Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-11-03

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ing. They arejust as pro-slayery now as ever
they were. And what did those easy-eoing Dem.
ocrats sacrifice to come into the same movement
l claim they lost much more than these ancient
Whlgs-they lost much more anti slavery, as car
be proven by examining the platforms in 1878
and along there. And what did Freesoilers lose
BY the fusionf About oil the anti-slavery they
could ever boast. And now, on the slavery oues.
ton what sort Of q principle is il that seems tc
lead this great Republican party-this fusion par
ty. which is so very factious about the fusion Of
their opponents now2 / heard one of their ora.
tors here Say recently that the South would gain
more by the election Of Lincoln than the North
That was a queer argument for a northern man ia
use, but 1t was promulgated in a large meeting
here, and seemed to meet with decided approval
A leading Republican paper of this State quotes
Lincoln as saying, in regard to the colored race in
this ~country-'And inasmuch as they cannot SO
live ION terms of social equality while they land
the whitesl remain together, there mus. be the
position of the superior and inferior; and |, Lin
colin, as much as any other man, douglas not
excepted am in favor of having the superior po.
sition assigned to the white race
After quoting this and more of the same sort,
this same Republican party thus remarks, How
dare any lying locofoco print, charge Mr.. Lincoln
with being in favor of negro equality, in she face
of the above extract from one of his published
speechssP And well may this question be asked,
and how will my old Liberty friends answer il ?
Or are they all turned against equal rights Have
they repudiated the sentiments of the immortal
Declaration, and the unity of the human race as
Itbou Vead ko proooh - frnno kha D;I1oD IL Ia
them examine, seriously, where are they driltingr
1t may seem preposterous; but l think it a serious
question whether the slave is not going to losemuch
more in the success of Lincoln than he will gain. 1t
is the open and avowed aim of the Republican
party to quiet agitation on the slavery question if
they succeed. Is that not what the Shareholders
wantf 1t certainly suits them most admirably.
Against their policy and their will the democracy
has agitated this question 80 much that it has agi-
tated itself about out of existence-at least is fast
%rcceding from power. l hope, sincerely that the
clamorous Republican orators, who promise peace,
peace on the slavery question will be egregiously
disappointed. Powerful as they think themselves,
they cannot suppress free speech on this question.
Even Gen. jackson could not do it in all the glory
of his power.
Would ii not look queer if before 1864, what is
now regarded as the ultra pro-slavery democracy
would turn and wheel about, and transform itself
into the anti-slavery party l have thought Of
such q contingency, and why may it not GOMEZ
These are the days of revolutions, and what may
not be among the possibilities, political, before
another olympiad2 But enough of politics.
Since my last writing, q large number of the
citizens OF this place have been g%ratifed in hear
ing that eminent and great man, John Pierpont,
deliver several lectures on spiritualism. Mr.. P.
has been a Unitarian minister, but does not now
preach for them, as l am informed. The reason,
suppose, is, because Of his sentiments en- the
subject Of spiritualism. He is a very decided be-
lever in the theories promulgated by this class OF
thinkers, and most certainly uses very strong ar
guments for the position he adopts. He is a fine
looking old gentleman, about sixty years of age,
apparently, straight as an Indian, and what seems
singular in one Of his years, does not use specta-
Giles. He is not so verbose and forid in style as
many more pretending public men, but appears to
be more a man Of facts than theories. Mrs. Town.
send, a lady from Vermont, is now lecturing to
the spiritualists here, and %evinces no ordinary
ability as o public speaker on that subject. What
ever may be said of the theories of this seeming
new faith by the conservative aud orthodox party
on religious questions, it is certain these spiritual
people have some very able speakers; and here
they OCCUPY q 6ne hail twice every Sunday, some
five or six hundred in numbers, among whom are
quite a number Of speakers. Generally, | believe,
they are anti slavery, but l have heard some rank
pro-slavery speeches there by believers in the
modern spiritual faith, and one-shame to say il
was a woman
There is q weekly meeting of a small portion oil
the people here, every Sunday, at Clarkson Hall
who call themselves Progressive Friends. All who
attend have permission to speak on such questions
as q committee select, for the consideration oil
these meetings, and each speaker is limited to ten
minutes. The tobacco question: temperance, wo.
mans rights, true reform, and such live questions
are generally proposed, not emitting that of slave
ry, which is often logged in by one side or the
other no matter what question is up. The pro-
slavery hunkers who attend there, and try to defend
their masters of the lash, sometimes get a good
deal moro than they bargain for. Several week,
ago, when the woman's rights question was up,
some of those customers were exceedingly valiant
in bIoUing of against this innovation on the rights
of their lordships. The women listened for a con-
siderable time, as seemed to me, with much for
bearance-for the women speak there too-until
the youngsters fsirl. laid themselves out for the
consequences. After they become wound up, il
appeared as if they deliberately laid aside their
sewing and k%nitting,an the way they took up and
spenked those prespming customers, was a severe
caution to all who would attempt to suppress free.
dom of thought to their sex. Thew annihilated
their opponents on every point, and fairly out
argued them, proving themselves superior not on
in their perception Of truths, but in their logic
in maintaining their positions.
On the slavery question there has been any
amount of talk in Clarkson Hall the past summer
The pro-slaveitss seem vuinly to think that will
brass and noise they can win the argument. Blu