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

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much to say that the one great ambition OF the
Democratic Party is to beat TIE devil himself.
So too, but for an entirely opposite reason, We
are saved from inquiring into the relations of the
Garrison Party and Radical Abolition Party TO the
poor ferries. The righteousness of these Parties
is as palpable as the unrighteousness of the Demo
cratic Party. William Lloyd Garrison and Will
liam Goodell have never fatered in their fidelity
to the slave. They have never consented to weigh
judicial, legislative, even Constitutional au
thorty against his right to liberty. And they
who sympathize and act with these noble leaders
in the cause of American Liberty know no law
for slavery, but all law for its abolition no law
for kidnapping jerry, but all law for rescuing
him.
A new party is springing up. 1t advocates the
dissolution of the Union. What is its heart to-
ward the slave2 A party may be for the Union or
it it may be against the Union-and yet be all
wrong in regard to the slave Is it for the rescue
of all the ferries, and for the punishment of all
their k;dnappers This is the question.
And another new party is springing up. There
has recently been u National Convention ht Clcye-
land, composed, for the most part. of respectable
conservative gentlemen. They call on their coun-
trymen to help improve the pecuniary circum-
stances of the STAKEHOLDER in the event of his
emancipating his slaves. That however does not
prove them right. They may bestow all their
goods to feed the Shareholders. But what will
they do for therrslaves for the poor der.
res We address these respectable cOnserva-
tive gentlemen, and indeed all other men, in the
very lines, save the change of q single word, writ
ten by good old John Newton:
'What think you Of JTry'S the test
To try both your state and your scheme?
You cannot be right in the rest
Unless you think rightly of him"
We need to be necessarily upon our guard
The Republican Party, when we read some of its
papers. and listen to some of its speeches, seems
to be the real friend of Freedom Neverthe-
less it may prove to be her most effective
and deadly enemy There is no fear that the
Democratic Party vii! corrupt any of the lovers of
Freedom. In their eyes its abominations and
devilisms have no attractions. Upon their spirit
its example pour contagious influences.
But the Republican Party has succeeded in ab.
5orbing the anti slavery sentiment of the country
and in aluring to its ranks nearly all the aboi-
tionsts. How immense then its damage to the
cause of Freedom and Of human rights, should it
be found to WELD its accumulated power not
against slavery but for it !; not for the black
man but against him
If the Republican Party enjoys the confidence
of the abotionists, it is nevertheless not too much
to say that that it has not yet earned it. The
recent Constitutional prescription of the black
man in Iowa was owing to the Republican as
to Democratic votes. Minnesota, in her Repub-
lican as well as in her Democratic Constitution
al Convention. prescribed the black man. The
Republican, Party of Wisconsin has also sadly
disappointed us. In its late nominating Conven
ton did not dare to pledge the protection of the
State to all the innocent men, black or white
who shall stand upon her soil And tho Repub-
can Convention, thanks to such bold as
Briggs and Snow and Nye refused to say (thcugh
such poor towards as Field and Grover wished it
said) that fathers agreed to cast back into
the hell of slavery their poor guiltless brother
who might escape from it. But though the Con-
vention refused to say this wrong thing, it did
not add to its negative merit the'positve merit of
saying the right thing. 1t did not go on to say
that come what Will. the State of New York will
will shelter from his pursucrs every slave, who is
so unfortunate as to get within its limits
By the way, how disgrnceful and ruinous to a
party to have such men as Field and Grover
AMONG its leaders 1t should drum them out of
camp. Ever and anon they get upon their feet,
and assert as gravcly as if the bald lie were an un-
doubted truth that the Constitution provides for the
recapture of fugitive slaves. What however if it
does Are we to admit that the Constitution
has po to compel to infict the deepest wrong
upon our brother and to damn our own souls !?
Reloadiug man with the chains of slavery is
worse than murder and if he, who has part Of
the diabolcal work, does not bring damnatiOn
upon himself, there is no damnation.
We add that the morals Of the State Of New
York escaped immeasurable damage by the fail
ure OF Field and Grover and their fellows to in
induce the Convention to declare the returning of
the fugitive slave to be Constitutional duty
Such declaration would have done more to de-
bauch the public conscience, and render power.
less the principles Of humanity and the spirit Of
Christ was ever done by any declaration of any
party or any church, that has existed in our
State.
There is one thing in praise of this Republican
ConyentiOn which we cannot refrain from advert
ing to. With our lamentations over its short COM
ings we mingle our great Joy at its selection of
candidate for Judge of the Court of Apeals. Tim
othy jenkins is one of those few LAWYERS who
always look to the right of the case for the law of
the case. Hence, as he finds nothing right in
slavery he finds no law for slavery If tLa peo-
pie of the State of New York should, as we have
no doubt they will, elect Mr. Jenkins, they will
then have at least one judge. who will never
confound any piracy, and, at least of all the
preeminent piracy of slavery, with sacred, oblga-
tory law.
The friends of temperance may wish to learn of
us, the neighbors of Mr.. Jenkins, what kind of
temperance law he would regard as constitutional
and what kind as unconstitutional On this point
we can give no precise information. Assured
however, they may be that his judgement will not
be swayed by his appetito-as it is nearly quar-
ter Of a century since he has drank intoxicating
liquors.
Fellow rescuers of Jerry, and fellow indorsers
OF his rescue-freeiy have we been examining
and sitting others, as freely let US now examine
anu SUI ourselves. Let US apply TO ourselves the
very test which we have applied to Others Do we
ourselves believe in his rescue? Do we apprehend
all its import? Do we subscribe to all the princi-
pies wrapped up in it, ard go along with them
practically to their utmost scope? Do we ignore
as Churches and Ministers of Christ all Church
es and Ministers, that refuse to approve it? Do
we withhold our votes from all, who refuse to ap-
prove it? In word, are such our relations to
God and man-is such our love of Him, who is the
great Common Father of Jerry and ourselves-is
such our prompt recognition of ali the claims of
fullest harmony with the rescue of Jerry2 II not,
then in our own faith in his rescue deficient and
than do we need to yield up ourselves anew to the
high teachings and blessed influences of that
great event.
Most emphatically would we all recognize the
obligation to rescue every Jerry-or to use another
word, every slave, 1t devOlVed on the people who