Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-10-24

gone overwhelmingly for TIE pro-slayery dcmocra-
cy. The lightness Of Wilmot's, vote has surprised
and mortified his friends. Iowa it is supposed
has gone the same way, while Minnesota is conf
IDENTIFY claimed by the Republicans and in Kansas
tie general result is still somewhat doubtful though
the Republicans are strongly expectant of success.
Indiana has shown her accustomed Democratic
prcclivities. Though the notorious Petit, who
distinguished himself in Congress asa dsclaim
er against the principles Of the Declaration Of Inde-
~pendeuce and by his support of the Nebraska Bill
and whatever other measure would give strength
and peFpetuity to slavery, has been defeated in the
strife for a judgeship, by Charles ii. Test q Repub-
lican. Case has been elected the Republican sue
cessor of the late Mr.. Brinton cf the Fort Wayne
district.
In this state, the vote has been a very close one;
SO close, that for nearly a week the Republicans
were in an agony Of doubt Of the success of their
Governor and his associates on the state ticket
The decision has however been finally reached
and Mr.. Chase's election is conceded by probably
about 1900 majority. Milton Sutlitf, an anti-sla-
very man of long standing and who will doubtless
60 to the utmost verge of the Constitutional COM
pact with slave holders to serve the cause of free
dom, has been elected to the Supreme judgeship.-
Mr.. Welker has also been elected Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Stone, Treasurer, and Russell, Secretary Of
State, all Republicans. Backus Democrat, has been
elected to the Board of public works. A majority
of the Legislature is probably Democratic.
These results, especially in this state, show a
diminution of power on the part Of the Republi-
cans, especially in some of the more anti.slavery
portions. The party paper, delight to attribute
this comparative Indifference to political affairs
to the occupancy Of the public mind by financial
difficulties. This perhaps may account in some
measure for the lack Of Republican votes in some
localities, but its influence is small and there
are other and stronger reasons for the reduction of
that majority by fifteen thousand votes. The
truth is, the anti-slavery wing of the party en-
barked in the campaign this fall with little heart
to labor and with comparative indifference to its
success, occssioned by two causes. First, the
Knownothing and pro-sla,ery portion of the party
obtained, generally, its control, and in many in
stances thrust aside we'll known anti-slavery men
to make room for conservatives and old fogiss q,
candidates, who had either come into the party TO!
!, office or because their old whig party was dead ant
they had nowhere else to 90. They had come int
this protested "party of freedom" without con
version to the principles of liberty and with pref
:. dice and hatred of the colored man ranking il
4 their hearts. Hence during the campaign, the grea
expenditure of ink and labor to prove that i
was no part Of the object Of the party to di,
turb the relations Of master and slave where the
now exist, or to disturb their own governmental re
4 lations with Shareholders, or prove unfaithful t
their pro slavery obligations or to recognize tn
natural rights of FREQ colored citizens to self gov
eminent. Hence, too, their most successful argu
;, ment to prove that the party was just as amt
=. slavery and no more so than the old Democrat
party of ten years ago, q fact which even Cover
:, nor Chase himself, thought it important to sui
81 substantiate by his own testimony. Antislaver
ac men even if they were Republicans. could not ia
to feel whether they acknowledged it OF not, the
3 the slave had little to hope from a party on sue
ba a dead pro slavery level. Hence they had no ell
-, th~usiasm-no zeal. How could they have, if the
.. had any auti.slavery and believed the facts 81
do forth by the leaders of the party?
A second cause of the diminished Republica
Is. vote in Ohio, we believe is to be found in the,disaI
or. pointment of anti.slavery men in the party. Whe
the party, two years ago was successfully instal
18th ed in power by the election of Governor Chas
eat and an overwhelming majority in both branch
in of the Legislature, together with a majority of ii
tho Judges of the supreme court, tho people expect,
that something would be done to secure the RICH
inc Of personal liberty to all the inhabitants of o.
state, and to ~vindicate our state sovereign
You against the ~despotic central power which had hui
ore blsd all our citizens to the disgraceful level
md menials TO the kidnappor. They had a right
,di. expect this from tho urgency of the case, from t
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DOR. didates; especially from the experience, ability a,
mt supposed anti-slayery purpose of the Govern
But at all points they have been disap pointed.
,des Republicanism, with the treasury and all the o
he ces and power of the great State Of Ohio in
, To hands and with its ablest and wisest men to a
, n minister that power, has proved a miserab
utter failure for the prime purposes fo- which
I in was professedly insti tuted. Governor Chase b
perhaps won reputation for statesmanship wi
ork old fogy politicians; but be let Margret Garner
est back to slavery with her old mother and her infs
babes, without any manly effort for their rescue
&C. Their as a man or as the representative of the pow
of Ohio. lie thus proved himself not the man
Ice. the hour. lie had the opportunity offered him
aid write his name on the scroll Of fame beside thu
will Of Hancock and Adams by an act Of noble he
;no ism. but he had not the heart to do it and the
an teen thousand citizens of Ohio, his former frien
Dc. who have this year staid away from the polls, ht
mesa thus stamped upon his conduct the mark of tn
, N merited condemnation. The man who would uni
a to the circumstances of that case permit those p
in sons to be dragged back to slavery is not fit to
Governor Of Ohio and deserves defeat. And |
ran. the party been what it processes, q party for fr
| in. dom, he would never have received q secc
nomination.
few bu' IL u sail inc oovernor o'a III NC couiu' '
iedy eAnaus,ea tue Jaw: for inc sane . argum'
as admia Ihis, AUNT mat ne o'u all lna' was p"
BILE to be done with his determination to bs 10
the 70 the constitution ana even 10 tne fugitive BIZ
posi. law as administered by Commissioner Pend