Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-08-20
ABoL1TIoNIsM IN NEW ORLEANS.

A Matches paper, contains an article from New
Orleans correspondent who is greatly alarmed at
the fearful progress of abolitionism in that city,
We trust his apprehensons are not without founda-
ton SO far as they based upon the fact of ex-
tensive omolgamaton, certainly they are not. II
the bleaching process, is to undermine slavery, its
foundation cannot last long. According to the
writer's statement "tcn per cent of the population
of New Orleans is already of this sort we think it
be much more showing every shade from snowy
white to sooty," and he adds that "it is not sur
prising that the Negroes of this city anticipate
emancipation at no distant day." OF course not.
Nor would it be il they all were ebon black.
We are glad to learn, that in spite of the worse
than barbarous laws which inilict imprisonment
and the halter as the penalty of teaching men and
women to read, slaves in New Orleans are new
crthcless taught. Thefollowing paragraphs rather
upset the idea that slaves arc so greatly the suf-
fcrers in consequence of the Northern agitation.
The writer says:
1--WE talk of the abolitionists of the North, and
even remote alluson to southern institutions, rs
though the wolf were not in our very midst. New
Orleans is the hot-bed of ant-slavery from whence
much of the abuse and Misrepresentation found in
the nOftnern papers nave thclr origin, ana where
the material for such books as Uncle Toms Cabin
are manufactured TO order. The origin of this
may be traced to that system of amalgamation
which has been pructiccd ever since slavery was
known in Louisiana; and though we recognize in
the present tone of public morals more refined and
cultivated taste than prevailed here thirty years
ago. vet il is Il lamcntablc TRUTH that men occupy
ing high and responsible positions are obnoxious
to the charge of living in open concubinagc with
slaves and free negroes. When such is the case
it is very difficult to arrest ain evil that is dali,
growing and strengthening under such fostering
influences.
Another evil, and one which should bc cradica
ted root and branch may be traced to the school,
established for the education of free negroes bu
where the slaves arc also permitted to receive tho
rudimonts of an education, which, so far from be
ing benefit, is usually curse to them. But thii
is not all. The negroes have erected large bricl
church, styled the "Airican Methodist Episcopa
Church" which is under the control of ncgrt
Bishop and whore the services nre performed by
negro minister in direct violation Of the laws o
the State. ! take pleasure in saying that th
church has no connection whatever, with the Meth
odst church, but is Of fungus growth, compose,
chiefly of scccssonists from that religious dcnomi
nation.
! Bishop Allen, of Philadelphia, occasionally Wis
its this city to look after the fortunes of his blacl
flock, and no doubt infuscs into them spirit q
hostility to the whites, and COUNCILS them agans
holding any intercourse with the hated and des
pissed race that has so long tyrnnnized the des
ccndunts Of Ham.
The negroes both free and slaves, have their be
ncvolcnt associations; their widows charitable So
cicty burying society, and various other societies
where such as complain, whether justly or not, q
unnatural oppression from hard task-mastcr ar
entitled to such assistance the state of the fund
and the necessities of the applicant would seem t
warrant"