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Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-09-03
JAMES BARNABY,
MERCHANT FAILOR.,

North SIDE Nam 81, One Door Ecst nj ne Salem
Book Store, Soicm, Ohio
Goats, Vests, Pants &c, Made tn Order and War
rdnted 10 Give Satisfaction . !.
Tho Tailoring Business in all his Branches, car
'ied on as heretofore.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09
Unole Tom at the South.

We have cited against the unscrupuIous
llbels ot the proslavery press of the North,
various concentrations of Mrs Stoves book
by southern papers. A short time since we
copied a paragraph from the Atlanta (Ga. J
Republican To NEE, the wishes of some
of our readers. we now copy the whole arll-
Gle from which that paragraph was taken
| is as follows, and should be Compared
with such articles On Mrs. Stowe as north.
ern defenders OF slavery are accustomed Ia
write:
So much Las been said and written
with regard 10 Uncle Toms Cabin, and
such deal of noise and confusion made
relative To lis Inconsistencies. that we were
induced, lately 10 give It a reading. We
had been prepared To Fl d every slave owner
turned Intoa 6end or monster, and every
aDoluicnis, rendered saint; but not so,
with The exception of few characters aud
incidents winch are served up according To
the license Of true fiction, 1t is a portrait
honorable 10 shareholders, and rebuking to
the crocodile sympathies of aboll,onism 1t
is emphallcaily, to our mind, two edged
swod, cltting both ways. An II is quite
apparent to US thai Mrs Stowe must have
been as much astoIished at the character in
which It has been viewed. as It II had been
taken for dissertation on the principles of
Phrenology, aud much more than she would
have been To see ii taken up by the Clergy
as a missionary work.
For a just. true, and impartial sketch of
slavery as Il is, she first introduces us To the
estate Of Mr.. Shelby. where Uncle Toms
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09
For the Freeman.
Work Tor the Campaign.

Mr.. EpIToR:--I would like to know for one,
whether there has been any thing done, by way
of preparation for the coming contest in Sep
TENDER next? And if so, what ? Wonld it
not be we'll TO raise money enough by voluntary
subscription, or otherwise as may be thought
best. by the friends Of the cause, to procure the
service OF some able, efficient man, to take the
field and 90 into all the principal towns and
talk to the peoplss What say you? Is 1t not
time the work was commenced ? Shall the friends
of Freedom be I'd e and inactive, when so much
is to be done, and the minl>ns OF the SLAVE
Pouer are exerting themselves To their utmos' ?
Old line Wings aud Democrats are united and
determined in their unhalIowed eh',rt-, not 'nl
to bind the letters of the down troddsn slaves
tighter and lighter, bit to- break dnwn, ana
battle the efforts made by the Free Democracy
for their relief. There never was time, when
the cause called louder, where there was SO much
10 encourage the friends Of freedom to put forth
strong, well directed Efforts as the present /
have just been reading the mastery speech Of
Fred Douglass, and must confess, that it has
stirred me up to renewed exerlon. Truly 1t is
n powerful plea for his race, filed with Thoughts
that breath and words that burn"
If these nasty thoughts are not worthy to be
printed and read, will you not make some
suggestion similar to them, and place them be-
fore your readers? At any rate, ''sel the ball IN
motion" and whatever is required on our part,
be assured, will be promptly met.
Bradora, May "a. 1858
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09
From the Indiana Free Democrat.
Agitation.

The two great Pro Slavery parties of the
county, fearing that their organizations
would be inquired by the discussion of the
Slavery question, resolved at their late Ma
iional Conventions, that they would put
down" agitation, Aud whyl Their posi-.
ton was such that they knew it would not
bear investigation aud discussion. aud the,
were afraid TO submit It To the enlightened
Judgment OF the people. But wha, h Is
been The result of these resolves? Hive
they stopped agitation. caused an ind.f.r
ence IN The public mind IN regard 10 tins
question, but .alher have they not IN tins
attempt to suppress discussion increased The
desire OF the people tor more hight. aud add
ed an impetus to the Anl,Slavery cause
hitherto unknown in the history of the
country! But whatever may have he u
the intention of the origlnatots of these re-
solves, Pr"Slavery papers, It won d seem
take It tor granted that they only apply Ia
Abolition" papers Il is right tn apltate
IN defense ct Slavery, but outrageous and
reasonable to agltate IN opposition 10 It,
FRO Slavery papers Can discharge column
alter Column Of agitation" into their sheets
Ia favor Of Slavery aud agains, The "Abo.i.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09

