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Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-09-08

South: and assuming the average value Of each &c
be one hundred pounds sterling here is more than
fire and ticenty millions Of pounds sterling. con
trbuted to the cause of putting away Slavery from
the United States by the Shareholders of the South
"This immense sum-" remarks Mr.. Stiles, "has
been actually paid out not interest only out prin-
cipal also not by a rich public treasury, but by
families who live by the slaves they surrendered
not before the public eye, but in the retirement OF
private life; not under the cheering voice of uni.
versal praise, nor under circumstances which pro-
vided the slightest hope of pecuhary emolu-
ment."
Mr. Stiles next shows that the men who dwell
south of Mason and Dixon's line have done more
to convert the heather than the whole world be-
side, The sum total of the membership of all the
heather churches in the world is estimated by
those best informed on the subject at something
like two hundred thousand. Mr.. Stiles states that
to say nothing of the numerous negro members Of
all the churches in the State of Maryland, nor of
the Presbyterian, Episcopal or Lutheran church
es, nor of certain branches of the Methodist
and Baptist denominations, the Methodist Church
South, numbers 200 communicates and the
Southern Baptist Church 100000, making togeth-
er 264 900, q far larger number of converted hea-
then than all the Free-Soil churches in the world
have yet converted to Christianity "Let our
Northern brethren weigh this singular fact. These
very brethren of the South, upon whom they
themselves have been laying on so hard and so
long for their cruel oppression of the bondmen,
and wnom, forsooth from year to year they have
been SO anxious to persuade Providence to thrust
out of the Church, as not worthy standing in it.,
these are the very men whom that very Providence
has made the honored instruments, in one sense at
least, of doing more for the salvation Of the hea-
then world than all the Church militant beside"
The sum contributed by the South in the eman-
cipaton of slaves is greater than the whole amount
contributed by all the benevolent societies of the
American Church to the various objects of Chris
tian lberality. Mr.. Stiles presents table, show
ing that the sum total of contributions of the
American Church for religious purposes amounts
to twenty-five millions six hundred and sixty-eight
thousand five hundred and ffty-seven dollars,
while the sum total of moneys surrendered to ad-
vance the cause Of emancipation amounts to near
ly one hundred and Twenty-Five millions Of dollars !
Such facts as these need no comment. What a
sublime contrast do these quiet and mighty deeds
of charity present to the fanatcal words of Old
and New gland! Fanatcism may shut its eyes
to such facts; they may never be permitted to
reach the great mass of those who have honest but
ignorant prejudiees against Slavery; yet they are
none the less truth because the blind cannot see
them, and they may we'll sustain the hearts of
Southern men in the contest before them with an
inspiring consciousness of duty performed.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-09-08

And for this il appears that you have been brought
before man who, "dress d in little brief author
4 ith," has cast you into prison. This outrage is
rendered more outrageous by the way in which ii
was done.
1t was perpetrated through the perversion Of the
great writ of habeas corpus. This writ of freedom
and deliverance, which in England has often been
styled the palladium Of the Constitution-wh
is recognised as distinctive feature of Consttu-
tonal Government-which finds no place in des-
potism, and which is the very master-key appoint
ed to unlock prison-doors and let the oppressed go
free--has been made in your case, by hocus-pocus
without precedent the instrument of lmprson-
ment and oppression.
Strange and disgraceful all this is, it must be
considered as the natural fruit of Slavery ANY
person, whosoever ne may bc-whether simple cit
izen or magistrate-who undertakes to uphold this
wrong seems forthwith to lose his reason. lie
may be just, humane and decent in other things
but in the support of Slavery he becomes unjust
inhuman and indecent-often in obvious uncon-
sciousness of his degradation. The blindness
which makes him nsensible to wrong so transce
dent naturally makes him insensbe to the
lesser wrong by which it is maintained. What
is the writ of habeas corpus the trial by jury the
privilege OF debate or your liberty or mine, in the
estimation of person who has already screwed
himself to the pitch of injustice necessary for the
and child-whch stamps woman as concubine-
which shuts the gates Of knowledge, and which
snatches from the weak all the hard-earned fruits
of incessant toll
But there must be an end to these things; and
as Shakespeare found jewel in the toads head, so
do find cheering omen even in the injustice
which has made you its victim. There is an old
saying handed down from distant antiquity, that
Whose the gods wish TO destroy they first make
mad :" and / have often of late been impressed by
its truth The Slave Oligarchy is mad, and their
overlooking madness runs through every agent and
tool In all they do--especally in the Fugitive
Slave bill and its cruel enforcement, the Nebraska
bill and its felonous administration, and now in
the imprisonment of an unoifending citizen--I re-
joce to believe that there is unmisakable evidence
of that madness which precedes fall. Verify the
day is at hand when returning justice will once
more bear sway; then, among the triumphs
of Freedom, will DO o reckoning with unjust
judges.
Meanwhile accept my congratulations on the
portion of responsibility and dignity which is
yours. 1t is privilege to suffer for truth and
envy not the meanness Of that soul which would
hesitate to prefer your place within the stone walls
of aprison,o the cushioned bench of the magistrate
by whose irrational and tyrannical edict you have
been condemned.
Believe me, my dear sir, with much regard,
Very faithfully yours, CHARLES SUMNER.
PAssMoRE WILLIAMSON, Esq, ,Moyamensing Prison,
Philadelphia.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-09-08
From the Northern Christian Advocate.
THE POOR SLAVE-HE IS GONE.

