Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-09-04
THE POLITICAL CANVASS IN ILLINOIS.

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sion between Douglas and Lincoln will he found in
s~tructive and interesting, They are able men and
adroi, dcbatcrs, and we think true representative
of their respective parties and yet in principle
seem for more nearly allied than could be desired
by the friends of universal freedom.
Mr.. Lincoln charges and un%arswerably proves
upon Mr.. Douglass aud the Democratic party a
purpose and conspiracy not merely to carry slavery
into The territories and fix it there irrevocably un-
der the constitution but also by the same means
to domicil it in the states where it is prohibited by
their constitution and make it n grave offence
against national law to attempt its removal. This
MIR. Lincoln asserts was one Of the objects of
Douglass Nebraska Bill, designed as a precursor
and prepGrOtivo for n judicial decision which
ehould confirm and establish the doctrinc;a decis-
ion which whould permit and protect kcntuckians
in Hogging and working as we'll as hunting their
slaves in Ohio, and would make it altogether law
full for Toombs to commence the roll-call OF his
slaves on Bunker Hill. This is q terrible conspir.
acy against liberty,-a subversiOn of existing state
laws, constitutions and governments. 1t is not
imaginary but for years has been contem plated
and sought in one form or another by the slave
bower, which is now ready and prepared to con-
sumate this treason against the liberties OF the
States as we'll as against the millions of American
born slaves. 1t is we'll that Mr.. Lincoln exposes
this foul conspiracy against the states, and theie
governments, and we DO not undervalue this SER
vice.
But then after all. the difference between him
and his antagonist is by no means as wide as one
could desire. 1t is not one Of moral principle.
In disregarding that Douglass and Lincolon are
one. II is Lincoln's boast that he could not be got
into an abolition convention, that he had nothing
to do with their proceedings. That he was in fav-
or of a frqitire Stare lar, and although he denouces
the conspiracy to overthrow the state governments
no is a consenting member to a conspiracy which
utterly subverts tho natural rights of four millions
of human beings, consigning them and their pos
terity to hopeless slavery. They are thus both
conspirators together against liberty and justice,
and unworthy to administer q government for hon
est men or true lovers of liberty. They areonc, one in
principle only Lincoln will not Join Douglass con-
spiracy to make slavery lawful every where. lie
will only permit and defend it where it is esta5-
lished by the foIms of State law. This on this
question is the difference between the Republican
and Democratic parties. The slave is an outcast
from both, while his tyrant master is welcomed as
n friend and p~articira tor in the government and
rec Gives the solemn pledges from both, for the
perpetuity and security of his right to Cypress in
any slave state now in the Union or any one which
shall hereafter choose to come into the confederacy
as such.
Just as We were going TO press, we received the
report of the second discussion at Freeport, be-
tween these two champions, extracts from which
we shall give our readers next week. Mr.. Lin=
coin very explicitly answers Mr.. Douglas ques-
tions and in so conservative and proslayery q man
ner rs to narrow down the difference. between the
two to the moro question of slavery in the terri
tories. And Mr.. Douglass explanations, pretty
nearly annihilatcs this difference. So that there
Is according to their speeches very little left for
them to differ about, except the honors and cmol'
uments Of the Senatorial Office.
q Tho Cincinnati Gazette very truly says: "Mr
Lincoln replied in direct una %nbiguous terms to
the teven questions Of his competitor. lie places
himself OH the National Platform, along with
Corwin and Trumbull and not with ultra men
like Giddings and Lovejoy. We ask particular
attention to these replies, which Lincoln put in
black and white, thus preventing all misaprehen,
sion as to the language used"
Is AB0LlTlONISM DECLINING !-lS leRlou U i III
mics say it is, and are rejoicing over its decay and
approaching end. There are many facts, which
look as though there was occasion for their fiend-
ish joy. There are numerous places where years
ago, Abolitionism had many Jealous and faithful
friends, where now its name is secuted. Thou
bands of men who once volunteered the song, i am
IN Abolitionist, and glory in the name, now confne
their anti.slavery efforts to the support and defence
of a party which boasts Of its freedom from all
faint of Abolitionism. They have forgotten the
slave in all their direct political efforts. Tho doc
trine Of emancipation is not on their lips. They
defend tn cir party in declining opposition to slave
hunting under the fugitive law as well as slave
holding under state law. They are valiant for
Kansas, retrenchment and reform, and indignant
and boisterous upon ballot stufing, Nebraska and
English bills, but quietly submit to such outrages
of law as we'll as humanity and decency, under
their own state government, as we have occasion to
record this week as transporting in Cincinnati and
She wneetown. The Jealous and heroic old alb
olitionists of 1885 and sc have many of them Le-
come thus submissive and compromising, have as
sun,od the ground of the old Wings and Democrats
whom they then battled m%anfully, and even gone
lower in their proslavery compromises than their
then proslavery political enemies. There is appa-
rent occasion to say they have driven out abOlitio'
tionism. And this state of things exists not alone
among US in the West. Speaking of New York,
Frederick Douglass in his last paper says:
at is sad to see the great declension Of genuine
Abolitionism, aud the miserable apology which
has been substituted for it in most of the towns of
this State. Free Soilism has eaten out the very
heart of the anti.slavery cause in many of the old
anti towns of this State. Instead of
claiming freedom for living and breathing men,
We are contending for Free States, Free Labor,
and Free Soil. Slavery, which tears the flesh of
living men, which burns them with irons, chains
them and drives them to toll, without wages. and
without hope-slavery, which mutilates the bodies,