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Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-10-14

SEPARATioN IMPOSSIBLE. The follow
ing Is from the y, Y. Courier des
Etats Un's, OF Saturday
A man and wife, who had been married
ten years, were established ia The mer-
camille business in The Street ST. Denis;
having dispute, they resolved TO sep
arate, and agreed to leave the decision
OF their matters to the justice oftbe peace
OF their district. t.-Accordingly ly they each
went TO state their grievances TO the
magistrate. "Have you any childreni"
asked he. Yes sir" "How many ="
"lhree, two boys and girl, and
exactly here lies the difficulty, since
we each wish to have the care of two
OF them; decide" VIII you abide by
my decision :" Entirely, +" said they
both at once. every well, my good
friends, condemn you to have fourth
child, as then you may each have two.
You may then call on me again, -
The two parties, well pleased, then
withdrew, deferring their separation
for time. Two years had elapsed,
and the justice had not heard word
from the couple, until yesterday, when
he met the husband;" All, WELL" said
The justice, "about that separaiion!"
always impossible! instead Of four
children we now have five"
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-10-14
Reform in the Town
Government.

an act IN addition TO an act 10 enlarge and explain
MePorers ot he to'on meetings and to,cn council
the to,en cf Neupoyt.
SECTION LII is enacted byMc General Assem-
biy, as JoLi0ns
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-08-06
Speech of Joshua R. GiddingS.

A late No. of the Ashtabula Sentinel pub
fishes a speech which Joshua X. Giddings
recently made in New Hampshire. Although
it contains much that is good, his argument
in favor of the Constitution is altogether un-
sound. He asserts that that instrument does
not give the Federal Government power to
involve the North in the guilt and disgrace
of slaveholding; yet says there are sometimes
TWO exceptions made 10 this position which
he does not in fact regard as exceptions.
lone is the power of the Federal Govern
ment to suppress instructions. 1t is said
that this power is given for the express pur-
pose of suppressing slave Instructions. !
deny the fact; and he who will refer to the
history of the matter will find that the Shay
rebellion, in Massachusetts, among the free
men OF that State, gave rise to that provision.
| say further, that in suppressing an insurTec-
ton, neither you nor the Federal Government
can inquire who it is that has taken up arms;
whether they are slaves or masters you can
not inquire. The President of the United
States when domestic violence exists, is call
ed upon TO suppress that violence, and when
The military force goes, it is their duty to
shoot down any man who may be found in
arms against the government. The officer or
soldier cannot stop to inquire whether the
man is an owner of slaves or a slave himself;
it is the %piOience with which they have TO do,
and which they are bound to suppress and
when they have suppressed the violence,
though every slave should leave his master
at that very mement-should leave his mas
ter within gun-shot OF them, there is no pow
er in the President to command officer or man
to seize an individual slave and take him back
to his master. When the violence is sup
pressed, the duty of the President is finished
and complete; he las nothing further to do
with 1t. He can institute no inquiry wheth-
er 1t has been an instruction Of slaves or mas
ters."
1t matters nothing to the argument of Dis
unionists whether that clause in the Consti,
tuition which gives Congress power to sup.
press Instructions, and that other CLAUSE
which makes it obligatory upon that body tC
protect each State against domestic violence
was, or was not framed primarily with a view
to the suppression of slave Instructions tn,
only question of moment is, do these claus
es of the Constitution comprehend in tllei
design and legitimate application the sup
preston of slave insurrectionsl If they do
then the Constitution does compel the people
of the North to act for the perpetuity of sla
very, all argument to the contrary nOtwith
standing.
The Constitution does not, as some appea
to suppose, guarantee protection TO indiridu
ais against domestic violence, but the guar
antee is given to the State in its sovereign
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-08-06

