Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-06-12
Watching for Liberty.

paper published at MaysVllc, N.Y., winch mas
been kindly sent US by friend. 1t is goodly
paper to look at, and has besides, n goodly
motto. One that for appropriateness might
adorn the columns of our Buglc. 1t processes
to watch, not for political honor, or filthy !ucrc
1t has resolved to pay the price of liberty,
Eternal vigilance" 1t has therefore blozoned
in capitals at its head while have liberty
to watch, will watch for liberty"
As We too arc watching for liberty, especially
for the thousands, who arc toiling in chains,
upon the beautiful farms of kentucky; VIC
propose to our contemporary, an exchange of
signals. True We do not seem to be looking
arc our views of what constitutes liberty, exact
ly coincidcnt. Whatever be may make of our
alarms, we think VIC can turn the springing of
his rattle TO some good account, with our read
ers.
Asa specimen Of his watchfulncss, and the
direction in which he looks for danger, we give
an extract from his New York Correspondent:
"On the theological aud educational con-
ventions which have here convened, we wish
not even to cast the shUduw OF an iniputatiOn
God forbid, for the good they seek to obtain,
hnrlnOnlzes so appropriately with every form
OF Christian morality, that tO dlscOuntcnance
their proceedings would grossly oppose our
piety. But with the abolition fanatics who
wage so lnconilUent war, we now particu-
larly alluded to. From accounts of their rab-
id meetings at Rochester, as we'll us in our
own city, we mny pity nnd yet descry their
folly. Prior to their adjournment at Ruch-
ester, they boldly ackno lodged (but vet
how truly that public sentiment was univer-
sally arrayed against them. They proceeded
to denounce church and prcsses-lhe Consll-
tution-tle President-our law makers. and
executors, aud like raveuous wolves huNled
impiously for other subjects ofauacb. Truly
this is Il great country, aud there are nnny
philanthropiSts in il, but from their sympa.
thies may Heaven defend u.s."
We can quite agree with the writer, that their
peculiar system of liberty, has little to fear from
theological conventions. Indeed, they arc the
grand auXilaricS to that freedom which Ken
tuckians cherish. The freedom of slave pcnns
and fugitive laws. But certainly our Watch
man has given an uncertain sound, when he
fails to give warning of the danger of education
al conrentions Perhaps, however, he thinks
that as they were held in New York, they will
do small harm in kentucky The law that
ilogs one man for learning his letters, and i'm
prisons or hangs another for teaching them, is
the law that truly comports with certain south
rem institutions, and our Waterman will ccr-
tainly not suffer innovation in this particular.
What that liberty is for which he watches
will bo learned from the following interesting
announcement, made for the benefit of Ken
tucky Democrats, to whose interests We Judge
the Watchman to be especially devoted. Ard
in inserting this notice of the Maysvilc Slave
pen, we cannot,a the Watchman has done, illus
tratc it with appropriate pictorials. He illus
trates his notice by two human figures, a male
and female both of whom, as near as VIC can
make it out, arc barchcadcd and both eagerly
intent upon on,efhiHg-whethcr liberty or the
jail we arc not told, and are vigorously using
their locomotives to secure it, the one, ailcd by
patriarchal staff, the other burdcncd with n
bundle of clothing. Here is the notice. Read
1t and remember that here on the bank of our
own Ohio, within the hail of our own citzcns,
is the establishment Of this infamous broker
in human flesh, where men and women are
bought and sold on commission, and innocent
children in their hclplcssncss arc hartcrcd for
gold. Remember that it is a legitimate busi.
ness, under our constitution in Kentucky, but
made by the same government piratical one
IN Africa. Let it also be remembered, that it is
not piracy on the south banks of the Ohio,
only because the people of the north choose to
compromise iratcrnize with the pirates and
therefore give the act another name and more in
dulGcnt treatment Its not ]. McAIilcn, the
broker in human souls or the slave breeders and
slavc-tradcrs with whom he deals, on whom
alone the curse Of this business rests It's lnrgc
ly shared by wings and democrats in Ohio and
New England, by church members and minis
tcrs among us, all of whom arc their volun-
tccr accompliccs, who year by year swear to
support this system and who keep their oath
with most guilty fidelity.
IMPORTANT TO SHAREHOLDERS.
The undersigned would respectfully in
form the public that he has fitted up safe
and commodious JAIL, in The city Of Mays
vile, for the reception and custody of Ne
groes. The jail is situated in the "bricIS
row" on Second street, below Wall is
strong, large, comfortable and perfectly
healthy and safe. The undersigned is pre-
pared TO receive into the establishment for
safe keeping, any negroes that may be in
trusted 10 his care, at the moderate rate of
25 cents, day, per head lie is also pre-
pared TO pay at all times the highest cash
prices for sound, healthy negro slaves, and to
sell negroes on commission. lie may he al
ways found at his residence, attached to the
Jail, on Second below Wall street, Mays
Vile. JAS. MCAllLLEN.
Feb. II, '52-fm.