Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-01-25

market. This created ninrin, aud produced
cases oi unutreruble hardship aud agony, the
inles Of which, from his position, came di-
rectly to his ears.
In the course of these events, II came
to his knowledge, that Two young ulen were
confined ia very small sVace-with scarce
w room to hreathp--und TINT il detected,
their secretion would involve many others
in condemnation, aud expose them all 10 ST.
we're suffering, and the untold hardsliips of
the worst forms OF slavery, with 10 chance
of redemption. 1t was at his option to do
what he could to relieve them, or to let them
all alone. lie thought lie could aid, he
thought lIe could suve them. Wus he right
in making the attempt? That is the ques-
| ton.
lie would make a suppositon. That is u
Yuukee way OF dong the thing, whether IL
was rensUiing or not. j. w. &. PENNiNG-
| ToN-it was n long namc-was horn very
| blHck--wns born unconsiitutioually ROnrs
OF laughter in the State ol Mary land, near
Ilugefstnwn. In 1926 he was nineteen years
of age, by great hardship escaped into Penn
sylvanin, was taken in by Quaker family
nnmed Wright, asked 10 stay ull winter, did
so, and ;le children taught him the rId-
mcnts of reading. lie was good black
smith. Ia the spring lie went To Brooklyn,
WIS " fpHfIUlui-lllt NbllhHll tnbNHih Ht
was n little sleepy-but le WIS good man.
Ia visiting the family, DR.. Cox observed the
man, aud was Interested in him. Al the end
of three or four years, Pennington went to
the Doctor one dny, for explanations in re-
gard to something in the Greek Testament
lie had mastered the Latin and Greek, all
alone lie then became SchoOl-tlnsIer IN
Brook kIyn-niterward minister in New En-
gland, and now in New York. and recently
II German University had conferred upon
him the degree of ID. ID. During all this
time he had conducted himself in manner
truly worthy of all these distinctions aud
hOnOrs. Yet all this entitled him to the en-
Joyment of his natural rights no more than
the iceblest c."i c..:;,,i in This audience. But THE
question was Had J. w. G. Pennington
lived this noble life in Syracuse, and the
slave-catchers were now after him, the Com
missioner ready TO sign the warrant 10 send
him back to Slavery, aud people enough
ready To nssist, and he was certain to 20
back, unless YOU came to his rescue, would
YOU stand aside and let him go? Would
YOU make il convenient To leave town on II
journey just ut that time, and leave him TO
the cpre of Providence ask, would
ynu want to do such thing ?-or rather,
will ask il you did, would you ever wish TO
see yourself, or hear OF yourself again p
Tremendous uppluusc.l I WAS in that siiu-
alton. knew and calculated tie peils.
Iri,d to run away. buI could Lol. knew
ihai IA HE in Jail WIS liar'i--lhat lie in n
Pcniien,iury was hard--that death was hard
hut also knew thai other things were
more calonilous than these. II is uore ca
huitous for ANY man 10 deny his uHlllood.
lChecrs.
He repeated TINT he did not 20 TO WASH
ington 10 rescue slaves. Whether i; was the
duty ni any nun to TO SO, he would uOi
here discuss. II must he len To each one to
decide for himself. Mr. {. went on to
speak oi the constant tales OF woe and des-
pair Tia, TILED his eurs-tlHt he went to bed
and rose with the niscries of his fellow
beings consluntly occupying his mind. In
this cotucclion lac hoic testimony TO tho lib
erriity OF many Members of Congress in he
slowing money to relieve cases vi individual
hardship.
Another thing. lie did not suppose for n
moment that he was committing crime,
c0nSt iutionnily lie had, IN common with
nDIy OF the ablest lawyers in the country,
arrived at the conclusion illat slaves in the
District OF Columbia were not constitutions
ally--wcrc not legaly-hcld, even according
to slave law. He knew he was right in the
sight of Heaven, aud did not believe he was
interfering even with any human enactment.
Now, what was the cause? Two young
men, whose names he did not know, whom
he had never seen before, were allowed 10y
linn TO ride in his carriage for two or three
miles, more or less-and when thus pro-
cecding, lie was assailed by hand of nssas-
sins, who fired fifteen shots upon his party, |
and thrust a bowie knife through the panel
OF the coach, aud assaulted him IN II manner
which, had il occurred IN the State OF New
York, would have subjected every man of
them TO a trial. capiInlly. Had this occurred
in the Stnte of New York, and he lInd shot
every one of them dead, he would have been
acquitted at law. But hc carried no pistols |
lilo weapons of death-as lie never had
done in his life; and lie was not aware, un-
Ill the assault, that any one with him was so
provided. 1t was alleged by the prosecuting |
authorities of Maryland that he fired upon
the party, yet there were persons present on
that occasion, who would testify that he did |
not fire at ALL Aud il Slavery is unconsli- |
tulional in the District, what an unmitigated |
crime was this murderous assault upon him
But il was claimed, That, M the persons with |
him were slaves, they had right 10 assault |
him. Mr.. G. briefly reviewed the Slave |
Statutes of Maryland, showing that the in
reference of her authorities was wholly gra-
tuitous.
MIR. CHAPLIN continued at considerable |
length, in regard to the kind of conduct on
the part of the North, which would convince
the shareholders that we of the North were
in earnest, and believed what we said-in
the course of his remarks paying a just
tribute to those shareholders who sympa-
lhised, and who aided him. Men must be
rendy to sacrifice money, reputation, party, |
sect, churce, office, reputation. Then, men |
will know them TO be in earnest This was |
what he called true Christian sympathy
He also referred to cases OF horrible cruelty |
and hardship which Slavery had inflicted
under bis own observation.