lions (God bless the exceptions richly,) they
fellowship each other as Christian bodies
They meet together in loving fellowship at
their yearly and other meetings, and a letter
of recommendation from one is sufficient TO
secure admission into any other. Hence the
guilt Of the guiltiest flows through the whole.
But Disciples, openly and without rebuke,
sustain slavery in unnumbered ways. They
look down upon the perishing millions in
chains, fold their arms and refuse to put forth
a single effort for their rescue.
They SANDER and traduco the slaves
friends, and bar their church doors against
them. Nay more-my own humble efforts
in his behalf has caused me to be turned out
of doors by them and grieyously insulted.
They apologize Cor slav, ~. Campbell
teaches his disciples that it is right for one
man to claim his neighbor and his neighbours
wife and daughter as his property.
They promote TO high and honorable Offices
such notorious land pirates as Polk and Clay,
thus making piracy honorable.
They eulogize and teach their children to
honor and revere such Shareholders and wo-
man-hunters as George Washington, the IA
Their of this man-stealing country.
They are tearing out the hearts, shooting
Of the limbs, and blowing out the brains of
the Mexicans because they have more hu-
msnity than themselves.
They sustain a Constitution which they
acknowledge to be pro-slavery, agree to /" de
liver up" the fugitive slave, shoot down the
insurgent, increase the political power of the
slave claimant, &c.,--deeds that devils would
be ashamed of.
They sustain the black laws of Ohio.
And they actually claim their brothers and
sisters in the Lord, if not their sons and
daughters in the flesh, as their property.
All these, and more than all these, are the
deeds of the church. Come out of her, there
fore, and stand up in open day on the slaves
side. Thou art too good 10 be found in such
company. Tell me not that it will do the
slave no good. 1t will make thy influence
against his wrongs decisive. SO it seems to
me-FAREwELL. o.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-08-06
COMMUNICATIONS.
Slave Labor PrOductS---NO. 3.
FRIENDS EDITORS -

FRIENDS EDIToRs:-
The exclusion of a discussion of the mer-
its of this important question from the COL
umns Of the Liberator, seems to me 10 call
for a more extended review of Garrison's ed
%itorial, which will therefore also constitute
the principal part of this Essay.
He considers it "singular'' that this zeal
for abstinence is almost exclusively confined
to a particular locality, and to members of the
Society of Friends. With respect to the ex-
tent of this 'locality" | I'm inclined TO be-
lieve he is entirely misinformed.
His editorial proceeds, 9 for the conscien-
ces of some of these we entertain very little
respect. They are those who strain a, a gnat
and swallow a camel" This character he
ascribes 10 them for being scrupulous about
slave labor produce while they vote under
the u. S. Constitution, for Wings and De-
mocrats, &c.
He terms them ''of the race of Pharisees
and hypocrites" &c., thanking God that
they are not like these Anti Slavery publicans
and sinners"
Do not Notwithstanding disunionists claim
as much purity for their alleged exemption
from all support Of slavery, and manifest to-
ward the free-labor voter equally as much OF
this self-righteous spirit? Free labor men
do not, so far as | am acquainted with them,
lay claim TO be entirely clear of the use Of
slave labor produce, and instead of being liza
BILE to this charge Of self-righteousness, are
violently denounced for sey-eOndemnafon.-
While Garrison accuses them of self-right.
eousness, Pillsbury and Foster censure them
for possessing quite an opposite character.
The doctrine of self-righteousness belongs
to that school Of abolitionists which would
make the world believe they are living in
this government without contributing an item,
to its support that by some mysterious sane
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-08-06

