Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-08-06
ANTI-sLAvERY IN CONNECTICUT

A correspondent of the Pennsylvania Free
man, writing from Connecticut, says,
This State has been truly styled 'the
land of steady habits if a steady and stiff
conservatism and reluctance to change can
give claim 10 the title. Few communities are
harder for the reformer to make an impression
upon. 1t is pecking upon granite, but we
hope that the work once done will be perma-
nent. The power of the church and clergy
here has been omnlpotent; 1t is so no longer.
The people are o~ut-growing it, and the church
mourns its loss of popular confidence, and the
bArrenness that fills its vineyards, and stupid
ly refuses to see the cause. AT the recent
meeting of the General Association of Con-
gregational churches of the State, there was
a great lamentation at The declension in reli-
zion, the deterioration of the churches, that
the children were degenerating from the no.
bic stock whence they sprung; and the eX-
plantations of this were amusing. One min
lister thought God was visiting the churches
with judgments because SO many Of their
children attended dancing schools; another
traced the evil to the neglect Of the Westmin-
lister Catechism a third ascribed it to the
practice of singing hymns instead of psalms,
in their meetings.; and still others thought 1t
q was lnG consequence VI ht6plnB SubudJ ONCH-
inc instead of Saturday as holy time, and so
on, thrtu ugh too many petty and trlilIng rea-
sons for me to record. ! am glad to say that
while the power of the church is decreasing,
the lite of true religion-a warm humanity,
and reverence for right-seems to be lncreas-
ing outside of these organizations, and in
some cases to be forcing even these to obey
its impulses. You have doubtless seen that
the Legislature has voted to give equal sui-
frage to colored people. The popular vote
must ratify this vote ere the Constitution is
amended, but we hope much from the peo-
pie. This is progress for the Gldch Iat0
State"
NJ 1t was decided by the Court Of Bea-
yer county last week, that there is no law
for the trial Of DR.. De Camp, who was charg-
ed with kidnapping twu negro boys from that
county in September last, owing to an over
siqht in the act Of the Legislature Of last
winter. A new law, it will be remembered
f was then passed, which gave universal sat
/ isiaction, imposing penalties on kidnapping
!, and throwing restraints not previously exist
/, ing arainst the slave catcher. That law re
=, pealed the old act, under which the ALLEGED
crime of De Camp was perpetrated and tn
. new making no provisions or saving claus
for the trial of offences already committed
. the Doctor expects to slip thus between tn
. two laws. lie will, however. be detaine'
upon a charge Of larceny on which "A bill ha
, been found against him and we learn tina
!, the law making power will be asked 10 RENE
. DIV The defect by a declarative supplements
- act, which will make the pen tiles of the oil,
. law apply to the case in question. This vii
= not be an erposi JaciO law, but merely a dec
: ~lar4lion that a refugee from justice shall tax.
+ no advantage of The change that has been 81
e fectcd to escape all punlshment'-biPatct