another state of existence was once
President Of the Western A. S. Society, has miss
ed, by n few figures. a Republican nomination to
the Legislature. What an escape he has had {!
Although he may not now appreciate the loss he
has gained, the time UiU come--if not here, then
hereafter-that he will be thankful that his ambi-
ton was disappointed, and that the ignoring of
principles he once held dear, did not win from his
political masters the sop he hoped to receive.
1t would seem that the few Gerrit Smith men in
this state who don't believe in making themselves
ridiculous by voting for candidates to swear to
... ouI .bo - e1oyory cborentor of tho II 8
Constitution, have nominated a ticket to be sup,
ported at the coming election. 7. B. Mccormick,
the fugitive from Kentucky justice, heads the tick
ct. Some of the citizens of Ohio have felt O de-
sire to know to what course of action he would
stand pledged IN case of his election, in regard to
the rendition of himself on demand of the Gov
ernor of Kentucky for they most emphatically
declared they would never elevate him to the GU
bernatorial chair, unless entirely satisfied he
would not give himself up. l am not aware
whether he has expressed his views upon this
point if he bias, | trust that he met the question
in q candid ard dignifed manner, and showed no
inclination to evade the issue because it presented
many knotty points in relation to state equity and
gubernatorial courtesy.
You are probably not very much in favor of the
recent compensation scheme. as developed in The
Cleveland speeches and resolutions of Burrit,
Dennison and Smith you may even think-to use
the expressive language of a scion of Infantile
America-that I'll died a Jorning," and that you
will not be called upon to contribute for its sup
port However these things may be, you will per
haps be willing to give a gratuitous insertion to the
accompanying advertisement, which came into my
hands in n somewhat peculiar manner and il
other philanthropic editors should follow your ex
ample, who can tell what a blessing it would be tc
the slave.