Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-12-24

| Is South Carolina, the oxpcdieucy OF allowing
the people 10 choose the electors Of President and
Vice President is again agtated.
TnE BrD MzN.--From tho Report Of the Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs, VIC make tho following
abstract:
PoPuLArroN.- Tile whole number Of Indians
within our limits Is estimated at 100000. About
1900 yet lingcr in Of the States east of the
Mississippi--principaly in New York. Michigan
and Wisconsin--thc remainder consisting Of Cher
okecs, Choctaws and Seminoles, being in North
Carolina Mississippi and Florida.
The number in Minnesota and along the frontiers
of the Western States to Texas, comprising mainly
cmigratcd tribes, is estimated at llOOJ9; those of
I the plains and Rocky Mountains, and not within
any Of our organized territories at G3,000 those
| in Texas Mt $4,000 those in Utah al l2,O0O those
in New Mexico at 1900 those in California ut
100000; and those in the territories Of Oregon and
Washington at 2i,000.
! wourN's RiGrns Is GroRorA.-There is n bill be-
fore the Legislature Of Georgia proposing that the
property Of the wifo at the time Of marriage shall
not vest in the husband and that all property she
may subsequently acquire by grant, or devise, shall
absolutely vest in horselfa and herheirs The husband
shall Ie an ox-Oficio Trustee Of the wilc's estate,
subject to removal by the judgment Of Court OF
Equity. lie is also empowered to expend the rents,
ssues and profits of the wiic's separate estate for
family uses This project seems to be awakening
a Gcul Of earnest discussiOr which is FAR favor
IuDic " llltc nCCNtl oi liN Wt'-
tion in the South, where the topic has been rem
dered contraband By connecting Il in the public
mind with Aboluosisn, &c. Tie Rome Cotuf.r
"at the hazard Of Icing esteemed ungallant," pro
nounces the bill highly Objectionable" Mr. Mil
cr Of Augusta, is the author Of the bill.-Ifilune
prnllc Exrcrriov. .--Thorc was q man publicly
executed on last Friday, at Point Pleasant, Va
An informant, who witnessed the execution, SAID
he never before saw exhibited such unfeelinr Ari-
A tln E~aN t1 ,1t,.t H..
culprtellto to the ground with considerable violence
The brute ola Sherfthon lclped upon the scafoll,
as our informant says, and attempted to drag the
unfortunate man up again Ly nc Hccki Other re-
ports say ho actually did thus drag him upon the
scGtiold the second time.
The individual form whom we received our in
formation, says that he never saw 20 mauy drunken
pcrson3 congregatcd none place. Boys, apparently
not over fifteen or sixteen years of age were rceng
to and fro through the crowd and some lying dead
drank within q few feet Of the gallowsi Verify
the refined community Of Point Pleasant are not
' likely soon to run out Of victims TO the gibbet.
/ TnE UyroY or ruE BnIrsu PRoyiScrs.--Iti IS
positively asserted that the union Of all the British
Provinces of North America will soon take place
Quebec will he the scat Of the federal Government
4 and oarh province viii have her own local legis-
laturo. Although it WIS rumGrcd some time since
that change of such kind was intended il is but
few days ago that was positively said that it viii
! take place. y correspondent from Quebec writes
u the tollowing:-
1t is generally believed hero that Lord Elgin and
Mr.. LliOntaine have gone to England for this object
II merely report these facts without commenting rs
to the probable result Of such government | re-
gard this step as made in the right line, for union
is strength aud it is easy to perceive that it is but
another ondeayOr towards soiEgoyernmcnt. The
friends Of the confederation Say that the provinces
containing three millions Of inhabitants, will be
able 20 establish government almost independent
from England and they look at It rs the aurora OF
= better state Of thingi.--HIlCIr Nora Scotiaa.
Az INTERESTING DIsPATcn.--Tho following dis
patch was received in this city on Wednesday:
LOUISVILLE Dec. H. 1858.
i MARSHAL: Ran away from the subscriber Jim
, Armstrong, a dark mulatto, stout made. speaks
. slow, 81 years old, blacksmith by trade, and five
feet nine inches high.
will give $3.50 reward to any one who will de-
liver him TO me at the city Of Louisville.
: JOSEPH REED.
: We think Jim Armstrong has pounded iron, fcr
u nothing, about long enough for Joseph Reed. a
mechanic ofthe age, build and resolution Of Jim
can manage to support himself If il lis bcncyo-
: cncc that actuatos Reed, he had better expend il
{ on some other object Of greater charity. Ift is
! the proceeds Of Jim's muscles and sweat he is a
ter, he is violating the commandmeut--"Th shalt
not covet." In either event, il is morally imposs
bic to crafty his desires under the ciucunistln-
ccs. Two nnnufcu ana Nlly uOllufs mas grcal
attractive power, but it is not strong enough 70
draw the stout built blacksmith jim, with some
) Anglo Saxon blood coursng through his veins back
+ to serytude.-EOrcst CtyDemocrai.
: CoLoRED PEorLB's ELECTION oN---Thoro were oxci
ting times, yesterday, among the colorcd popula
tion Of the city growing out of the election Of O
f delegate TO the National Council-an institution
lately organized for the purpose Of deysiug means
to bcueht colored people generally. Mr. W. II
, Topp, Torchant Tailor, Broadway, was tho regular
ly nominated candidate, and was the choice Of tho
r aristocratic "eolorcd pussius" The bone and sin
Il cw--Ihc underground domocracy--set up Stephci
# Myers, who, everybody knows, is the peoples can
d didatc. The polls opened at an early hour, yes
terday morning, and the greatest possible excite
# ment prevailed about the City Hall all day The
contest was carried with great spirit and enthu
siasm ty the friends Of both parties. Every nool
and corner in town was dragged for voters Ever
the basin and river crafts were Tked and patriot,
l. colored men who never before enjoyed tho privil
ege Of expressing their sentiments through the bal
d lot-box were marched up 10 the polls, lankcd b,
J. the friends Of the candidates. The pulling haul
c ing, coaxng and threatening were excellent imita
o tions OF the witnessed at tho polls gen
IS eral election among the white people. Every vote
It had to pay ten cents ior the privilege Of voting
& which goes into common school fund for cooret
o people The fun and excitement attracted the at
5, tcntion of large crowd of people. The election
: was conducted in good nature and passed off qui
d city. The election resulted in the choice Of NJ.
II Topp. 1t was close work, however, he beat Nj
Myers by only votes. Mr.. Topps friends fired
salute last evening in honor Of the yictory.-lllbc
d ny knickerJocker.