Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-06-18
T II E B U G lie .
From the True Democrat.
Change In Public OpiniOn-Si. Louis Repub-
characterization OF Slaves.
sr. Louls. Mar Q3l. 1s59

. ST. LOUIS, May 23d, 1853.
MEssRs EDiroRs I'll wish the readers OF
the Democrat would step iuio my Missouri
home tonight, aud witness with their own
eyes my surroundings. | fancy some of
them would he nstOnshed beyond measure,
and some who have almost folded their
hands ia despair, would buckle on the artnor
of faith and charity, aud with renewed hope,
20 forth TO battle still for the right.
Here in St. Louis-here, where n few
years ago, the infurmted mob burned nlive
the mulnttc,, Mcintosh aud chased the hnted
LOveioy from his own hearth-stone, destroy
ing his property, and otiiruging every law of
man and God, here sit, calmly aud fearless
~, with my left lnnd resting upon the "Kcy
of Uuce TOMS Cabin" beneath my stand
lies the "Pennsylvnnin Freeman" and beside
me the "Clevelnnd True Democrat" aud the
"AslItnbna Sentinel" Slavery is not nhOl-
irhed in Missouri; but public opinion has
changed, aud changed nightly. The pcO-
pie of ST. Louis would uoi nt this day allow
the star of their rising fame TO he dinlmed
hy such an otrocious net as that, which n
t.w years siuce startled the whole United
Sintps with horror.
"Iincle Tom" is here n familiar guest of
many household, aud The "key" is exposed
for sale in every bookstore ! believe, snve
one, ia the city. The St. Louis Republican
fly the way, one of the hest dnilies IN the
United States, teenIing unusually with sound
doctrine aud high moral sentiment, on all
other subjects yet giving to its readers sick
enug doses of pro slaNsry-blnckenlng IT.
selt with the advocacy of the nccursed sys-
ten) publishes every few dnys long accounts
of the triunplls Of Mrs Stowe, aud does
them up iairly aud candilly, often without
note or comment. Frequently comes n halt
column or more of crilicisln; but for that,
bu,nanitarians should be thankful; such
things nre the most enlcing pulls for the
public ihnt can he written, for all will run
to get aud read n book that the erudite edit
ors think worthy of so much note and COM
mcnt, and dare To advertise from day To day,
aud those who read must see and feel, aud
sceing und feeling, must in time bring about
action. II is fact of deep Significance, that
the Inost popular paper IN mighty slave
holding city like this, will, or eau dare to
publish such an account as that of Mrs.
Stoves reception in Liverpool, aud the stir
ring speeches there nInde, aud give them
entire TO their slaveholdng renders ms the
most Interesting items o: news of the day.
No matter ii their columns do give out now
aud then sach dark passages us "Stdues, &C.,
al ducii0n."
"AUCTION.-Mon 10Th of April, at
the north door of the Court House, ST. Louis,
between the hours OF 10 aud A o'clock, will
I've sold for cash, four negro men, aged re-
speclively %, %, 25, aud 30-one woman
aged 81 years, with her infant one woman
hged 40 years, and two girls, aged respec-
lively 10 aud 10 years. al the same time WiI
be sold one pep IN 81. Georges Church.
LUCY Is. RUSSELL.
A,lm's. of J. Russell, deceased.
RiGoIS, Auc't"
There is precious morceau for you
But for tbst one brief dinboical paragraph
thry bave given their reuders at lenst five
columns, il not more, devoted to "Uncl,
Tom" aud its Key. Let us hope that tht
abundance of light given will extngush th'
darkness.
My next door neig Thor is q slave owner
even while write, n plump round faced
curly headed, bright eyed mulntto girl stand
IN full view, talking 10 boy evidently he
brother, who sits perched upon the bonrt
fence, which forms The only wall of partition
between us. Happy, hearty looking children
.nre they. The widow lady 10 whom the,
tbelong Zone of the old French settlers here
SENS kind aud genial, and evidently look
well 10 their present comfort. Maria (fo
ahabis the girls uamel is n splendid singer
She has caught all the popular airs of tn
day from her young masters and mistresses
WHO play the piano, guitar, aud violin. Al
day long haye her notes of melody as sh
is busy with her work. But most OF all, sh
sings that touching strain
"Oh, take me to my kind old mudder,
Dare let me live and die"
All! ! would like 10 know that youn
girls history. She sings aud laughs joyous
iy now; bur what of that. Il is because he
~'lines have fallen in pleasant places" be
cause her owners nre better Than the iawi
But let The hour come when that tende
hearted old lady shah lay down he
burden, when those bright hearted youn
girls, "her young misses" sball bc weddet
perchance TO cold hearted masters, whe
the fall of the nuctioneer's hammer sirs
separate her fortune from that rough,sl
laughing eyed boy that looks over tho ienc
with astoDishmenS TO SEQ my white hoys
work oh, theu will the deep, dark biliel