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Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-08-11
CObWebS TO Catch Flies.

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1t Is Kabelals, we believe, who divides
mankind into : les .fraignces et let HOucheS'-
into Spiders and Flies. Had he lived in the
time OF our Garagantuas, and adventured into
their den at Nashlngton-where our giants
may be well imagined in the habit of break
fasting on wlndmills, 10 judge from the wind
mess of their speech, as well as from their
facility OF turning round-he would have had
his faith in his theory confirmed. The House
of Representatives, but especially the Senate,
is hung round with ccbwebs OF greater q
less extent and tenacity, in which the South
ern Spiders entrap the Northern Flies. In
the language of the country, these glutinous
deceits, spun out of the superior insects them
selves, are called Compromises, and they new
er fail OF success. AS soon as the mesh \
woven, the stupid Flies rush headlong ins
it., when their willy antagonists inconiinently
pounce upon them, and gobble them up in a
twlnkllng. The great Cobweb OF all is thai
called the Constitutions film which per
iectly answers the end OF its creatlon-that
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-08-11
Who would be a Volunteer ?

The following item from the Cincinnati
Gazette shows the deplorable condition of
the returned volunteers. The men are to be
pl'isd, but what better wages could be ex-
Pected by those who fight for slavery?
Upon the appearance Of the card published
by a portion of the officers of the Ohio Vo-
lunleers' we were prepared TO witness great
destltutlon among the men. But when seve-
raj companies Of these brave men, who were
in the service of our Government in a foreign
country, were brought up to our landing
without hats, coats, shirts, shoes and even
pantaloons-men so destitute that theys were
ashamed to land and receive the welcome Of
the escort of friends ready on the ground to
bestow it, and escort them to their new
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-08-11

the Democratic party, the most important is
an abiding adherence to the compromises of
the Constitution, as the anchor of safety to
the Union iiself-while at the same time
none are more opposed than ourselves to the
continuance or wider circulation of slavery,
and that We will oppose so great an evil to
the progress of civilization and humanity,
whenever a proper occasion shall arrive. and
by every measure consistent with the Com
s~titution and its compromises; and that we
deem the imputations Of our opponents on
that subject too false to he worthy of regard,
too frivolous to be worthy of answer, too in
consistent, coming, as they do, from men
who oppose the concession of an hours RES
pite from labor TO our own white laborers
North. to rise to a point where they may be
reached by any other sentiment than con-
tempt. For we declare it our solemn con-
%viction, as the Democratic party have here
tofore done, that neither slavery nor %involun-
tary servitude should hereafter exist in any
territory which may be acquired by or am
nexed to the United States, and that we APP
prove of the votes of our delegates in Con
gress in favor of the Wilmot Proviso."
Resolutions Of Miehigan-Mareh |, 1917.
THAT in the acquisition of new territory,
whether by purchase, conquest, or otherwise,
we deem it the duty Of the General Govern,
ment to extend over the same the ordinance
of 1897, (being the one prohibiting slavery
northwest of the Ohio,) with all its rights
and privileges, conditions and immunities.T
Resolutions Of Ohio.
Resolved, BY the General Assembly Of
the State of Ohio, That the provisions of thu
ordinance of Congress of 1887, so far as The
same relates to slavery, should he extended
to any territory that may be acquired from
Mexico, either by treaty or otherwise.-YeaS
"A, Nays s..
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-08-11
From the Spirit Of Freedom.
Moral SuaSiOn.

"He is a freeman whom the Truth makes
free.''
Though there may be extreme cases where
a resort to physical force is necessary to
prevent greater evils, yet, after all, moral sua-
sion, and the diffusion of intelligence is the
main stay and support of Freedom.
Roman liberty was never nearer destruc-
ton than when her armed legions were
marching victorious over other lands-when
the Helvetians, and Belgians, and Gauls,
and even Britons, were compelled to bow be-
meath their yoke.
Armed forces are no less dangerous to the
countries they profess TO defend, than those
of their enemies.
Wellington, the hero of Waterloo, is now
the greatest foe of his own country possess
ing the power and disposition to e~Xtirpate his
own countrymen, should they dare TO vindi-
cate their rights.
But there is another power now being de-
v~eloped, which is destined 10 overthrow the
stronges. military forces, and melt down the
most despotic governments.
"TRurH will restore the right by nature
given,
And, like Prometheus, bring the fire from
Heaven.
Down to the earth oppression shall be
hurled
Its name and nature withered from the
world"
Revolutionists have been too apt TO under
value its power, and have trusted too much
TO phi ysical force. If all human actions, Ego
vernmental tyranny included,) originate in
mind, it is evident that to effect a radical
change we must begin at the cause. But
whoever heard of an evil spirit being destroy
ed by a carnal weapon
The New England Puritans tried it, but
in vain. 1t was bullet-proof-indestructable
by fire or water.
Mind is most efiectually opposed by mind
error by truth, and a change of thought
cannot fail to produce a change Of action
If half the money or labor expended in mill
tary operations, was spent in d~iffusing pro-
per knowledge among foes as well as friends,
greater and more permanent advances might
be made in the cause of freedom.
A Paixhan gun being discharged, its effect
NAV be felt at the distance Of a few miles,
and in a few moments its power ceases; but
a truth once spoken seldom dies. 1t may
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-08-11

