Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-07-18
A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE.

We claim no special right to interfere in setting
up or putting down the candidates of either of
the political parties; but as lockers on in Venice
we do claim the right of spectators everywhere,
to EXPRESS our opinions with tho utmost freedom
in regard to the parties and the men they choose
to honor. In their selection of men we are able
to discover beyond all peradverture of mistake,
what is the character and what the objects of the
party making the selection. IF the party be anti
slavery, it will select men of anti slavery charac-
ter and purpose to do its work and SO too, if pro-sla-
very for partisan politicians are among the men
who are "wiso in their generation" Many of the
Republican papers, and among them is tie Re
publican of Salem, seem to think it of no impor.
lance what are the principles or what the practice
Of their candidates so they will work with the
party and can DO elected by it. In other words
they have no principles. They want to succeed.
And will take as their leaders ana representatives
the most unmitigated pro-slavery hunkcrs of the
land, if in their judgment that is the method by
which to succeed. We have q very striking OK.
hibition of this trait of character, or rather aoant
of character in the proposition bro ached in several
quarters to put Elisha Whittlesey on their ticket
for a prominent office.
Mr.. Whittlesey is an old politician. He has so
successfully trimmed to successive popular breezes
as TO retain Office "lo these many years." we can't
tell how many. lie was an inveterate. proslavery
Wing while Whiggery lived, and when it died he
was found so true to the slave power that it re-
tanned him in Office at Washington during Pierccs
whole reign. At the last Presidential election he
manifested his loyalty to despotism by voting for
Fillmore. Which by the way our Salem Repub-
lican thinks should not be brought up against him
as a candidate, since be did it "SiIenHy." But in
years past he has not been silent in his efforts to
suppress free speech and to crush out anti.sla-
very principles in the North. Many respectable
citizens of Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana
counties have occasion to remember his unprinci-
pied defence, whether volunteered or paid for,
cannot say of the Berlin Mobocrats in 1896.
They remember how under his personal influence
aided by that of Judge Newton, Mob Law ruled
in Ellsworth for two days, how his own worthy
neigh bors of Garfield were driven off by n drunk
en- mob in daylight and other outrages perpetrat-
ed and fnally:thc Mobocrats discharged in the face
of the m ost positive evidence of guilt of a most az.
ravatcd character. And for the twenty one years
since, his heart has been so Enthusiastically true to
the same cause that slave holding Wings and Dem
ocrats have delighted to honor him and purchase
his services. This is the man that without re
p~entancc or reform many in the Republican
party proposed to elevate to Office.
Do we judge them too severely when we say
that this proves them destitute of anti-slavery
principles ? If it does not prove this it prove,
them in need of a guardian, for nobody believe
that Elisha Whittlesoy has any more anti-slaver!
purposes or symrathies now than when he brough
the whole of his personal and political popularit.
to defend and Justify men who sought to put dow
free speech by such Legitimate means as tar ant
feathers. We have good Democratic testimon.
that he has not changed. The last Garfield Sen
iinel, tho Democratic paper of Mahoning Count.
gives him the following certificate of character.
'IIe is an honest man, and n national man.
lie is opposed to disunion, and in favor of tn,
Union as it is or this facI, all were satisfied
who listened 10 bis address delivered in this place
on last Saturday. His remarks in favor of oul
glorious Union removed all doubt MS to his position
as a national man, knowing no North no South
hut the whole Union" OF course he has thu
right to be a candidate of the opposition, if h,
elects to, but that he will accept such a posi-
ton in such q party ms the opposition is, W.
doubt more strongly than our Contemporary"
1t would 10 serving these anxious Old Wing Re
publicans Just right, if going out of their owr
party TO get an unimpeachablc mobocratic bunker
they should DO finally snubbed by the refusal O.