But taking it as his opinion that the free
labor question is ''easy" and involves less
sacrifice Of ease and popularity than other
branches of the subject, ] must beg leave to
entertain an entirely opposite oplnion. lean
conceive Of no branch of the anti-slavery en-
and more thankless than this. None that af
fords as little facility for the %demagogre who
wishes to palm himself upon the public as
an abolitionist. II is easier 10 lecture under
pay, or for a time without pay-easier 10
withhold a vote, or to leave old parties and
friends and vote a third party ticbct-easier
to print and circulate papers-to petition le-
g~islative bodies-to carry the fugitive in Goa.
ches by star light-to combat pro-slavery
churches or organizaiions-all are easier than
10 carry out, to the extent that many do, the
free labor cause. So it seems 10 me SO !
hear others, speaking from experience also
assert.
But is the free labor subject popular q
Nay. Even among dJohfiOnists it is unpop-
ular, (and where else could it be popular ?)-
The article under review is evidence enough
of this. The course of most of the other an.
ti-slavery papers go to confirm it. Introduce
a free labor resolution into an anti-slavery
convention, or make a speech upon the sub
ject, and you have in the dissatisfied look Of
the audience, and the frown of the leading
spirits and orators Of the day, a strong confr-
nation of its truth.
If there be any part Of the anti-slavery en-
terprise that is not 'easy )" if there is any
branch of it that is not popular, it is this; and
let him who doubts, try ii. Let him attempt
to get up congregations to listen to a lecture
upon it; let him meet the sneer of the pro-
slavery merchant, when he asks for free labor
goods, and see the jealousy of the anti-slave-
ry man who thinks ''no union with slavehold.
ers" consists in not voting nor fellowship
ping the existing churches, while he riots
upon the unpaid toll of the bondman. Let
him make a daily sacrifice, not only of popu-
larity and ease, but Of money. and then be
accused by those protesting TO avoid ''waging
any opposition against him, with ''prepos-
ferrous injusfice"--and by leading anti slave.
ry men with Opposing the slaves cause"
"doing what the STAKEHOLDER desires,'' 'bs-
ing no abOitiOnist and not Worihy Of The
name" and advised to leave the A. S. Soci-
ETY. ''the sooner the BETTER" &c. wide S. s.
Fosters speech at the Ohio State Convention
1861 These obstacles from friends and
foes will trust, convince any one acquaint-
ted with them that Of all branches of the A.
S. cause, this measure has the least to do
with tie science Of .7nti-SIauery made easy.
B. b. DAVIS.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-08-06
Animal Meeting.

The next Annual Meeting of the Western
Anii-Slavery Society will be held at New
Lyme, Ashtabula county, on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. the 18th, 10Th g. goth
of August, commencing at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
Let the friends of Freedom CONF up in null
titudes to the gathering! Let there be such
an assemblage as will make glad the heart Of
the slave, and hasten the day of his redenp-
tion! Let all who can possibly attend be
there. AT a time like this the friends Of Ii
bGrty have not a single man TO spare. Now
is the hour for action-zcal, energy and firm
ness are needed now. We must not suffer
the %victors' shouts of triumph that come up
from the plains Of Mexico to drown the voices
of those who are pleading for humanity. We
must not allow the National exultation for
triumphs upon the battlefield, and the fren-
zied love for military glory to roll over the
land without an effort to restrain them.
Our duty is plain, our work is before us.
and the present is ours to labor in. Shall we
be faithful to the trust reposed in US, or re-
creant to the high duty we owe our country,
the world, our brother, and our Creator?
Beside the advocates of emancipation in
the West, we expect 10 have with us on that
occasion, WM. LLOYD GARRISON, FREDERlcK
DOUGLASS, STEPHEN S. FOSTER, and perhaps
others.
LOT HOLMES,
RecorIt,r .Scc',U
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-08-06
LOT HOLM rs,
Anti-SlaVery Meetings.
Recording Seciy.

On Saturday the 18th & Sunday the 18th,
S. S. Foster, J. w. Walker and others will
attend an Anti-Slavery Meeting at Youngs-
town, Mahoning CO. This meeting will be
held in a grove near the town, commencing
at 10, A. NJ.
On Saturday the 2lst, VIM. Lloyd Carl
son and Frederick Douglass will attend a
meeting in gainesville, Lake CO., commence
ing at 10 A. NJ. On the same day S. S. Fos-
ter and others will attend a meeting at Bun
dysburgh, Geauga co.
On Sunday and Monday a meeting will be
held al Munson, Geauga co., in the large tent,
which will be attended by our eastern friends
and others.
S. BROOKE, Gen. agent.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-08-06
To a young DISCIPLE
DEAR FRIEND: y