Departed this life from the harvest field Of a
saye-owner of this country, on the last day OF
June, poor slave, to bear witness against sys-
tenn af usurpaton, prolific Of suffering and cruelty
The slave in question complained the day previous
of being indisposed, but the exacting master al
though interrogated by q more humane son, de-
manded the daily toll, saying the slaves sickness
was feigned. On the day above named, when
staggering under the weight Of the onerous bur-
den imposed he was goadcd with the rake of
the unfeeng master, until he fell to rise no more.
A white co-laborcr declared the heat was so op-
pressive he could not endure such excessive labor
but the masters direction to his chatte was to la
Dor on, if he killed himself and enough, that
day ended the authority of the master over his
slave.
1t is said, !hc master subsequently, manifested
much penitence but whether that pentence origi-
mated from the cruelty manifested to his slave or
from the loss he sustained will leave for the rea-
der to infer. The above circumstance is MT
brought forward as an eYdcnce of the general i'll
treatment of the slave population of this part of
Va, for have reason to believe they are general
ly well cared for. Considering the slave only as
animal being, leaving out the moral, social, and
intellectual nature, the slaves are doubt as well
off as they would be under other circumstances;
but when the slave is considered in the light of
the constitution of the United States and of Gods
word, the system appears in its more horrd aspect
A system that imposes restraint upon the intellec-
ual faculties, bears sufficient evidence of its cnor-
nifty.
That a law should remain on the statute book
imposing fine and Imprisonment upon any that
would attempt the intellectual elevation of the
slave population, is shame and burning disgrace
to the old Dominion. But it is argued that the
slaves enjoy large liberty is consistent with
their subjugated condition. This may be so "but
might does not make right" and no one in the
possession Of genuine philanthropy can regard
the present moral, social, and intellectual condi-
ton Of the slave population with Indifference.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-09-08
SENATOR SUMNER TO PAssM0RE VIII
HANSON.
LAKE SUPERIOR, Or BOARD THE NORTH STAR,
Saturday, Aug III 1855

Ny DEAR Sir; With astoaishment and ndig-
nation have learned the story of your imprison-
ment and now, from this distant retreat, where
am for moment, make haste to send you my
sympathy.
From beginning to end--from side to side and
in every aspect this transaction can be regarded
only as clear, ndubitable and utterly unmitiga-
ted outrage. The new-fapgled doctrine, that a
slavemaster can pol,intqray import his alleged
siave-of course with all the reyoiting Incidents Of
Slavery--into the Free States, is not more odious
than it is preposterous. tits secuted by reason
and disowned by universal Jurisprudence You
were right in disregarding it, In stepping forward
10 remind persons, claimed as slaves this pre-
text, that all such claim is baseless, you did good
work. II was this knowledge which flled them
yilh confidence to regain their Gcd-siyer liberty,
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-09-08

NEGRO CHuRcnRs. The St. Louis Latelliqencer
attacks the African Churches as the source of
nearly all the mischief concoctcd by the slaves and
states that in several instances lately the escape
of slaves has been traced directly to the agencies
of these churches, and proposes to remedy the
evil by breaking up the negro churches, and pro-
viding sufficient accommodations for the slaves in
the white churches. The South, as well MS tie
North always loses ground by extreme measures.
1t is very easy for some Southren men to see and
say that u certain class of aboit.oris ts are "riv-
citing the bonds Of the slave" Why has not it oc
CURED to them that a course on the other extreme
such as the IatelHgencer adyses--may have the
effect to aariret or break these bonds. 1t is n
time when there is much need of conservatism
in the South as in the North. Hest Wafch.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-09-08
WHOLE NO. sig.

