Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-09-23

dare venture on no aggression, but when then
backs would be turned to walk on, tho cries and
the hurting at them Of turnpike stones would re-.
commence. a number Of blows were received,
but the stones thrown in so much of u crowd had
force to do but little injury. Then the rioters
formed into two companies in the street, chose
their captains, and sought out their victims, but
did not find them. Thus this attempt to open the
prison doors of the captive by the key of the law
terminated in violence to the abolitionists, and
perpetual bondage to the slaves. All this occurred
in the town, of Waynesville which beside other
churches, boasts Of its two large Quaker meeting
houses, from one of which the Hicksitc branch
were just separating from their annual meeting.
y member of it was upon the grand jury of the
county, and when these persons, whose lives had
been endangered by mob-violence, were n few
weeks later upon their trial for a riot in the Rains
case, this Quaker juror was enquircd of what was
to be done with these rioters in Wayncsyillc, his
reply was, he had not been out of his Store, and
had seen none of it," With the evidence all
around him, and the facts known to every one, a
riot in favor of Slavery was never even inquired
into.
Escaping from DE mob, the abOlitionist in their
return home were togt by a friend seeking them
with the information. that another company of
slaves were seen in the town of Wilmington Gin
ton county fifteen miles distant from Waynesyille
on the same day. Undaunted by i'll success, and
though worn out by fatigue and loss of sleep, they
marched on to the place aroused the friends of the
cause and took steps to have the slave holders legal
ly arrested in the morning. When day-lightcamc
it was found the alarm had been sounded in the
ears of the omigrants, that if they attempted to
pass that road with their slaves they would be
sure to lose them, and they had run them off dur.
ing the night. The Orthodox Quaker postmaster
in Wilmington admitted to Tie writer that he had
given the Shareholders this warning, and his rea-
son for it was, the family looked like very respccta-
bic people, and he feared the women might be
frightened at any attempt to rescue their slaves
To him the perpetual bondage Of the innocent, and
their ~posterity after them was nothing compared
to the fright which their oppressors might receive
by the process of libcrating them.
When the Supreme court set at Lebanon and
investigated the Rains case, taken up on writ Of
error, Judge Hitchcock presiding his decision was
that a slave brought into Ohio by his master, OF
permitted to come with his consent, was made free
by virtue Of our STATE constitution, which allows Of
no Slavery, or involuntary s%eryitude, except fol
punishment Of crime. This was precisely thC
view Of the case which had guided the parties il
their various attempts previous to the utterancc 0
this decision. These former slaves being made
free by Ohio law he decided that no unlawful VIC
lence had been employed in their liberation. Tn,
decision was understood to be distinctly, that an,
amount of violence necessary to effect their releas
from thraldom was legal. This is a point l wisl
the friends of freedom, as well MS the employees o
the Railway company, to inform themselves full.
upon. If collisions upon this question are as i
believed inevitable, it will be we'll for those VIII,
propose to be governed in the matter by human
cnactmcnts " understand exactly what are thei
powers and privileges under tho law. After tn
decisions in 1910 the transportation of slaves upoI
the great thorough fare leading wcstwardly throug'
Ohio entirely ceased. Such will be the resul
again upon this new line Of travel if the friends c
freedom prove true to their principles.
A BROOKE.
i Marlboro o. Sept. 10th.