DEAR FRIEND:*
wish to convince thee that it is thy duty
to accommodate the Disciple Church, of
which, l am told, thou art a member. A
great task, ] am aware! 1t is hard, is it not,
to forsake the old thing, with its smiling,
fattering well-dressed priests g. exhor,ers; its
long-loved brothers and sisters ; its steepled
meeting houses; its "big meetings ~; its
choirs, and all its enchantments But it
wiH be easy and delightful, if thy heart is
true, as ! am willing to suppose it, when thou
shalt have learned that thy " Disciple Church :"
is a whiied sepulchre, beautiful al a distance,
on the out side, but within, full of dead mems
bones and all uncleanness.
If l understand thee, we do not disagree
about the iniquity Of slavery. l need only
ask, therefore, phy does it exist? Why is
there a slave population in this land greater
than the whole population of all the New
England States combined Why are there
thousands Of young women, not at this mo-
ment like thee, drinking in the beautiful
truths of science, but bending TO their unre-
warded toll in the darkness of heathenism,
on American plantations! Why is it the
business of several States of this "glorious
Union" to raise boys and girls like cattle for
the marketl Why have several American
mothers been robbed of their babes since ]
took my seat at this tablet The answer TO
thaaa duaetinpc ia ibaco pooraAroho,e;bl,
horrid crimes are honorable in this country.
Much has been done TO make them so, by
treating the perpetrators Of them as honest,
worthy men; infinitely more by treating them
as Christians, prepared for Heaven. This
has sanctifed slavery. And this thou arl
doing. Thou art treating not a single slave
holder, but a great Brotherhood of Slave.
holders" as a Christian Fraternity. W.
will be candid and see.
Every congregation of Disciples is a dis
clplinary society. 1t receives no membel
without an inspection of his character. Ant
it accommodates offending members unles.
, they say they are 'sorry," and promise tc
I "do better" ! once knew an old wealth,
Disciple who was arraigned before his churcl
l every month or Two for swearing when h
: was mad, or, perhaps, a little drunk, or both
Had that church done otherwise, it woult
have sanctioned swearing, would it not! l
7 follows, OF course, that the congregations o
Disciples are justly chargeable with ever
mean thing they allow their members to do
and they allow them to do all they are know
to do for which they do not rebuke or ex
communicate them. And, with few excep
: = We omit a paragraph at the commence
ment that seems TO us irrelevant.-EDRs,
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-08-06
ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE'
SALEM, AUGUST G, 1917.

al love agitation when there is cause for 1t
the alarm bell which ~startles the inhabi-
tants of city, saves them from being burn
ed in their ds."-Edmund Burke.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-08-06

G-Persons having business connected
with the paper, will please call on James
Barnaby, corner Of Main and Chestnut SITS.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-08-06
FRIENDS EDlToRs -

Permit me to correct in your editorial re-
marks Of last week what may have been an
unintentional misapprehension. The oInis-
sion Of my communications on the free pro-
duce question was not, as you seem 10 UNI
derstand, the ground of my charge" My
last was intended to show that it was based
upon a different thing.
You entirely misapprehend me when you
say | supposed |" the other side" of the free
produce question was not heard until I" had
spoken"
You misunderstood the main point in con-
troversy, as | think you must perceive by a
review of my late note, and this has led you
to some erroneous conclusions, which | will
now pass.
deem these explanations necessary as you
have evidently argued one question and |
another. The only place where you allude
10 the true issue, is where you speak of
not being willing to discuss your own rules,
&c. This thought you had done, and your
refusal to admit my reply to criticisms on
the merits of my rejected articles, while dis
cussing your rules, constitutes the true grounds
IF our present controversy.
Respectfully, B. d. DAVIS.
9Th month Sd, 1917.
We hope our readers will now clearly
understand that hen B. b. Davis charged
us with unwillingness 10 have our readers
hear both sides of a subject" he simply
meant, that we would not consent to have
him discuss in the Bugle the propriety o.
certain rules we had adopted, and which We
most certainly did not attempt to defend il
our columns.
1t is true that in one of his communica
tons he spoke in the same sentence of tn,
difficulty in getting access to your readers
through the columns of the Bugle," and o
being "%entirely declared from a hea.in!
through the Liberaior " but then it seems
although he gave no intimation of The kind
that he referred to subjects wholly diferen
in their character, and did not design that on
readers should fall into the very natural mis-
take of supPosing the hearing was in botl
; cases upon the Free LaJOr question.
1t is also true, that when we omitted par
Of another article for certain reasons, and 70
fear that some might think otherwise, state,
, that the part omitted was not needed to Civ
a correct understanding of his Free Produc
views, in his notice of it, he requested us t
r concede TO him the right to Judge whethe
| what he wrote was necessary to a correct M
5 Outstanding of his views, he not intimatin
} that there were any other views than thos
on Free Produce which he wished to presen
thus unfortunately again giving our reader
the impression that we were unwilling
publish his opinions upon that subject, whe
] the only charge he meant to bring was, thi
I we refused to admit Of a discussion as
f whether two or three column commune;
tons was the orthodox length, and matte
; ofequal importance and interest to our reader
Will those who have received an enron,
: Gus impression of our fairness from B. |
DIS unfortunate use of language, and tho'
who have taken the trouble to discuss at SON
: length our course, please stand corrected 2
EDRs.l
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-03
Brunswick Seminary.

