Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-01-28
FREEDOM AT WASHINGTON.
A correspondent of the Mahoning Free Demo
crat, writes from Washington as follows
WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. IL, 1854.

crat, writes from Washington as follows:
WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. IL, 1854.
Mr.. ELLIor-
A colored man has JUS. left my room down cast
and broken hearted. lie called on me some two
hours since, stating that certain woman of some
~ years old made contract with her owner TO nav
hve hundred dollars for her freedom. She paid the
whole, rs she states, but the owner threatened u
sell her, and in fact did sell her to man who had
notice OF her claims to liberty. She sued for free
dom, but was unable to make proof Of all the pay
ments. The Court finding $3.50 paid and Sl70 re-
naming due, gave her but thirty days to raise the
$40. The time expired last night; and this morn
ing her owner sent her to the slave pen for sale
Her friends went to see him. and he agreed to take
the SlIO, II paid any time to-day but knowing the
piratical character Of those who deal in human
tesh told the c0lored man who called on me that
would not make any effort, unless / had the
promise in writing. lie went to the owner, and
returned in great trepedation with note, saving
that he would take $500 if paid by 2 O'Clock this
afternoon. l told the man If had the power to
hang the iiend who thus attempts to swindle those
that possess humane feelings, by his digustng pi.
racy; or could subject him for few days to the
horrors OF that traffic in human flesh, which wings
ana democrats have SO long kept up here. wod
not hesitate to do either, but could not pay the
$500. The man left me in tears, nor would / dis.
guise the TACT that my own eyes were not dry. In
my room alone felt the degradation of my count
ry to be unutterably deep. How long, oh, God
now long shall party names and party prejudces
lead men to commit the most revolving, the most
damning crimes that have disgraced fallen man
How long will men, under the pretence of support
ing freedom, uphold public servants in maintaining
tins helllsh trihc in humanity? How long will
professors OF religion feel themselves bound TO vote
for men whose whole influence is exerted to con.
tnue tins commerce in the image of God? How
long VIII those who buy and sell the saviour in the
person Of his followers, be admitted to our commu.
MON tables as good and worthy brethren?
by the way, the attempt to spread slavery over
that vast country known as Nebraska and bounded
east by Missouri Iowa and Minnesota, west by the
Rocky Mountains, and extending north TO the
British possessions on tho 10Th degree north lati-
tude, is attracting attention in the country as well
US IN Washington. The establishment of slave
markets on that immense region, which, for the last
thlrtyhye years has been cOnsecrated 10 liberty is
looked upon as more piratical in its nature, more
deyiish IN its objects, than any ever attempted
since we have been nation. Doughfaces will be
smoked from their hiding places on this subject
trustit viii be made the test in all elections from
that OF President down to that of Constable; and
that no man who goes for slavery, or for u candi-
date who hesitates to avow his unyielding hostility
to this heathenish policy, will be regarded in any
other light than traitor to his country and amos
tate to his race. IL the man who would thus spread
slavery over free territory is not a tory, an enemy
to American liberty, | should like to hear some
one define such being Such men have no claims
to the title of American citizens They are at heart
greater despots than Ncholos or the Grand Turk.
for neither of those Tyrants ever authorized tho
sale aad purchase Of slaves, as this bill of Senator
Douglass proposes to do. Yours, &c.