Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-11-27
NO. 10.
Judge Painc's Decisions.


portant Judicial decisions on the great question
Of the age. The one in Philadelphia which we
reported last week, that of Judge Paine, which
We publish to-day. This fact justly protects
the rights of men, and ably vindicatcs them
from the claims Of property, which impudently
asserts its superiority. This decision has
greatly excited those, who for the sake of
southern trade would make New York a slave
State, for the accommodation of southern tra-
vellers, who choose to bring their human pro-
rerty into the state. Judge Paine has received
the most violent anathamas because he chose
TO respect Justice, and the laws and constitution
Of the state which he WAS sworn to support.
But as these curses are unavailing and tho
women and children arc free, they next, turn
Sheir attention to administering consolation to
che whining slave master and in connexion with
slaveholders in Richmond, have very promptly
raised $4,000, the price of the eight women and
children. whom Judge Paine has so unccro-
moniousy released from Texan slavery.
The opinions Of these bene violent symrathi.
scrS with the trslavcrs Of women and children
may be learned from the following, from tho
N. Y. Day Book. One can hardly make il
sound otherwise than as n burlesque, upon the
common sense Of the writer so shallow is its
sophistry and so barefaccd its falsehood But
it is no such thing. 1t is tho latest and most
improved n. Y. method of advocating slavery.
THE FRUITS OF PREJUDICE AGAINST
SLAVERY.
The decision of Judge Paine on Saturday
IN tile slave ease, and the consequent rob
l,ery of an emigrant family of all their prop
erty, is one of the fruits of TINT prejudice
against slavery which exists in the northern
States. The decision may be sound that is,
according TO law-but u remark made by
Judge Paine, in answer to the application Of
Mr.. Culver for costs, speaks too plainly for
misinterpretutiun what the Judges scni-
ments nre upon slavery. 1t is case of
hardship on the one side " said he aud OF
srireme good fortune on The other" II this is
the opinion oithe judges throughout the coun-
try there will not he slave in the United
STATES twelve months hence. What right
has Judge Paine to pronounce, in one Of our
courts, the mnnumissiOn of family of young
slaves case ofcxtreme good fortune TO them
Is such the law or the fact? How does lle
know that it is cnse of "good iortune?"
IN our opinion-anh IN this case our opinion
is ns good MS his or any other Judge's-ihis
is ease of extreme hardship on the one
side, aud great misfortune on the otIler.-
What "good fortune" is there TO the mother
Of two young children in being taken from
good and comfortable home, from the care
aud protection of II kind mistress, aud thrown
out iIpon the world To take care of herself?
Is the position of the colorcd race in this city
M good that Judge Paine thinks it good
fortune" for n southern slave TO attain it J?
Are the negroes in this city so comfortable
aud happy-so well provided for, 70 healthy
aud SO noral--that one Of our judges must
prnnounce n life among them as one of
' good fortune" TO the southern slave?
Mr.. mud Mrs. Lemons have taken care of
these women aud children from their ininn-
cy-they have fed them, clothed ihem and
provided for thenl us for their own house.
hold, aud up to this time never have received
anything IN return. One of the children is
five years old, two nrc seven, another eleven,
two sixteen and the other two women of
shout twenty mud twenty-five years. They
were willing, like good honest boys aud girls,
TO trork for their nnster aud mistress in re-
turn Tor what has been done for them, and
would, Ind they not fallen among thieves,
done so without grImbling or complaining.
Judge Paine has told them they were iortu-
nate in being able to repudiate this debt, and
their first lesson ia freedom is that il is right
20 steal and that no obligations to return
labor for labor, or good for good exist in Y.
Their contract with Mr.. mud Mrs. Lem
mons was TINT for what they had done for
them, they-the boys and girls-should work,
simply work. They were to be provided for,
ied aud clothed, aud kept comfortable, and
taken care of in health, in sickness, aud in old
nge. Is there man any where in the north
rrn States that will agree to do what MIR. aud
Mrs. Lemnons Ind agreed and were bound
10 do by the laws of Virginia and Texns P
Not one No one IN this city or State will
agree to take care of them, in health, in sick
ness aud in old age, for all they will or can
will Mr.. Culver, will Horace Greeley, will
John Jay or Judge Paine3 No--not one Of
them. Their answer would he, 80, you are
free-you must take care of yourselves" and
the poor things will try, and try in vain, md
thousand times will they wish themselves
shack in old Virginny"-bu long before old age
comes upon them, their bones will be moulder-
ing in the grave. These poor negroes are more
unlortunnie than Mr.. aud Mrs. Lemmons-tbe
hardship is on their side. The philanthropy of
Mr.. JAY, Culver aud Judge Paine, has robbed
Mrs. Lenmons of all her property-but it has
ruined the negroes. Had they been let nlone
they would have been useful, contcnied aud
happy, aud probably lived to good old age
now they will lie OF no earthly benefit TO them
selye, their race or mankind. They will live
niserably, he a curse to society, and die ns
soon as rum, debauchery, vice and crime,
can kill them.
The other decision, that of Judge Greier in
philadelphia, involved the same question:
Mr.. Cauffman and others were prosecuted for
aiding in the successful escape of slaves who
had been brought from Maryland to Pennsyl-