Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-10-10
From the Cincinnati Herald.
THE CAPTURED OHIOANS-NC
RAIL.

LIE y al L I Is IL II S-Nl
BAIL.
1t is no pleasure to us to be forever dwell
ing on one theme; but when a great agrees
sion upon our State is committed, and tn,
hope of redress grows fainter every day, anC
the Press which ought to be ready to vindi
cate the honor of the State, continues fol
the most part silent, no other course remains
for us than to give line upon line, precepi
upon precept. And here we would Just re-
mark, that the Herald was not established
for mere amusement-we do not write fol
want of something else to do, or to pass
away the time, or to show how much may
be said to no purpose. Our great object,
the defence of the Principles Of Civil and
Religious Liberty, and the enforcement OF
their application to all the relations of man.
kind, we trust in God we shall never lose
sight Of. II for this cause we are to be
laughed at as riding a ''hObbv," or to be
StlgmatiZed as a man of 'Onc idea" be it so.
On this same ''hobby" are mounted the high
est interests Of the world-this ''one idea"
'comprehends every thing of interest to the
human family. As the bard Of Judah once
sang oil Jerusalem, so we address ourselves
to suffering humanity:-"If we forget thee,
~ victim of Oppression, whatever thy birth
place, wherever thy wanderings, let our right
hand forget her GINNING. If we do not re-
member thee, let orr tongue cleave to the
root of our mouth"
One of our contemporaries took us to task
the other day for talking so much abOnt the
capture of our fellow citizens by the kidnap-
pers. We should like to know what an edi-
,tor is good for. if the State is to be insulted,
sacred rights trampled upon, the most De-
,spotic claims enforced, aud he, like a dumb
dog, refuse to bark. Even geese cackled
when the barbarian was scaling the walls of
Rome. Pity the State whose editors have
not the intelligence and vigilant patriotism
OF olden time geese!
What will the good people of Ohio think
when they are told that these Ohioans, alb
Quoted from this State, -still lie ia a foreign
Jail, without hope of obtaining baill Read
the following communication from a citizen
of Marietta, who has distinguished himself
by his efforts Ia behalf of these unfortunate
prisoners:
DR. BAnEY-I approve your zeal-but
not your ceukse-in reference to the Virginia
outrage. | am persuaded the Governor has
been not at all remhs h his attention to, or
his action upon, this most important subject.
i am also persuaded the feeling in our State,
If less apparent than you would desire, is
still not deficient in vigor or extent.
You are aware that none in Virginia,
whom the prosecution would accept, could
be found to bail the c~apfiyes- The bail re-
quired was $500 each. Indemnity was of
fered on this side the river, by very respon-
sible men, to the amount of $4,000. A gen.
erous young Nirginian, understood to be
wealthy, offered to become bail; but it was
objected that he had no fixed property. 9th
ers of ample fixed property would have sign
ed, if others moe Jealous against the cap
lives would have gone with them, and eXeE
ted themselves strenuouSly to procure such
co-operation-but felt unwilling to expose
themselves singly to ''perils a%mongtheir own
c~ountrymeh"
The chairman of the Marietta committee,
Nahum Ward, Esq, went to Parkersburg at
the request of the eaptives, and eXerted HIM
self to procure bail. He offered his person.
al obligation (his responsibility is unques-
tioned) to the amount of the bail, allowing
it might be discounted at the Bank-to Sc
cure a rich Parkersburg man in being bail
but no.
We believe Ohio is now fully committed
to the vindication of her rights and dignity,
and will not recede. Virginia, also, so far
as the influence of the Parkersburg leaders
can go or has gone, is fully committed-fully
bent, as we think, on aggression There
can be little hope that any Parkersbnrg Jury
that is likely to be had-wiil acquit the
prisoners, unless driven thereto by the pre-
siding Judge. He, in conversation, is un-
derStood to have expressed some right views.
Had they been given in charge to the Grand
Jury on the LIST of September, possibly no
bills would have been found, especially (as
We learn has been dono) against two uncap-
fured citizens of Ohio, for acts done in Ohio.
The tendency of all thai has occurred in
this matter is believed TO be to united feel
ing, and harmonious action on our side.-
Several of the abductors have been indicted
at Marietta, as is understood, by the unani-
nous suffrage of the Grand Jury. n.