Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-09-10
5rIettro articles.
Prom the Indiana Free Democrat
KILLING OF FUGITIVE SLAVES AUTHOR
lied BY THE SLAVE CODE.

In looking into the Pro Slavery papers both po.
Lteai and religious. we learn that the Compromise
Measures Of Congress, as well as the Compromise
Resolutions Of the various Ecclesiastical Lodies,
have not entirely alayed agitation ON the subject
of our Republican Slavery--thorc arc vet some
mouths that are opened for the duinb---there are
some hearts that feel for those that arc in bonds
as bound with them" We rejoice TO know ,hat
no legislation can stop the tide Of human thought
when calmly directed to measures tending to the
emancipation Of race from cruel bondage, aud that
ecclesiastical measures however conservative, can
entirely dam up the channels Of human sympathy.
Whatever may be the efforts Of those interested in
the perpetuauon Of our Slave System and all its per
nieious influences, one great fact is established by
our past experience. That TO- tliat every vial Of
truth poured out on the seat Of the beast shows
the world that his kingdom is full Of darkness md
makes him gnaw his tongue for pain. This is IL
Illustrated by the effect Of Uncle Tom on the heart
of christian civilization.
1t is also seen in all the forms Of apology and ex-
euse offered in pallialion of the gigantic evil In
their anxiety to ward of the effects oil the vals they
occasionally make serious mistaks as to matters of
fact. This is particularly the case with n pious
brother writing in tirc New iork Observer Of March
10, 1853.
Passing over much thar might be proftably no
ticed, we call attention to the following which we
present in form Of contrast from sla,eholdnq a,l-
thority:
The writer in the Observer says:
81 have never known n reward offered by n mas
fc- for killing his fugitive Slave"
"Norhcrnpcorlc rW' 6ctege that our Slaves
while pTc-cminenty good people are subject TO
rcuOrSeless tyrnnny-t that re " rds are offered for
L'il;ng them when they attempt TO escape from their
o1pre, sOrs, " Nc. 90.
These atrocities nre represented as done un-
der the pr'f,iipn and comlivanSe Of law in the
Slaycholdng States
~ -tn advertisement in tbs Macon, (ua.J Tcle-
graph, Of May %, 1888 reads:
"on thc Isl of last March my negro man, Ran
som left ms without the least proyocation whatcv.
! viii give areward Of so for said ne-re, il
ta'.cn dead or alive. II killed in any attempt an
ud,ancc Of 50 will 10 paid.
ERYANr JunN.oN, Crawl ford Co.. Georgia"
Tie Ncwhcrn Spectator ot Jauuar! 8, 1888, has
tho following:
Runaway a negro man named Sampson. Fif-
ty dollars wall be given for his delivery to me-
u b" rcsists $50 tlpl violence is necessary 10 take
him. no dar'aso- will ta claiu.ci if the Slave is
killed
ENocu Foy' Au advertisement in the Charles.
ton, o. o. Courier Of 30lh FcD 1896, reads:
500 tcwa;d.-- Runaway from the subscriber
IN Noycmber last his two negro men, Billy and
Pompcy. Billy is % years old, and is known as
the PATRON Of my boat for many years. In all
probability he may resist: in that event $50 will be
paid for his head"
Many other cases might be selected, but these
are sufficient.
Now the gentleman who thus offered these re-
wards for the murder Of tller servants did SO in
conformity to the law Of the State. They procce-
dci officially in their intended bucheries Read
the following Proclamation of two Justices of the
Peace;
and we do hereby by virtue of an Act Of the
Assembly of this State, concerning servants and
slaves, intimate and declare, if the said slaves do
not surrender themselves and return home to their
master Immediately, after the publication of these
presents, any person may kill and destroy said
slaves by such means as he or they may think ft
without accusation or impeachment of any crime
OF oiiense for so doing, without mourning any
penalty or forfeiture thereby.
Given under our hands and seals this 18th No
yenicr 1876