Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-09-24

him in his errand of love and mercy. Acknowl
ecgng the equality of all men before the law--anC
their brotherhood before God, he is worthy rep
fpsentatiye of -Four ministers of the Christian
Religion Amid the millions OF Phafisecs who 81
in high places-who do their aims to be seen o
men-who cry Lord-Lord--whilst devouring tn,
houses of widows and orphans--a time serving
generation, who know not Of Higher law thar
the lust of worldly gain, he is not silent. There
let him ever be found in the "Gladc" and other by,
places, which God-defying institution has mad,
waste, kneeling with the poor and fricndless -stl
crying "Our father who art in llcaven-forgive u,
our trespasses rs we forgive those who trespas,
against us"-yisiting those who are in prison
and feeling with those who are In bonds, as bound
with them!
Yes "citizens" of Rockcastle, welcome the con
trast of your "ministcrs" and ours"-ondif Ken
tucky has not lost the breed Of noble bloods. ma
ny more will hasten to incur your "censure.'
I ask all papers which have published the reso
lutions and statement of the "Ctizens OF R0ckcas
tie" and all who are in favor of freedom OF speecl
and the press and liberty Of conscience, to Civ,
our defcnee-and may Kentucky yet be free,
White Hall p o., Sept. ID, 1858.
#Under this section. the liberty Of seven hun
dred thousand of the people Of this Commonwealth
is insiduously endangered. Whenever man !
true enoughto the instincts Of nature to refuse L
become the watch dog Of slavcry-somc slave-hol
der, and they are not wanting in that virtue, ha
only to swear that he suspects him Of an intcn
to induce a slave to leave his master, and the poo
devil is thrown into prison to die, forced TO sgr
the warrant Of his own exile from his native land
II is therefore to be expected that when one inter
poses himself between them and their victim, tha
he will meet their highest censure" Are the.
so impatient for the sacrifice that they cannot wal
till march ncxt-but must see Parker suffering
almost certain death in Jail before condemnation
by law? The Jail seemed to be about twelve fee
by fourteen Of wood logs noorcd with the same
through an aperture in the AOor the prisoner wa
let down into close room by q rope or ladder AM
then the trap door closcd--therc seemed to he M
ventilation, and but one aperture, not allowing
light enough for Parker to read the letter carre'
him: the stencil was intolerable aud Mexican
prison was never fuller of verminl Are these mel
so impatient for victim that they must go to
mans house at the dead hour Of night when th
faculties unstrung, and by the strong instinct
Of humanity, tempt man to violate an arbitrar.
law? How dare respectable citizens to thrus
themselves with their slave into Parkcr's cabin
Shall the poor man have no homer Shall tn
sanctity of the bcd-chambor and the hearth ston
be known only to the wealthy stakeholder Shal
the laborer's wife and children have no resting
place where brutal intruders dare not come? Wher
are the sons of the Doons and the Kentons? Doe
no trusty rifle rest upon the rack to teach ou
tyrants that among frecmcn, the cabin and tn
palace arc alike inyiolable?
1t is due to the people of Rockeastle, to say that
so far as | could judge large portion of all elias
scs sympathise with me in baling Parker whom
many believed an innocent and oppressed man.
The people now begin to feel to their sorrow, wha
told them long ago, that liberty and slavery can
not co-cxist! One or the other must die!
c. NJ. C.