CABIN is found, just in The condition that
one may be seen on almost every plantation
IN the South In this sketch she shows CON.
cnsIvely that she is not unacquainted with
the domestic relations of slavery, AID the
good feelings existing between mast rs and
mlstresses and their servants, and wnh
what love and veneration children lnok up
to the old negroes. aud with what love and
kindness their childish attentions are re-
turned Had Mrs Stowe been as ignorant
of those relations as was Miss Ophelia when
she first arrived at Mr.. 81. Glars, she never
could have drawn so l,fe-llke picture of
slavery as is To e seen almost everywhere,
as she did at Mr.. Shelby's.
Equally true to the Lille was she, when
she drew the characteristics of an elderly,
intelligent Yankee ab"li,l,nlst, IN the per.
son Of MISS Ophella, fresh from Vermont.
Brm fall Of aboiitionism and, a. she be-
lieved, of religion and missionary spirit to
boot, size could make no allowances for the
short comngs of the stolid African; aud
she held them in such perfect horror. that
she would have touched snake or toad as
soon; while the simple child Eva, better
nursed in the peclIIIarities of the negro
character, and filled with more real human.
ty, benevoence, and Christian charity,
tauggt even the seIl.wiled and precise self
relying and dogmatlc Ophella, how to gov
ern by love; and also the greater exercise
of true charity and benevolence.
That she intended IT for an anti'savery
work is not attempted to be concealed but
il is evident that she intended It as a ms.
sionary, rather than an lncendlary publica-
ton, aud that her over wrought character
of Legree aud some others are attributable
to her desire to make a novel, more than
any real desire to mlsrepreseni slavery as 1t
exists among us. If it had been otherwise,
she never would have introduced us to
such family. in all respects. as the She
bvs, much less to the over-Indulgcnt 81
Clair, who seems to have had 10 Use what.
ever for any Of his servants, and who pnr.
chased Topsy merely for the fun of main
tanning, educating. and setting her free
Mrs. Stnwe never Can be sufficiently
grateful TO southern journalists for the un-
exampled popularity Of her book. As no.
vel, it is al best but of the second class,
while it must rank still lower lnihe esrna-
ton Of the rejudiced, when viewed in
the light of anything but IA navel If we
view 1t as work against slavery, We find
portions of 1t ion fanciful for serious belief
while al The same time it presents also the
sunny side of picture in maiority CT IN.
stances, and administers timely rebuke
upon The misdlrecled philanthropy of the
abolitionist But for want of something
else To agltate about, it has been written into
importance, and the fame and fortune of
the writer are made"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09

The following is synopsis of recent
speech OF prof Stowe IN Exeter Hal, cut
from an English paper:
After mentioning the favorable opinions
which were held with regard 10 the condi-
tinn Of slaves in the early part of the re-
public, when ii was universally acknowledg
ell that slavery was sin and ought tn he
abolished, instancing as a prof of this
that in his early days black children were
admitted into the same school al. white oh
served that this state of things continued
up to about thirty years ago; and the rea-
son that it had changed was owing 10 The
profitableness ofthe cotton trade; that had
made the change. and, he took God to wit
ness, nothing else II was the profits of
that trade which had riveted the CHAINS Of
slavery over the Union. What right had
Great Britain 10 interfere! She Consumed
four fifhs of the cotton grown in America;
she sustained by these means four tifhS of
the slaves in the American States. That
was her right to interfere She particIpat.
ed in the guilt not directly. but indirectly.
for without the assistance of Great Britain
the cotton would not ne used The Amer
leans could not consume sufficient in their
own manufactures; and their sugar and
rice trade, compared with the Cotton, was
of little impnrta0ce.
He dni not dictate to England the course
of duty that she ought to take, but merely
brought before their minds the solemn Truth.
What did the shareholders aud cotton grow
ers say? Why. that the English loved to
stand up in Exeter Hall aud dennuuce them
aud condemn them, but would they take
any les, cotton from then-wou!d they dl.
m'nlsh their profits one penny in their zeal
To emancIpate slaves by adopting the way
IN which their zeal might be beneficial =
The price of cotton regulated the price of
the slave. At present they averaged from
$500 to 1000, and to stock cotton plan
taion il took from two hundred To hour hun
dred; so that an immense outlay had been
made befnre slave labor could be brought
into competition with free labor The Cnl.
nese were now hockIng INTO America aud
would work al the rate of I'd. per day, aud
the people of Great Britain now had an np.
prtunIty of making The shareholders feel
that they were IN earnest, and de erinlned
To do something towards the abolition of
the system. Ii they could abolish slavery
by making speeches IN that hall. or by leg
islalon IN Parliament, he would be most
happy for them to d" so But ny could
not. The only way was by making them
compete with free labor, and # the English
could moi make as much profit by using
free cotton as slave Cotton, they must be
content with practising a hlle of tie denl-
al they so properly preached to the slave.
hulder
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09

