Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-05-11
PUNCIrs POLICE.
A VERY MELANCHOLY CASE.

Yesterday, gentleman of the name of
'rhomas CARLYLE was brought before MIR.
Punch, charged with being unable TO take
care OF bis own literary reputation-a very
tirst-raie reputation until few months past,
hut now, IN consequence of the reckless aud
alarming conduct OF the accused, in IL most
dangerous condition; indeed, in the opin-
ion OF very competent authorities, fast sink
ing.
The Office was crowded by many distin-
guished persons, all of them mnniicstng
the most tender anxiety towards the acciIs-
ed; who, however, did not seed, TO feel the
seriousness of bis situation; but on the
contrary, with folded arms aud determined
expression of visage, called the worthy mag
istrate (Mr. Puuch) a 'windbag,' serf of
hunkeydon,' aud an ape of the Dead Sea-
John Nokes, policeman with a literary
turn, proved that lac had long known the do
ings of tho accused. Witness first become
acquainted with him through, his Life OF
Schiller n work done in the very best and
decentest manner, in which no offence what
ever was committed ngainst the peoples
Englishi for he, john Nokes, had no idea
uMt i<nAiisif sliooid tAiledtifi:1r> >hinn,s''
or queens hut cinphutcnIfy 'tlie peoples
English Had since known the accused
through SaTtor Resaytus,' 'Thc French
Kevoluion,' Past and Present. and Oliver
CROMWELL From time TO time, us he went
Oh, witness had marked, with considerable
anxiety, an increasing wildness, daring
eccentrcity of manner in the doings of the |
accused, frequently observing that lie delight |
ed to crack aud dslocate the joints of Ian |
glage, and 10 melt down aud alloy sterling |
English into nothing better tlIun German |
silver. Nevertheless, witness did not be- |
lieve the reputation of the accused in any |
positive danger, until some three or four
months back, when he detected him running
wildly up aud down the pages of Frazier's |
Magazine, pelting all sorts of gibberish at
the head of Jarnaca negroes--iantastically
reproaching them for being 'up To the ears,
content i'll pumpkins, when they should
work for sugar and spices for their white
Notwithstanding them with the whip,
and, in word, dealing in language only
dear to the henrt--witness meant pockets
of Yankee slave owners and Brazilian plan
tiers. Since then, witness had named his
suspicious TO several most respectable pub
fishers, warning them TO have an eye upon
the offender.
Peter Williams, teacher ut the Lamb-and-
Flag Ragged School, deposed that hefhud
purchased two numbers OF work by the
accused, called Latter Day Pamphlets
The first number appeared to him (wimess)
to develop rabid symptoms, but in the sec
ond, in Model Prisons, there was nothing in |
it but barking and troth. Here several |
passages were read, that fully bore out the |
opinion of the witness; passages which ere |
ated melancholy sensation in court, many |
persons signing deeply, and in more than |
one instance dropping some natural tears.')
Witness did not believe il consistent with |
public safety that, in his present temper, the
accused should he trusted with pen and ink |
II permitted the use of such dangerous |
weapons, lac would-uniil recovered fom |
his present sposilion--inoyiiGbly infici
upon his reputation mischief from which
il could not recover. As it was, witness
considered it far from safe.
Mr., Punch asked the accused if he had
any thing 10 say; whcreupon accused, with
a witheripg smile, replicd;--
'PrcteInatural Eternal Oceans - Inlm-
man Humantarians - Eiderdown Pllilan-
thropy - sWidereverberaing Cant Work ;
Sans Holiday '-'Ilrec Cheers more, aud >
Eternal, Inimitable, and Antipodcan Frater- i
nity - Pumpkindom, FIuukeydom, Fools .
cupdom, and Pen-and-Inkdom?
MIR. Punch observed, this was melan- I,
choly case. lie could not release the accus- !
ed, unless upon good aud sufficient surety.
Whereupon TWO gentemeu-publishers Of
Inc first spectabilty--decared themselves
willing TO he bound, that the accused should !
iot, until in n more heallhiul frame OF mind, )
DC allowed the use Of paper and goose :
Iuills. !;
Ii is believed that If accused again offend, T,
he whole body of publishers will insist on !,
his compulsory silense. Let us, however, !
lope better things.
MRs IYDIA JANE PtRnsoN has withdraw,