Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-02-26
tCoaelmied Mari Wesk.l
Prom the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Slavery.

The Hheciing Argus of Saturday says -
"Wo would ask our friend of the Pitts
Jurgh Dispatch, what is To be gained by keep.
ing up agitntlnr on the slavery question !?
Aud ns To the Manager of the Theatre, who
is said 10 he canning To the little vllnge' of
! Wheeling would he dare risk such PLAYS ns
/ nro slid to cmbody the worst features of
Mrs. Stoves libeIous novel 7"
We might ask in return, from our Wheel.
! Ing neighbnr, whether le himself is not
making pretty strong move at keeping
up agitation on the slavery question:" by the
attack on Foster, for his chnirn OF PLAYS
lciOre the free citizens of Pittsburgh? But
we will ask him some other questions. f.
slavery right or wrong blessing or ii curse
to master and slave--l glory orr disgrace To
our proicssed Republcniiism n system ten
ding to peace and fraternity, equal and jus,
relations bGiwcen all the States and all the
people of this Unou-or TO diScnrd, hostility,
Inequality of representation, unjust demands
and aggressious OF the pat oi' the owners
OF this human properly! Do you yourself
believe the Fugitive Bill 10 he Just To the
people of the Free States Do you helicye
IL fair that we OF the Free Stnies should share
the trouble, expense and disgrace of scizing
aud returning iugiiiycs from Slavery, while
we neither recognize the relation nor share
IN tile profits oi the system? Is il fair that
shareholders should be- entitled TO represent
tation IN Congress for lhree-ftths Of their
slaves, when there is no corresponding tax.
alton for those slaves? Ii cl,attels, they are
not men-it mere properly, shareholders are
no more entitled To representation for ,lirn,
than we for our lIOrscs or cattle or sheep.-
We might point out hundreds OF grievances
which we of the Free States heur-sIIow
that shareholders ARE rternaly "nginIing"
some scheme for riding, bridled and sad
died, booted and slurrcd,n over the North !;
that every Presidential campaign is sue.
cessful "agitation" by the South, to cram It's
interests and policy down the tIlronts of Tho
dougi-iaces OF the North; hui let that pass.
! at present. We wish To know why Manager
Foster should not I've allowed TO suit our taste
in his plays before Pittsburgh audiences, even
though he "ddre not risk such plays" before
u Wheeling audience? lie is not, we believe,
sidpe, belonging to our ncighIlor or any
body else, at Wheeling. II lie chooses 10
play for us, why shall hc not be ns careful TO
gctup what will "iuke" here, MS at Wheeling?
What righI have you TO dictate to him, or TO
us! Is there no " agitation on the slavery
question" IN that? IL is curious how sensi-
live you Wheeling people are for slavery,
while you should curse il, ns an incubus and
blight OIL your once noble MOlher of Stntes.
You know, il you lave read or seen one tenth
as much of slavery Ms we have, tlInt Mrs.
STOVES book is no 4" lihelous novel;" that
II tells hut small part of the horrid truths.
We have found uoiIing in her book more
horrible than we have personally witnessed
IN the State of Mississippi-cases of cruelty
OF which hundreds were cognizant-brntal.
ny TO both men aud women, at which fiends
would shudder-yet the masters power was
nhsolule-the law permitted him To extorl
obedience, aud though death resulted, he in
Cured no punishment. You know that tins
is the law-that though slave he coldly
murdered hy master or owner, IN presence
of one hundred slaves, not one could testify
To the fact. Then do not aflect To believe
Uncle Toms Cabin n libel; for we should
respect Truth, though it may not be pala,able.