Many are asking, shat can we Of the North do
to put stop to the encroachments Of slavery p
This is net the question we ask. We ask not for
the prohibition OF slavery in Kansas, but for its
overthrow, final and eternal throughout our whole
country, w ever opposes such cousummation
we are ut wai with. If the Constitution Of the
United States sustains slavery let us trample upon
the Constitution. The great strength of slavery
is in the present union between the North and
South. While the Union continues, the system is
strong. So much so, that Free Sellers do not hope
or propose to abolish slavery in the places where
it exists ty law, confning their efforts to its re,
striction within its present limits. "No union
with shareholders" was he believed, the only true
mud effective position on which the friends Of free
dom can stand to-day,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-30
PROCLAIM ALTON BY MAYOR woon.
Thensr,g mud .y.si:,,:,ops.

BRoApwAy TIHAIrE-lhree pieces are announcc,i fc-
this evening. The frst is tte bac! OF iue tIcpemcat,
II eresDa. The nest & he anu I y scene entitled
"rcau'y and tie Beast Gabriel a. ron nc lilo AMI Hs
Frances as the Eoauiy. The pantcribe - npcchalu.
meau,' with Gabtie! a. RcQuin6t, canc' les NIL
NmIo's GAvpsy notwithstanding tia, tire opera 81
"(ndeI ella has been layei for neatly three geess
still the Lousc is crowded svesy nth ani Mis T. nisa
pyrcs si,gne rewarded with hu-ssuc c-eers bv the
audiences. u announce again for tif evening wien
sbe Si sirg ''Lo bear the gentle lsrk.r
30, ETY. fIrtsFR--rho great cf aThc Pavoa Of.
the Tnmbs' hrs iudGccd u Manager 10 aaaorace It
asaip for this evening. Tho play % "Iho boobers"
with Mr. r. Johnston Charles dc a,o0 will c1nn "a q
the enieriainn, n.r Madame rnrv'lle aud Sir. Wallace
viii sing, aud M.s ia ioIc will dance.
ny,poro,yAy TalsTrr.--Th,a os'nhlilmen' Is donr
well M Hocsetts nciog beng admired by every y,i-
p scc Il "1he Len uelia1.' Racket as Col Nsmrol
Wilafro. the nevt IA Ills Yasi legs Nc, y. re:
buckingham: and The last Is - Lady aa Gsntism4n n
. rcrrle5ing loa'camsni."
woops MxslaFs.--Ihe grand ,lasque 'aie bail II
cor iuucs Ia draw huge ardouce.-'io hall "a MIL
crowded. ibe,e viii also be ysr, sonss aaJ ,,sr
mentul pieces
Brtfryis sfnryADYts I'M hall il crowded overy
nh nd The singing and instrument al pecol give gccn
plea ore So the audience TcnlE he burlcslUe onsra
q " luercxia nargia.V
Ma ! w MRs. :. II. AuFS.-Tho-c popular artists ar,
y '"e Trout street theat.s, Iatimo. and VII
uP'i w. on tbs 80 u September.
~. onicHAt cnsrY's MrSsirIas.--sevesal bands o
.hns eli IRE travelling Though the country unier III
above title. We te -nstol sly there u sact
company now travelling
TAraNRur--Bl.Vtyr w. PAwus.--A 9rnni conpl
mentary benefit win be si-en MONDAY 81 ening
for TIC benefit Mr. parkc- h. rcceyr se-ion INF nv
man, eminent artists have volunteered tLcig services
No dopb ae tabernacle viii be crowded.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-30
TRAGEDY At wAnR1soros, Fla The quiet

TRAGEDY At WARRINGTON, Fla The quiet
tnwn OF Warringt was startled from its apathy on
wednesda! norm by tragic occurrence, which
checked alike Tie feelings OF all the nhabita its.
IQal our re 4deis may understand the partic
we will relate the tale as it was told us. Mr. A.
LamIerton. Pos'n aster at Warrington, discovered
on Tuesday evening Mr.. ]. G. Jones, a pilot of this
port, in criminal connection with his vile, but he
(Jones) escaped from the premises before he could
atsark him: TIE circumstance wrought upon the
fehngs OF Mr. !. 20 such an extent that he wandered
ike maniac al the night of Tuesday. and early IN
Wednesday morning be procured doublebarreled
shot gun, which he loaded with heavy charges Of
buck shot. and Lying In wait for Jones, discharged
one barrel at him as he was crossing the street
from his house which did not hit him. Jones then
turned and went toward his house, and just as he
was entering his gateway second shot from Lam
berton killed him instantly. Mr.. L.. after taking
been heard from = Pensacola Gazette, dug. Is.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-30
AMssrs In Kansas Territory.

