Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-06-18

For the Dugle.
A WEEKS WORK, By THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY OF OHIO.

PeHJ
of freedom. AS you know, a minor portion of
this party, hitherto, deceived by their own imagin-
ings, have strangely called it an anti-siavery party,
and represented it as the only organization of that
type In the country, or at least the only effective
one. All others were "do-nothing societies".-
The majority, however, have uniformly contended
that it was only "tbe white mans party; that i
was able to vie with the Democratic party in the
patriotic virtues Of hating AMI hunting negroes
and even eDslaving them, any where except 10 the
territories. In its marvellous labors of week before
last, it has not only established its character for
these virtues, but has voluntarily cast away its claim
to be called the party for the freedom of the white
man. Perhaps its appropriate designation hence
forth should be, the party for office seekers, until
following in the footsteps of its infamous ~predeces-
sor, the deao Wing party. it shall cover it's corrup-
ton and rottenness, in a like Infamous grave. If
the party is to be judged by it's action of week be-
fore last, in Ohio, the sooner that funeral hour
Genes, the better for freedom in tho North, The
more hope for the cause Of the slave.
On Monday. the Both ult the five judges, who con-
stitutc the Supreme Court of Ohio TALL Republic
ans) met to decide upon the case of more than a
score Of imprisoned men, whose only offence was
that they had quietly, by their advice and presence,
prevented the kidnapping and enslavement Of one
Of their c~onfding and worthy fellow townsmen.-
AS s6olitionists were told when the election of
these judges was pending, they were each brought
forward expressly by their judicial action. to pre-
vent oil slave hunting and kidnapping in Ohio, and
abolitionists who would not compromise their prin-
ciples and self respect, by voting for them. were
stigmatized as faithless to the bondman. On the
memorable Monday aforesaid, three of this num-
Der, in the name and in behalf of the people of
Ohio, and the Republican party, s~olemnly sane.
toned, the previous action'of the kidnapper's Fed
eral Court. They not only sanctioned the right of
slave hunting all over Ohio; not only confirmed
Judge Taney's decision that colored men have no
rights that white men and white judges are bound
to respect but they extended this principle Of
slave law, BY affirming that neither black men nor
white men have rights to be protected by the State
or the Republican party, if they dare to oppose,
even constructively or by legal advice, the execu-
tion of the fugitive slave law. This court could
not even give these prisoners the benefit of a cum
ming law yer's legal quiSble, in regard to the con-
sti,ution and the statute 1.-THE pou sfo-the poor
foot-hold of the dissenting ~judges), to soy nothing
Of a manly vindication of their rights as citizens
Of Ohio and as men. One of the dissenting judges
expressly admits the constitutional duty of Ohio to
return fugitive, slaves, but afirms that the State,
not Congress, shouldlio the work..
Such is the liberty the party Tor freedom gives to
the humsne and Christian of its own members
such The benefits which the white name party con-
fers upon college professors, ex-senators and other
heroic men of Anglo-Saxon origin.
"A democratic editor pertinently asks "What is
the use of such a party :" That is a question,
which l cannot answer. One would think i. was
not needed by the Shareholders. For if the Repub
lican party does its best, as it seems disposed &c
do, it can hardly surpass the Democratic party in
servility but only confirm it's decision, az in the
Cleveland case, 1t certainly is of no use to the
slave whose cause it systematically ignores. L
can be of no possible use to Bushnell and Lang
ston, and their imprisoned associates, for has it NO
sent them back to grind in the prison house accord
ing to the good pleasure Of Judge Wilson and Bel
don.
So much for one days work of the Republican
party in Ohio, through its highest judicial repre-
sentatives. But these are rot all the facts of tn,
party's work Of week before last, which ought t.
r induce every true lover Of freedom to hasten frou
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could be found in such company from the Sodon
of modern Democracy.
The party held its nominating Convention at Co
: lumbus, on the End inst. A governor, Lieutenant
! governor and other important State officers were t.
Q be selected as candidates.. But the only e~xcitin.
: question in the Convention was in regard to th,
!, candidate for the supreme jndgeship, to be sool
; made vacant by the expiration of Judge Swan
Q term Of service. Shall this fresh slavehunting ant
o kidnapping decision of the Republican Supreme
Q Court he sustained Such was the question for de
t cision in this nomination. This question was set
= tied in the manner most certain to secure the con
tinued supremacy of kidnapping rule. namely, b.
o 8 compromise by the snti-slavery representa-
tives of the party-by consenting to accep
q known conservative for their candidate
and palming him of upon their confdinj
constituents as one who had not been tried bu
might, and probably would do right. Precisel
= the ridiculous farce that was played upon the anti
slavery c~redulity of Ohio, when this same Judg
Swan was nominated and elected. II the slave
hunting wing Of the party had triumphant
re-instated Judge Swan, and the minority shown
decent respect for its principles, if it had any, O
It's policy, if it had not, we might indulge som
hope for the redemption of Ohio from the rule {
kidnappers. But now there is only humbugger
for voters with anti-slavery purpose, and trump
for the hunters Of men.
The anti-slavery Western Reserve went lat
this convention with Judge Spaulding as thei
candidate-rather a slippery politician, one W
should trust or not in Bushnell and Langstonl
n case, according to the preponderance of circun
stances. The ultra kidnapping wing of the party
% marshalled by Tom Corwin, came on in humbl
imitation Of the slave drivers swagger, and wit
his borrowed whip in hand. swore. that Swa
should be re-nominated, and thus his decisio
made republican law or they would blow ,he part
to H Il. OF course after SO good an imitation
sham chivalry, anti-slavery politicians s~uccombet
Spaulding was nowhere, and the id abol