Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-12-03
From the Forest City Democrat
HIGHLY INTERESTING AND AFFECTING.

Rev. l.. ]. b. CASTLE, of the East Genessee Con-
ference Of the Nj. f. Church, and agent for the
American Colonization Society for Northern Ohio
has undertaken to secure the liberty and removal
to the Liberia Colony an interesting company Of
slaves ninety ono in number. The owner It seems
had III, which he has been educating and training
for the use of civil liberty and with design to
settle them in Liberia.
Having qualified them as is believed for extensive
usefulness in the land of their fathers, he sent at
his own expense 26 of the company, who are now
there enjoying nll the benefits and rights of repub-
licans and will doubtless accomplish moro toward
The suppression Of the slave trade, and of slavery
ITSELF and the civilization Of the African tribes,
than all Great Britain has done at an expense of
S2lS,O0O,OOO, and perhaps one half million Of
| lives.
The old gentleman, (the mastery now finds him
self unable to do more for the 81 remaining than
to give them their freedom. This he offers on con-
dition that they be removed TO the Colony, and
comfortably provided for. Although it would re-
quire about $50 to send to the Colony, furnish
him with food and clothing for six months, and
give a 10 acre lot to each family; yet the Society
and Liberian Government are pledged to do all
this, provided the agent can raise SIG each for
each or Sl456 for the whole paid into the treasury.
| 1t is of vast importance that this should be done
with the utmost dispatch. Life is uncertain. The
owner is aged, and should he be taken away by
death ere this is accomplished his plan of noble
benevolence will be thwarted, and the bright hopes
and Anticipatons Of this interesting band forever
blasted. The contingent expenses may amount to
81 more, or $50 to each, hut not to exceed that
amount.
There are probably more than 81 individuals
\ within the agents field of labor, who would give
800 each, for the accomplishment of so noble and
important an object.
| There are individuals who stand ready to give
$500 each, to make these slaves during life fol
worldly gain while only $50 will change eacf
into man, constitute him missionary for lif,
actively, and instrumentally while the worlt
stands.
Ministers and Presidents of organizations ar,
respectfully solicited in the name Of humanity t.
present this subject to their charges, and senC
what they can raise to the agent-also any private
gentleman or lady. The agents address is Rev
l.. l. B. CASTLE, Berea, Cuyahoga county, o.
4 Berea, Nov. Is, 1853.
psI5~ Editors of other papers will please copy.
We copy the above at the request of the writer
These ninety-one slaves will doubtless esteem i
a joyful exchange-chattesm for expatriation.-
And to the pous, slave holding democracy, it is
: god-send, when they can divert attention iron
their time serving support of chattelism by tn
millions, by their efforts to emancipate niRety-One
by Punishment. What commentary upon ou
religion and laws where even this poor alternative
hangs only by the uncertain tenure of the life o
this aged, but comparatively benevolent and con
, scientious slave holder.
This Rev. l.. /. b. Castle, is making the most o
his case. What magic there is in twenty america,
, dollars. Ii will transmuto chattcl "into n mis-
sionary for life actively and nstrumentaly Will,
the pOrid stands" Liberia seems to be u new
Jerusalem, where there is no more DEATH 1T
black missionaries like Elijah are to be translated
A new claim this. And then the twenty-si,
already there, what wonders they accomplish
Reader, peruse it again." And they will doubt
less accomplish more towards the suppression o.
the slave trade, and of slavery ITSELF and the civi
lization of the African tribes than all Great Brit
ain has done at an expense of $2lS,0O0,0OO, and
perhaps one half million Of lives" Who eyei
dreamed Of the like, What miracle of ipauoncC
docs each slave exertS How valueless is " Britisl
gold" compared with Ameriedn-how useless tn,
labors of intelligent devoted free missionaries from
Britain, when contrasted with those of transported
slaves from America Twenty-six of the off.scour
ling of our slayes--whom the church and the stat
join to banish COR their degraded, immoral. an,
! ildlngerous character, will accomplish more than