Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-07-31
NO.
Letter from Cincinnati.

Health Of Ciacinnoti--Dedh Of DR.. a. Il.
Bushnell.
TO The Editor Of The Bugle; A case of
emancipation has lately come to my know
ledge which is worthy of publication. The
particulars have been given me by legal
friend, conversant with the facts.
About the year ls4s, Col. Suuderln, re-
siding near Memphis, Tenn, died, leaving a
large estate. 1t was suid by bis ncighbors
that he could travel on horseback from Mem
phis to Nashville and lodge on his own land
every night. His will, drawn up year or
two before his death aud witnessed by n
Judge Of one the Courts, divided one half
of his estate to his legitimate children, and
the other half TO ten children born to him
by mulutto slave. These colored children
had been brought, previous TO the making of
the will, TO Cincinnati, md 10 Evansville,
Ind, aud emoncipated. The probate Of the
will was at once resisted by the white heirs
aud appealed to the Cincinnati Cour, for trial
Every obstacle known to the Law has been
thrown in the way to prevent the trial of the
ease. Chanccry was resorted to for an in
junction. Sometimes the subscribing wit
ncsses would be absent, then the Judge, who
was witness, declined to testify in n case
over which he was presiding. At the last
May term Of the court, however, the cause
zane to hearing and the will was fully
sustained aud established.
When the will was first resisted, james
Birney of Cincinnati, at the instance OF the
heirs in Ohio, went to Memphis and was
offered every facility 10y the Officers of the
Court in examining papers, Sc. lie engag.
ed Judge Baily, ali eminent attorney of
Memphis, to suporintcud the case, aud by
his attention it has been brought iu so fayora-
tile a conclusion.
There was one singular fact connected
with the case. The mother who bore the
iIegitimate children was not emaucipated
nor remembered in the will, aud it we are
rightly informed, was subsequently sold by
the Executors as part of the estate. This
case is only one among the many continually
occurring, exhibiting the workings of the
slave institution aud kind of morals and Gus
toms inseparuble from it.
A few evenings since, large meeting of
the Free Soilers was held in the Canal Mar
ket space, aud much enthusiasm exhibited.-
Samuel Lewis was the principal speaker,
mud spoke with great power, force OF illus
tration aud brilliancy. There are few speak
ers who can equal him in addressing pop
uIur assembly. lie dcplored the necessity Of
n third party, aud repudiuted the idea Of
factous opposition or n sectional orguniza-
ton oil the pnrt of the Free Soilcrs. Claim
ing that they form the truly National party,
nnd TINT the other parties, by takirg the side
Of Slavery, had made themselves sectional.
The Baltimore platforms were reviewed,
aud slown TO be unnlislukably on the side
OF the Compromise and Fugitive Slave
Law, thus forcing the friends OF Freedom to
keep up separate organization. The fact
that John Van Buren, aud others, who acted
with us in the campaign Of 1918, had gone
bdNh W tilC hSHiOtiuhO phlAli nS ohlN NOhh
only move those who were faithful in the
cause of Liberty to more determined efforts
10 call others TO her standard and rescue the
Government from tile slave power which has
go long virtually controlled il. Delegates
have since been chosen TO the Convention
ut Pittsburgh, and every disposition mani
tested to stand up manlully for the same
cherished principles we voted for in le46,
without stopping TO inquire how many votes
we can get, or what will be the effect of our
organization on the result of the Presidential
campaign. Having satisfied our minds as
TO the path OF duty, we determine 10 pursue
!, without calculating consequences. This
is the only honest and manly course.
Il has been settled that we are 10 have two
new Lunutic Asylums in the State, and the
Commissioners have decided to locate one
nt Cleveland, aud the other at Dayton. 1t
was the general wish that the latter should
be located near this city, but tho land was
too costly, aud there was none offered gratu-
itonsly to the State. The funds appropriated
nre barely sufficient to erect suitable build
ings, without paying for ground. These in
biitu,ions are much needed, and the Com
Inittee having sent two of their number East
TO examine the best in the Union, they will
doubles embrace the latest improvements in
construction, and be eminentIy adapted for
their intended purposes.
Rumors have gone abroad respecting the
prevalence of the Cholera here, which are
unfounded. |, does not prevail as an epi-
demic nor is il at all likely that it will this
year. There have been few cases brought
from below, by the river, or resulting from