Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-11-26
MIR. GILDERSLEvEs LETTER.

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.t,,ige 6riet threatens 10 haag W. GAi,a,crc! =
letter fom W GHdcrSicrc, sho,riHg siuoiy .cas-
ons dgdinstHc Execution
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10 tnc iioi' i yuuSo 'i'o'' VI ''' ''' N'"''
Vi enc oni'ou ~ o.'.pS' c.,,., a., pot 80, A..
oiR'-ln your 'onl''SS i'Vii ulu ,t"yr' o' NY
nearing VI 'ho ~ lVt' ,o' lUo lii i it f
cut court 3N@r Wu',n l"u "'s."' ~ y',,n
kins ana others' gnu uiso u, our @
you nave taKe. HicI'itS mi'i G'J ,,,,'J w.,
i,'oo''siS'V'' ~" II ',I 81 ,u t,yi,,,,,
non tnu Mln % I"'', IN . 'gii, n,t '
uoil' o'iuiNcil' !" li, ,, I n, ,t t
an ,h,,lL ',r'oooIi,,, from tbc lins ofo Ind,e
ProDi Snunusn es ,. "c ", i'mi,cI Si",ci
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hn ainua' .. :. ;s c', ,h so.t ,f r.t,fn sI,y"
WIZ. VIII w." vcro nIcoscI IN rcmork "Ir this
., G,Is % n,atc ont tbc .ts sct forth in the war
n,an i.,s ,,i,l rcoicst thr nrosocutnr nttor.
RUN " o ,o,c Comfy IN nrosccutc linn Gr PcriI
rv1 perhnps il would stin more aid and comfort
Cslons ;c .ou would request all prosecuting ator-
news TO prosecute all Grand Jurors for pcrurv,
whenever the facts they had sworn to were dspru-
we'd on trial; in other words, whcncycra Icis,n in
dictcd is acquitted ON trial, send the Jurors who
;nl;rtcd him to the State Prison for ICrury.
Imade an affidavit stating facts according to the
best of my knowledge and Lclief, and which was
yyrirLIy anil Htcrulig trac informed the magistrate
that ikdd rot been an eye riHsSs cf the facts sta-
ted Hence there WAS no fraudp.lctiscl or attcmp-
ted.
In your usual ecutcmanly style YOU observed.
81 know something Of the man who made this com
plaint" If YOU knew aught against my ycracity
.ur INTEGRITY you kept it to Yourself Perhaps YOU
may know something of me. You may know that
hate oppression. That believe in the doctrine
ofthc Declaration ofIndepcndcncc. That do not
believe in tie power of tic Unitcl States Govern
mcut nor in the power of the combined govern
mcuts of the world rightfully to chatciZc Il single
human moreover that look upon the fu-
ritive slave act unconstitutional, foul disgrace
TO our country and that loathc it from my very
soul while you appear to take pride in enforcing
it. In your zeal for this dcspicallc act, you
thought TO intmdltc me hv sending mo Il threat
some two years since that if you coul get me
before you you would hang me- See tie affidavit
of Mr.. l. ,.1ncxed The fear Of you and your
,Ireatcncd halter has not vet prcycntcl mo from
cvpr.ssnc nv opinions. You have lhouoht rror-
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rr w. Yo,, "So ;,'T,,,1 ~ thn ;,;orG,,orco n =
t,, y, ,tL T;iol etotcs Of
oPPe'"g stu.o ~ @ ~ s,ol l.
rers ~ may ~ ~ n~u'D,'..'t''I ~ !Gr, Wv" pnrr
system y, ou. " ,.t' t orlar thc
syN"hu n'"I .''i'.' i'a, .. W. It Jrlc
arrest not ol'ls " @ " @ne,u.l T;i St. o
OF the supreme 'ouTt ol ~ ,"i'ot ,;
crih'"al e.'pHt; iipneu u 70 Nv, ~ '""Io' I u r,
thht a !us'"p I'll t'c peace Si'u'u u'"V' VI. "' A.
OF oiic9l save GatchcrS, WIeh lney uS'"'' Inv w.,
hn'r' W l''''' "'u T,dc
uls, o' .lc PcNcc Hny ulpGl' ~ ~ :t' NsuW W 60
pi the supreme 'oull o! 'I!c ult'en ,t.''a ,"i
peny nlaslslr",r, pu' III c;'o inGn
Mrne, ,, ot nr sinvc cotrhino
HtiY m@re nor. "aple 'i"n uat oi Slnu I
commissioner " Wy pgtpc VI nAu "o,'t .o oIon,
the spawn oi .h'cu H'"'cS '"oSc' no' ''' '''''>
'oi tree Psope' :i,,
we are leit 10 ihicr from your N!n.n oi'h't.D'
that no degree OF Nloemce"il pIGt'H'S III ea'','''
negroes is cuipable or Illegal, lou seem 10 nav
forgotten that the warrant Tor the arrest OF an
fugitive is cirH not criminal process Inc III
gitve is not charged with crime, lie Is merei.
charged with owing service lie Is an unicrtE
nate debtor Can it be that you suppoSe II sherih
in executing process in an action OF debt, may tax
an armed posse and deliberate With his associate
the prOpricty of shooting the defendant II the
cannot otherwise take him. and that they may VIC
lently assault him, and beat him, and fire pistols a
him. cndangering his life, and all fls Wi'hou
showing his warrant!
AS to the h9dWy OF yonr proceedings othor
more competent must decide. AS to the imprC
priety and indeccncy OF your language ana dcno,,'
ment on the bench no difference OF OPINION WIN D .
entertained by those VINO uhoerstahu Wiint Is ~ ~
aured ol .he lnuillerS VI So';.'Jn"'' "''' 'N' '
mpassioheaa VI JJt ~ tho conduct
we are oinc'llly assuruu INV ~ ''o oI,o1'od G
these deputy ntiHns h ,uortbv vo%T,U9 ofhome exrcn
i've there was ho'n'ns Not'n9 VI m'"''', o
perhaps, II Wuhl VI nuh.icH' WY" "'5N ~" -,
verance!' Ihnt the puDllc may JuuGc Mn"V - W
stvIe Of slave huntinp nnOrOycd by q judge OF IN