THIS School is divided into Male and Female De.
ipaftRlents, each of which Is under the care of
experienced Teachers. This arrangement secures the
successful introduction of all the Branches of Enuca
tion usually taught in our Semnaries and Boarding
Schools, including Drawing Painting, Needle work
and Music, (all thoroughly taught for The low
of FROM So 90 to $500 per quaiter)
Numerous Lectures are given Chemistry, Bota
n.y. Philosophy and Astronomy. which illustrated
with suitable apparatus. These branches taught
with special reference to their application in Agri
culture and the Useful Arts.
An accomplished Teacher will give lessons on the
Piano at So per term.
A few pupils will be accommodated with board in
the family of the Principal (at 81 49, where they
will have every care from the Teachers, and not he
exposed in stormy weather; as the School is under
the roof.
This School possesses a small select Library, and
collections in MheraIogy, Geology, Conchology and
Botany.
NT,rhe WINTER TERM will commence on Mon
DAY, Goth inst.
G. c. SWALLOW, Principal
Brunswick, Dec |, le47. d23w7
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-03

The undersigned hereby gives notice that he will
continn to carry on the business Of The late firm Of
Dennson & Thornton in all its branches; that al
demands against the firm will be settled by, and all
debts due the same be paid to him.
73tf Z. T. THORNTON"
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1847-01-29
THEATRE.

Mrs. Lewis in the character Of Ms. Hal,
Ter, last night, fully answered the high e1reC-
tations which were enterlainedof her powers.
She appears tonight in Blanca, character
admirably adopted to her powers. Nj E.
ters stranger was fine piece Of aciiug.
although the character i enc difficult Of cen.
eeption aud more difficult OF execution.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1847-01-29

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

o. The city council eIee, mst aaH r.
ganized yesterday. Full proceedings Il NOR
row.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1847-01-29

rr8 sfsr gJsE.
sH.a IS
Il.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1847-01-29

Nothing of imporiance from Tine Lae=s'a.t.re.
Our latest dates are 10 Nenlay u1sa..
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1847-01-29

mn a. Jali. Zf.-54 ?. u.
The Southern mail sin at WasGiagig.Fs5a
brings regular mail.
A member of the Philadelphia RaHgef- ma
med John Harriet, died al New Orleans On
the 10Th inst.
One OF the Irish Greens OF Pittsburgh
named Montgomery son OF Jadse Mont
gomery, of Wyoming, had been fascinated
i'll his tent on MONDAY night. the 18Th inst
He was found ileless, The murderer +, ua-
known.
Par, Of the Isl Regimen, q Pa. 7efa0.ee4s
had sailed fer Tampico via Brazas Santiago.
FROM BRAZOS SANTIAGO.
The release of Mr. Gillespie. oae If the
Texas rangers, taken prisoner al CItiaa inSsp.
TENDER last. and his arrival ia TIE America.
lines, has been the means Of fofiehira lafc
definite information in relation to Ssad An
mas strength Than has hitherto been nos.a-4#zI
MIR. Gillespie has been KEEP. at San Luis Pa-
tosi, and he SAYS tie Mexican afaz IN tE7t
city numbers $4,000 men, with anaa<l.i#rr
force some where in lht vicinity OF l0.g13
This large force was under constant .tfil. af}
many foreign officers were sid ta he ,f.a.tszz.l
III the service. Great enthusiasm a8a t+..
most perfect subordinatiaA prevailed in tHs
Mexican lines.
Gen. Patterson, with bis Division, Lad ari
we'd at San Fernando, on his way to Nictoria