The Difficulty

The Liberty party of Ohio have proposed lo nomínate a candidato for Governor sometime in January. The Ohio Free Press (Wlug,) deprecates a nommation previous to the other partios, because, in that case, the whigs will probnbly nomínate a pio-slavery candidatc, and f they do, many whigs wiil either vote the Liberty ticket, or not voie at all. VVeli, wliat is to be done? The Free Press proposes to the abolitionists to defer their nomination tili ater that of both the other parties, and then niake one if necessary . It argues that ehould the Whigs or democrals be abandoned by the abolitio;ist6, íhey must have aid from some quarler, andi asks: (Lƒ' WlIBRE CAN TIIEY LOOK FOR. HELP BUT TO THE PROSLAVERY SPiniT?"e=j[) "All other nterests vvill be enüáted in behalf of one or other of Ihe parties. The elayery interest will be the only one ttien standing neutra], and thís will be ever ready to throvy its weight in favor oí whichever par ty will reuder it the greatest service. ThÍ3 willbe offeringthe parties a bribe for iheir serviHty, and tlmt party which will stoop the lowest, and mako the greatest sacrifices to tha spirit of slavery - tnat 6holl nominale the most bitter persecutor of Aboütionists, will receive the profterod revvard." We are pieased to find the Free Press so I esplicit in it8calculations. We would that the whole party would frankly avow its pro ölavery character.and be either "oold or hot." It houJq be "a consumination devoutly to be wished" - and piovided it can be realized, we will willingly ris!; the bitter persecution" which might fall on our dtfenceless heads. The baro nomitmtion of candidates on the ground of their attachmr-nt tó liberly, has necessarily caüod atlention to the inquiry, whelher the othcr parties are or are not proslavery. in principie; and they will bo(h be driven ultimately toa definition of their position, which will shev most fully the cloven foot of slavery. May the day be hastened, when they shall openl avow their predilection fur the cursed institulion, and their hostiliiy to all altempts fur the removal of its evils.