Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-07-15

the master was 1elleu 10 tnc BrOunu Dy n DlON
from the fist of the chattel
Enraged. the master returned to the house foi
gun and whip, then pursued the now half-retreat
ing slave. | say haf.rctrcating, for he feared e
ther to run stand. At last he stoppedZrot till
he had armed himself with Il club; and when hit
drunken master attempted to chastsc him, he
dealt him such n blow across the forehead as to
fracture his skull. The slave escaped, and has not
been heard Of since. The master wns carried to
tho house, and after lingering some two or three
weeks, died--a victim to his own appetite and op-
preston. Though We sincerely regret the fatal
result, can we call that black man murderer
without virtually bringing the same charge agsinst
our fathers, who for liberty. shot down the Brit
ish soldiers on Bunker Hill? LIBERTY.
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AMENDING THE FUoIrIvE SLAVE Acr-Some of
the liberal Wing and Free Soil papers are urging
an amendment of the unconstitutional and cxcra-
Bile fugitive slave act Of 1850, so that trial by
Jury may be had in cases Of arrested fugitiyes.
We question the wisdom and policy Of amending
any legislative enactment so intrinsically and en-
tirely unjust and atrocious as that of the fugitive
law. The true position is, to refuse to recognize
it as law, and then we shall not fritter our time
away divide the efforts Of northern frectnen in
accomplishing the work Of its entire repeal.
Tie party that shall be strong enough in num-
bers to amend the law in the point proposed, will
be sufficient to effect its overthrow. We demand
its repea-it is too rotten structure to he repair
ed. A law which is palphbly against tho Consti-
tuition, against justice, against humanity, should
be abrogatcd at once and forever To seriously
propose to amend it, is to recognize it's constitu-
tonality. its legality, its claims to obedience. To
move merely to amend an act like this amounts to
n compromise with the accursed thing, and wb
thought the north had done with compromises.
Repeal, unconditional repeal, and nothing short of
this, is the only true and safe position to be taken
by northern freemen.
Gsgr Mr.. PE4ftr of the U. S. Senate thinks "any
Senator who disavows his obligations to the Cons
titution, should be expelled" Agreed. If the
Senate could be purged of all such characters, it
would be the better for it, and for the country
And in the first place, we think somebody should
move for the expulsion Of the Senator who spoke
as follows -
lie referred to that part of the Declaration of
Independence. which says all men created
equal, and held that if these words were used in
the sense placed upon them by the Ab0tionists
they were II selfevident LIE. He discussed this
matter fpr half an hour. lie denied that men
were created equal either physically, morally,
pCt1tcady or mentally. f
The man was JoHN PETIT of Indiana. Of
course, in Nebraska Senate it is but vcnial Of
| fence to call Jciersun's Declaration Of Human
Rights n lie. Bat there a another tribunal before
which he is to come Ibis fall The People of Indi-
ana are to pass judgment upon linn. And if they
do not take him at his word, and expel hin, from
/
| IIoosierdoln albany Jon,7aah .s.
BArcnrIpERs WInow-Wc sec by our exchahg;
cs that the U. s. Senate has voted the widow Of
the rutian Bachciter pension of three thousand
dollars the shareholders Of Savannah intend to
4 present her with thousand dollars; from Alex
andra, she is to receive another thousand.
To WHAT ARE WE COMING I'VE are informed,
that few days since casii deposited lrcn a
Freight Train, at the Depot in Canton, Stark Co.,
with the simple direction Canton" upon it. This
singular and inexplicab!e direction led to an ex
animation. The cask was found to be flied with
pistols and bowie knives. Every thing was care
FULLY replaced, to sec who would call for package
with such unusual cont1nts. In short time
CatIolic Priest called, claimed and carried a,oaJ
tie casI! . ...-
1t is -aid that casks, similar to the orc abreC
spoken Of are being sent iii different directions
over the country. TO what are we coming?
, SLAVES FOR KAvsAs.-Tho following paragraph
from The .lykanSas MtelAgencer shows the feeling
y, with which the settlement of Kansas is regarde,
in the northern part OF that State:
"Wc hear Of some talk among our farmers abou
r getting up company to go to Kansas. We hop
d they will do SO and take their negroes along Th
c South ought to make ain effort to secure 4 slay
n State out of this territory. Arkansas is especial
r interested If Kansas becomes frce-soil State
farewell to slave property in Northwest Arkan
sas." .
d House of REPRESENTATIVES,, June %, 1854.
n GENTLEMEN: The impression seems to prevail
G that the Address Of the members Of COngres
: against the Nebraska bill, published in your pape
d of the 2lst instant, was prepared by me. This /
S correct to great extent. deem it due to myself
/ however, state that portions of the address pre-
! pared by were materially pared docn, pursuan
e to the desires of some of the moro cOl,seyrotir
: members from different secti3ns of the Union
p For the sake of harmony L 'aCquiesced" T" il
Y the notifications, and endorse the contents of til
paper; yet beg leave to say that it does not as
}. sumo high and rs strong grounds us think tn
outrage perpetrated upon national faith by the re
peal Of the Missouri Compromise demanded.
81 Very truly, yours, &c. ss....l .-r
t -National HteVigencer.
IS Hssy~ The abolitionists mustn't have all the fu
le to themselves. Speaking of one of the Ohio
s. S. Senators, the Boston Commonwealth says
A. 4" He's Ben Wade, and not found wanting.|
,s LETTER OF GERRIT SMITH. ....r
,e WAsuIFGroN, june 81, 1854.
c. To mn Constituents:
ID Nv nomination to Congress alarmed me great,
Of because believed that 1t would result in my ele
at tion 10 separate myself from my large priva
IS business for so long time; and to war for 50 Ion
a time, against the strong habits formed IN III
, deeply secluded life; seemed to me well-nigh IL
- possible. -
u My election having taken place. concludes
= that must serve you, during the first session
a. my term. Not to speak of other reasons for sue
. service, there was, at least SO much due to you,
q requtal for your generous forgetfulness of part
70 obligations, in eecting me. could not do les
W and, yet, make decent return for the respect al
,,ee partiality you had shown me. .......
-, did not, until within few weeks, fully dcciC
. not to return to Congress, at the next session
- could not know, but that something unforsoC
o might demand such return. /, now, feel at liber
~ to announce MY purpose to resign my seat in Co
Of gress, at the close of the present session. Why
oi make the annuhcaton SO early is, that you m,
have ample time to look around you for my ST
w. cessor .. T. I. H. ..1.- lI .sl..
ak l resign my scat the more freely, because ]
wo not thereby impose any tax upon your time. "
X will fill the vacancy at the General election.