ltionists," aud then with solemn aud pathet'
ic visage they go on toiell Their readers
how much harm aud injury the abotliiouists
are doug the cause OF Anti.Slavery reform
by api,a ion aud fanailcisnl Away with
such arguments If II is right to ag'iate
for Slavery, is is right to agliate against H.
| If il is an evidence of fanaticisn To be OPP
posed TO Slavery, is it not equally an EVIL
dence of fanatlcsm to be- III favor ol III
George Washington, John Adams, Thomas
Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Frank
lin. Patrick Henry, and all the Revolution
ar, fathers were SO lanalIcal that rather
than pay a paltry tax on tea, rainier '''a''
submit 10 taxation without representation
they rebeIIed against "the p'wers nat oe'
denied the DIVINE right Of Kings, aud
"pledged their lives, their fortunes anu
their cred honor" in defense Of the prIll'
ciples embodied in the Declaration OF indie
pendence. Many old tories in that day,
doubtless considered this very tana'Ical
document, especially that part ut 1t whIcn
SAYS ''al men are born free and equal, and
advised its authors to turn from the errnr
of their ways, and submit themselves t" the
will of KING George. just as the friends Of
Kng Slavery advises his subjects to do at
the present day.
But a word to the effect of agitation.--
No reform movement To the effect can be
Carried forward, no progress can be made
in any question of moral RETURN, without
agitation and discussion 1t is the great
lever which acts upon public opinion, with
nut which, the world would remain com
parauveIy stationary. Why is this denmnI-
mated the age of progress? Because the ia.
any age that has ever preceded it. Aud
why is America, of all other Countries, IN Isl
emph ticay the Country ofprogre>s Be-
Cause there is more freedom Of speech, and
OF The press because newspapers aud books
more abound. and all questions are discus-
sed and agtated throughout The length and
breadth of the land. with perhaps one snIl
'ary exception, which is fubldden fruit IN
bout half the States. 1--WE refer to The Sav.
Try question in the Slave States You Can
agitaie as much as you please in favor of it.
but not word against it.
All that evil doors Of any kind ask, is to
he let alone All that the rumseIer asks
is to be let alone. All hal the STAKEHOLDER
asks, is to be let al ne. They say, don,
agIta'e these questions; You will injnre
your Cause by it; JUS, let us alone; d"n II
60 To using any ultra measures towards us
use moral saasi0n. Moral suaslon to the
drunkardmaker aud Shareholder! Did you
ever know gond temperance man, reader,
who W 8 afraid of agitation and discussion
Did you ever know an enemy of the tenn.
perance reform thai did not deprecate agi.
tatlon and dlscussiol Did you ever know
a pro-slavery man that did not depore the
agitation Of the slavery question: THIS il
a test by which you can always tell an Ell
envy or friend of any refrm. If ne is OPP
posed 10 agitation. he is an enemy to thu
cause; if IN favor, he Is a friend. JUNius.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09
Counties Moving.


