Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-12-09

authorizes against him, and fUrsakcn 10y his pro
fessona defenders Sharp was not dsheartcned Il
but though, according to his own striking Ian
guage, totally unacquaned either with the prac-
tice OF the law, or the { Undation of it, having
never in his life opened law book except the
Bible he was inspired to depend on himself. An
uncon4 4uerable WILL and those instincts which are
often proounder in their teaching than any learn.
ing, were now his cOunsellurs For nearly two
years, during which the suit still pending he
gave himself to an intense study of The British
: Constitution in all its bearings upon human lib
erty. During these researches he was confirmed III
Fhis original preposscssons on the question, and
aroused 20 an undyng hostility against slavery,
which he plainly saw to lie without any sanction in
the Constitution "Neither the word STARE" he
, exclaimed or anything that can justify the en-
shaving OF others, can be found there God lie
pralsed| aud too say, God be praised
The result Of these studies was embodied in
tract "On the Injustice and Dangerous Tendency
of toleratlng Slavery, or even of admitting the
claim to pirate property in the persons Of men in
England" This Vas submitted to his counsel one
Of whom was the famous commentator, Sir William
Blackstone, and, by means of numerous copies in
manuscript circulated among gentlemen Of the bar
until the lawyers on the other side actually
intimidated and the slave hunter, failing to bring
forward his action, was mulct in treble costs :;
and thus ended that persecution of our philGu-
throplst This important Tract was printed m
; 1863.
} Thus far it was an individual case only which
/ 1
had engaged ms care. Another soon followed,
WhGre' Mron5h his chvaIrous humanity, the intol-
} erabie wrongs ot woman kidnapped in London
and transported as slave to Barbadoes, were re-
qressuo--So lar as an earthly decree couid 90
Learning tn" infinite woes Of slavery, lie now
aroused to broader efforts Shocked by an adver
tisement III London newspaper, such often APP
caFeu IN '"ose days' ol encK girI to DC sold
y. eACen'". temper anu "'h'n8 uI'toSitioh' ne
~ o!cc t'oteS,cu 10 tle Chahceilor' LORD Camaeh'
"SalnSc such 'nnsS rs d notorious preach OF the
I'M1 El nature humanity ana equity ana aiS9 the
I '"M' custom ana conSIllu'ion oi EnS
,."u ",u III Ue s"n'o year lo'h May, lio''
ne S"icln'y appeared ny le'tef to the ArrhG'sh"p
VI C"ht'Dury 'Sa'nSt 'he save Uaue, ana mus
~ H,Hnih W.ih !e"lS he'"'qeG INC l'p0urs o! CmfKSoh
= 'iu "notrIorGe' h1u mySe!i convinced he
s"lu' p1' io'nS oa'' ''lr'e "iIth Is III any way
Ii'Ic ''cu III ''I "iJ"N' V'"c' nave h'o"h stN-
% %cIn' "e'""eCS "ICi are SucS PROOFS 10 me al 'c
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,!'"So ~ INV io' H'''9 MS 10Y Vi Jus,ce ou'
ms porsoi"' i, lmuc ucle'ucnce. Aihoush l am am 4
gtu's"'"' Ho NIo'e oil ""o'her 1cIhsioh' aH" m
ae1u VI N''y 'iilJIoI r9nN' YET looN on myseil
~ w. PEI neeHuSe nave no,
o' Deei' ot''' :? Nv ANY wv" Nl"Ie.eF EhouS'
US. anu ien Wtt'Gul 'e co'SIuG'ntoi, ol c"rSe
4Gt'ces 70 ihysei i1r' aeeu lh'hh !! unworthy
", a n.t W w ,Iiu @ u ''' "oilu' 'u ~ Is Pol"t
~ ,e W o'''' ~ o''
no. even lr.i my sulerior' III
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@ ', ooi 'n.r ''9 ',''t" sI52u 1..N' NC
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W .'Y va '';o NY ~ 'e n9" I'''cnpu
.to ,'.L'o % ~ ,!'''S'on' "no
"i'"csseu tt @ ue"uly struggle Dut ull not venture
itSS"e I"t'i is'icss' ye'IIeu WidCM ino'hcr
VI W 1e e'I',cl. :'tuII''s' '" u"Nti'eI' 9l voSepl
t' Dr,N1' on ieU'S Mil"I 'u p"TSeI' 'hs'"t'y put
to'!i nIr Moin"in5 eAIIt'Dhs, " t'nout '"v he''-
ttI''" VI ner eeA S''e nuI'ipG !? "ItN'iie 9"arP'
"no ms INV NnoH ior ms hn'e"ny -e"I 10 suy
oot' ''io l"N nH'o,? mn 'ico 'T'''"iG
sIory' anu insiN'tu On vlh|ic"uno tue irfeuom OF
,L;, az i''' omn onl,or l, a. n! nI''oi I!J "
VA t'l'1 q ~ "ol'''.' - ''t '' gu. ~ Oo,"ileN
t;m ha.bcd in tears wen: orn,dT "hnnoJ 70 tho
mast 7 he orcot writ nf U,bno. Cnr,,us ,,os ,ovt
inyoted and the shin whi,.h had nrn.oeded nm ;,s
,y,y ,,os hoordrd in tho Downs Lnrnil, within
Hrit;sL jurisdiction Lv n fai,hfnI offcnr uhn ~
thc nnnJe of tbe KinG of Em,,lond mnI'rmd ,in
I chains If tte AfrcnT and tnnl bi,n Laci ~ fnnn-
:. I"m.
4 comnIoint was now presented oro;nst thc
kiinonnnrs who yero ot opco ;ndirt"3 ir ~
GrnnJ Inv Thoroso nos rcmnyod m tho K irG;I
Henrh and op the g0th Fab III brnnTbt ;gto
Conrt hninro Inr6 NIansdnII MA Getsnno ,r.o ,"aS
tbnt tho victim wos thcir sl,va and tboroc'ro
nroncrtv to hc riybtfnlIv seized Ana hcro tho
question was distinctly presented, Whether anv INV
Surh nronertv wns r3coan;yeJ Lv tho Rr;t;sI
'nnstiintipn Tbe transccndant na,ristroto ,r5n
nrccideJ on tbe occasnn saw rho n's.,ni,njo W az
iho ;.suo and son%bt ~ ,rnid ;ts rorn'G da,o.,'
notj"n, bv nresentin~ the subordinate ro;nt
rbohor tfo loimnnt snnnos;n, ernh po,n,,,
rcrornizei was nLIe to nrnye the7 moI, tn he b;s
Tbc kidnapners were fund ."uilry". Inf ;nJ,,-