Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-08-24
VOL. s..
EDITORIAL BREyITIES.

It Newport for the benefit of his health, impair
ID by his unsuccessful efforts to set up new
tylc of Omnibus Scores of partizans throw
lp their caps and rend the air with shouts
wherever he appears. His name is still harped
upon in connection with the Presidency, and il
is intimated that he will be candidate in 1862
Tho reports that Gen. Taylor died poor are
rontrodictcd by the mon who have been his
agents for 20 years. He left in bank stock and
other valuable property 100000. He never
gave note in his life, and died without owing
a dollar. Brother Jonathan paid his chief jour
neyman throat-cutter good wages
Mrs. Emma Willard, of Troy, N. Y, a
Teacher of much note, claims to have made an
important physiological discovery, and Com
mittcc Of the New York Teachers Association
has been appointed to investigate it.
Charles Sumner is the Frccsoil candidate for
Congress, to supply the vacancy created by
Winthrop's resignation. He's too good to be
Hunkcr ~ Doughface, but not good enough
TO refuse allegiance to the u. s. Constitution
It's great mystery to us how some mon can
be so good without being better, and so bad
without being worse.
Indiana has elected large majority of SO cal
led Democrats to the Legislature, and also to
the Constitutional Convention. The Democra-
cy of Indiana is of the Old Hunker stripe
There's no chance for colored suffrage in that
State at present.
Mr. Williams Of Tennessee, in a speech upon
President Fillmores Message, 4" demonstrated"
so say the reports, " that the South had EVERY
THING TO LOSE and nothing to gain by dissolu-
ton whether as regards the safety of their
slave property or otherwise" Mr. Williams
revealed no secret in making this announce
ment. The South can never be driven out Of
the Union while dough is plenty as it is now.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, in his poem recently
delivered before the Literary Societies of Yalo
College, sntyrizod Nom Resistance and glorifed
War 1t is to be lomcntcd that man of his
fine genius should become the mcro echo of
corrupt public sentiment.
Rev. John Pierpont delivered a poem at tho
recent commencement of Yale College on Pro-
grcss.' 1t was full of sound sense and sparkling
wit. VIII it not be publisheds We hope so.
Neandcr, the great German thcologian, is
dead. He was aman of rare powers and attain
mcnts.
| There is a fair prospect, many think, for tho
passage of o Cheap Postage law before tho ad-
| iournment of Congress-
". The Court House at Jefferson was con-
sumed by fire on the morning of the 18th inst.
The records were saved.
The VIcToRy.-NIr. Clay concluded his last
great speech in behalf of the Omnibus in these
words:
elf defeated, it will be q triumph Of ultrasm
and impracticability "a triumph of most OK
traordinary conjunction of extremes IA victo-
ny won by Abolitionism-acheved by Free
Soilism--the victory of discord and agitation
over peace and tranquility -and l pray AL
mighty God, that it may not, in consequence of
this inauspicious result lead to the most unhap-
py and disastrous consequences to our beloved
country"
Abolitionism, then, according to Mr.. Clay,
has triumphed, so far as the issues presented by
his bill are concerned. Have we not then oc-
casion to rcjoioes We certainly do rejoice,
whatever other measure may pass, that that
pernicious bill is dead and buried.