Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-02-26
From the Inliana Free Democrat.
The COlOrCd Race in Indiana.
To The Hon. Senate Of The Slate Of Indiana.

To The Hon. Senate Of The Slate Of Indiana:
A bill of denominations having ust passed
your body, J take the liberty to write some
structures upon It's unwholesomc, irreligious,
and unrepublicnn provisions.
The hill referred to prohibits all Indians
and negroes from giving testimony in our
courts Of justice; aud all mulatfoes having
less than oue.cighth of white blood Ia curious
kind, 10 he surc)
Why this dig Mt the already crushed vic
Tins Of your inhumaniiy? Why deprive tie
Indian of tie right to testify against the white
villain who makes him drunk, and steals his
ponies, aud robs him of his purse, aud abuses
his wife and innocent daughters? Why II.
ccnse the white rubbcr to plumber the poor
Indian of all his goods with impunity, and if
he complain, kin him; yea, take the life of
his whole family with iupunity, aud go I'M
whipped Of ihslice2 What uialrvolrnrc Of
soul is it that causes this uukiud blow to fall
upon the wcak--io ho mined NJ the poor aud
deicncclcss? Is this in accordance with that
democracy which deals equal aud exact
justice To all munkindi" ar is it that dcspot.
ism which outrages the poor aud pccls aud
scalcs the de!rucclcss races of man
Tho negroes too, nrc duOmed to share the
viciimization of your laws. II he is your
half Ebroher, you license the drunken ruiiinn
To beat his person and rob him of his purse.
u your sister bo halt black, you license the
ruiiian to abuse her with impunily.
cOlored woman was compelled to mnr-
der her child by the white wretch who was
lis father; aud Notwithstanding he conpcllrd
the murder, he went mwlipped of Justice,
because it was Witnessed by rulored persons
ltta a
laws" of Ohio, II ,rhiie villain shot cnlored
man for n slight offence, whilst he was com,
fortahly seated by lis own hearth enjoying
the family circle. lie was 10, even arrested !;
for nolphite person saw the murderer commit
the wicked deed. The same white villain
went to Kentucky nltcrward, aud stole set
of silver teaspoons, aud by the laws of that
State was sent To the penitcniinry. IN this
State, under the law that has Just passed your
honorable body, wliitp villain may perpe-
trato murder, impose widnwhood and orp-
annge upon whole family, aud 90 unwlip-
ped Tor his crime. Bat why slIOnld such he
punished, since your honorable body gives
them leave to perpeirate the darkest deeds OF
hell? There is not crime known to tie
statute of Indiana, which we have not licens-
ed, where the villain selects MS his viclin nn
Indian, negro, or mulatio. Shame upon
such law makers.
am told that in your body are several men
who make n profession ofreligion, aud among
the number several ministers of the gospel.
Snch men should remember that religion i'm
poses on them ohligntious whirh nra mott
ilngrnnily violated lay the votes they have
given for this hill OF nhoniuulinIs. They
are commanded To "Go justice aud love ncr-
cy," and the code they make would put to
blush the bloody code of Dracn. The bar
harians of the savage islands have no such
unequal laws. Muhomctuns make 10 such
deviish distinctions.
The reverend gentlemen of your body
should recolect that they are under ohlign-
tons TO "do to others as they would that
others should do to them" Bat, noiwilli-
stondng the scriptural Injunction Just quoted,
they have voted that the culorcd minister,
that hath been ordained hy laying on Of holy
hands, and set apart to the service of God,
shall not testify against the white drun.nrd
who may assault his person, or insult his
wife, violate his daughter, or burn his house.
These reverend Legislators licence the couu-
terieiter to impose with impunity their spu-
rous issues aud bogus coin upon the de-
icnceless colored man aud the Infamous
burglar has his arm neryed ly their rerCrenG
votes. They also whet the murderers knife,
and tell him to vent his Internal rage, aud
stick the whetted blade to the seat of life,
and make the blood spirit like red hot pitch,
and curse the hear. that blceGs. II may he
suid Of such that they are ga generation
whose teeth arc az swords, aud their Jaw
teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off
the earth and the needy from among men,"
"Oh, man thou feeble tyrant of an hour.
pebascd by slavery or corrupt by power,
Who knows thee well must quit thee with dis
gust,
Degraded mass Of animated dust!
Thy love is lust, thy friendship all 4 cheat,
Thy smiles hypocrisy, thy words dccciti
Thy nature vile, ennobled but by name,
Each kindred brute might bid thee blush for
shame"
Hoping that the lower House may rebuke
the turplud6 Of the Seuate, will add no
more but reserve shot for both Houses,
should The bill pass, and bonbshell for the
Governor, should lie sign it. Respectfully,
II. X. NJ.