Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-05-21

intelligent, for no other kind are able TO
forge checks, rob banks, and swiudle the
community in a gentemauly way. Indeed
there nre greater respectable villians daily
parrading Wall street, New York, and Main
street, Cincinnati, than are now confined in
the Peniten,iary of Ohio.
Colorcd persons are among the most trust
worthy in the South; for find them MS domes-
tics in almost every family. In the North, les
pecially in the city of CincinnntD they are
in the largest Banks, MS runners. They arc
industrious, frugal, temperate, and not lazy,
dirty, indolent aud wretched, as represented
by the late DIR. Bascon.
Thirty years ago the colored people of this
city were not worth fifty thousand dollars
now they are worth six hundred thousand
dollars, and pay into the county treasury for
county and State purposes, more than eight
thousand dollars per nnnun.
We have six good churches, six schools,
seven benevolent societies, one Masonic and
one Orphan Asylum. We have Dress-mu-
kers, Tnilors, Carpenters, Black-smiihs and
Shoemakers. We have one landscape pain
ter who is second only to Sontug-the greut-
est of American nriist; and the very best
dagureolypist in the Western country.-We
have quite number who read aud execute
music with admirable skill, aud few who
write it.
Colored Americans nre brave nnd heroic.
They do not understand the word coward,
for the blood of such on imp runs not in their
veins. This they have demonstrated. Hon.
r. Burgess of Rhode Island, says;
AT the commencement of the Revolu-
tionary War, Rhode Island had n number Of
slaves. A regiment of them were enlisted
into the Continental service, and no brover
men met the enemy in battle; but not ono
of them wos permitted to be soldier until
he had first been made freeman" L
Hon. Calvin Goddard of Connecticut,
snys: "Iwas instrumental in securing, under
the act of 1918, the pensions of nineteen
colored soldiers. ] cannot refrain mentions
ing one aged black muu, Prmus Babcock-
who proudly presented to me an lionoruble
discharge from service during the war ,letcs
at the close of it, wholly in the hand writing
Of George Wnshnion."
Poor Babcok lie was now old. His
eyes were dirnmcd-hs cheeks fnding--nnd
lie was hnsicning, Fastening TO the tomb, to
pay the last debt of naiurc. lie Ind seen
the Republic, when il comprised only illir-
teen states, with a population of three mil
lions-now it numbers thirty-one states,witi
n population of twenty-five millions. lie
had seen her arms expanded to receive tho
exled and oppressed of all climes, countries,
and tongues, save poor fallen africa.
They came,-the Germans
Ilunguriuns,- s,-cnme by thousands, yes, tens
of thousands, and found hosptuble shelter
in Uncle Sans dominiCns.-But he, the pa
triot and solder-hc, the defender of our
ag-honor-homes, and firesides, because
of the color of his skin, had no rights lie
was Kissing and scorn. And American
prejudice, with her woolfish appetite, pursued
him even to his grave. lie died as he had
lived-an American slave, with American
chains clanking upon his limbs.
Cursed be the internal institution Of Amer
ican Slavery. lspeak in the spirit OF Gods
law when pronounce it n curse. Ispeak in
the spirit of the age, for every gentle gale that
a.. Al. fi,
Of millions against that cxecrnbe system,
which barters and trades in human flesh.
warn Southern men of their danger. For
slavery will fall, either by the gentle tencll-
iugs of Christianity, or by the strong arm oI
the sword. If poor human nature having
been long outraged, should resolve to throw
of the yoke and assert her own rights, who
in the widness of his Imagination can pic
ture the result. Remember, in tho United
States, in 1900, there were eight hun
dred and sixty thousand slaves. In IooO
three millions, one hundred and seyenty-iive
thousand five hundred and eighy-ninc. Here
is IN increase in fifty years, of two hundred
| anu ioIly-thIeV POi "S"'i"'" =" "
the same ratio during the next hnlf century
at the beginning of 1900 there will be con
centrated in the Planting States, for Emlsra'
lion is tending in that direction, ten millions
five hundred and thirteen thousand, amidst
white population not exceeding five mil
lions. Remember that every generation is
growing wiser and wiser; that Uncle Toms
Cabin has spoken, aud thai VIM. Lloyd Gar
rison-that hated and despised-but the no.
blest of the noble--has kindled an ant-sa'
very fire which is now burning at the Caplo
of the Nation, and blazing in every church
in the land. Honor to this true and faithful
American. ] tender him the greatful ac
knowledments of my poor down troden race