Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-03-22
NO.I28.
NJ Cod! win thsy turn NJ, out Of School
Nnw MARKET, March A, 1851,

New MARKET, March 4, 1901.
DRAR OLIVER In one of the School Districts
of this Township, a bright, active, intelligent
boy of IL years, applied for admission to the
school. He was admitted. No objection was made
70 him on the ground of behavior, of inatten-
ton to study, or incapacity to learn. lie was
allowed to be studious, bright, well-bchavcd
boy, and apt to learn. He had not been in
school long, before the directors received a
priticn command to turn him out. The COM
msnd come from HENRY wISNER, Justice
OF the Peace, one of the guardians and promo
tofs of the virtue, intelligence, and peace of the
town. Two of the Directors, JAMES WEIGH,
and WILLIAM WHITAKER, hastencd to
execute the order. When did Slavery lack
tools to execute its behcstsl They elected
the child from the school. When informed that
he must leave, and why, and by whose or
ders the decd was done, the noble boy exclaim-
ed, my GoDll WILL THEY TURN ME
OUT OF SCHOOLi WILL THEY FORCE
ME INTO IGNORANCET With bursting
heart the boy went out, and the door of cduca-
ton was closed upon him.
lne dOONC StulCHtnl III huDblhnCc WIS UlhuC
10 me yesterday, as / arrived here to hold some
meetings. Last evening lectured and arraign-
ed Henry Wisner and the two Directors be-
fore large meeting, and commented on their
conduct as 1 thought it deserved; and held
them up to public scorn and execration, as
among the earth's worst criminals. For what
can be greater crimc-a meancr, more coward
ly, vicious, malignant act, what greater out
rage upon justice and humanity, than to turn
that noble boy out of school, compel him to live
in ignorance and subject him to the consequent
ces of it, and then point at him tho finger of
scorn and taunt him for being ignorant and de-
graded And what had the abused and out
ragged boy done lie had the audacity TO come
into the world in this asylum of the opprcss-
cd" .his land of the free and homo of the
brave'-this "most civilized and Christianiscd
Country on the globo" a dark skim
which HENRY WISNEIl, Justice of the Peace
and the patron Of justice, liberty and peace,
was offended. II the broad seal of mean and
dastardy villainy, and the stamp of Cain were
ever impressed on man, they are on that bosottcd
man and on all who add insult to injustice by
closing the door of every avenue to intelligence,
competence and respcctability against the color
ed people, and then despise them for being poor,
ignorant and proaigate. And after all, as a
class, these oppressed people, in point of charac
ter, will rise above their opprcssors. If any
thing can sink man to the lowest degradation,
70 q. ~ e r.l 4
this is the spirit that controls the Church and
State the priests and politicians. 1t is the spir-
it of Colonization, and this spirit FREDERlKA
BREMER approves, {" she stands /" adOrins
tAs. IDEAL" ..e..D ~ ,.ssfa
Last Fall the opposition to the Fugitive law
in this county (TIarrison) was strong and gener-
al. Revivals of Religion have been extensive
in this region, and they have served but to re-
coneiic the people to that law and prepare them
TO act as the bloodhounds of slavery.
Last Sunday evening, finished series of
IA meetings at Lcesburgh. 1t has been an in
tsresting timo there, and the meetings have
served to do away, in some degree, the most
pernicious effects of the Revival of Religion
there. Deadly hostility to my coming to the
place in the hearts of the leaders was the most
prominent effect. 1t was ludicrous to hear the
converts talk of Cons being driven from the
town by my coming. 1t is common remark
that the Winter is the best season FOR God to
visit the people and stir up revivals-bccause
then they are at leisure to wait on him and glo-
rify him. Whereas, in Summer, they arc oblig-
ed to be about farming matters. So now Spring
approaches, the Revival is being forgotten, ex-
eept as it appears in chickering's and quarrels
among Church members, and more settled pur-
pose in leaders to rule.
1t is to be hoped that having spent the VIM |
ter in clarifying their scctarian God by singing |
praying. shouting and clapping of hands, the
priests aud Churches will, during the Summer,
30 to work to rouse the people to n stern oppo-
sition to the Fugitive law, to giving aid and
comfort to fugitive slaves, and to the overthrow
of slavery. Then, and only then can they wor-
ship God. II. c. WRIGHT.
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