Anti Slavery Bugle

For the Anti-Slavery Bugle.

Liberty Party—Anti-Slavery.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 25, '46.

Friends Editors:

I have for some time been watching the movements of the men composing the Liberty party, and have arrived at this conclusion, that whatever else that party is, it is not anti-slavery. I profess to be somewhat acquainted with their movements in this place, having had my eyes wide open for some time past. In this city there are a multitude of rank pro-slavery synagogues, and one anti-slavery church. If they were anti-slavery, (if they believed in supporting churches at all) would they not support the latter? But this is not the case, and never has been the case; they are found sitting under the teachings of men they know to be opposed to anti-slavery movements, and contributing to their support, while the other church is left to manufacture anti-slavery sentiment alone.

No person doubts the anti-slavery character of J. W. Walker, and there was a time when he was all that the Liberty party desired. Would you believe it, that even during that time, not one of them, excepting the members of his church, contributed a dollar to his support? At the time of S. S. Foster's last visit to this city, J. W. W. opposed the lying course of the American, when one of the leading men threatened in my hearing to withdraw their sympathy from him. From that day they have rarely entered his church I am told. The party have invariably, every time a lecturer has come along applied for friend Walker's pulpit, and have never been refused. They have had the church without charge, in every case. Last Monday evening the members of the church gave a donation visit. I looked, but not a third party leader was there. I felt rather curious and obtained leave to examine the list of names, but a leading Liberty name out of his church was not there. I mention these things to show that they will not support anti-slavery churches, or anti-slavery men. The above is but a drop, but it is one of the drops. They can support a member of the "Brotherhood" for governor, but not an anti-slavery man for minister.

LOOKER ON.