Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-05-05
From the Rochester Democrat aud American.
THE GARRISONIAN ULTRAS.n

To THE EDToRs Your paper Of the 9 h inst
has an article headed "The Garrsonian Ultras, u
which does vast in Justice to class Of persons
that in the presnt attitude of the auti-slavery
cause, it is bad taste and worse economy, for Re-
publicans falsely to assa.
| Your authority in the case is very questionable,
in the first place Frederick Douglass paper.
were its owner at his post, would never have been
the vehicle for so vile accusations For though
Mr. DOUGLAss has his views on several questions
and mine, widely differing, there has never to
my knowledge, been anything between u.s. redur.
ing any misrepresentation ia their statement or
defence.
Since, by the ungodly tyranny of this slave
holding nation, be has been most cruelty exileG
from his native land, his paper has been edited by
certain NJ. PRYNE.
During the past winter have spoken in Roches-
ter ten Or twelve times, fnot more; and have sew
eral times borne testimony to The many excelen-
cies Of FREDERICK DOUGLASS, as a man of enviabie
talents, and an abolitionist in his own way. And
since his eight to England l have written my
friends there in approval OF his course in thus es-
Gaping, while censuring in the strongest terms
could command, Dr. LIowr rhHe gentleman
and one of the wealthy and Influential leaders of
the Republican party, for seeking similar shelter
in Canada.
All winter looked 10 vain for one word of rec
ognition of my presence in the city, from the pen
Of this Mr.. PRYNE, Nat the most rabid Democrat
c paper ia New York could have been more in
different TO discussion of the claims of the slave
in your midst.
And now, as soon IS am out of the city and
cut Of the State, this protempore editor has open
ed upon me a volley Of msrepresentat worthy
only OF the New York Herald, or its co-worker in
sin, the Now York Observer And you gentle
men, have (as wust} unwittngly given the mis-
chief oil the advantage of your wide circulation
and influence.
Permit me now to say that it is absolutely false,
that | never advocated Personal Liberty Law
and at the same time, advised my hearers not 20
vote" Equally false is it, and il possible more
diabolical, to say that when asked to explain my
position, l ".ntimated that the questioaer was a
fool"
All winter we have advocated a Personal Lib
erty Law-and always before the electicn, every
where, for one urged the Importance of eecting
to the Legislature only such men as would favor
| il.
As to the Federal Government, we have made
the following resolutions our text in prof ably
twenty meetings.; and advocated their doctrines in
every one we have held through the campaign:
Resolced, That the so called government of the
Slave States, are but organized bands of robbers;
living by plunder, on the avas of unpaid and un-
pitied toll and
| Resolred, That il is the solemn and impeI ative
duty Of Northern Senators and Representatives,
to return at to their respective constituencies
and take immediate measures for the formation Of
a new Northern Republic, that shall be indeed
FEEE-an asylum for the oppressed of all nations;
uncursed by tread of stakeholder, unstained by
blood Of slaves.
Our non-votng tn cory is this: Mr.. Seward 10
his late speech in Congress- admits and defends all
the Constitutional Compromises for Slavery ever
claimed by Calhoun or endorsed by Webster. We
Garrsonians accept that Interpretation of the
Constitution, and have for many years. But we
do not mean to observe ito swear to observe it;
or to elect Mr.. SeTard or any other Federal officer
to do these evil, immoral deeds. Consequently.
we stand outside the Federal Government, and
demand its overthrow, as sin against justice and
God. '-9
Ny private position is this, when any party win
construct this platform Immediate and uucondi-
tional Emancipation, or immediate dissolution OF
the Union, will be among tho drst upon IL;
would even be, in the absence of better men Tor
womeu) lis first Presidential candidate.
PARKER PILLSBURY,
Concord, N, H., April IS, 1850