Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-01-08
Scraps from my COmmOn.Placs Book

too, that though the great purpose Of your pa
per is to advocate the cause of the oppressed
against the oppressor, you serve up, by way OF
variety, articles. not, technically, anti-slavery (;
This is we'll. Right is a great unit, of which
each truth is q component part.
If Incidence, or other engagements do not
prevent, shall forward occasional memoranda
from common place book for you to dispose
Of as you see fit. ITINERANr.
Way IS 1Ti
Here. within view of Valley Forge camp
ground, the enquiry comes up. why is it spoken
of as the locality where Washington passed the
winter Of greatest suffcring' His quarter was,
(for that day. an elegant house, shielded by
hills; the soldiers wcrc tented on bleak cleva-
ton. His board was amply supplied the men
were rationed. lie wore epaulets they had
tattcrcd garments. He had high boots they,
dilOpidated shoes. lie, gaze matching and
hal.ing orders they. did the marching and
halting. lie, commanded they, obeyed. lie
rode; they walked. His name, is in every
mouth theirs, unhcard and unknown. WASH
ington, is said to be covered with glory in a
vault at Mount Vernon; the soldiers, with
common earth where they were shot down. or
dropped down, exhausted by camp prva,ons
and hardships.
War is bad business, for every body, every
where at all times, and no ono should be laud-
ed for it 1; but when we learn to feel rightly,
our synpathies will be with the sufferers, and in
1. = n
| What can DO soberly aud truthrully said Of
Washington Simply, that he was a moderate,
prudent, wealthy man made whatever else he
was, by the times and circumstances, when and
where his lot was cast. lie is classed among
first rate military heroes in this his eulogizers
do him great injustice; it is his highest
praise that he sought 20 save life not destroy
/ it.
Thus much of the General what Of the
men; They had heard much Of "taxation
without representation" of "impostion," Of
"tyranhy," of "patriotism" and "indepen-
dcnce" and thoy wist not that the high sound
ing words had no special application to them
selves. A vague idea of love Of country, and
cherished veneration for their Chieftain, made
them willing to live on short allowance and leave
their blood tracks in the snow through which
they waded in their march to the cannon's 8
mouth. They dreamed not that fighting is
not done for the benefit of the fighter. The
difficulty which many of them had to cstab-
lish their pension claims was an equivalent for
the pittanec when obtained, to say nothing of
tho humiliation consenuant or n Lnowlod0e
that while those who commanded, were living
in comfort and were honored, those who had to
obey, were destitute and unknown, or looked
upon as paupcr interiors, A few yet survive,
to be placed on fourth of-July platforms, where
they arc fed to safety and treated to inobriety.
Is this manifestation of the nations gratitude
Common thinkers. we'll as political iutriguers,
understand all about It.
ITINERANT.
UP To HIM.
Mr.. EDrroR: Three years ago the facctious
DIR. B-of Lancaster, Pa, was a delegate
to the medical convention then held in Charles
town, S. G. The Citizen to the hospitalites of
whose house he was invited, though courteous
| in high degree, frequently advertcd to the
Pennsylvania error in opposing slavery. The
Dr., though learned in his profession, is no
disputant. lie intimatod to his host that they
might not hold opinions in common on the
subject; and besides he was not there for po-
litical but medical reasons. 81 am certain of
it, said the Carolinan but court discussion
II you treat the negroes os you have done it
will end in general amalgamation. Already
you havo made disgusting progress" Just at
this time sprightiy mulatto waiter entered the
partment-attcndcd to his business and left.
Immediately after his departure, B-asked
his value, and received for answer that fifteen
hundred dollars would not buy him.
This is an importation from the North,
presume from his high price but from obser-
va,ion of your partie colored people, there is
promise of lower price from home manufacture.
Again, ave had plans of emancipation well
nigh matured, when your gratuitous, imperti-
nent interference, irrtatcd u.s. and has thrown
emancipation at least century back"
q" that reminds me-" said D" that at one
Of our Methodist campmeetings, a preacher
gave the Evil One a merciless lampooning.-
After the service another preacher said to him,
Brother, you did wrong, the Devil was bad
enough always, but now that you have made
him mad, we shall find him utterly unmanage.
able" ITINERANT
KENTUcKy WEEKLY NEws.-This paper, pub
lished at Newport speaks out boldly. The last
number contains several good editorial hits al
the institutional communication on the SUBJ
iect from Rev. John G. Fec-Tho Bloodhound's
Song by Charles p. Shiras, and a column copied
from the Bugle of what some of our Ohio
| .ooJo,a ,,Lo ,,,oLa loul rrofoas;ons Of ant;