Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-10-07

could not attain 20 that sublime height of patro-
tic, and self denying devotion to law and ORDER"
rs to return to slavery their wives and mothers"
This exalted degree has been reached only by few.
The best known of which is doctor of divinity
in the heart of New England.
Besides these difficulties, there were many free
blacks among the Indians; and the Indians them
selves, hold slaves. Both these classes of negroes
it appears, were frequently kidnapped stolen.--
Gen Thompson writes thus, to the Commissioner Of
Indian affairs:
"There are many very likely negroes in this ma
tlon, lSemnoles. Some of the whites in the ad-
Jacent settlement manifest restless desire to OBJ
tain them, and have no doubt that Indian raised
negroes are now in the possession of the whites"
A few months later, John Walker, Seminole
Chief wrote to the Indian Agent as follows:
am induced to write to you in consequence of
the deprcdatons making, and attempted to be
made upon my property, by company of negro
stealers, some OF whom are from Columbus, Ca
and have connected themselves with Brown and
Douglass | should like your advice how am to
act. dislike to make trouble, to have any diff
Guilty with any of the white people but if they rcss
pass upon my premises and my rights must defend
myselfin the best way can. Ifthey make this at
tempt,an have no doubt they will, they must bear
the!consequences Butts there no civil law to protect
me Are the free negroes, and the negroes be-
longing in the town, to be stolen awav publicly,
and in the face of law and Justice carried of and
pirates? Douglas and his company hired man
who has two large trained dogs for the purpose to
come down and take Billy lie is from Mobile,
and follows for livelihood catching runaway ne
Groes." ...-
But this appeal for protection was unheeded.
The slaves, and free negroes, were in few days,
all captured, carried off and sold How much
better is this than slave catching the coast of
Congo? Though the perpetrators of these crimes
were well known, no one of this band of land
piIotes' was ever brought to justice War follow.
ed OF course. Strong however as were the pro-
voc tons to war; the feeble Indians preferred peace
to war with the United States. a cessation of
hotties was agreed in March 1887, which
would have maturcd into permanent peace, if the
negro stealing prOpensties of the Ge0rgians, and
other whites could have been restrained, and the
slave holding interests had not required as essen
tial to peace, that the Indians should first capture
and return their escaped s1ares The Indians
agreed to emigrate west of the Mississippi and
should be secure in their persons and property
and that negroes their bona .fde property should
accompany them" "Ths arrangement revived
the hopes of the friends of peace They INDUCED
the hope that blood would cease to flow, and that
safety to the Indians and to our people would
again extend over the territory. But these fond
hopes were soon blighted.
Twelve days after this convention was entered
into, solemn remonsrance against it was signed
by number OF gentlemen Of high standing in
Florida and transmitted to the secretary of War.
These gentlemen totally objected to any pocifcatjoa
which did not provide for hcrocapte their sldres.
They objected to the Indians going Vest until they
take and return TO Meir OwRc1S the slares lphO had
escaped from Mcr masters in Florida"-- Speech of
! }. Il. Giddings on the Florida war.
The Indians were fully disposed to abide by their
agreements. On the Doth of March, Gen. Jessup
wrote to colonel Warren in which he said:
"There is no disposition on the part of the great
body Uf the Indians to renew hostilties; and
they will, am sure, faithfully fulfil their engage
ments if the inhabitants Of the territory be prudent
But any attempt to seize their negroes or other
property would be followed by an immediate re-
sort to arms"
On the 18th of April Gen. Jessup wrote to the
Gov of Florida that "If the citizens of the terri
ritory be prudent the war may be considered at an
end But any attempt to interfere with the Indian
negroes would cause an immediate resort to hos
tllities. The negroes control their masters, and
they have heard of the act of your legislative coun-
ell. Thirty or more of the Indian negro men were
at and near my camp on the Withacoochie late in
March, But the arrival of two or three citizens of
Florida said to be in search of negroes, caused
them to disperse at once; and | doubt whether
they will come in again. AT all events, the emi-
grafton will be delayed q month, apprehend, in
consequence of the alarm of these negroes" but
these negro stealing expeditions were not restrain
ed, and the influential shareholders of Florida
utterly regardless of the miseries inflicted on the
nOn-slavehoders of the community, by continued
Indian war, protested against any peace that did
not secure the capture of their slaves. The war
was reopened; the Indians refused to cmgrate
and blood hounds from Cuba were drafted in our
army, embarked in this negro hunt. Indian al
lies were offered 20 dollars head for all negroes
taken live which, when taken, were handed over
free of charge, to whoever claimed them. Over
500 were thus captured, and bounty of 90 dollars
per head paid their captors, from the National
Treasury.
| of Al, IL.
stimulated by the following order Of Gen. Jessap
"All Indian property taken by the army from this
date will belong to the corps or detachment max
ing it." This property consisted of negroes, cat
tie and horses" as explained by letter to Col War
rem few days latter. .. ..
Here were boodhounds, Indians and American
soldiers all set in eager chase after few misera-
BILE slaves and that too, by the U. States author
! ties. The bay, and whoop, and shout of the all-
ed forces, mingled their obscene and hdeous clam
or, as they rushed to to the swamps and glades to
reap the promised harvest of flesh and blood
Who that does not feel his cheek flush with
shame and his heart swell with indignation at
seeing his beloved country, prostituted by q few
slayemongcrs to such vile purposes Our cOuntryl
claiming to be the freestn the would, coupling her
soldiers with bloodhounds and Indians, in scan
dalous chase after few poor fugitive slaves; fol-
lowed by the misses and curses and contempt of the
world. ..t..... ..... ... ...
This Infamous negro hunt, called by courtesy,
"The Florida War;" provoked for a bad end, and
conducted by the foulest of means; outraging
every principle of humanity and justice, and in
violation of the Constitution cost the government
forty millions of dollars; and what is infinitely
worse, branded us with the odious name of a ma
ton of kidnappers :" and yet we are impudently
told by shareholders and it is echoed by tGer nor
thern lacqueys, that 1--WE have nothing to do with
slavery" .....
Cuba, in whose liberation from the despotism of
spain shareholders are protesting 50 lively an in
terest, would in all human probability, long before
f this, have been, not only free from the Spanish
woke. but free also, from the still more inexorable
and sitting despotism of negro slavery, but fol
the interference of this government, under the dio
tation of the slave power.
Whilst the Spanish Colonies were engaged in
in the war which resulted in their independence
they called Congress at Panama, chiefly to pro
, &QuERY: Is this the Brown and Douglass now in
, Congress from Indiana and illinois,