Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-12-03
A TRUE WORD FROM KENTUCKY.

I The Kentucky News copies a portion of one o.
Mr.. Pillsbury's letters to the Liberator, which ap
pcared in the Buglc few weeks since, descriptive
of the kidnapping process in Ohio and Indiana
with the annexed paragraph as Introductory. True
enough is it, that "there is no remedy for this
systematic kidnapping Of the free but in the total
abolition Of the hcllish system in which it origin
ates'" Let those who propose to do their duty on
this question by making n constitutional fugitive
slave law--by abOlishing that monstrosy alto
gcthcr--or by merely cutting oE any Of the ap-
pcndagcs or incidents Of slayery-let such rcmcin-
Der this. The system must be assaled and over
I thrown, or nothing is done. However we may
seem to palsy or to cripple 1t, it will come forth
again with new life and vigor.
Well does the News characterize our Slate as
the "Kidaoppeys' Hunting Grounds" Tho para
graph is as follows:
KrDNArrIRs' HUNTING GRouSDs.-The following
extract from a letter written by Parker Pilsbury
to the Liberator' reveals state of things which
should cause every American citizen to blush.--
There is remedy for this systematic kidnapping
of the free but in the total abolition Of the hcish
system in which il originates The public opinion
which consents to the existence aud enforcement
of the Fugitive Slave Act cannot be relied upon
to intorpOse any efectual obstacle to the kdnap-
ping of the free.
subsequent number Of the News contains the
first of series Of articles, exposing the inhuman
and pro-slavery character Of the American Coloni-
zation Society, by Rev. JouN G. FEE. In intro.
ducing them to his readers, the Editor says;
Though some OF our readers in Kentucky may
consider that this liberty should not be granted by
the PRESS to citizen Of state, greater major
ity are surely in favor of it. Free speech. open
candor, and fair play, is our feeling Of Justice
Our columns have ever been open for investigation
and free enquiry all subjects, and we hone they
ever may.-The constitution of our country de-
clares that Congress shall make no law respecting
an establishment Of religion, or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof or abridging the FREEDOM or
SPEECH, or of the PRESS" &c. il is claimed tn
be FREE COUNTRY we love FREEDOM ourself
and shall nerer deny it to Others
| That is noble resolve. When freedom oi
speech is established in Kentucky, slavery will be
near its last gasp.
Mr.. Fee regards the American Colonization So,
ciety, as direct and most efficient aid to American
slavery. He represents it as identical in spirit
with slavery ITSELF and very forcibly urges hi:
reasons against it. After disclaiming any oppos
ton to voluntary colonization, he says:
! There is another form Of colonization which i,
coerciye and oppressive; in which tho slaves oi
our country are required to be Jaaishcd as a con
dHon Of their freedom; and in which it is proposed
that those colored persons, never free, lie so op
pressed by laws and the restriction Of social priv
ileges, that they shall be constrained to leave
These are the positions, as we believe of most o
of these persons in the south. who advocate colo
nization. To such expressions, We regret to say
the American colonization society has put, as ",
believe, its sanction. To such we are opposed.
Such colonization, Mr.. Fee says, is unjust 1
banishes the innocent from the land of their birth
1t, like slavery, sunders the marriage, parental anC
other social relations giving the poor victim onl,
the alternative between hopeless slavery, or mme
diate separation from his family. 1t is in dircc
and positive conflict with the golden rule-th,
elementary principles Of practical christianity.
We rejoice that MIR. Fee has thus on Kentuck,
} soil, assaulted this strong tower Of slavery. |
indicates clear perception of the evil and il
support, and hcroism worthy of imitation.