Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-02-19
WHOLE No. GOT. +.


is great moral .5surdity, OF from saying to thi
party that it cannot maintain its position against
the inexorable logic of the South for granting
that it is right, constitutional and proper to hold
slaves in fifteen States Of the Union, the argumon,
is irrcsissablc that II is right constitutional aud
proper hold them in the territories also, and 10
any additional States that may be brought into tho
Union
| My hopo is in tbs gres. Republican party moi
where il stands but IL has materials for growth
The men who have gone irto 1t are tnen who have
suffered, or lost caste, to some extent because they
would not 90 with the Whig party or the Demo-
cratic party, in their wickedness, oh the side OF
the Slave Power. They have something OF self.
respect and manhood left ; and they have said. we
are not prepared for discussion yet we trust 10
will not be necessary to divide; We will eudeavor
to present the extension Of slavery and that 10 pro-
cess of time, w'bring slavery to end believe
this is delusion but t, their minds it does NOT
appear So Ii is an experiment, and they have got
to learn, as we have had to learn that all comprs.
missing expedients are hopeless agains, the doms
ineering Slave Power; for we ourselves have had
TO change position again and again. Twenty years
ago. | though. was an Abolitionist, but had
not then cleared myself from ell actual completely
with slavery, because had not then seen to the
extent now SEQ. If any man had said to me,
twenty years ago. You talk about being an Aboli.
ZIONIST, do you. and there you are voting at the
pole, and sustaining the pro slavery Constitutions
of the United Sta,cs.' should have been dumb
! might have sad perhaps, Il do not com pretend
this | will look into the matter = but hs, seking
exactly what was involved in a vote, might very
properly have said. Sir, you are not consistent
thorough going Abolitonist.' So. in the spirit Of
justice and true charity. we must confer with each
other, argue and reason with each other, and en-!
tighten zach other and be who thinks his fee. ere
planted upon the solid rock. let him say to those
who may be standing. 10 his judgment upon the
sand You cannot remain where you are with safe.
'y here is solid footing; come up hther and yos
shall conquer
am not here to say anything by way Of apols'
~ for the Republican PARTY il is not my voestion.
and know il not to be my duty. have ssid
what have as matter Of justice. The Repubif.
can party is true to ts idea of the non extension Of
slavery. WHILE a. tho same time, its guilt, its ~.
ui guilt consists in giving its consent and support
the existence Of slavery in fifteen States Of the
Jnicn' under the constitutional pre-. slavery com.
promises. lApplause.l l have said this again
md again. and the party has nothing to say 10 rs
ply, and eanno, or will not complain tha. am IN.
ust, or that utter an untruth when / say, tbs,
between the Democratic and Republican parties.
'nder the constitution of the United States, in 70!
,ard to slavery, where it is now established there
8 not hairs breadth of difference That is, tbsy
gree to lot slavery alone; they agree that slavsS
'ay be hunted all over the North they aersS
nat slave representatives may be permitted in Cot.
Tess they agree that the whole force of the ma
on may be pledged to put down slave insurrsSi
on and to that extent, there is no differences bs:
~een the parties. But in regard to the con1po;
ent parts the men who make up the parties, there
; great difference. The Republican party il
My pro tempore; it is to be broken up, undoubtsd
ana the men who compose it will, / trust, take
much higher position. and give at least; i firm
upport to the only rational consistent and victo.
ous doctrine in this conflict with the demon of ,Is.
ery-'No Union with Shareholders, Government.
lily or RegiOusly! Loud applauss.1
Mrs. FOSTER said it was well known that soma
resent looked with dferen, eyes upon the Repub.
can party. from those who sat in the editorial
hair and never went out into the field ezes2sby
lvitation. and were not obliged to forse their way
} hearing. She thought she could best explain
er views by reference to tho temperance move.
'ent When that movement was in its infancy,
lrnest temperance men and women believed that
II that was necessary for them to do, was 90 prs.
ent drunkenness. How was it to be donsf Az
rst, all thought that it was TO be done by euly
rInking moderately. and these houses and shops
nat would sell to man when he was intoxicated.
ERE put under ban, while those which would not
sii to common drunkarG. or to q man who was
lready overcome by liquor. were thought to Be re-
pectable, and less I'M urious to the cause Of tenn,
erance but now. nobody pretends to deny that
10 fashionable wine. bibbing hotel was more dan.
srous to the temperance cause. and moro TO b
'precated for its influence against temperance
an The lowest and mespest groggery ia the city.
10 believed that the time was not far distant.
hen, seeing the rssult of tho Republican psrty,
ey would all stand together, hand to hand and
art to heart, in beleting that the party which
'nds pledged and sworn to support sLxvEsr--
70 sum Of all villsHies'-haa done the worst thing
party Can do, and committed the objectionable
!. She believed that the time was coniing When
~ would all agree that such q party was uors
ngerous to the An,i.Slavsry cause; than an out
d'out pro-slavery party. because it draws Of
m the anti slavery ranks those who would 9th,
wise stand out clear and free from the stain Of
slaves blood. esa
After few explanatory remarks BY Mr.. Pills.
ry and Mr.. Garrison, the Convention adjourned,
meet on Friday morning. at 10 O'Clock. etF
rHr SLAVE TRADE AND DisUSioa.-In q recent
ter from Washington 10 the Ashtabuls Ssnti.
, Mr.. Gdd ngs writes; ssfV
An exmember Of Congress- lately returned from
tour in Georgia and Alabsms. says that the
sses OF the people in those States are de,ermin.
to import slaves. and openly defy the Federal
vernment, to enforce the laws against the slave
de. tie states that the rich men who bold
my slaves arc in tavur Of the present laws 90
" importations diminish the value. lie ssys
} masses OF the people are decidedly Ia favor Of
'srating from the Union. and forming 6oath-
, CUnfederacy, aud for that purpose desirS sbe