Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-09-30
SLAVERY IN INDIANA.

We have repeatedly had occasion TO comment on
the attempt made by the managers of the Jefcr
sonville Railroad Company to introduce Slavery
and slavedriyng laws into the free State of Ind-
ana The question having been tried iudically
has been decided against the Company, but will be
carried up OF course to the higher Courts In
these circumstances we find that the LouiscHie
journal sustains the cause of Slavery as follOws
1t is a matter of interest to the citizens of
Louisville and the State at large, that the conduct
of the Jelcrsonyillo Company be sustained. If
free and unrestricted transit Of persons of color
over the road was allowed, there would not be
much necessity for an underground railroad to the
Canadas. We therefore are gratiGed at the posi-
ton taken by the managers Of that road, and hope
their action will be fully endorsed by the Indiana
Courts"
We fear that even if this outrageous attempt
could be favored by any number of Judges, it
would not help the slave drivers very much. New
Albany which is only five miles from Louisville,
has n railroad reaching to Lake Michigan on
which they take any colored man without question
tioning him as to his condition No restriction
whatever is imposed on any passenger, white or
black, but all are allowed to travel the road if
they pay the fare. The same is trne of the road
at Madison and Lawrenccburg both penetrating to
the interior Of Indiana. Why do not the Kcntucl-
ians demand of the Directors of these roads sim
liar restriction? is it not as essential to the inter
ests of Kentucky that Gordon should be erected
n pro-Slayery rule on the Cincinnati roads 4?
Simply because they know that all these roads are
made by free State capital and are managed by
men who have too mach respect for themselves and
the STATE in which they live to become the tools of
Shareholders. The Jeilersonville Directors have
disgraced their State, and especially the City of
Jeiersonylle, which owns in It's corporate capacity
one hund,ed thousand dollars of stock in the road
We are happy to learn, however, that some mem
bers of the Board are opposed to the rule, and
confident that others are heartily ashamed of it,,
and secretly desire that the Courts may compel its
abolition.
The Directors in adopting and enforcing such n
rule have undoubtedly violated their charter, and
the fact should be brought to the notice of the
next Legislature which has reserved the right to
amend or repeal it whenever they see proper.
Should an Anti-Slavery Legislature be elected in
that State, is highly probable, this may be done
At all events petitions should be presented praying
for it, And we suggest to the people of Indiana
who unwilling that Slavery shall be established
over them to move in this matter Let them 90 to
work in every County of the State with petitions
to the Legislature asking for repeal of the char
ter of this pro-Slavery Railroad Company. Between
the Courts and the Legislature either the rule or
their charter will be repealed. Certainly both of
them should not be kept in existence.-New York
Tribune.
NEGROES ABscoNDrNG.-Six negroos(o one belong
ing to Dr. Splcer Patrick, and the others to persons
in Eastern Virginia, who had hired them to ind-
yduals at the salt-works) off last week, and it
is believed have effected an escape into Ohio, q
State becoming as noted for her abolition propen-
sites as Massachusetts, -Richmond Enquirer.
We are happy to believe that the Enquirer is
right. We hope noble State may soon become
even more "noted for her abolition propensities,
than her Sister Massachusetts," We hope the
day is not far off when all the Swiss mercenarics
on the muster roll of the President will not be
able to cary human being from our borders, as
Scandal, like kite, to fly well, depends greatly
| upon the length Of the tale it has to carry