Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-04-11
GOOD ADVICE WELL DEFENDED.

GOOD ADVICE WELL DEFENDED.
The New York Tribune gives to the free state
men of Kansas the following pertinent advice.
"Concede nothing. compromise nothing despair, Of
nothing' ana then adds as an encouragement to
this cou rse. and all may yet be ,eN." This is
most admirable philosophy and excellent practi.
cal advice. But what has come over tho Tribune,
that it should give such counsel? Have its editors
met with n change of heart" We would fain
hope so and yet we cannot calculate much upon
them, unless the calvinistic doctrine of the i'm
possibility of falling from grace is also established
in their case. For the Tribune has before given
such advice in regard to the general question of
slavery and very speedily afterwards compromir-
ed in the worst forms aud counselled submission
to the most humiliating terms. The Tribune and
its friends are in the habit of b%erating the non
juring abolitionists as "impracticables," because
practically they do just what is here recommended,
namely, ''concede nothing and compromise moth
ing" in full faith that by SO doing ''all will be
we'll"
In another number of the paper we find q de.
fence Of this advice as reduced to practice. Not
indeed o defence of the abolitionists but only of
their adherence to principle as resolved upon by
the free state men of Kansas. They have resolved
not TO stultify themselves by voting under the bogus
lawswhich they opposeas alike MUST and unconssi-
tutional. The New York Commercial Advertis-
er thinks his adherence to principle ''staik nom
sence," and urges precisely the sam objections
against the non.voting free state men, that are
moutbed so pertly by all the republicans of the
country against the non. voting abolitionists.
Says the Advertiser:
We cannot help thinking that the Free State
men OF Kansas have acted most njudiciously and
ALPHABETICALLY in resolving to take no part in the
approaching election of delegates to frame a State
Constitution. If they bear anything like the
numerical proportion to the wholeathey are rep
resented to do, their course of action is more than
injudicious; it is marked by fanatical madness.
1t is idle to say that even if numerically much
stronger, they could not prevent the triumph of
their opponents. That is stark nonsense. But
they may not be strong enough to carry the cleo
ton. Is that a reason for not voting? To hold
that would indeed be TO teach q new doctrine in n
republic. BY abstaining from voting they not
only neglect an obvious duty of patriotism, but
they directly aid in indefinitely postponiug that
melioration of the laws and institutions of the
Territory which they profess so earnestly to desire.
They voluntarily give to their opponents uncheck.
ed power and supremacy, and by every refu al to
participate in an election they put an ADDITIONAL
'' 80 s'S 49, i.se w tiO itiOt tiC1 hIC
seeking, and impedes the entrance Of the right
mon into power and position.
To this lucid statement of its own and the popu.
lar objections against the abolitionists. the Tri.
bune very satisfactorily replies:
will the Commercial please consider that the
Free State Men Of Kansas, by voting at the con.
templated election, would m
l. Admit the valid constitutional and rightful au-
,hority Of the. pretended Legislatu re chosen by an
armed invasion from Missouri on the Both of March
1856
2. Admit the validity and binding force of the
laws enacted" by that infamous body, including
those which impose the penalties of felony on any
earnest opposition to the establishment of Slavery
in Kansas
3. Admit that Slavery is already established and
protected in Kansas by law-and
4. Admit that any further resistance to the
crimes ard villainies perpetrated under the color
of Border Rufian rule in Kansas is rebellion,
whereof the legal penalty is death
VIII the Tribune and Republicans generally
please consider that by voting their ticket at their
elections the nbolitionists would
lst. Admit the valid and rightful authority of
the constitutional provisions in favor of slavehold.
ing, slave trading and slave rendition
I'd. That they would admit the validity and
binding force of the laws and judicial decisions of
the government made by authority Of and in ac-
cordance with tho aforesaid pro,slavery c%onstitu.
tional provisions
Sd. Admit that slavery is already established and
protected to at least a limited extent in all the
the states, whatever their constitutions or laws
against it, and
4tb. Admit that opposition to this constitutional
institution, is in some sense rebellion, as the slave
holders characterize il. and hence submiss;on I'm
the fugitive slave law for example) after the pat
tern of Republicans, is not only justifable, but
most praise worthy and patriotic.