Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-11-10

by the expectation of having his freedom
again-of being the master Of himself. The
slave pines under his affection, his heart fails
him, his spirit ia broken by the crushing
power Of slavery, and he lies down in des-
pair, feeling that a night Of endless bondage
has closed in upon the hopes, the happiness
and the liberty Of himself and tbgee millions
of his race"
"Three millions, mother Z" said the as
lnuished boy. Mr.. Gardner told US yester-
day there were only about twenty millions Of
people in the United States-are three NIL
lions Of them slaves"
alt is a Notifying thought, my child, yet
it is nevertheless true. When We were in
Philadelphia last summer, you were aston
ished at the multitude of people that were
passing up and down the streets and crowd
ing the shops. Had you gone from the Ma
Wy Yard 10 kPnsington, from the Delaware
to tho Schuytkill, and counted all the inlab-
itants Of that great city, you would have had
but a small part of the number of slaves. In
deed there are more than twelve times Us ma
ny of these oppressed and suffering people as
you would have found persons in that place.
And | believe you could hardly 90 TO any one
Of these three millions, and ask him if he
would be willing 10 exchange his situation
for that of the convict, endure for a few years
confinement in a close cell, and then forever
after have his freedom, but he would be re-
joiced TO make the exchange. But let any
man 60 TO the convict, and tell him that in
stead Of remaining in the solitary cell a few
years, he can be made a slave for life, and
then ask him il he would choose the latter
the convict would think him a madman for
putting the question:"
"But, mother, you said some men were
imprisoned for lite. Would not such rather
be slaves than live always in their cells
81 cannot tell how a man would feel under
such circumstances ; still, | believe even then
he would much prefer the prison. said the
mother. "In the prison he is sure Of COM
Portable food and clothing, and of not being
greatly overworked. In slavery he is liable
to be starved, to go nearly naked, 10 be COM
PEELED 10 work sixteen or eighteen hours a
day. Although a prisoner in close conhne-
ment, he is regarded as a man; by the law,
he is recognised as a human being; by the
people he is spoken of as a member of the
human family. In slavery he is looked upon
as a brute; he becomes a piece of property
no has an owner who may infict untold
wrongs upon him, and no voice will be rails
ed in opposition. This consideration alone,
my child, would induce every man who has
any appreciation Of his manhood, who has
any sense of the dignity of his position as a
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vict's cell for life rather than the lot Of the
American slave"
Were J to choose, mistress, I'm sure Ia
niver he a %slave," said Biddy, who had en-
tered the room and heard the foregoing con-
verSa'ton' She had brought with her Phil'
her darling pet, whose attention was attract
ed from his play by the rising spirit of Bid
dy, W hich she manifested by her earnest tone.
When she expressed an opinion, Phil always
ielt called upon 10 sustain her. Consequent
~ he Informed his mother that he never would
5e a slave either
And said he, III Tie naughty men
shou'd come mere Chariie' wonidnt shoo'
mem WIN my pow ana arrow ~
RIM uoh UNDERSTAND pedce piihcIpies
very Weh' GOES me- molher ASKED Ohar-
lie. 49,, :,
NO. my oear' ne is a llt'le boy ana con I
. Sno" mnch ABOUT any kino OF pfinclp'es.-
lie must not talk OF snooting people though,
even win ms DOW ana arrow. =,
gu ASKED me, ohafile' 'he o'her Gay; u
n 1000 were cooked LOT the Saves uenerally
h II Is ho'' 'hougn sonetinnes one u 'hell nun,
oet prepares IT, oultt IS Always coarse ana
poor; on many Pianla"ohs' OF FARMS as you
~ou'u ca't 'hem' 'hey give eacn iuil grown
siave d peck OF corn d "pek' Al'er "ofElns
- IN lhe ho' sun al oay' they GO nome at GdrR
very sau ana very weary lh'hk'ne no" lneIi
h poor '''e chi'ureh nave "an'eo mem wneh
'ney were away , anu ins,eau u sl'''ng uuwI
~ % u n"u,"s a oo'ntoi.aoIe euPPei' 'n.!
mato '"H u. pun" NJ 'Hen 'oln, anu nah'
.neN "oe;cahe, ahu us oiten pass mIun,S"
oe,oie ms u ''e'i ~, woIn ie uohe'
n az y IoeoG"o. asNeo oGn.ie
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e u ~ H. . mu NV WI - - H. "o oun
mI"y ~ - u ~ u 'ney oou,'
d o1'y ~, ruLusnw M II 'eS' ~:
r. ,ho"sa1dS of siayos d" rr me w;,h ,h,
,s N"u 49, 20 ro Wv
% cravings oil hunger during their whole lives.