Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-02-02

| never neard II suld, oil any oil mem I;
that they were guilty of profanity, fight.
ing, or untruthfulness; vices which by no
means, are wholly unknown to tho
school.
A teacher, however did affirm Of one
boy, that for the first two or three days,
he was as mischievous as the rest of the
boys but after once talking with him,
she had no farther trouble. But if they
were not guilty, their maker was, and that
was just us bad.
For two or three weeks, all was har-
mony; there was nothing even to sub.
s%tantiatc the glorious doctrine of our en-.
lightened republic--the "natural preiu-
Dice against color. The children gen.
orally did not seem TO be sufficiently in.
doc,rinated into the principles of Amert.
can republicanism as TO have imbibcd
this "natural" doctrine.
Not so however with afew of the pa.
rents who, judging from their CrOthing,
had taken the colorphobia the 'natural"
way hence their commissions were of
the most pitiable kind and their wailing
most bitter. A petition demanding the
expulsion of the colored children, by au.
thority Of the law which was passed last
winter, "providing for the better educa-
%tion," (what an insull) Of the colored
| Danu1a,;n,f ,c ,ho S,o,a, ,.n. ,;x,,,In.nl
and some seventy or eighty signatures
obtained. several Of these however,
were Withdrawn, having been Obtained by
misrepresentation. But had there been
but one objector; that would, according
to the law Of last winter, have been en-
ough to effect the purpose. This demand
was presented 10 the Trustees, who treat.
ed it with the silent contempt which was
Justly due. This reused the indignation
of the "vcry respectable petitioners" TO
the highest pitch. A Lawyer, armed with
with the majesty Of u most majestic law ,
was employed 10 vindicate the majesty
oflaw. | have before heard of, but have
never seen the majesty of law, and rods
of terror welded by lawyers. The Law
yer threatened ''a writ Of injunction on
The house )" which had the desired eff
feet. Every mouth was filled with "writs
of Injunction on the house, -" and son
the funds" until mighty fear seemed TO
pervade thec community, as if there was
danger Of a "writ Of Injunction" on the
clouds, and another on the sun, and an
other on the atmosphere, and perchance
10 rindicate the majesty of the law there
may be a writ of some kind, or q States
warrant issued against The Almighty him.
self for presuming 10 create such a race
and thai in the face and eyes Of The rery
dignifed Legislature of Ohio. My rcvcr-
enc for law, lawmakers or the law-pro-
%fession us they are, was never very high;
and this demonstration of majesty has a.
bout used up the liule that | had; though
if it can be used for The accomplishing of
any good let ii be done.
But the threats Of enforcing the "Black
laws" drove the children, with one ex.
ception, from the house. The one,
which remained was the only one of the
prescribed race among my pupils twice,
she was told not 10 come; and hence my
want of reverence for State or mob.law
led me to bring her back to school ;,
where, with but one exception she met
with no unkind treatment from the school.
She has beer absent Of late, but not off,
cially detained.
The last who were driven from the
= house were two girls, who had walked u
distance Of two miles through mud and
rain and had quietly taken their places as
!, usual, when they were told TO go. They
/, fingered in the yard weeping most bitter.
ly, then went away. 1t was u most nick
=, ed outrage; and one which might Justly
b mantle the cheek of the perpetrators
with the deepest shame. This however
may never be; but if not, their children
will blush at the inhuman deeds of their
q folhers. The same day a Bible was pre-.
scented 10 each department of course
the lesson of"Love thy neighbor" would
q fit admirably after such a practical lesson
= Of moral beauty.
e | hope you will be able to give a fuller
report of Judge Burchard's decision, in
regard TO the recent case-which seems