Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-08-25

/ will put this through your head / supposed he
was searching for his revolver, the 'never-failing
help of these gentry in every time of trouble !
when, 10, and behold, out came from his pocket a
huge slung shot. Obstinacy happens to be one of
my easily bcsctting sins, and therefore [ refused
to take back the truthful remark | had uttered,
when the villain seized his piece of lead and
struck me n tremendous blow with it upon the top
of my head. 1t partially stunned me at the time,
SO that | am hardly able to tell what happened
directly after, but l found myself standing inside
the store, and he swearing and cursing outside.
"When this happened, not single Anti-Slavory
man that | knew was present but speedily some
fifty crowded around the store, and all stood dumb
before their Southern king. No one dared to offer
one word oil rcmonstraDce to the disturber of the
peace, but some of them ordered me to keep still,
and say no more. Afterward, another pro-slavcry
man approached me, and threatened to fight me,
because, us he said, i told that fugitive, last win
ter, that Judge LeCompte ought to set her free"
No one i~ntcrfered but the first pro slavery man,
with whom l had the debate. lie took the man
away from me by main force.
mot long after, the whole pro-slavory gang
adjourned to another place, and began to threaten
G. W. Brown for some remarks of his in reference
to a horse which he had lost, and which one of
their number had found. The horse had been pre-
viously delivered. into Mr.. Browns hands, but he
was threatened with violence if he limited that
they had stolen the animal. Thus you will see
that these pro-slavery men are alive to the rebukes
OF the despicable Yankees. One would think that
the 'chivalry' would possess far too much dignity
to care for what the Yankee paupcrs' say.
"July 81. Yesterday our streets were again the
scene of a terrible personal rencontrc between the
conflicting elements here. We were in the midst
OF an election upon the question of tho adoption
oil the Maine Law by the town, which election
resulted in a nearly unanimous vote in favor of the
law, the rummies absenting themselves from the
polls.
About five o'clock, P. NJ a noted citizen Ct this
place, who claims to be a pro-slavery-free-Stat
man, struck Esq. Clark, of this place, a very severe
blow upon his head, which caused the poor man
almost to faint, and his garments were besmeared
with blood from head to foot 1t is not known
what instrument was used, but it is evident that
something else than a mans fist would be ncces-
sary to cause a severe cut upon the head, although
NV !" vi 'o oS"'iah say tnat he was totally
unarmed. Mr.. Clark had q bowie-knife in his
hand, but wisely refrained from using it. DR..
Robinson was the only man who ventured to inter
fere, as far as l can learn, although, at another
time, a Western gentleman persuaded the assail.
ant not to attack a person whose remarks on the
CLARK fight displeased him. Revolvers and bowie.
knives were on the ground in great abundance,
and it is almost a miracle that a general row, re.
sulting in the death of several individuals, did moi
ensue. The provocation was simply this, that
Esq. Clark disputed the word of his assailant in
relation to some assertion respecting the settle.
ment of our town dificulties-Esq. Clark being in
favor of multiplying that arrangement.
81 think this is a worse place than ever Califor
MIA was. What shall we do?
"Yours, in haste, C. STEARNSu