Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-07-31

G~ The following is an extract from a re-
cent speech of John P. Hale in the New
Hampshire House of Representatives:
"lf God were, tonight, 10 judge this peo-
pie for the sin of Slavery, New Hampshire
would drink more deeply Of the bitter cup of
retribution than South Carolina herself. Last
year, New Hampshire was a greater bar 10
liberty, stood more in the way of freedom.
than South Carolina. And why | will tell
you why. When the subject of slavery is in
troduced on the floor of Congress, a member
from South Carolina rises and addresses the
House. He goes, Of course, in favor Of sla-
very-he speaks for it and votes for it-up-
holds it in all its relations, and supports, in
order to sustain It, the gag-rule, the Mexican
war and everything else which tends in its
favor. But Of what avail is all this! He
exercises no influence, not a particle-eXcept
so far as his own individual vote goes-be-
cause he is pleading his own case. Slavery
is his peculiar institution. lie was born un-
der it, reared under it. He must support it
he cannot do otherwise. But next rises a
member from New Hampshire. Every eye
is fixed upon him-evey ear is opened wide
to hear what he may utter. Here this is
the feeling-here comes one from The "Gib-
ralter of Democracy" the mountain home Of
llberty-whose winds breathe of liberty a,
they sweep through the valleys, whose ca
gleS scream Of liberty as they soar above her
towering hills. What has he TO say ! The
painting breasts of the oppressed throbs high
with hope that now lat least, to the mind even Of
the oppressor, some considerations may be ur-
gsd that stall tighten the CALLING yoke ofbon-
dage. He speaks-aud what is it! Cold heart
less, worthless, commonplace. He is in favor
what! Why, of liberty in the abstract-until
the assertion of liberal doctrine touches The
Democratic party, when, 10! he turns round
and votes side by side with the member from
South Carolina, just exactly, and just so far,
as the STAKEHOLDER wishes him to vote. Do
you not see that this man eXertS far more in
fuence in favor Of slavery than the other =
Is it not plain that his voice is ten thousand
times more potent than any voice from the
South, to perpetuate that accursed institution
and rivet sill more tightly the letters on the
thrall-bowed slave Let any gentleman de-
ny it if he can. Would to God it could be
denied.
ArRocIous CRuELrY TO NEGRoEs.-Senor
Geronimo Paez, director Of a brazilian dia-
| mond mine, having reason TO suspect a negro
of stelling diamonds, ordered him to be
ripped open, when a magnificent rose dla-
mond was found in his inlestines. Encour-
aged by the success of this first experiment,
he ordered it to be tried on a second, third
and fourth suspected |. negro, but in each case
the victim was innocent-no diamonds were
found. This result, however, did not check
Senior Paez, who repeated this atrocious act
upon two moro negroes, but unsuccessiully.
His conduct at last reached the ears of the
proprietors of the mine, by whom he was
summoned before the tribunal Of Villa Bella.
By the judgment delivered on the 10Th oil
February last, we learn that Paez was order
ed to pay Senores Cifuentes g. Co., the les
sees Of the mines at Brassala, a sum of $500
p~;asues, as the value of til, five negroes of
whom he had deprived the company by put
ting them to death without any utility. No
order was made for the first negro, as his
death was for the benefit of the rulers! For
the crime, no proceedings had been tAken'--
Massachusetts, Spy.