TIE KANSAS LEGISLATURE w faksibhSr PIERCE.
The Gllovine copcurrent resoludJn was ,ent dow4
from the Council on the 10th ms -
Ie 4 Resolved by the Council, the iiodse OF Repre-
seuta,ives coucurring therein, ,,,a.,,.
Shirt and genius OF government contemplate ma
tie Judiciary shall be and 4 fee am indepen cut - Tue
and super vision Of the President or the appnt
ing power.
2. That the act known as the Nebraska an k'n a.
bill. approved the S0th May, 1885, cetrly defines su
tenure OF the Office Of the Judges Of The Sup ee todi o.
the territory OF Kansas for the period OF four yeas ad
until tier successor shall lie npponted and qaaiaet
y. That the tenure VI thce Of the Jugci being mus
fixed by law, lhe President has not the power he
right to remove at his will pleasure and an at
tempt 80 TO do Is in the opinion Of this LEGISLATURE
violation q law, and that u the Imperative duty u The
III i've department of this Territory Of all goo,
citizens 10 resis this fragrant usurpaton Of power ,n
ing from Whatsoever quarter II may
fi- resolution originated In the regret Indignation
rather of honorable members at Judge Euores al mis
sal II was made The special order for the lst inst and
meanwtil was scn 70 the Committee on Judiciary and
Criminal Juri, prudence.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-30

WEDNESDAY, August %, 1885,.
At Alerton's the supply Of beef cat e to-day not
so large last week, yet prices u per cent per
ID lower, with very duh market at the concession
The supply to-day listed of go head and for the
week q, Of which about 1850 left from last
market day. The stock decidedly better this week
than last though there Is still plenty Of for improve
men We noticed some very poor drovcs which looked
like working cattle than beeves and the general
opion seemed to that 800 Of these would be left
over unsold. sojcurn Of couple Of months in the
country where the rasturage Is good would vastly inn
prove ;be condition Of these cattle Butchers still pre-
cautious policy In their purchases not wishing
to get ''stuck" as many Of them have during the
summer.
The range of prices to-day from &c. to t1016c.,
averaging about De. 9Hc Per lb There only four
mich received this week. and these sold at full
rrevons prices Veal calves have met with sale
Be- to 7c per h. according to quality. sheep and lambs
have undergone quotable Change in prices and but
few would be left over the quality generally poor.
This is ed Tor by the xurian growth Of the pas
tuioge this on owing to the great quantity Of wet
weather we have he'd. H. being generally well Known
fact that sheep always thrive better in dry seasons
the crop is short, and sweeter.
The supply OF swine consisted Of 935, aud prices
without material change.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-30
CITY TRADE REPORT.

II, n. r.. M.
Asws-Market unchanged, with sales Of 80 40 bells.
pots and pearls.
pREApsTrns-Flour-The market was easier and closed
with tendency towards lower prices The sales
braced about 5000 1000 bills, including common 20
extra State at 81 81 49, with tribe under the inside
s Of % 70
dull with sales Of 500 400 bbls at 80 rs 80 rs for
good to extra qualities. Sou hern dull and heavy;
the sales were confined about 700 800 bbls at ss Is
$40 for all grades the latter figure being tor fncy to
extra. Wheat-lhe market was without decided change
cludlnr Southern red at 81 so from the wharf, for
mon and 81 IS 81 81 81 90 for good REL and u 9lt
bushels Of good fair white at 81 o. Corn-rhe sales
embraced 40 900 SO COO bushels Western mixed at $40.
closing steady at the to- rsys
with sales at S4c. SOC, for State and Western
CoiH1-lhe sales embraced an advance on better
1000 1900 bags Rio at 1oc. 12c 50 DO. Porto Rico
at dllAc., and GOO do. Maracabo at HE, l2c,
sold without change In pices after the to-
hand holders became Armes and no sales TRANSFERRED
engaged in bulk anu bags, at 3sId AID and 100
bales compressed cotton to I'LL up at sd and some
tine were epgnged at Is 3D. $50 lbs TO Havrc
were unchanged TO California rates varied from SOC.
Q a5c; T. Bremen, SO ton. logwood were engaged at
goods at los
HAY-sales made for shipment at zoe. a 75c.
LARD continued firm, ;hout change in prices.
NoIMss.-sales Of Is hhds. clayed made at &c.,
and $50 do at H. and 100 bbis New orleans, at s7c.
NAVAL sTorEs.-About ], 600 bbls turpentne were Id
&c. and 800 bbls. rosin l70c per $40 lbs de-.
liveted.
IRo' r1oYs.-Ihe market continued a,m but at prices
rather under The highest figure for new mess OBJ
tanned yesterday TIE sales braced about 1900 bills
ut $?2 IS So 81 for and prime at $40 81
O $40 so. Old mess was unchanged Beef was Hrm with
sales of 200 500 bbl al S1 rs sl3 for country mess
and Sill for prime Cut meats and bacon unchanged
Lard active and higher with sales u about 900 bbl.
at II &c. 1l7sc. for good to primo quality.
Ru.-50 or TO casks were sold at 6iic. a exc.
SrtE.-250 bags Imento sold for export at 10 &c.
and 450 do for home at pt
SoAP.--About 450 boxes were sold at 1OsSc a lie.
SuGiRs-1he sales embraced 800 900 hhds, ner ding
Cuba Muscovado at exc. 7c., with some lots Porto
Rico, at 7ac 10 boxes brown Havana soldat 7c.
u &c. and 80 do. white do, at SIC.
WiSEs--1G0 quarter casks port sold at 81 IS So and
so do. sherry. at 81 a 81 50.
WmsKFy.-Market firm. Sales about 200 bbls. Ohio.
and pIison nj 43iIc
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-30

