Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-08-25


from the speech of Mr.. Senator Foote Of
Mississippi, as reported in The Union o:
April 18th, in which that Senator spoke Of
the late Revolution in France as holding out
-. 10 the whole family of man, a bright pro-
mise OF the universal establishment Of civil
and religious liberty that glorious work so
well begun cannot fail of complete accom-
plishnsent; that The age Of iyrants a1fh slave
~ is rapidly drawing TO a close, and Fhat tne
happy period to be signalized by the un'Ver-
sal emancipation of man from the letters OF
civic oppression, and the recognition, IN all
countries, of the great principles OF popular
sovereignty, equity and brotherhood, ls at
this moment visibly commencing" MI
Mann had scarcely finished this extract, when
the Judge, apparently under great excitement
broke in upon him "A certain latitude lsto
be allowed counsel in this case, but l cannot
admit a h~araugue against Slavery!' Al this
extraordinary announcement, Mr.. Carlisle,
associate counsel in the case. sprung at once
to his feet. ''lle was sire the Judge must
be laboring under some strange mTsappre-
hension. He himself (Mr. Gu was born
and bred, and expected TO live and die in the
midst of a slave-holding community, and had
never entertained any ideas inconsistent with
the prevailing notions of such communities,
and on that very account he had watched the
course of his associates argument with the
greatest attention, and he was sure the point
taken was most pertinent TO the case ana
one which it would be cowardlce IN the pTlso-
net's counsel not TO take; and he mustIespect-
fully beg his honor 10 deliberate well before
undertaking to stop the mouths ct counsel
without having foil constitutional warrant
for it,"
Mr.. Mann then rose and explained the
course and point of his argument. The
Judge said the argument was Legitimate, he
had no objection to that; but he objected 10
the infdmmatory matter introduced into inc
statement Of it. Mr.. Mann disclalmed the
slightest purpose 10 utter one lnilammatory
word, and explained that this l~nhammatory
matter consisted entirely OF the words OF N.Y.
Foote, which he had introduced Tor the very
purpose of showing under what influence the
slaves in this District were placed and he
proposed to read some further extracts for
the same purpose.
The District Attorney now rose TO ooJsct.
II this was put in as evidence, it must first
be proved that such speeches were delivered,
and that the slaves heard them.
Mr.. Mann.-In opening the case J have a
right to state what can be proved /; and II ne
cesary, ! will call Mr.. Foote himself to prove
the speech.
District .3Horney.--What paper is that
from which the counsel proposedto read!
Mr.. Manufacturing it up to the view OF
the Court, The Union.
The Judge having now got his eyes OPEN
allowed Mr.. Mann 10 90 on; for which inner
ty he returned thanks to the Court, and pro-
ceeded to an extract from the speech OF lion
Mr.. Stanton, member of Congress from len
nessee, delivered on the same occasion, and
peculiarly illustrative of the way in which
ideas of freedom may be, and are, difussd
among the slaves of this District.
The whole scene, OF which | have given
but a very imperfect idea, was highly excl
ting. The Judge pat himself at first on a
very high horse but the excellent advice he
got from Mr.. Carlisle very soon sobeIed Tim
and he gave up and got out of the scrape the
best he could. He is the most unfortunate
+ Judge the prisoners could possibly have
Were they tried before a purely Southern
court, they might expect something like mag
nanimity and fair play. But Judge Craw-
ford happens to be- a Northern dough. face,
and what is worse, a dough-face against
whom the charge of AboIitionism has for
merly been brought. 1t is perhaps a terror
lest this charge should be renewed that makes
him in this trial, and has made him in former
ones, lean SO far toward the side of Slavery,
as to be in great danger of losing the equili-
bGium of Justice.
l will only add that the number of indict-
ments found in this cass amounts in all to
345. There are forty-oue indictments against
each of the three prisoners for stealing, and
seventy four for abduction. On each indict-
ment the District Attorney receives a fee of
$40, amounting 10 S3,450 on this batch of
indictments, out Of the pocket of the people
of the United States. All the offences might
legally and properly have been included in
two indictments.
Amictod Con.iuoc