Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-03-12

that the accusation against their courage was
"A false one.
Is this p~uerility worthy Of a paper profess
sing to be anii-slavery land protesting too,
10 be trying TO reform the morals Of the coun-
try
But it denies having said anything in adj
miration Of the war. Did I charge il with
doing ihisl Not at all. Why then does its
Editor make the denial? Did the Ghost Of
some murdered Danqno start up before him,
causing him 10 exclaim. al said nothing in
admiration Of the warr" But he also denies
having said anything in admiration Of the
conduct Of the soldiers.
What, ] ask, is showing an accusation
against their courage to be a false one, when
the Editor considers that the Southern troops,
in arrogating to themselves courage and de-
nying it to others, are usurping what the
world considers profitable, but saying some
thing in admiration of The conduc of the SOL
diers when he proves them to have done that
at The battle of Monterey which gives them
a character for bravery
This brings inc to the reason why ] said
that the Herald quoted from the Advertiser
to vindicate the courage of The Ohio troops.
Those troops went to Mexico. for what =
Was it for the pay they would receive 7 This
certainly was too small an inducements
Why then did they 60 there to fight the bat
tIos IF cI,yor w, :, Co., .--o
thirst of blood !-merely because they de-
lighted in cutting and hacking and manglinp
their fellow menl Perhaps This was an in
luencing motive; but was it not in a great
measure to gain what the world considers
profitable pay! glory land have it said by
the public presses that they were brave--to
have those presses do just hat the Herald
has been doingl Does any one suppose
these soldiers would have gone from Ohio to
do as the Herald says % the work at which
hey were set, and find their best and saddest
lefense in the report of deaths doings ~
we, to do this work Of murder-ir proHigate
presses throughout the country were not 10
re found, that would Herald these deeds of
Iolence as brave acts and glorious achieve
nents, and defend them from any charges
Inch would in the eyes Of the murder low
portion Of the people tarnish their glory ! :
The True Democrat quoted from the AID. |
ertiser 10 show hat infamous and vile ac:s :
iai paper was ~parading before the public as a
Noble Exploits" The Herald quoted from !
10 vlndicaIe the courage Of these marauders =
ON a false accusation. One thought that !,
lie statements it quoted should render those :
oIdlers iniamous--the other that they were
Of their courage. !
But in reference to my mis-s,atemen,s.- Y,
Does the Herald deny that it opposed the
war, but at the same time desired that the
Of Gen. Taylor, "that noble officer
and his brave army" should not be ipopardi.
zedl Does it deny that it opposed the war,
said if England or France were to attempt
an armed intervention, that the citizen, who
believed in the righ,fulness of self.defpnse,
and would not fly to beat them back, ought
10 be spurned the couuiryl Does it deny
that II was opposing the war professedly,
at the time, it was occupying its COL
nmns with v.ndicaiions of the Ohio Volun-
teers from a false accusation against their
courage l--lhat it was doing that which, per- ,
more than anything else stimulates men
10 emit the ranks Of an army! If it does not,
then where are my Measurements ,
have occupied this much space in com.
menIing upon the remarks of the Herald; and
my apology for so doing exists in the fact, :
that while it is compromising principle and {
profiga'ely pandering 10 wicked sentiment, ,
1t still processes TO be an anti-slavery paper-- ,
a paper for the purpose of reforming the mo. -,
rails OF the people on the subject of slavery. .
and procuring its abolition. Because of those ,
professions, it has the power Of doing harm ,
by its inideli'y TO principle, therefore is it -,
TO expose its wickedness, weak .
ness, and folly. ,
SAMUEL BROOKE. .