Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-11-21

This is not tho way to save our land, or to a advance
the canse Of liberty.
For the sake Of the down.trodden slave, the
Leader says 1t Is for preserving tho Union, But II
Union which renders their enslavement possible
cannot be worth preservation. The South relies
on the Union for its safety,-the clique of South.
ern fre.eaters to the contrary, notwithstanding,-
aud well may tremble at the prospect of its disco
luton Southern disunion is nothing but rant and
bluster-'full of sound and fury. signifying moth
ing. Northern disunion is a vital principle ,and an
earnest purposes conscientious determination and
can neither be put down nor driven back.
The Cleveland Heraid-anoiher Republican (l)
journal-attacked the Convention in the bitterest
terms, and with the loves, slang, after the manner
of the New York Herald, Express, Day Book &c.
&o. 1t represented those who attended it AS a
small band OF dyspeptic men and bilious women
restless, diseased spirits imported traitors, :lun-
atics,' the necks OF every ono of whom should be
misunderstanding up by saying, The miserable
fanatics have gone home-if they have any homes
and asking, What heinous crime has this city
committed, that such a convention of cowardly
men, unsexed women, and impudept negroes. should
gather within its bordersT This is a sample of
its blackguardism and mob ruffauism.-
This is its Republican idea Of the right of the peo.
pie to discuss the nature and value of their polite
al Institutions! The Herald is edited by j. |.
Harris, A W. Fairbanks, and George A. Benedict
"A most scurrilous trinity.
The Plain Dealer has ALWAYS exbIb;ted n satanic
spirit, in its treatment of the anti slavery cause
and its advocates. OF course, it is the paid tool
and mercenary organ of Border Runian Democracy
and Its depraved editor has Icing since become gray
IN the service of slavery and the devil. 1t brands
the estimable members Of the Convention as fan.
atics, and traitors. white spirits and black "a
small and sweet.scented crowd'-and an iouiry III
to the value of the Union as 'damDable treachcry
to the only bond which holds in harmony IN the
people of these thirty.one States'-and INDUCES
IN the viieSt personalities.
How does il happen that the whole gang of polit-
zeal demagogues, shoulder. hitters, rowdies, mobo.
Gratis, cut-throats, and scoundrels universally, are
so onamored with the glorious Union and most
jealous in its defence?
How does it happen that when a free platform is
presented as at Cleveland. for the defence of the
Union against those who are for its overthrow, no
Democrat, no Wing, no :Amerioan', no Republican
ventures to stand upon it, but each runs away, in
the spirit CT a poltroon, crying Treason treason y
or engages in the c%ongenial work of throwing
Nth at all who conscientiously regard the Union as
u covenant with death?
1t is because the Union is the bulwark of the
slave system, and abe deadly foe of emancipation,
and therefore incapable of defence on the ground
OF justice and humanity. Surely, when all that ia
nercenary. oppressive and fendish is on it's side,
the time has fully come for the pure in heart, the
lovers OF impartial liberty. the worshipers of the
true God, to rally for its dissolution.
owe heard ofseveral large delegations who while
on their journey, met the notice of the postpone.
ment and turned back. We think there was not
less than a score of persons present from Pennsyl-
vania who knew nothing Of it, till their arrival in
Cleveland. Many from Ohio were in the same
predicament-some from distant points. Indiana
had also several representatives and Michigan Il
still greater number, and one gentleman from the
interior of Wisconsin.
(2) AS in our remarks at Cleveland we stated
that we had no objections to the passage of the
resolutions Of censure, it may be proper for US to
remark here. that we do not accord with the state.
ment of the resolutions which deny the committee
of arrangements all right to postpone; we so stated
our views at the time.
(3) This suggestion, does injustice to the Agents
OF the societies who were present. That they felt
the disappointment most kecnly is true and could
not be otherwise. But that thrt disappointmen
originated in any considerable degree from the
fact that they might not so con veniently again
be present at n similar gathering" we believe to
be incorrect. For two months they had been ira.
yelling over Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan and
every where in the scores of places they had visi
ted, had exerted their utmost influence to create
uh ihltlcoh III iut SunNeullOU, anu tney naQ SQcCee-
ded beyond all former precedent. The people
every where were aroused and in earnest about it,
as about no other anti.slavery gathering ever be.
fore proposed in the West, such an interest, indeed
we fear cannot soon be got up again. On this
account it was that pcstpOnement was so deeply
felt by the Agents especially, as also by others.
{4) Here Mr.. Garrison is mistaken in the fact
The notice though too late to prevent the attend.
ance of many persons was not too late, materiaU,
10 effect The general attendance" From statements
made at the convention and from communi cations
from various quarters, since we have every reason
for believing that hundreds were kept away by the
notice of postponemcnt; and very many too, who
had not been known technically as disupionists.
(5) Those who have noticed the first days pro.
ceedings OF the convention in the Bugle, are alrea.
dy informed that we did state the facts in the case,
And in our turn we must say that after the Editor
of the Liberator had thus intimated to his readers
the possibility that we had shirked our share Of
the responsibility, he should have also informed
them, when he himself learned the fact that the
apprehension was groundless, and that the facts
,oere stated to the Convention.
One word with regard to our dispatch to the
committee. When the suggestion for postponemen,
came to us by telegraph, thinking that though the
time was short, notice might be given, and that
delay was better than a mere fragmentary conyen.
ton, we sen. the message. When the delay occurred,
We saw an error had been committed and that our
only chance in any measure to retrieve it, was to
issue a notice that a Convention would be held.
This as our readers know we did, and added every
possible exertion in connection with others to make
that meeting as effective as possible.
From the Lberator Nov. 18th.
NORTHERN DIsUNION CONVENTION.
In our last number, We expressed q desire to be
informs whether the Convention which was held