Of, if not in contrayention Of iis' spirit aud
terms-we mean the accession to the pollH-
cal strength Of slavery necessarily resulting
from the LoUisiaua purchase.
Next came the famous-we had almost
said fniaE-'' Missouri compromise" which
was soon followed by the purchase Of Piori-
da, and more recently by the "annexation
OF Texas. By each and every one Of these
movements, the strength OF slavery has been
Increased in the councils of the nation. until
it has come 10 exert a controlling influence
on questions of national and local policy
Every successive "compromise" has heen
hut a further concession to that power which
is +" already large, is increasing, and ought
TO he diminished
We want no more compromises on the
subject. The territory Of Oregon, by the en-
press terms of tie = Missouri compromise"
is free territory. Lei IL remain 50 Joreeer
md unakcrabiy. rs for the territory recent
iy acquired by fhot war upon Mexico, The
free States have uniformly protested not only
against its acquisition, and the means by
which il has been extorted from a reluctant,
enisebled and PROSTATE people; and have
uniformly insisted that il our own Govern
ment would, regardless OF their remonstran-
ces. extend our dominions by conquest, The
sutjugGted country should be free. They ure
now asked to " compromise" their firm re-
solves. There was no compromise offered
to them in the policy so wrongfully adopted
aud so wilfully pursued in acquiring foreign
Territory; and for ourselves, we are unwilling
10 listen for a moment 10 any proposal Of
compromise, whereby the very slaves who
may be taken to such territory to ill the soil
for their masters and owners, shall be emu
merated and set off against the free men Of
Ohio in the choice Of Represe ntatives to make
our laws, aud Presidents to execute those
laws.
The people of Ohio ask no compromises on
the subject. The compromises already made
they are willing 10 abide in good faith, though
they might not give them their assent were
they now an open question. They are UNI
willing to listen to any proposition which
looks, however remotely, to their "compfo-
missing" away any portion of what remains
10 them Of former compromises. They de-
sire the addition of no more States to this
Union; they iuiH resist 10 the last the addition
of any more States, the inhabitants Of which
shall be the subjects of slavery.-0hio STATE
Journal.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-08-11
Compromise.

A bill is now pending in the Senate of the
United States to provide a territorial govern.
ment for Oregon. Its passage has been de.
layed by reason of an effort so to almond the
bill as TO take from it that feature by which
slavery is excluded from the territory. A
committee has been organized in The Senate,
to devise some measure of compromise on the
subject. Ne earnestly h0Te that no such eE
fort WiW he dAOWed 10 succeed. Surely we
have had % compromises " enough with sla-
very and under these successive conpro-
misses it has grown to be a formidable POhii-
cal evil, to say nothing of its moral and social
enormities. There are this day tWenty-One
members of Congress in the House OF Rep
resenlatlves, representing nOthing else bat
SLQrery! A political power in the affairs Of
The nation equal 10 that belonging u The two
millions OF free people of Ohio, and more po-
tent because always acting in concert.
This anomalous political power has cTept
into our system as by steallh-and iis very
existence there is the result Of concession on
the part of the people of the free States. 1t
has enlarged itself until it has become an
enormity by a succession of compromises"
First was the concession in the Consiilu-
ton, that FIVE slaves should be, for all repre-
and political purposes, taken and
counted as three free persons. This we find
in the national charter, as established by our
fathers, and therefore abide by it. But we
think our foreidlhers made a bad bargain
with slavery; and as no obligation is upon
us TO extend 1t farther, we are entirely un-
willing 10 do so.
Next was the concession made not only
under the Constitution, but irrespective
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-08-11
Man Huntingdon very Brilliant
Success.

