Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-10-13
REPUBLICANIsM.

The following passage is from an address of
the Free Constiutionasts," and gives their views
of the morality and efficiency Of the Republican
party.
'O' all these factions, the Republican is the
most thoroughly senseless basee,e, aimless in
consistent and insincere. 1t has constitutional
principles to stand upon, and it lives up 70 NOR
al ones. Ii aims at nothing for freedom, and is
sure to accomplish IT.. The other factions have at
least the merits Of frankness and consistency
They are openly on the side Of slavery, and max |
no hypocriiical grimaces at supporting it. The
Republicans on the other baud, arc double nced, 4
doubletongued. hypocritical, and inconsistent to
the last degree. We speak now of their presses
and public men. Dupliciiy and deceit seem toI
be regarded b, them us their only available cap-
tai. This results from the fact that the faction
consists Of two wings favorable to liberty, the
other to slavery; neither of them alone strong
enough for success; and neither Of them honest
enough to submit 20 present defeat for their prn-
cpes. How to keep these two wings together un-
til they shall have succeeded in eluiching the
sPoils and power Of Office, is The great problem
with the managers. The plan adop' d il, to make
on the ore haud, the most desp ate efforts to
prove that their cOnsciences and their moral
sentiments are opposed to slavery. and that they
will do every thing they constHafioHally can,
against it, and on the other, to make equally des-
perate efforts to prove that they have the most sa-
cred reverence for the constitution, and that the
consti tuition gives them no power whatever TO in.
torlere With slavery in the States So they cry to
Que wing Of their party, "Put us in power, and
will do every thing conSttutiondty can io- lG-
erty." To the other wing they cry, PIT US IL
power. You can do it with perfect safety to sla-
very-for const,tut,onaHy we can do nothing
against it, where 1t is"
lt is lucky for these Jesuitical demagogues that
there happen to be, bordering upon the United
States, certain wilderness regions, which the
United States have hitherto usurped jurisdiction.
This gives them an opportunity to make a show OF
living up to their professions, by appearing TO
carry a terrific war against slavery, outside the
United STATES, icheIe ii is not, WHILE wuhin tie
United State5 lohere Il IS they have no political
quarrel "lth it whatever, but only make pre-
!ence OF having very vioert moral sentiments.
Outside of the United Statos, where slavery is
not, and where the UaiteG States really have no
iursdictior the battle is m.de by these n.en, to
appear to be real battle of statutes at least ii
not of principles. Within the United States,
where slavery is, aud where the United States hare
jurisdiction the contest is plainly mere contest
of b pocrisy, rhetoric, and fustian. aud selfish
struggle for the h,nCrs aud spoils Of office.
In this warfare, in which i: is understood that
slavery is not to be hurt, the weapons employed
are mostly absurd, bombastic. and fraudulent
watchwords, in preference to any constitutional
principles, that might be dangerous to the object
assailed Among the watchwords these: :
'Freedom National, &arery Sectionm ) Free La
Jor and Free Me-. :; 'Non-erteHSion Of Siaceryi !
Dozen scah tie Stare Oliyarchy,' SC, 81. All
these, as used by the Republicans, are either sim
pie absurdties, or fur-souhding ialseh0ois.
Take, for example, Freedom National Hare'y
Sectionql' This is both absurdity and false
hood, on its face; for how can freedom be nation
al So lorg as any section Of the nation can be Civ
en- up to slavery? Freedom Nati0nal,' to have
any sense, implies paramount law for freedom
pervading the whole nation. But, in the mouths
of TIE Republicans Freedom NationaI SlareIy
Sectiona means sim ply ihar, for territory outside
of the United States, there is paramount nation
al law that requires, or at least PERMITS liberty
while, within ,he United States, this national law
is, or legally may be, oVOrborne by local or sec
tional laws; and thus the entire territory of the
nation be given up to sectional slavery
If there be any territory, Withia the Uni'eo
States, in regard to which this assumed natioua
law OF freedom is paramount it can be, at most
only the District OF Columbia, and few places
occupied as lorts, arsenas, &C., over which Con
press have exclusive Legislation, places which
Ire but as points on the map Of the nation.
And vet this false, absurd, sel!-contradictory,
and ridiculous motto, which really means nothing
for freedom, but gives up the whole nation to sIa-
very, if the sections States so choose, has 'lready
had a long liie as expressing one OF the cardinal
principles of the Republican faction.
The motto, Free Labor and Free Men," in the
mouths of the Republicans, is as false ana Jesuit.
cal as .'Freedom National, and Slaverg Sectional
Ia the mouths OF honest men, it would imrly tina;
they we're intent upon giving freedom OF labor and
men, that noo are not free. But in the mouths OF
Republicans, it only means that they are looking
,fer the interests of the labor and the men, that
are already .trec; and that as for the labor aud
the men. that are not free, they may remain in
b,udage forever, for aUght the Republicans will
ever do to help Them out OF It..
This false, heartless, and Infamous watchWord
for it deserves no milier description - has also
had long !iie as expressing cardinal Princlpie
of the party.
! ut"TAe Non Extension Of Sldrery" is the tran
8 scendaut principle Of these pretended advocates o'
liberty 1t is in this sign they expect TO conquer
4 What does it mean or amount tol D1es 1t meat
the non extension of slavery in point or timer n"
laH fIr ..rh NIL i'm
= without obstruction from them Does Il meal