Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-05-18
The Rampant ScOundrelism and RuffianiSm
Of our City.

Of our City.
If there be any human being so ineffaby
| green MS to imugine that concern for the I'M
ion, for the character of our ilustrious Patri-
Ots, who are or were Shareholders, for the
Church & J or for tie reputation aud busi-
ness Ol our City, had anything to do with the
inctement OF the rowdy interruptions of GER
tain Ant-Clovcry Meetings by which New
York has been dsgracCd during the last few
days, then that being must runk in tile scale
OF nationality below the most benghted tribe
of Congo or Cuiiiuriu-bclow even the dis
turbers aud rioters themselves. For years
past, the two Auti-Slavery Societies have
been accustomed to hold their Anniversaries
IN our City, and tie speakers OF the Garri-
souinn school have been wont to express
themselves in terms every whit Ms iuicmper-
ate aud offensive as any that have been en-
ployed on the present occasion. But 10 tlI-
multi has resulted since 1884, simply because
no prominent bully has supposed that ho
could improve his notoriety, gratiiy his pri-
vate malice or line his pockci-book by get
ting up riot. And these meetings would
huve passed off just as peaceably and harm
essly this year, lad not the Satanic Press re-
Gently discovered AN ineXhatisIlblc placer in
the prejudice aud folly OF the more ignorant
Shareholders OF tile South. 1t hus discover
eel by experiment that il can fill its Golfers TO
overlooking 10y simply out-lleroding lerod
IN its noisy advocacy Of the peculiar insttu-
tion,' and thereby appealing to the admra-
lion and gratitude OF 'ile South Having
realized large sums by this policy, it has re-
solved TO persevere therein, even at the risk
Of running it into the ground. So it resolved
and set 10 work, before il knew who would
be the speakers at these Abolition Convcn-
tons, TO make them occasions of riot, and its
views were readily seconded by notorious
pimp aud gamblers decoy duck, who seems
TO have pretty much run out here, and who
would not dislike TO make u second progress
through the dens of depravity in the South,
where the iame of his exploits during his for
mer residence in that quarter is beginning TO
fade into most welcome obscurity. Such are
the authors, such the impulses, of the dis
graceful ,unults of Tuesday and yesterday;
all beside were hut tools and accidents. The
worst portion of the Old Ilunker clique of
our City who are determined to woge war
of determination against the Barnburners,
Notwithstanding their surrender at discretion,
have lent some countenance to the villoiny,
but this was incidental and an aitcr-thought.
The real authors arc those we have indica-
ted; aud they are the chief instigutors of the
Which resulted in the loss Of twcnty-ihrec
human lives and great amount of property.
They managed then TO cvadc the Laws pen
allies, and we presume will do so uguin yet
are they 10 less in the eye of Reason and of
Heaven conspirators, incendiarics and assas-
sins traitors To the fundamental basis of Re-
publican Freedom und enemies TO the HUI
man Rucc, without even the poor excuse of
prejudice aud ianaticism for their crimes
They are simply KNIVES. who plot the over
throw Of the Right OF Free Speech and Opin-
ion as cooly rs Malay pirate would fire
vessel containing five hundred human beings,
in the hope of possessing himself of n back
load of copper seatiing from her ruins.
Our Authorities have not done their duty
in the premises. Those who hire and pay
for buildings for public delberation, avow-
ing their objects aud inviting the pal1icipa- +,
ton of none but those who synpnthiZe with
said objects, have Just as sacred and ample
a right TO protection in the quiet and peacea-
BILE enjoyment thereof as any citizen has TO
the shelter of his own root. Whoever goes
into building so hired, meeting so called,
To disturb, interrupt and arrest the proceed
lngs of those rightiully in possession, is NOR I
ally burglar and thief, essentially a tyrant {
and scoundrel, who should be ornamented
with rufiles OH his wrists and sent to prison
before he could utter second cry. il the
Police are not strong enough TO protect the
Rights of Property and Free Discussion, the {
Military should he called out at once. Lib l
ery is worth any sacrifice, and nothing sho'd
be permitted TO weigh against il. Rather
than the sons of Stark, of Marion and Greene,
should submit TO live in land where bold
ltterance of honestly entertained opinions is s
and prevented by mob violence ,
and rufiian outrage, lei our City be given TO ,
lshes, aud let u sea of blood roll above its .
lndistinguishable ruins.
We beg leave TO assure our fcllow-ctizens
lfhr from us that these disgraceihl Riots have
no Indictment and no excuse in the views of
my considerable portion OF the people OF our
,ily. They had nothing TO do with them, I
md knew nothing Of their existence until in J
ormed by the newspapers. i he authors and
lac tools are altogether few in numbers aud
anything but influential IN character. While
ineteen-twentieths of our People dissent
rom the views of Mr.. Garrison and his I
school aud condemn the language wherein I
hose views nre set forth, great minority are
yet faithful TO the principles of Free Speech
md Opinion, and will prove it whenever
air opportunity is offered them. But our
Authorities, and especially our Police, have {
lot done their whole duty. When, after due ,