Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-03-12
WHOLE NO. 81.


sustained by one witness. The Army Cor
respondent Of the New Orleans Times, most
signally clinches both these and
ends the controversy. lie writes:
"'In the midst of the fire, Col. Watson, Of
the Baltimore battalion, rode up TO Col. Gar.
land and expressed his satisfaction at icinino
him. The latter replied that he was glad Ia
see him, (Col. W. but, says he, this is {;
severe pinch we are in, and where is your re
g%iment! Col. w. replied, they are coming
to which the other said, ! do not see them, /
you do not bring them mp, they will soon he
Of NO service to us. Col. Watson imtnedi.
ateIy set of in search of his command. As
he approached, but when, at some distance,
his horse was shot and fell with him he
sprung up and ran towards the men, exclaim-
ing that he was not hurt, and calling on them
TO advance. He again turned about and pres
sed towards town, close by the northeastern
fort, not far from which he fell. Lieut.. Bow
lie, and a few men, being near him."
"The San and its camp slanderer, are not
10 be envied, and they deserve no pity. We
will exercise compassion enough, however,
henceforth 10 let them wear their tUiihere ed
haureB in such peace of mind as the con-
seriousness Of conuicted eOt0ardicc can bring
them"
The Ohio Regiment, it will be remember
ed, constitutes the only body of troops from
a free state which were in that engagement.
And true 10 that instinct, which never varies.
the ~chivalry have in this instance, as in all
others, gloTifed themselves, and have endea-
vored, in every way, 10 depreciate the con-
duct and character Of the citizens of the Free
States. The Baltimore volunteers brought
the charge of base and dastardly cowardice.
The Mississippians extolled the daring cour-
age of their soldiers. The Texas RANGERS
were praised TO the skies for their gallantry.
The Tennessee Regiment was commended
in the highest terms for its inlrepidity and
firmness. All had their letter writers and
their adulators. The Buckeyes alone had
their traducers. The Mississippians, the
Tennesseeans, the Texans, all had plenty to
say tor themselves, or persons who could say
II for them. But they had nothing to say
for the volunteers from "a free njgger Stafe,'
as it is contemptuously called. These went
TO the work at which they were set, and find
their best, but saddest defense in the report
of deaths doings on that day. The official
report has been published and efrec,ually an
swers the charges which these chivalric Bal
timoroans have thought fit 10 bring against
the yeomanry of Ohio. This states, that OF
the Ohio Regiment IA were killed and 80
wounded. This itself is "a mistake that re,
mains to be accounted for. There were real
ly Is killed and 38 wounded. The Tennes
see Regiment who were in The same charge
lost "a killed and rs wounded, being the on
ly Regiment whose loss was heavier thai
ours. The Mississippi Regiment lost only
0 killed and AZ wounded. The Texas vol
u%nteers, Of whose valor so much has beer
boosted, lost . killed and 4 wounded! Anc
the gallant Baltimore Battalion lost 6 killed
and II wounded !! Their. leader was shot
in trying to find them. The Texan and the
Baltimore troops were with the Regulars
The loss of the latter was three or four times
greater than that of their comrades.
These facts add proof to the charge that we
have so often made, of the arrogant meanness
of the "chivalry" of the slave States, in mo-
nopolizing all The rewards of honor and pro-
fit, while they assign 10 the free North, the
posts of toll and danger. They manage to
obtain possession of nearly all the offices OF
the army and navy. The ranks of the SOL
der and the sailor are filled by the hardy
sons of free labor. The former are ever rea-
dy for power and wealth and honor. Hard
working and hard fighting they leave for 9TH
ers. This last development has shown that
they can add TO their other meanness, that OF
SANDER. And we have nothing to say for
the generosity Of those, who did not actually
participate in the accusation, who had the OPP
portunity and means Of putting it down, and
yet have left room for it 10 be believed.
Gin. Herald.