Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-10-15

very sacred duty, that with them rested the 70.
sponsibility. Whichever party they voted with,
the principles of that party they thereby became
responsible for, and whoever thew voted for. be.
came their agents, and they couldn't escape the
responsibility.
AT the close oflMr. Norris address, Mr.. A. M
Hale replied in a short speech, ssking If IL wet
any worse for Democrats to enforce the Fugitive
Slave Law, than Republicans; to which Mr.. Nor.
is replied, No, adding that the Republican can.
didates were opposed to enforcing it. Mr.. Hale
then read what Mr.. Dennison said in his Cleve.
land speech Of the enforcement OF the law, tina,
although odious as he regarded the laws, YET
while it stood unrepealed upon the statute book,
be would obey it, &c. This rather took the wind
out Of Mr.. Norris sail, and in his reply, he said, i!
be were Governor he did not know but what h
'oould hare TO do the same thing. Mr.. Hale then
read from one of Dennison's speeches. in regard
to enfranchising the colored man, in which he
(Dennison) says III am in favor Of repeating the
odious law passed by the Democratic legislature
of last winter, and let the constitution remaini JUS,
as it is." 1t is not necessary that l quote the con
~stitution Of the State of Ohio on this point, al
most every school boy knows that but compare
lively few colored men can vote under its prone,
or strict constructions; and it is enough to say tina
no reply was made to Mr.. Hale on this point. 1
does seem to me that Republicans, when they heal
or read the speeches of their candidates, overlook
these important points, for when they are read t.
them they are struck with CONSERVATION, and con
fusion ensues.
Then again it is strange to see what q copfictior
of ideas these speakers have of their own party
platform, and of the action of that party should
they get the supremacy State and National. One
says that the platform of the party afirms thai
Congress has power TO prohibit Slavery in the
Territories and abolish il in the district of Colum
5ia; and another believes the Constitution of tn,
United States to be entirely opposed to Slavery
and that it no where recognizes or makes am
regulations or provisions for the master to recap
ture his slaves, and last, but not least in point o
influence on the masses, is the Rev. Mr.. Garfield
who says that Congress has the right to exclud,
slavery from all the TerritorieJ belonging TO tn,
United States in which the District of Colum5if
must be included, and of which Congress is thu
legislator and that the master has O right giyer
him in the United States constitution, to reclaim
his slaves in any part of the United Statesmen
foot of land on which he can soy II am Free
And yet :his Rev. Gentleman has the audacity t.
stand up and say II know of no Government tina
recognizes the right of property in man and allow,
bin to be sold on The auction block with cattl,
and swine." These Republican speakers start GU
by saying to the people that there are great issue,
between the two great partics-Freedom and Sla-
very. But really when we come to simmer it al
down, the best thing that the Republicans offer tc
the poor toll worn slaves is an assurance that The,
intend 10 keep the slave owners out of the Terrific
RESI- that is from working their slaves there, they
may go and hunt them in any part of the Union,
and by that means they will starve out master ant
slave some fifty or o hundred years hence. Oh
what a hopeless consolation. And yet Rev. Re
publican candidates, stand up before the peopl,
and say, yes.fellow citizens you can be consisten
christians ADD conscentiously support the Republi
can party, and thus truly save your country an,
God. Respectfully Yours
j. s. CLEMMER.