Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-04-20
THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.

| In PlckenS Co., Ala, some Methodist gen.
tlemen told us of game that had recently
gone off near them called "gander pulling
The manner in which il was conducted was
to pull all the feathers OF an old gander's
neck, tic his feet to timber pole 30 high
that his head could just be reached by man
on horseback his neck must be CREASED,
and the one who took the prize muet pull his
head of while riding at full speed; and to
prevent his making any halt to get the gam
der's head, two men are stationed by the pole
to whip the horses as he passes by them
On this occasion, said our inforInants, two
men were killed in an afliay and the old gam
der lost his head"
Concubinage, so far from being dishonor-
able, is practiccd by many of the most
wealthy citizens of that country. We saw
many slaves, perhaps two or three thousand,
aud it was our united judgment that not
twenty among them were clear bloodcd Al.
ricans. But think we saw five tunes that
number who would 10y strangers be recog-
nised rs white persons. Some of the most
beautiful women saw in New Orleans were
on the negro traders table. Some Of these
would compare very iavorably with the finest
bellies of our Northern cities. Willie in ST.
ClHir Co., Ala, we came TO the knowledge of
man who had abandoned his wife's society,
kept her prisoner on his premises, occa-
sionally gave hera "cowhding," aud kept
one OF his slave women as he should have
kept his wife, There is so much OF something
akin to this incident existing among slave
holders that domestic happiness is stran-
ger in nearly every.white family where there
are any slaves. | have been considerable
among Our Western people; some of the
happiest hours of my life have been spent
by their firesdes in witnessing their social
enjoyment; but i um constrained TO say that
those spent in the families of Shareholders
were very different. At such times my ears
have often been assailed by stormy words,
and sometimes by expressions from woman's
lips so indelcate that they would offend the
grossest of my readers were to give them
place among the. c Notes.
After saying what have in reference to
the morals ofthe Southern people, need not
occupy much space in speaking Of their re-
igion. Inpprehend that they are religious
people; if their own opinion is to be taken
or anything they certainly are. spent 12
Sabbaths in the far South, but did not attend
he first meeting of any description. The
rcuson was that did not find one in rea-
'onable distance. may say that l was anx-
ous to "pass by and behold their devotious,"
having seen the inscription to the god of OPP
preston indellibly marked on every ALTAR
We were informed that very large proper
ion of the citizens never become members
If any religious society, and many that are
members are a disgrace TO the church, com
non humanity and everything else that has
my claim to common goodness. saw
ealous Methodist in that country, who was
n the practice of chatechising his negroes
very Sabbath, and then if they had been
utility of anything he deemed worthy of
punishment, he would put them in his cotton
'ress, run the screw down on them, and let
hem remain while he was gone to worship
he Lord. Ii. C..