Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-05-27
SHOOTING sCHOOLMAsTERs.

1t has been tacitly assumed and conced ed
throughout the discussion excited by the murder
of Butler and the trial of Ward that the shooting
of schoolmasters was, in the abstract reprehensi-
siblc, whatever might be the judgement with
regard to any particular schoomaster. The
Richmond E1dminer, however, has broached
different theory-namely, that the shooting Of
average Northern schoolmastcrs by southern gen.
tlemen is correct and commendable. Thus runs
The Examiners averment:
"Tho South has for years been overrun with
hordcs of illitcratc, unprnciped graduates Of the
Yankee free schools, (those hotbeds of selfcon-
ccit end ignorance who have, by dint of unblush
ing impudence, established themselves MS school
masters in our midst. These creatures, with rare
exceptions have not deserved the protection Of
laws. They bear neither in person or in mind q
very strong resemblance to human beings. In Ian
guage morals, manners and education, they might
lead one to believe that Frankenstein was not the
myth of a German romance-writer, and the Yahoo
n real rather than fabulous monster, born of the
enyenomed and satirical pen Of Swift. OF this
class, Ichabod Crane, northern writer's portrait
of n Yankee schoolmaster, is n most comp plimentary
and nattering picture. SO odious are some of
these dinerdm igHordmuseS' to the people of the
South so full Of abolitionism and concealed in
cendiarism are many of this class full Of guile,
fraud and deceit that the deliberate shooting of
one Of them down, in the act of poisoning the
minds of our slaves or our children, we think, If
regarded as homacide ut all should always be
deemed perfectly jtStfable; and ace imagine that
the Polriety Of shooting an abolition schoolmaster,
ehen ca"ga tdmpering wiM our slares, has nerer
been questioned 1y any iRtelligem Southern man.
THIS re take 10 be the anicIiteR common lao Of the
South, and we deem it advisable to promulgate the
law, that it may be copied into all the Abolition
papers, thundered at by the three thousand New
England preachers, and read with peculiar empha-
sis and terrible upturning of eyes by Garrison, at
the next meeting of the ant-Slayery party at Fan
emil IIholl Wa ihot jL9 of
rant abolition ScbooimaSterS is frequently credi-
table and laudabe act, emitting respectable
southern man to- at least seat in the Legislature
or place in the Common Council Let all Yam
kee schoolmasters who propose invading the South,
endowed with a strong nasal twang, a long scrip
tural name, 'and Webster's photographic book Of
denominations, seek some moro congenial land,
where their lives will be more secure than in the
vile and 'homicidal slave States We shall be
glad if the rawlings of the Abolition press about the
Ward acquttal, shall have this effect.
"The shooting of q southern man Of education
and talents, professor and useful citizen, has
produced just degree Of Indignation, excitement
and lawless exhibition Of violent feelings, which
| time does not appear to diminish. But we regre
to announce that the shooting of a meddesomt
New England Abolition schoolmaster would resul
in no such exhibition of popular rage The neigh
bors of the fortunate marksman might give him
barbecue or run him for Congress- but beyond tha
nothing would he DONE"
Il -Ne wish Ihe Examiner would undertake 4
tell us what creates the large demand for Northern
schoolmasters at the South, while Southern teach
) ers are rare as white blackbirds at the North.
certainly is not any excessive demand for teacher
among the Chivalry,' for New York alone employ
more teachers than any five Slave States. Wha
is it?-Tri6uHe.
DECISION OF JUDGE KANE IN THE WILKEsBARR
SLAVE CAsE.-Judge Kane yesterday delivered
, long opinion of the United States Circuit Cour
sitting in Philadelphia, in the case of the Unite,
: States Marshal rerSuS the Sheriff of Philadelphia
The hearing was on hdbeas corpus taken out +
prevent the reator being taken TO Wilkesbarre 70
trial under an indictment found against them 70
an assault while executing q writ in Wilkesbarr
issued by the Circuit Court. The opinion says
though the Marshals cannot be tried by Jury, /
acting in obedience to a Federal process, they ma,
be punished for abusing it, and by the Court tha
issued process, which is bound to punish or pro
tect its ministerial officers The Court will there
fore proceed TO hear the case on its merits unde
the Act Of Congress, and will receive the evidenc,
of the relitor.