We learn that on Monday two men arrived
at Woodstock, McHenry county, from the
South, (Missouri we b%elieve,) who stated
that they were in pursuit of a couple of CO.
lored men. They did not represent them as
fugitives, but as horse-thieves, and applied
to a Justice for a warrant for their arrest
The game of charging fugitive slaves with
theft or some other crime is pretty well I'M
derstood now; but the Justice granted the
writ, and the men having got track of their
game, continued their pursuit, armed with
the missive of the law. 1t happened, how
ever, that they did not overtake the colored
men I'LL they had got into the edge OF WIS
%consln; but either not understanding the i'm
porIance of having a fresh warrant in a new
State jurisdiction, or purposely Ignorant OF
the fact, they seized at once upon their prey,
and brought the two chattels back 10 Mood
stock. The circumstances attending the ar
rest soon became known, and the people be-
gan TO assemble from all quarters. Farmers
left their fields, and mechanics and merchants
their shops, all anxious to look into the mat
ter. 1t did not take them long after hearing
the facts in the case, TO determine upon taxi
ing possession of the two fugitiveS; and on
the heels of that determination came another,
to have the Southerners arrested for kidnap-
ping, which was very promptly executed
They were brought before a Justice, and or
dered TO recognize each in the sum of $4,000.
Being unable to obtain bail, they were com
milled to Jail. Our informant saw them look
ing very anxiously through the bars on
Wednesday. We hope their medirations
may be Of an edifying charaeler.-Gsm IF
tie Prairie.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-08-11

traverse the earth for centuries, controlling
alike the actions Of individuals, and the des-
TIMES Of nations. An army of principles can
enter where an army of men may be repealed.
The doctrines OF equality, liberty, and fra.
ferniiy. proclaimed by the ~reforIner of Judea,
land a few mechanics and fishermen who be-
came his tollowers,) eighteen hundred years
ago, by the shores of Genasseret, and among
the mountains and vallies of the holy land,
have survived the ruins of many empires
unaffected by the commissions of revolutions,
or the " tooth of time" and at last they begin
to find
"-lheir way into the living heart,
And of the public faith become ii living
part"
If violence could have overlhrown oppres.
sion, earth might long ago have become a
paradise but the laws OF nature cannot be
overthrown by human enactmenis. 1t is as
impossible as for the legions of Pandemoni-
um to storm the rampartS of heaven.
Perusing the records of history we can
scarce believe that human beings like our
selves, could be capable of perpetuatinp
deeds we find recorded there; the very men
ton of which is enough TO cause us to heave
an involuntary sigh, or shed a sympathetic
tear, and we think if we had lived in those
days, when inquisitors and conquerors acted
like demons let loose, we would not have
sanctioned their doings; but the prospect OF
INDUCING the thirst for money and power,
often operates on men like the scent of blood
on hungry wolves. With all our adherence
Of inquisitoriaI c~ruelties and the barbarities
of the dark ages, we find the "bonorable "
and the chivalric of the present time subject
to the same failinGs, and the blind submis-
sion of the adherents should excite our pity.
Who is there who reflects on the subject,
who cannot see that liberty is in danger when
reason is displaced by the madness of war?
In whatever light we may view the war
makers of the present day-however much
their conduct may be cloaked by "patrIot-
ISM" and "God and liberty" the faithful
historian will place them side by side with
Cortez and Pizarro and the tyrants of the
inquisition.
The glory Of the warrior will fade, and
the monument erected to his memory moul.
der TO decay, but TRUTH will remain i'm.
perishable amid the war of elements and
the wreck of natter"
"For the Truth, then. let us battle,
Let whatever may betide,
Long the boast that we are Freemen,
We have made and published wide.
Face thine enemies, accusers-
Scorn the prison rack, and rod,
If thou hast a truth to utter,
Speak, and leave the rest TO God"
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-22
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The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-03-14
WHOLE No. se7.

Stop them L. roared tile General Or well
have the whole army over herej and Pattet
sonto boot T'Ha Egi i5H1 .t23
y 'Cease firing; and pass the wofd,' said l
10 the sentry, and in a in moment the havoc
ceased The comhotion subsided in course
of an hour, though one regiment some two
miles up the river, stood to their color-line,
until morning in momehtary expectations Of
an assault. g is o8Roa.ao
/ Five dead Jacks,' and a dozen more
wounded ones, were found tho next morn
ing on the aanglinary field.
What report Gen. M.-------.---made 10 Gen.
Patterson Of this engagement, never learn
ed, though it was rumored that high words
passed between them, in which sdich-dig-
gng.' and jack.fghting' were freely used.
Coyington, KY, 1917
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-03-14

