Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-03-26
Hearing before the Judiciary Committee.


The number of memorials that have alrea-
dy been sent 10 the Legislature of this State,
for the peaceable secession Of Massachusetts
from this tyrannical and man-imbru,inr Un-
ion, is already considerable others, doubt
less, are in process of circulation for sigma
lures, but they ought to be Immediately for
warded, as the session is rapidly drawing TO
a close. Next week we shall endeavor to
publish an accurate list of the whole number
of petitions, with the aggregate number Of
signatures. From the small number Of fe-
males who have signed these petitions, it is
evident that they have generally supposed
that the names of legal voters only were de-
sired. This is a mistake. We have omitted
10 state, that, as soon as the first petition for
Disunion was presented TO the House, the
Rev. Joshua Leavitti immediately sent anoth-
er petition to that body, praying that tie
Disulion petition might be printed, with all
the signatures attached to II. Whether the
object of this Reverend politician was to ter
fity any body, ~ or 10 exhibit his zeal for
the preservation of 'our glorious Union or
TO show that Liberty party men were still for
an alliance with the southern men-stealers
every reader must Judge for himself. It was
contemplate enough, beyond all Doubt
We are sorry to add, that the Rev. petition
~ - lNlANct "dS ~ Ntiiilll'u WIN ny tlO
House.
This afternoon, (Thurs1ay,) at half past
3 o'clock, at the State House. the Judiciary
Committee, to whom the Disuuion petitions
have been referred, will be addressed in be-
half Of the petitioners by Wendell Phillips
and William Lloyd Garrison. What will
be the report of that COMMITTEES, we will not
attempt to anticipate; though. Of course, we
do not suppose it will be in favor of granting
the prayer Of the peiiiioners-for THE PEOPLE
must first say the word, before their servants
will obey but we trust the Committee will
not stultify themselves, and excite the laugh
ter of all intelligent men, by initiating the
patriotic fools, alias the Select Commit
t,e,' of the Ohio Legislature, to whom this
subject was referred, and whose inefrably sill
ly and stupid report we have chronicled in
the right place, TO wit, cur Refuge of on
PRESTON In relation TO the proposed d.
vorcement between Northern liberty and
Southern slavery, they oracularly say--'The
proposition is traitorous O. and disloyal.-
1t is not a thing to be entertained or reasoned
upon. The Terpetuity of the Union should
be assumed-rrgarded as a fixed fact. not to
BE- debated or questioned !! What trash is
this! How disgusting is such servilily 10
an instrument, which the Committee dare
"u' "tly '"'''"''" '"C 'HoN' injurious guar
antics for the protection Of slavery, and the
support Of which involves The people of the
North in the guilt of the slave system! TO
propose a peaceful dissolution OF The Union
is TREASON, says this Committee. To oppose
the war with Mexico. with the voice or press,
is TREASON, says James h. Polk. The next
step must he, TO declare it a reasonable act
to deny that slavery is tho corner stone Of
our republican edlfce'! But, treason. or no
treason. our cry still is. and ever shall he-
NO UNION WITH SHAREHOLDERS
Li6erator l2h Of Much.