WASHINGTON CouNTY--As will be seen by
the proceedings in another column, the Fee
Democracy Of Washington County held their
Convention last Saturday. The Convention was
not large, but respectable both for numbers and
influence, whle the proceedings were spirited
and, except the difference Of opinion which usu-
ally arises on the selection of new candidates
quite harmonious. All the old ticket elected
last year for the first time, were renomnated
John Gregory. The late well known representa-
tive from Mortified, was selected by large
nominating Committee as the new candidate fol-
Senator; while Gilman Hnntey of Waterbury,
a gentleman OF capacity and much private
worth, and L W. Corse, Esq the frequent rep
resentative of Duxbury, were brought forward
as candidates for High Sheriff and Hlgh Baihff
all Of whom were unanimously confirmed and
nominated by the Convention
The new County Conntte, at the head of
whom is placed the Hon. WIN. P. Briggs, who
some months since took up his permanent resi-
deuce at Montpelier, and all OF whom are the
true and tried friends of freedom, besides being
amung the most energetic and discreet men Of
the County, is an excellent one, and will COM
mand the entire confidence OF our party. The
resolutions set forth the principles, pledges and
only tests by which we mean to be guided. Let
us see what can bedone. .t
ORANGE COUNTY We publish in this paper
call for the Free Democratic Convention OF
Orange County which contains, we feel conf
dent, enough of the true element, to insure the
triumph OF free ticket, il it can be brought into
harmony. Old Orange has long pumed herself
on the possession o, the trne old-fashoned de-
,nocrscy and II her frecnen can only be brought
to ser the truth that our National Platform is
entirely based on the Old Democratic Greed of
J ff;rsou and Madison, they will go with rush
for the lmkel nominated under it. Orange mast
do bet'er than she did last year.
WINDSOR CUUNTY.-Thls County, as will be
seen by her call which IS sigued by those
who are among the bes, of her citizens, is to
hold her Free Democratic Convention on the
18th Windsor county did molly for Hale. Let
her g tread NJ backward step" this year, but re
Numbering that few steps forward will disIn
thrall her, let her take them and be redeemed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09

UNiON SAVING AT A DIscOUNT.-It W. eau
deduce from the acts OF Gen. Pierce, any rule
at all, which has governed hun in making his
appointments, it is that Of re+Ig"ed'y reecr G
the claims Of the Union Savers OF the last Cam
palgn. Scarcely one Of that class which made
such an cutlery about the danger of the Union
from agitation, and protested to be ready TO
sacrifice not only their party. but body and soul,
70 save it, has received any offi;e, while Solth-
ern Secessionists and recreant Free-S iers have
been appointed, to the great wrath Of the fs,
mentioned class, to the places they tn ,nse " es
expected to fill. The fact is they are all,
In this matter from Webster downward. the
veriest Of political humbugs, and Pierce knew
it, and has treated them accordingly.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09
Undone.

The real opinion Of the South is inding
voice through tho Southern pre-
While journals at the North laugh or
sneer at whist they are pleased to term
British enthusiasm" IN ,nifested towards
Mrs Stowe, the saveh lders and their or
1y,s~and speak of thlt effect With rank firm
ness of speech
The tone Of the Charleston Mprcury, (by
all odds the ablest organ of the ln,ttution)
our readers know. 1t has SAID as i, repeils
"that the South has no hope beyond Itself
and that slavery has no hope out of It's own
dominnns. The world Is against it, The
Charleston Is. c. Standard, hol Is to the
same vie S. Hear it -
MANY Of our exchanges contain accounts OF
the reception and entertainment OF Ms. Stowe
in England. We make no copies. aud no CON.
menls. MRS. Stowe is utterly undressing to
us, except IN relation TO our institution Of do
lnestic slavery, and her conduct 10 that relation
is scarcely calculated to inspire US with feelings
Of very great reg 'rd. The public dennns,ra
tons which atte0d the movements Ut this lady
may euince 10 us hoW completely zoe are precfuded
BY the possession Of our peculiar institution. from
The symnpa'hies Of every people among whom poht
,cat slaprry does mol erisl but of this fact we
have sufficient evidence already, it were waste
OF time and abor to learn it better. We have
no y ppa'hy with The taste of those who con
| template with in'ctest III. character and acts of
people simply for the reason that they have al
tanned 10 some bad euinrncp. We are not pre-
pared TO contribute anything to he qualification
of such desire.
| I" We dismiss the name Of Mrs. Stowe from
our co'u ms therefore with no uugenlle ieet-
ing She has p'nderrd to the vices OF the mrn
about her. Many women do SO, and many will
d, So, while unan nature lasts the same -
Frallty ,s too common to reqnlre peculiar pun.
ishmnnt hut has no claim to constant exhibition
md for that reason we.now disniSs It,"
And this showing once made paIpable in
the border States. tins "e1ciusion' feh IN
them, or in the planting South will soon
root out slavery as sure as we 1--we. The
saddened tone Of this article admits this it
rightly read. Nine out of ten of the pub
he men all over the planting South, of the
sIavholdng class, as thew retlecl over thus
aud kindred article, will say. Well, if we
believed this, we should Try Ia get rid of
slavery. mus, do so, for never yet has Sc
cluded interest been able to withstand a
worlds opposition" 1t must and will fall
before it, ninelv ont of every hundred Of
them all over the grain growiag South will
declare, " We must prepare for emancipa-
ton" The result Is ineuitabh, the mo.
ment this action becomes general. - Free
| DemnfrMl
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09

