Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-12-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FROM ENGLAND

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To the Editor Of the Anti-slarery Adrocae.
DEAR SiR--I have had crowded meetings ut
Glossop, Halifax, and several other places and
large, though not crowded, ones at Preston, Mos
ley, &C., before which l have laid my views of
American slavery and American abolitionists, and
to whom l have submitted q Declaration for their
adoption. In every casD it has been adopted unan-
imously, and with reclamation. If you should
think well to publish it in your paper, the enclosed
copy of the declaration is at your service:-
DECLARATION.
1--WE lament tho prevalence of so frightful and
revolving a system as that of slavery in the United
State S of America. We regard the enslavement Of
men, women, and children as the greatest of crimes.
We consider it a terrible dishonor to the States,
that they should 50 long have tolerated and en-
couragcd so great q crime. We cannot but see
that slavery is not only an infinite wrong to the
slave, buta tremendous curse to the country at
large. 1t is manifestly a source of crime and i'm.
morality, of strife and bitterness, of madness aud
peril, to the States, and a hinderance to the spread
and triumph of true democracy and freedom, both
in America and Europe encouraging and strength
ening despots and tyrants, and throwing obstacles
in the path of progress and philanthropy every
where. We rejoice to hear that there are so many
noble men and women in America, who are labor
ing for the abolition of this enormous and prodigi-
Gus evil, and for the cause Of freedom and human
ity generally. We offer them our hearty thanks
and wish them all success. We sympathize with
them in their suferings, and would gladly aid them
in their labors. We would especially tender our
respects and gratitude to William Lloyd Garrison,
who has so long, so consistently, and so disinterest-
eddy, in spite of q world of abuse and persecution,
denounced oppression and wrong, and pleaded the
the cause of the degraded, plundered, tortured and
insulted slave. We honor him as the advocate of
freedom universal, and would express our unbound
ed admiration of his frmness and constancy, his
zeal and courage, his unwearied labors, his eter-
nal patience, and his unbounded hopefullness.
1--WE would also express our high esteem of
Theodore Parker, Wendell Phillips, Edmund Quin-
, cy, Lysander Spooner, Stephen and Abby Kelly
Foster, Parker Pillsbury, II. G. Wright, Francis
jackson, Mrs. Chapman, Lucretia Mott, Gerrit
Smith, Joshua r. Giddings, S. P. Chase, John P.
Hale, Charles Sumner, w. Furness, Thomas Gar
t ret, Drayton and Sayres, Mrs. Douglass of Rich
mond, Virginia Stephen Weakley, Cashier Ham,
way, and ell who have ventured to raise their
, voices in favor of freedom, and to risk their liberty
and life in the war with slaveholding despotism.
We rank these advocates of freedom, and these
martyrs of humanity, and all who have labored
and suffered with them among the first, the best,
the noblest of our race.
ave have listened with delight to the account
Society, and of the noble deed with which those
n .o 49,. x.o,o oo,a1,Iol +1o n.,-a &c AZ Io1n.
J.. less little slave girl. We would thank the aboli.
tionists of Salem for their brave and generous deed
We hope they will repeat the deed as often as o,ca
f sion may require, and opportunity offer.
t owe hope the friends of freedom in America
may have the unspeakable happiness to see not
s only the repeal of the Nebraska Bill and Fugitive
h Slave Bill, but the utter and eternal abolition o.
t the great abomination of slavery itself, the wide
n world through"
Mr.. CHAsE's BlLL.-Last session of Congress.
c Mr.. Chase introduced into the Senate the following
bill which now lies on the table of that body:
"Be ii enacted By the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatires Of the United States of america IL
Congress assembled That there shall be neither
Slavery nor involuntary s%ervitude, otherwise thar
in the punishment of crimes, in any Territory o
= the United States.
~ 1t is to the point. Just what should be done
n since Shareholders insist upon setting aside thu
4 principles of justice, Of common law and common
10 sense, and declaring that the local laws of slave
n. holding states shall be enforced in the territories
% When will the conservative Senate give that bill
= any important consideration. The Tribune says
" for this, the frcemen of the North should appear
y at the bar of Congress, as unanimous petitioners
: "and no time should be lost in pouring the petit
tions in upon both houses"
MORE SLAvEnoLDING IN OHIo.-The rail rodC
train was detained at Washington, Guernsey Co.
on Friday last, by an accident. During the deten
, ton, it was discovered that two slave boys were on
board, WHIT were travelling from Virginia to Ken
lucky. A writ of Habeas Corpus was obtained
, and served by the Sheriff, who took possession 81
the boys. The claimant alleged that he was only
, an agent, and desired to consult the owner, ant
the accommodating court on this account, granted
him a postporement.
The Court had no business to postpone for an,
such reason. The man acknowledged himself
e slave claimant. That was enough. The onl,
postponement the Court should have granted SHOULD
d have been for the purpose of issuing a writ for hi
s arrest as q kidnapper. This he was, and nothing
e else, in the eye of Ohio law. Quite likely now h
;: will 60 unwhipt of justice and the poor boys ma
At not unlikely, by some favoring process to slavery
y be sent on their travels to slavery, We hope
@ however, that Guernsey abolitionists will manag
* to turn their journeyings northward, either with O
* without law.
New GovERNoRs.-The following are the ne'
a Governors elected at the recent elections in tn
Northern and Western States. Seven of ther
o were last year Democratic:
New York, MYRON II. CLARK, Wing.
. Pennsylvania, JAMES POLLOCK, Wing.
a" Massachusetts,, HENRY j. GARDNER, X. n
Maine, ANSON p. MORRILL,, A. N. d,
an Connecticut, HENRY BUTTON, Wing.
Michigan, KINSLEY S. BINGHAM, Rep,
a.. Iowa, JAMES w. GRIMES, Rep.