Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-09-03
A CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT.

The True american, Erie, Pa.) thinks the po-
%litical abolitionists have cause for complaint in the
action Of The Wing element in the Republican par
ty in that vicinity. We shouldn't wonder. Those
who go down to Egypt after chariots and horse
men will be very apt to find, in time, that they are
but menials in the Conqueror's camp. 1t is not
impossible that other sections may take up the Ia
mentation, though perhaps policy will dictate con-
tinued silence. Hear what the american says;
at was of course, exceedingly proper that the
Wings should come in O body to the Republicans,
for certainly the latter desired increase of num-
bers and influence. But was there not a trife Of
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" about it'll Have
not the Wings absorbed the Republicans instead Of
the Republicans absorbing the " higs? So far as
leadership and the stowme of offices and the
enjoyment Of the spoils are concerned, has there
been much more than II formal transfer of plat
forms and q change of names? Has there been
and is there now that careful and due recognition
Of ali factions and divisions ia the formation Of
Committees, in the enunciation of principles and
in the distribution of Offices which policy dictates
and which justice demands7 We are forcedto
answer in the negative. We are not disposed to be-
~captious and fatlt finding. We but revert to these
facts which are patent to all observers. md whictp
out of regard for the harmony Of the party. have
been smothered and suppressed. not to disorgsnize
or disturb, but merely with a view TO their correc-
ton in the future. II is IN order to secure and
promote harmony and good feeling in our ranks;
that We call attention 10 these notorious truths
and ask for q change of policy. Since the access
sion of the Wings to the original Republican party
in this county, ecery office has ben filed from the
Wing faction of the party. Not in a single in
stance has az old-hEe antiislavery man been elect-
ed to fill any Office however inferior or insignificant
from Congressman to Director of the Poor
The same is true of such Republicans as have. be-
fore their conversion, acted with the Democratic
party--none have ever been recognized in our Nom-
mating Conventions. The whole thing has been
Wing and only Wing and that continually. We
have had the tactics and overseerism of the ancient
Wing clique. under the new name Of Republican,
ism. The line Of apostolic succession is duly fol-
lowed. The paper which is but an organ, hog
been in some quarters looked upon as The organ of
the party, and upon 10 have the favors Of the Lead
ers and nine-tenths of the patronage Of the Offices
been bestowed. This e&clusiveness is as unkind
as it is unjust. Nevertheless, we do not complain.
1t may be oil an oversight. wholly unitentional, and
whicn mas put u 10 seen W DC correcteo' Wo
most ardeutly hope to consider it as such. We
only want to know if it is to be continued in the
future. If it is to be, a feeling Of dissatisfaction,
long suppressed, will grow into an element of e-
sential discord. We hope that in the coming cleo
tion, a due recognition of all portions Of the party
will be religiously remembered and Observed
Away with cliques and managing factions, and let
the masses of the party dictate It's policy, and
equally enjoy it's successes. In thus being true to
each other, satisfactory results will ever follow our
action" ,tw