By Bishop Cunningham, The 24th june, 1865, Fran
els shilling and Mrs. Alley Brown Morton.
On wedne June Is, 1885, by Elder john Bear srs
Wnkin 1i, of farmington and Miss Jua Anne Amelia
Waterman, u Og'ien Hole.
Keep pure the heart, and never part,
And live in love together,
And you shall know the joys that flow
To faithful ones forever.
DIED.
IN this city, June H. 1886 Ellen Rebecca, daughter
MJona,han and Emma Morc,on, aged Ii months.
CUT OFF.
On the 2ith OF last May, Michael T. Barr cut OF
From the second Quorum of seventies for gia2 10 Cali
Sornis without counsel and leaving an indsibedle. to
the Fund for which h;a uncle l. here held yespoa-
able. BY order p tie Council
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-30
FINANCIAL AND CONNER cIAL.



There was rather blue stock market this morn
ng. With considerable activity among the leading
stocks the tendency, from the opening to the Close
was downward. At the first board Erie bonds, 1875
declined per cent; Canton Company. &; Nicara-
qua Transit, /; Cumberland Coal. /; New York
Central Railroad, /; Erie Railroad, !; Harlem, /;
Chicago and Rock Island. !; Reading Railroad, II;
Michigan Central Railroad, 4; Cleveland and Pitts
burg, 8; Cleveland and Toledo, /. Cleveland, Co
lumbus and Cincinnati Railroad advanced l per
cent on small lot sold, and Galena and Chicago
lpcr cent. The bottom has not yet been touched
The demand for money is steadily increasing, and
the rates to-day little higher. The outward move
Il ent ofspecie continues undimnished. The steam
ship America, from Boston for Liverpool to-day, car
red cut 400 in specie. This is considerably larger
than anticipated. The demands for money for COM
meIcial purposes are likely to be very large within
the next sixty days The cotton crop Is nearly really
for moving, and capitalists engaged in the exchange
business Of the South are already providing them
selves with funds to remit to the important pur-
chasing points. The grain crops will also for time
absorb great deal Of money, and it must be with
drawn from stock investments. The banks are call
ing in their demand loans and stocks hypothecated
ale forced into the market for sale. There was a
great deal Of cash stock sold to-day, and we must
look for still greater supplies.
Between the boards oday, there were sold at auc-
ton 40 shares Of Mechanics Bank, at ll6, and 80
shares do, at ll54.
At the second board Reading Railroad advanced
sFer cent, and Cleveland aud Toledo declined per
cent. For other stocks the quotations were about
the same. The bears continue to put out contracts
freely for any stocks in the list, either sellers
buyers option. Holders of the fancies who are
obliged to cell, let them go and put down the differ
eLce to profit and loss, while those who are forced
to eel good dividend paying stocks, turn round and
make their supply good again by purchases on time,
buyers option.
Albert II. Nicolays regular semi-weekly auction
sale Of stocks and bonds will take place tomorrow,
(Thuisday), at l2a o'clock, at the Merchants Elk
change.
The steamship Canada, at Halifax from Liverpool,
brings seven day. later intelligence from oil parts Of
Europe. There is nothing new or important in the
way Of financial Commercial advices. The cotton
market had been more active than previously re-
ported, at slight advance in prices. - the 81 ,se
quotations were not SO firm. Breadstus Of all des-
crI items had fallen of fraction. The harvests
were likely to be abundant. The weather had been
fire. Quotations for Consols remain unchanged. At
the close 81 Oh ruled, which was the same as re-
ported BY the previous steamer.
Tie transactions at the Assistant Treasurers Office