Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-05-05
WHOLE NO. 800.


served him for the last, lie didn't doubt but the
old man had some conscientious scruples about
parting with him, for he was a relation Of his,
and it was natural for one to look after his rea.
tons
lie claimed thnt the stAtesm en- Of the old world
were superior to those of our country and to show
this he instituted 4 comparison between Lord
Mansfield of England aud Henry A. Wise Of
Virginia.
Our government was seeking the acquisition Of
Cuba, but the slaves of Cuba were much better
off than they would be under the laws of this
country.
The lecturer here noticed SOME features of Cuban
slavery which are no doubt familiar to Our readers
and then related case Of peculiar hardship thas
occurred in st Louis as contrasting strongly with
Cuban law,
The leelufer then related an anecdote of man
near St. Louis who used to purchase large mum.
Der of negro children from the slave dealer Walker
to bring up for market lie ftd thpm oh ,nush
and milk, but there was danger that the larger
ones would get more than their share, so he had
slave named Peter to discipline them ut MEALS
Each one had wooden spoon which was called d
musket When they assembled fouhd the niush
and milk Peter cried out "IIave you all mus.
kets2 and if one was without he was supplied,
Then came the order "Raise your musktts,n then
Lower your muskets ?" Immediately each spoon
was in the mush and milk. They were then or,
dered to load and then to raise the musket and
then to fire, which meant to discharge the load
into the mouth, They went through the meal
with this regularity, and thus hu ohe was allowed
to get spoonful more than another
lie related n conversation with n ,vb;ta ,ron,o,
who told him that 'the black woman couldn't feel
for her children like the white woman. .n"Why mad
am was you ever black?" "Why no." "Well then
please wait till you become black before you testia
fly as to the black womanss feelings, and in the
meantime let her testify for herself"
Fleecy locks anti black complexion
Cannot alter natures claim
Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white ahd black the salhe,
lie had said that he escaped as fugitive from
city not far from this Why then did he return
here within stones throw of Kentucky, and in d
city where he knew resistance to the fugitive slave
law useless2 1t was because he based his
freedom on something beyond what God had given
him--on piece of paper obtained from his old
master by some phianthropic women of England,
and he stood here tonight tree by virtue of British
gold, and not by virtue of American religion.
(Applause.)
The speaker then gave interesting narrative
ofhs life in London, ard his labors to support HIM
self there. While there, Capt Price, his old mas
ter at ST. Louis, then visit to Europe, called
on him. He had run away from him twenty years
ago. Brown treated him with great puteness,
and introduced his daughter, who had just left a
French boarding school. Capt. Price remarked a
few days after, to d mutual acquaintance, "would
you believe it, that black rascal talked to me lust
as though had been an old school-fellow of his
never saw such mpudence in all my life and
then, to cap the climax, he introduced yellow gal
that he called his daughter"
THURSDAY MORNING.
In the absence of the President, Peter Clark
(colored) took the chair. Prayer by Mr. Clark, of
New York.
The Business Committee then reported the fol.
lowing resolutions in addition to those presented
yesterday.
RESOLUTIONS,
i. Resolved, That the action Of Congress on tho
Missouri Compromise has thrown the national
sanction around slavery in all the territories of the
United States and opened the way to carry out the
avowed objects of the Slave Power for the annexa-
tl0n OF tuDa, with TOUR hunureu anu nifty thousand
slaves, every five of whom shall be counted in
Congress against three freemen the revival of
the African slave trade the destruction Of State
rights, by ovcrrulng the power of the State C0drts
to protec freedom and the virtual introduction of
slavery into the free States under an assumed right
of transit.
5. Resolved, That it is the duty of Congress to
abolish slavery in the District of Columbia prohibit
it in all the Territories forbid the transit OF slaves
between the States on the national highways, and
repeal all laws for the rendition of fugitves. That
under the Constitution Congress has power to re.
dress these wrongs, aul therefore the North;
with its ority in both houses, is directly respoIs
sible for their continuance.
6. Resolved. That republican selfgovernp,ers
rests on the ballot; and the violent subtetssoh of
TIE ballot by Missourians in Kansas was treason
to republicanismj and the natural fruit of the ty.
Fannous system of Slavery.
I. Resolved. That the Legislature should pfohfb-
it the of ails and the services of our Off
in the return of fugtives, and should make it
penal offence for a resident of Ohio to hunt men
who have rsked all for freedom! e,
s. Resolved, That the language Of our Consttds
ton 'there shall be no Slavery in Ohio" bars the
odious claim to hold slaves while in transit through
our State That the resent tiolatioY of our Con-
stitution by taking innocent men in chains over
our landing, was shameful insult offered to Ohio
That the duty of the Courts of Ohio is Is Gnbly
the laws of Ohio, and that duty cannot be super
sedUd by an apparent assent to servitude on the
part of the alleged slave.
0. Resolved That the tnhhly end conscientotS
of his Honor, Judge Parker in the Rosetta
case, has entitled him to the respect ana esteem Of
every citizen of Ohio And we tender our thahES f6
the eminent members of the Hamilton county baf''
whose energetic and disinterested efforts so mucE
conduced to the triumph of our laws.
10. Resolved That the recent contempt Of odf
State Courts by O. S, Com and Marshslf IN sff
resting the child Rosetta after she rad been twice.
declared free and the Endorsement Of the actich
cncA3, Lk 80 L. T,I.e - Hsy
Federal usurpation ominous of despotiSfh and DE-.
mand the indignant reprobation Of all Aho yaaS
justice and State sovereignty.