Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-11-20

thirds OF the men and women of Massachusetts
would %joyfully sign the most urgent petition for
such an object. Friends this is an excellent
practical work. Let no time be lost. Let there
be- division Of labor and let every man and woman
be asked to sign"
There is no reason why Massachusetts should
be permitted to outstrip Ohio, Western Pennsyl.
vania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Northern
indiana and Illinois. We hope to see q noble ri.
valry and a hearty and determined cooperation in
this work.
The following form of petition, Tor any other thai
may be preferred should be copied and circulated
oy some aoolitionist in every neighborhood and
schooi district in the country. Copies will also be
printed at the Bugle ofics where they con be OBJ
tanned on application, by mail or otherwise.
10 tie Senate and House Of Representatives of the
Commonwealth Il:
The undersigned, citizens of -respectfully
ask you to enact that no person, who has been
held as a slave, shall be delivered up by any officer
or court, State or Federal, within this Common
wealth, to any one claiming him on the ground that
he owes Service or labor to such claimant, BY
the laws Of one Of the Slave States, or of this Union.
IhE DIFFERENCES OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Inc anti-slavery and proslavery wings Of the
Republican party, are and have been recently put
ting forth their peculiar views with considerable
emphasis. The anti.slavery wing of the party has
spoken in Mr.. Giddings' frequent communications
to the public, while Mr.. Stewards speech on the
eve Of the election took for him, unprecedented anti
slavery ground q position altogether at variance
With his hitherto timid and vascillating course
The last number of the National Era has a long
article connseling an adherance to the highest anti.
slavery position of the party. On the other hand
a large portion Of the party and especially q MAJ
jority of the s%cbeming ofice'seeking members of it,
who have come up from the grave of the old Wing
party with all its corruption upon them, aud are
heartily proslavery, without moral principle, and
ready to do anything for the success of the party,
which means their own personal elevation and ag.
grandizement they are ready to make any con-
cessions to bring members to their ranks, and are
best pleased to get rid of all anti slavery princi
pie, if by so doing they can carry their plans. =
The character and position of this class is we'll Sc,
forth and with commendable frankness in a late
speech of Mr.. R. S. Field, a Republican of New
Jersey, at a meeting in Newark to celebrate the
brilliant triumph of the United Opposition" in
New Jersey. Mr.. Field said
"IIe thought that the political union by which
this victory was established ought to DO firm and
lasting. He, as a Republican of New Jersey, was
willing to put himself on the principle of popular
sovereignty Applause and was not willing at
this time Of day to indulge in any such cry as mo
more slave States: If the remaining Territories
of the Union were not free territories. through tbs
emigration of freemen, then let them be slave
States. The South had put itself on the principle
of popular sovereignty; and he was willing to give
it to them-full measure, pressed down and over.
flowing" CHEERS and laughter.
As is the case generally in political contests in
this country as the time of election advances. con.
cession OF moral principle follows concession, till
all come down to the low moral level Of the mass.
es, where the majority of the votes are found. So
that we may expect that Seward will be silenced,
the Era become fainter and fainter in its remon
strances, and the brave words of Giddings unheed'
ed. This is the probable course Of events, in the
consolidation of the "united glorious opposition,