Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-11-21
Ibe Anti- 9lauerp Buele.
For the Anti. Slavery Bugle.
REPLY TO DR., BROOKE.

-H feel in attempting to treat upon matter which
propose to treat upon that place myself in rath-
critical position. Nevertheless, 1 shall take the
liberty Of overhaulirg q portion of DR.. Brookes
letter, written to Alfred, on the 18th of October
The intent of that letter it appears apprize
the person addressed, OF the inconsistency of vot,
ing the Republican ticket; but unluckily for us
Radical Aboltionists, the arguments swept us as
forcbly from the ground of consistency as they
did the Republicans am no defender Of tho Re
i publican party, l have sympathy with Re-
publican action, and the reason why do not re-
I gard the Republican party worthy of support,
is because it makes not the slightest profession Of
abolitionism. / have no words with the Doctor SO
far as Republicans concerned but when he digs
out his great pit in which to deposit all unnatural
and wicked political action, he drices epery coting
ABoLITloNIsr into the exceedingly narrow crevice
which (they say )exsts between Republicanism and
81 Democracy-bands them together with Disunion
ingenuity, and tumbles them headlong into one
common grave.
Listen to the Doctor. lie says, every voluntary
supporter of this confederacy takes upon himself
all the guilt and crime hich pertains to the rela
sion of the slave claimant. The frat thing to de-
eide is what it takes to constitutes voluntary sup
porter of government. suppose about as simple
way to solve the problem is to say it is every one
y who voluntarily supports it and when We under
take to point out one American citizen who does
not support it Voluntarily we undertake task not
to be accom- piished The Doctor himself is vol
untsry supporter of it, and while he was booming
me as a voting abolitionist to the dark regions of
political infernalism, he might we'll have said 81
guess will go along and help make regulations"
No man can live week in this government without
sanctioning to some extent, the government itself,
No man can hold legal right to one foot of Amer
q ican soil without that right is acknowledged
through the medium of American legislation No
map can lawfully hold or pass one dollar of Amer.
lean coin without acknowledging the right of gov
ernmens to fix its value. No man can even mail a
letter unless it is stamped with the seal of the
American Government. All this friendBrooke will
acknowledge, but he will deny that it is voluntary.
Then ask does any one forcs him to secure dead
to his real estate? Does any force him receive
American con or mail letters at the various post
Offices. If not the action is voluntary. l see no'
difference 10 far as himself is concerned, in sup
porting government by voting and using all other
means by which to support it. So far as voluntarily
supporting this governments is concerned, the Doc
tor and / stand side by sido with that insight
icant exception voting. He sustains of neoess-
ty; the same. He sustains it conscientiously :
the same. Both necessity and duty binds him to
goodes to his lands and that his letters
for the Bugle are post paid, &c. It's my duty to
do the same and further it is my duty as polit
cal man. to avail myself of the privilege have Of
entering my protest against wicked legislation
through the medium Of the ballot boxI 80 not to the
polls for the purpose of protracns the worst forms
OF tyranny and oppression but go there feel
ing it to be sacred duty owe to myself and my
race, 60 there feeling that future generations are