Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-09-02
PrO-Slayery Courts.

Among tie many evils connected with the
institution of slavery is that which prohibits ne
groes from being witnesses in Courts of justicej
in any case where white person is party to
the suit 1t is one of the evils, without which
the institution could not be maintained. IF slaves
or even free negroes, were permitted to testify
against white man, perhaps his master it would
create an equality entirely inconsistent wish the
relation of master and slave. No matter how
deep the villainy or dark the crime, if there is
no testimony but that Of negro, the offender,
if he be white man, must escape unpunished.
We have a case in point, reported in the Kicks-
burg Wig of July 30 A Mr.. YoGH and his
wife had some difficulty about which of them
should control the services Of a female slave
The matter was brought before the Mayor, who
decided that under the laws of the State, tho
wife should have such control in Instances Of tho
kind Vogh was much enraged-went home
and shot Lis wife through the heart. He was
arrested and brought oofore the Mayor, who, af-
ter bearing the case, committed him to the Jail
of the county 20 answer to the charge of mufi
der; but the point in the case IS shat although
the crime was committed in the presence of his
slaves not onc Of hc:i tcouM be permitted to tes-
tJy, and his conpjction must rest entirely rpon
circumStaatiaL eridcace: Not because his slaves
did not possess sufficient intelligence or honesty
to speak the TRUTH but because the law that re-
duced them 20 he condition of slaves, sinks and
destroys their manhood.
1t is in vain to enact penal codes, while such
a state of things continue. 1t is worse than
useless to attempt to enforce law that refuses
10 admit the plinest positive evidence in the case,
simply because the proffercd witness is ''giilty
Of skin not colored like his own,' and VogH
will, undoubtedly, be acquitted for ,cant Of snbi-
cient ctidence to conrict him To what arc wo
coming !-Salem Weekly Democrat
A MAx WHIPPED ron HrLrlro Ntqnc 10 EscArss
On Friday last we heard that Wednesday
evening a had been very severely lynched in
] Wellington. We Immediately went to that place
to inquire into the particulars. The facts of tho
case are substantially rs follows: Col. JOhn NJ.
( Lewis and Mr. iackler, of Saline County, had each
a runaway negro. They followed the fngitiyes into
Jackson County, where they were captured; COts
Lewis had his slave handcuied, and the other was
at liberty. At Wellington the owners Of the slave
stopped for dinner; while the negroes framed an
excuse for going to the stable. In the stable 4
Y white man by the name of VIM. I. Dowal, indicted
Lewiss slave to go into the stable lg(,i whore he
was covered up by the white uiih under large
pile of sheave oats. IL wds discovered by the
statement Of Fackor's negro, and one belonging to
Mr.. Major whore the negro was concealed, and on
a second search he was found. The man was im-
mediately arrested under warrant and taken be-
fore Mr. Justice Hook, who committed him to Jail.
and delivered him the custody of the township
constable. Upon this the citizens appointed twelve
men summarily to decide upon the case. They
sentenced him to receive twenty-five stripes with
cowhide over the shirt, and Immediately TO leave
, the State. The stripes were duly inflicted and tho
: fellow left town with an order to come to Lcxng-
ton and take passage on the steamer D. IL Lucas.
for Illinois, with promise that the citizens OF
Wellington would pay his passage. The guilt OF
Dowal was apparent to all yet independent of
the evidence Of the negroes, there was hardly
enough positive evidence against him TO convict hin:
in court cf Justice Lexington (Mo.) Express