PENALTY or TEACHING NEGROES TO ROAD
- i'ne NarwalN (V,. Beacon records the ar.
rest OF Mrs. d ug ass and her daughter oil
that city tor keeping negro school! They
together with their pupils, were taken before
a magistrate. bul On its appearing IN evidence
that they were 10 ignorance Of tue law agains
teaching colored people to read, they were lei
OH with d pionlse no. to sin no more. The
Beacon saws the law OF The State ,mposing o
fine OF 800 and imprlson,uen tor SIX mmntns
Tor SUCH offences, Is posnlve and allows IF nc
discretion IN committing magistrate" The
Philadelphia Register in speaking Of the case
says:
we are intimately acquainted with the ladies'
alluded 10, and nur Statements are based on nc
tu'l Knowledge of The tacls Mrs. Douglass Il
ooutherner BY birth, education and feeling.
ana mas always residsd 10 the South. She has
oeeh' IL she Is not now, a stakeholder. and nos
s S all me Southern prejudice against the
North, ana Northern aboInon,s,n IN nar,,cnla,
% '"f az these matters are Concerned. there il
not 'nan OF woman IN the detachable civ n,
Noi'oih "ho Can excel uef. At the same lime
she Is woman wh',se hear Is open Us the dav
10 every 0eneavoeni work and whose char, :.
Bile nature IS worthy ol the profoundest reve-
Tencs,"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09

KOssUrH AND LANDeR.-Od Water Savaya
The following llnes:
Nv s. Llndor To l.. X ,ssthh tsalight. close
their Wings and rest upon the elevated crags ct
Antiquity The sun shines there when all be
meath 10 living III mist and shadow.
Morning Is lar of, but II returns in the
course of nature; we lee its puagency before
We teel its warmth.
Hungary is not dead; no. nor sleepeth.
Receive my Greeks and Romans. Lei them
drive from your memory, II possible, the insults
you late have suffered from wretches like those
who betrayed the Bandleri, when they might as
easily, II not as advantageously 10 themsev s,
h we prevented The rash enterprise OF those two
unfortunate youths. Farewell"
hos>n'h, replies:
Receive my thanks FIR your Greek and Ro
mon Conversations. The selfish. egoistcaI pre-
sent world has still to learn from the anclents,
that the ciIzrn has not only the duty OF paying
taxes. but also higher one toward his country
to maintain or to restore its freedom. YET,
when men of genius aud refinement az you,
Lander connect the present With The past. o,ll
age llsieDs to the warnings OF long forgotten
centuries.
81 have learned from the ancients to despIse
the insults OF my foes. The warrior does mol
care II, in The heat of battle. he is besmealed
not only with gore, but also with mud. II those
insults nave reminded the sage-who lives with
TIE heroes OF all ages--of the humble but faith
,ul soldier Of Liberty, they have done more good
than harm. Farewell and remember"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09

THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS is THE SEED
o. THE CHURcH On the very spot where the
lamen.ed Lovejoy poured out his blood, a victim
to bis Anti Slavery principles, stands the office
Of the Alton Telegraph, which, though hi herto
Of the Hunker stamp, now fearIessly aud honest.
" remarks in connection with notice of the
recent stampede Of Slaves from Missouri,
It would be glorious thing for Missouri, If all
her slaves should take 1t into their heads 10 run
away. If she only knew it, they are one Of the
greatest drawbacks to her advancement and
prosperity.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09

SLAVERY IN CALIFoRNiA-An intelli.
gent Californian correspondent of the N.
York Tribune writes that the Bill bef,re
he Legislature for calling a Convention to
divide the State, is dead for this sessinn
9 but" he adds, "there are those who are
determined TO force the Convention upon
us. lpresume that Convention in the fall
will be packed by the trends of this meas
ure to nominate those favorable to their
movement These Souherners are great
managers, and know how TO spring trap,
But they are bound To defeat IN regard IN
forcing slavery upon California. BY our
Constitution the question must be brought
bef,re the people for their approval When
the issue is clearly made, aud the question:
of Slavery, or no Slavery, is brought he
fore them, the ma Jorty will be overwhelm.
ing against 1t. +"