Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-10-23
Letter from Berlin.

BERLIN, October 10, 1852.
Mn. Enron What a time we have just
now. How mighty friendly the upper crust
are. Law yers, Doctors, &c., will shake hands
with the common people and call them their
dear friends, ask all about their welfare how
their crops look, and how they prosper under
those trying times. They'll take your children
on their knee and tell you what dear little iei-
lows they arc, how smart, &c. Could VIC not
by some legerdemain contrivc to have an cleo
ton go of every day. 1t makes the dear peo-
pie so much thought of. Berlin seems over
blessed for its size. The old school house has
bccn kept as warm for two weeks back as It
could well bear. Last evening, Mr. - Il
won't tell you his name) suffice to say he is
dear lover Of the people, he can smile more
pleasantly and shake more hands in n day than
you could shake a stick at in a week. heard
an anecdotc that illustrated the character of the
man to fraction. An old Dutchman, who
unfortunately was tho owner of a free soil sow,
that was disposed to be rather mischiovous !;
tha. is she would keep breaking over the plat
form, and getting into the old mans corn. One
morning the old man got W, looked around and
found the old free soiler gone. lie calls to his
son Here you, Jake, get up init you. De old
SOW is broke true dc platform in dc corn. Now
Jake you dake up dis side OBJ dc creek, and I'll
take dc tuddcr, and py sure we'll find her on
boff sides. But intended whom l commenced
i TO talk some of the would hko to be Hon. DIR.
Wnoda Of Warra, L. NJ. q
Berlin on last Thursday evening to talk patient
| democracy to tho dear people. First tho DIR.
had to eulogzc this great people and their
| glorious Institutions lie next discussed the
| grave and all important question of the relative
merits Of the two candidates. l concluded be-
fore he got through, he had, like IIctty Lanes
man, undertaken a hcrcuean task. Gen. Scott
ought not to be elected because our government
was civil government, and he knew Of no gov
ernment but military enc, which pTecludcd
the idea of his knowing how to manage civil
affairs. But Frank knew all about il, and by
! the by he wanted us to bear in mind that Frank
could fght too.
| His next ard last question was slavery, and
how very carefully he commenced the cxamin-
alton lest he should agitate. lie talked more
boldly as he advanced lie gave a sketch of
the rise and progress of slavery. Then gave
the Free Soilers pretty severe handling. Sc
we're because very near true. lie asserted that
the only difference between them on slavery
was mere abstract question. That is the Free
Soil party have admitted to the States tho right
In hold in THAR foIIo,y Il
have acknowledged the masters right under the
constitution, TO rccapture and to return to the
prison house of bondage the fugitive slave. lie
thought it would make but little difference to
the slave, whether he was taken back under the
constitution, or its agent the fugitive slave law
The only question, he thought, with tho poor
slave would be, can be taken back at all. He
contcnded inasmuch as We came voluntarily into
this government we were bound rs honest and
honorable men to carry out the requirements of
the constitution, conscience TO the contrary not
withstnndng. Frank Pierce Is the man to be
depended on, to carry out the compromises of
the constitution. lie said, and said truly, thai.
as soon as man enters this confcderacy and
fails to live up to its requirements, proves re-
crcant to his pledge, he is to all intcnts and
purposes Disunionist. He argued that Con-
gross could not preclude slavery from the ter
ritorics for it prccluded itself. That every slave
holder who took his slaves in any territory that
moment they were free. So much for DIR.
Wood. Mr. ellison followed Mr.. Wood in a
short Ievicw of the character of Joshua r. Gid
dings. Thinks he is grand old rascal in cheat
ing Uncle Sam out of money for extra mileage.
Yours for the right,
NJ. BRANIN.