Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-09-18
V.
L. L. Rice Again.

L. L. Rice Again.
Mr.. Rice has thought proper to misrepre-
sent my statement in relation TO him, made in
the Buglc a few weeks sinco-taking advan-
tage of his Misrepresentation he charges me
with being IA i~alsifyer.
Without provocation, he saw fit TO make a
malicious attack upon me in his paper, copy
ing after tho vile, l~ocofoco, pro-slavery print
in this place in sneering at those who refused
to hold office on account of the obligation i'm
posed upon o1icc-holders, to support the
L, S. Constitution. then stated (what is
a more general report than | then supposedly
g IHat If rcport couM be relied upon," Mr..
Rice had made application for the editor
ship of several wing journals. | will pro-
coed TO establish what | then said, and show
that such report has gained general circula-
ton, and is believed by many not for the
purpose of requiring Mr.. Rice TO d~isprove
them, for this he might not be able to do
even though they were false; but for the
purpose Of showing that what | stated was
true that such was the report, and that ] was
justified by the circumstances in believing
il.
r. +. Paine, Esq. of Ravenna, was infor-
med while in Columbus in the winter of
1914 and 1915, that Mr.. Rice had applied
for the editorship of the State Journal. He
says the report came from a source that led
him to credit it; although he cannot state
now, positively, who told him.
Samuel Brooke was told by a Mr.. Bemis,
| think, that Mr.. Rice had applied for a place
as editor Of a whig paper in Medina co.
John Crowell, Esq. of Warren, writes to
me that he travelled with Mr.. Rice to Column
bus and back and says: "As to Mr.. Rice's
!, object in going 10 Columbus | cannot state
-. posiiireIy what il was a variety Of projects
, seemed to be floating in his head. l fancieC
he was willing to unite with the wings if h
could make a satisfactory bargain, though
= do not feel authorized to say so from what he
s1id. He appeared to be cautious and wary
> about his objects and about disclosing them
The company entertained the same view,
tIui . NV 4 lFl'lCHNC ~ VISIT
After Mr.. Rice had left the charge of III,
8 Warren paper, he was in Ravenna severa
II days. lasked Mr.. Dewey (the former edito
n and proprietor of the ''Star") what Mr.. Ric,
intended to engage in? He tod me. either
+, that he would, or he supposed he would b,
glad to get back into the Star office. l hav
written to Mr.. Dewey, but on account of hi
sickness | have received no reply. When
do receive an answer, Mr.. Rice shall hav
the benefit Of it, if it is anything difrerer
- from what | have stated.
Mr.. Baldwin writes to the Cleveland A
merican that he had conversed with the prc
; prietor of the Star, and that he was told tia
: the first they ever heard of this report was i
my letter in the Bugle. Mr.. Lewis, the &c
=, itor, tells me if he referred TO him, he wa
:: mistaken in what he told him; for he ha
. heard at Columbus substantially what Nj
Crcwell states above.
Before stating these reports in the Bugle,
converscd with a leading third party man i
Warren, who was well acquainted with NJ
Rice, concerning these reports. lie told m
that he thought it quite probable that the
were true, as he had no confidence in M
e Rice as a Liberty party man.
These circumstances combined to Undue
me TO give credence to the reports, as fact.
9, and give them for what they are worth, a
:, ] am not willing to rest under the charge {
l. being a Glsifyer, and wish to do no man If
III justice. f. p. BASSETT.
in Editors Of The Bugh.
rs In your paper of August 2lsi, | find tn
nc following editorial note:
'a- Friend Lukens came 10 the conclusio
e., SOM time ago, that our paper was not sua
NV clently free, and Withdrew his name from n,
,ir subscription list. 1t now appears that a
" though 1t IS not free enough to pay for, it
en- free enough to use."
" wish to say to those who nav Ia,
happened to see this note, that | did n
" withdraw my name from your subscriI
' ton list because thought it wrong either
Nv publish 1t, or to pay for it. | Withdrew b,
cause | was taking papers that were real
he free, which, together with some | could n,
lie get clear of for awhile, amounted to as niue
rs as ! was able TO pay for. My name got q
OF the list In the first place by a misunlor,tandin
NJ Of Samuel Brooke. subsequently told hin
nd however, that would take it to the amour
H. OF "A dollar; and previously to writing the a
n. ticle to which this note is appended, | inform
n ed him that | expected to resume il ar.in Il,
IS early part Of next winter. freely admit tia