Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-06-23

NO MORE SLAVE STATES.

NO MORE SLAVE STATES.
For ourselves, we are sorry that the hosts Of
freedom could not have been led forth upon
higher platform, and have inscribed upon their
banners, Death to Slavery in stead of NO more
Slave Statesp But the people will not have it SO
and we are compelled to work and wait for a
brighter day. when the masses shall be educated
up to a higher standard of human rights and pol
itical morality.'-Frea, Douglas Paper
The Editor, whoever be may be, that penned
the above, Mr.. Douglas is in Europe), appears to
be behind tho times. No party exists that, in-
stead of inscribiHg on its banners, Death to Slave
ry,' nscri5es No more Stare ,SatcS.' There was
once such party. 1t was called the Free Soil
pary.' 1t was organized in 1S4S, and remained
in the field just four years, when it became tired
of the hated name, and exchanged it for Free De
mocracy' in 1852. In form, it retained, we think
the old creed, hut the exposions of it by its lead
ers grew fainter and farther between, until 1856,
when Free Democracy,' gave place for q broader
PLATFORM under the name Of the Republican par
", by the action of two successive Conventions,
the first at PittSburg, the second at Philadelphia
The Platform adopted at Pittsburgh, was from the
pen of Henry j. Raymond Of the NciO York
Times. A correspondent Of the N. Y. Tribune
reported that of the Western delegates propos-
ed to amend the draft, by inserting the motto Of
mo more slave States" or its equivalent, but
found only six delegates present, himself inclu-
ded, in favor Of it's insertion. Letters from lead
ing politicians in Congress, had earnestly coun.
selled the dropping of the Free Soip issue, Ger
tain is, that the Pttsburg Platform did not con-
tain it, and that, although new draft was pre-.
sented and adopted as Platform, at Philadelphia,
containingthe gttering generalties' OF the Decla.
ration of Independence yet special care was taken
to restrict their application to 'Me Territories
ignoring Tie States whether new or old for whose
benedt, and by the action of those Of them then
existing, the Federal Constitution had been form
ed. The motto of NO more slave States has
never been in the Republican Platform, and has
been continuously and uniformly disclaimed by
the leaders of the Republican party, in and out of
Congress- and accompanied in hundreds of
instances, in print, with charges of meudacity
against Democratic leaders, for charging it upon
the Republican party. 1t is true that professions
of opposition to the further extension of slavery
have been as constantly upon the lips and pens
of leading Republicans, all along but when press
ed for explanations or specifications the uniform
result has been that the exclusion of slavery from
the Territories while remaining SUCH is all that
was proposed, while as Mr.. LINCOLN, the new
Presidential candidate has expressed it, the new
State that presents itself for admission with a
pro-sa5ery Constitution, must necessarily be- re-
ceived into the Union. The new platform adop,
ted at Chicago, without ambiguity, takes su5stan-
TALLY the same ground, by distinctly recognizing
the right of fke States (making no distinction
between old States and new, to regulate their do
mestic institutions as they please. Such, is now,
the admitted logical necessity so long as the righ
of the old States to retain slavery is recognized
instead Of demanding Death to slavery instead.
More than all this may be affirmed, Since the
vote Of the Republican Representatives in Con-
gress, on the Crittenden Lecompton Kansas Bill,
IA measure recommended in advance of Mr.. Crit
tenden and Mr.. Montgomery, by the N. ], Tib-
une) the doctrine of a. Congressil nal exclusion of
slavery from the Territories, has been but feebly,
family and heSitatingly reafirmed by many of the
Republican leaders. Some of them, ace know,
when closely questioned and looked square in the
eye, cannos meet the eye of the questiOnes, and
say that they really expect the adoption Of any
such measure. A very large portion Of intelligent
and candid Republicans will tell you if question,
ed, that their minds have undergone a great
change, within four years past, On that subject,
that the effort to exclude slavery from the Terrific,
res by Federal action, while slavery is permitted
in the States, is o failure and must be. Large
numbers of them avow the doctrine of popular
sovereignty in the territories as held by Do6gas,
to be the true doctrine. The late Republican
State Convention Of Connecticut, placed itself DIS
tinctly upon that doctrine, and their having done
so carried the State for the Republicans victory
triumphanty heraded by the Republican press
all over the country. The popularity of Douglas
and of his doctrine, auorg Republicans, is suob
that the Republican leaders dread nothing so
much as a harmonious nomination of him. by the
Democracy, on that Platform. Could Mr.. Greedy
have succeeded in persuadirg the Republicans Of
Illinois to support Douglas for U. S. Senator, in
stead of running Lincoln it is by no means impos-
sible that the former instead of the latter would
have been the Republican nominee at Chicago. in
harmony with the Douglas Demoo cratic Conven-
ton, to be held at Baltimore. The same policy
that dictated the conchiation of the Germans at
the expense of losing their old allies. the Native
Americans would have suggested it. We know
indeed, that-as it was-the policy was uuder
grave consideration, among some Republicans,
Eli Thaycr the popular Republican Ropresen-