Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-08-06
NO. 46.
New England Correspondence,


New IPswIcK, N. H., July 25, 1853.
DEAR MAnIUs: Despairng of getting able
to come to the West by my ordinary means, 1
have been spending few days at quiet little
water-cure, in hope Of facilitating the business.
All summer, 1 have suffered greatly with cold
extremities, headache, and sometimes pain in
my left side. At present, my prospects are
1omewhat brighter; and my hope and expect
ations are, that / shall be with you as already
announced.
We are having rather quiet times just now,
and there seems hardly material enough to
make letter, even for 80 small paper as the
Bugle. The beautiful division that has recently
sprung up in the ranks of tho Democracy in
this state, is furnishing much amusement for
us on the outside. The appointment of SO
many Free-Soers, and even some .fossiii.ed
Garrisonians, to custom house and post Offices
has occasioned infinite murmurings among the
hungry aspirants of the "old guard" as those
call themselves who have stood up to the rack
no matter what the fodder, or whether there be
any fodder
Edmund Burke you remember has been
Commissioner Of Patents in the United
States Governmental man as well qualified
perhaps, as any lawyer who never made, and
never could make a milking stool, in all his
life. But then he could take The salary, which,
by the way, is the more important thing
General Pierce has given as many of his New
Ham pshiro friends share in the spoils, as he
could, with any show of dccency. But then,
their name is legion, and like the horse leeches
of King Solomon, their cry is continually, yive,
girc.
The cry of Burke, however, has avaied
nothing. And now he has pitched into the
administration, like Roman battering RAM
Butterfeld of the New Hampshire Patriot, the
organ, oracle and holy bible of the Democratic
Elect hitherto, defends the President, and that
paper, which year or two since, was hurting
thunder at the head of John Atwood, for free
soil tendencies, has now to defend the appoint
ment of not only his like, but even petrifed
GarIisonian abolitiorists, to Offices of much
importance and good pay.
Such fact makes Buttcrfeld an easy prey
to Burke-and then Burkes crooked course
heretofore, all wrapped in slime for years gone
by, not only as commissioner, but in other po-
litcal relations, has furnished ample material
for his antagonist; and they do unrol The long
est panoramas of terrible truth about each 9TH
er, that were ever displayed. And the beauty
os it all is, their own party for Me first time IL,
their Hres, seems to believe every word they
both soy about each othor-and as indiiIer-
cnt to the result, as the old lady you westerners
tell us once lived among you, was, when she
saw her husband and huge bear, in deadly
combat Whom roguos fall out, what mines of
truth are opened
BY the way, what compliment the Presi-
dent is paying the anti-slavery sentiment in
these disturbing appointments He looks for
ward four years, and secs, not "agitation sup
pressed" nor "compromise triumphant"
the country in blaze of anti-slavcry excite
ment and the Fugitive Slave Law, as dead as
Daniel Webster-and that is dead enough.
You saw in the Liberator notice Of the
rescue of another Shadrach in Boston. We
are told it was most heroic act. The best of
all is, that commissioner benjamin +. Hallett,
who was so over jealous in Shadrach's case
two years ago, absolutely refused again to inter-
fcre. BUrnt babies dread the fire, and a new
commissioner will have to be appointed.
Yours and your readers,
PARKER PILLSBURY.