Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-03-23

discovery will certainly immorialize you.
There is a prejudice ia many minds dispar-
aging 10 the cogilative powers Of Jackasses.
II a BOBBY arises in any neighbofhood, he is
Immediately called an ass. Now, il is doubt
less true that Jacks are very foolish animals,
but we shall henceforth contend fercely a.
gainst their being considered the most foolish
of animals. Since we made Mr.. Priests &C.
quajniance we are convinced that we might
wage a vety successful controversy against
those who assert that Jacks are the unwisest
Of creatures. Length Of ears is not az unar-
ring indication Of the foolishness Of tho head
they ornament. il the size Of the ears were
always in an inverse ratio 10 the size Of the
brain-if ]vacuity Of brain were always indi.
Gated by the Longitude Of the ears, then Nh.
Josiah Priest would be under no necessity to
purchase nightcaps, as he would have a pair
of -%uficular APPENDICES which he could draw
over the top of his head so cnsotually that a
" dreadful bad cold in the head " would be a
complaint that would never aflIc, The deiec-
table l]ogician, Josiah Priest,
Perhaps some Of our readers would be
pleased to see the title Of Mr.. Priests book.
Here it is " Siarery as II r~eialss 10 the Negro
or african Race, erdmined tn lie Tight If
Circumstances. History and f6e Roly Scrip.
lures lUiik an account IF tie origin Of the
Bhck mans Color, lie causes Of his STATE Of
Ssruiiude, and traces If his Character as ,rcH
in Ancient as in Modern Times; Nth Siy;c-
tures on .A50iifi0nism." Such is the titls Of
the wonderful book, the object Of which is to
prove from the Bible tina; Negro Slavery is
in accordance with the will Of Heaven, and
that it is sinful TO try 10 e~xtirpate it. We
wish the pro-slavery men much Joy over this
NeTthern man with Southern principles. He
out Herods Herod. He is the most %translu,
cent and transcendental Of all the
tors on the Bible.
THIS wretched effort TO libel the scriptures
and prove that unqualified stiffness is Leliet
than the highest wisdom, is 10 be imposed
on the good nature Of all the advocates of sla
very in Kentucky. The pro.%slavery men 0
our acquaintance are too shreWd to be clugh
bv such stuff as this book contains. Agents
for the sale Of the book are perdmbulating
, the State, taking advantage Of The excitement
on The subject OF slavery to induce the 0dvo-
Gates of the institution to purchase copies
+ We do not think the pro-slavpry men in Ken.
. lucky such sinful men that every one should
require them to perform 4 penance so cGueI
as the reading Of Mr.. Josiah Priests book
; As MIR. Priest says, they did not perpe
trate the great atrocity Of stealing away the
: negroes from their homes in Africa, anC
: therefore it is hard they should have tht
i, dreadful curse % Tea33i7g suc! book impo
/ sed on them. We protest against any sen
q tence in which all semblance OF mercy i
! wanting. Such q sentence would be denouD
II ced against Kentucky pro.slavcry men wer
they required to read Mr.. Priests leaden Ia
l. brications. We predic; that nine-tenths 9th
n copies Of this book which are sold in lhi
Is State will be flung Indignantly into the fir
by the advocates OF slavery. Kentucky slave
Il holders are men Of sense, and no man who's
Stiffness does not make him akin to Prizes
himself, will ever voluntarily undergo sue
ie refined torture as The reading Of such a bool
is As we have given cur readers a sPecime
- of the biblical criticism Of Mr.. Priest, it
y but fair that we should afford them a delect,
ID bic extract from his "poetry." He close
Is his extraordinary volume vita some rhyme;
of which the subioined are the FIRST six lines
which we commend to alflovers of the i'd
: trade:'
S Here ends our labor, whether good or bad,
Of which our pen assures that she is glad (;
And if light is shed on The misty space
OF ancien, times, and the dark negro race,
u Then we rejoice; but if not, then we mourn
And know not where our face for lr0th SHOULD
) tgrn,