An Englshman having asked an Irishman
'if the roads in Ireland were good?' 'Yes
said he, $50 fine wonder you do not import
some Of them into England. Stay, let me
see--ther's the road to love, strewed with ros-
es-.to matrirrony, through nettles---to honor,
through the camp----to prison through the
law----and to the undertaker's through physic.'
'Have you any road To- perferment? asked
thesEnglishman. ega g
'Yes, but that is the drtiest id the kingdom.
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-03-14
kAiIDA COUNTY ONO, TUESDAY, MARCH ID ls4s

urer OF Putnam County, sum which shall
bear the same proportion 10 The amount rails
ed in that year by Putnam County for the
payment of the debt aforesaid, as the value
Of the taxable lands so set of as aforesaid,
bears 10 that Of those as aforesaid remaining
in Putnam County, aud the same shall be ap-
piled to (the) extinguishment Of said debt,
and 10 no other purpose;l aud ii shall be the
duty of the Commissioners of Allen County
to levy sufficient tax TO raise said sum.
SEc. l3. Should The provisions of the
eleventh section of this act be not complied
with, it shall be the dhty of the County
Commissioners of Apglaize county 10 noli-
fy the qualified electors Of said County by
publication in some newspaper published in
said County, and if there be no news
paper published dsinsaid County, then in some
newspaper Of general circulation in said
County TO establish the County Seat in the
manner prescribed in the following sections.
SEC. Ia. The seat Of justice within and
for said County Of Auglaize shall be fixed
and permanently established at the town Of
Waupaukonnotta or at the town of ST. Marys
fer, and said e!e ctors are authorized to ex-
press that preference by endorsing on their
tickets at the neA annual October election
after said noncompliance the. words Seat
Of Justice a, Waupaukonetta," or "Seat of
Justice at St. Marys," as the cl oice may be,
il shall be the duty Of the trustees or judges
ofihe election in The several townships of
said County, 10 make return Of votes in re-
gard 10 the Seat of Justice within three days
thereafter TO the Clerk of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas Of said County at the town of
.Waupaukonetta in said County, and on the
fourth day after said election il shall be the
duty of SAID Clerk, in the presence Of the
Associate Judges or majority of them, or
in tile absence Of the Associate Judges, then
in tile presence of two Justices Of the Peace
of said County, 10 canvass said votes in the
same manner That by law he is required to
canvass votes for State and County Officers;
and the town receiving majority Of The votes
given shall thereafter be the permanent Seat
of Justice fol said County of Auglaize. q
SEb. Is. Ii shall be the duty of said
Clerk to return to the Court of Common Pleas
of said County next to be held after the said
ele ection, an abstract Of said votes duly GER
tifed that the same may be entered npon the
Journal of said Court. 'E .' dt
,oa JOSEPH S. HAWKINS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
CHARLES B. GODDARD.
-.., Speaker Of the Senate.
Feb. IA, 1s4s. G
S.cRErARY OF STA1E's OFFICE,
Columbus, Feb. Is, lS4s.
] certify the foregoing act TO be correctly
copied from the original Roll on file in this
office. SAMUEL GALLAWAY,
Secretary of State.
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-03-14

A lady reading that a man had been sent
enced 10 six months hard labor for dog-steal-
ing, observed TO friend, with shudder,--
Gracious my love, what would certain of
our sex havet TO edure for entrappins puppiesr
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-03-14

B JUsTrcE TO Gov. DoRR FROM AN Orpo
Ni;NT.-ln the argamcnt before the Supreme
Court Of the United States, on the two cas-.
es of Martin Luther and Rachael Luther a.
ganst Borden and others, Mr.. Whipple, oil
Rhode Island, who boasted that he had new.
er read John Locke, and never should, al
one stage of his argument seemed to forget
that he was not on the stump; and in speak
ing ofthe difficulties in Rhode Island, said
they would never have happeued, if it had
not been Tor the obstinacy ofTom Dorr.
Mr.. Iiallet, who sat near him, hero said
in an under ,one--you knop Governor Dorr,
Mr.. Whipple. He is not here to defend
himself. | do know Mr.. Dorr, replied Mr.
Whpple, emphatically. lie was my stu
dent at law, and rarely found man SO
we'll versed in history and none more thor
oughIy acqua nted with the institutions and
principles Of governmental ancient and modern.
He is fine scholar and gentleman.
In my whole intercourse with him nev-
er knew him to disguise tho truth or to Ut
ter falsehood. But his fault was he gave
himself up 10 to theories. lie always ask
ed my advice and never followed it. ...
An eulogy like this, thus wrosted as it
we're from an opponent, in the midst of an
attack, is equally honorable 10 its subject and
10 the author; who in the expansive atmos-
phere Of the supreme court Of the United
States, threw off the local prejudices foster
ed within the narrow circle of Rhode Island,
and spoke ofa man ss man should speak.
--Bostrn Post
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-03-14

'Wal,' said a s6t-headed blubbering Jona-
than, the oihe( day, 'Suke has gin ne the
sack, by gravy! I've lost her3---
"Lost her! how?' inquired his sympathis-
ing friend. & laid the soft soap into her SO
darned thick, that the crittur got SO. proud
she wouldn't speak to me-
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-08-24

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