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Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-11-17
BEWARE OF AN IMPOSTOR

A. colo1ed man calling himself John Crossin and
who pretends to be q fugitive slave, is travelling at
this time in Columbiana county, asking assistance
to help bring his mother home from Pennsylvania.
He is provided with a recommendation purporting
to be signed by Messrs Ebbert and Wadsworth, of
Ravenna-is tall and a rather light mulatto, ex.
ceedingly obsequious and servile in manners, and
quite successful in his begging operations. There
is the best reason for believing him to be an impos-
ter, who has already been in Canada, and who has
taken this method to gain subsistence in prefer
ence to honest labor. Will all the newspapers in
the county please pass him round and stop his i'm
positions? "A.
NV 10. 1855.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-11-17
FORAYS UPON x

The Texans have been invading Mexican terri
ritory, and making war on its people. The pre-
text seems to have been, outrages committed by
Indians, residing within Mexican territory, upor
citizens of Texas. Captain Callahan, at the head
of a party of Texan rangers, crossed the Rio
Grande. at Eagle Pass, on the I'd of October, fol-
the purpose of destroying what the Galveston
Cirilian styles, "a combination of Indians, Next
cans, and renegade negroes" He had a battle, he
reports, with $50 men, and routed them. Failing
back then upon the Mexican town of PiedraI Ne
gros, he fortified himself there, and soon after had
another engagement, during which the town wa,
burnt. He recrossed the Rio Grande, fortified
himself again, and issued a call to tho Texas Poo
pie, invoking aid. There was great
Reports were afoat of hostile movements on the
part of the savages, and volunteers were expected
to flock to the standard of Captain Callahan.
We have only the Texan version of the matter
and it can hardly be supposed that the captain
and his adventures would criminate themselves.
They are not remarkably forbearing, nor has ex'
elusive regard for the sovereignty OF Mexico been
a characteristic of American borderers.
One fact is establshed-Captain Callahan and
certain citizens of Texas have made war on Mexi-
can Territory. The provocation must have been
extreme, the danger imminent, TO excuse or even
mitigate such an act of hostility. From occasion,
al hints in Texan newspapers, we presume THAI
the reOapturo Of fugitives from service has some
thing 10 do with this transaction Nat Era
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-11-17
PRAYERS TO NOAH.

We translate the following for the Tribune from
the Semaine ReIigiuse, religious weekly,) n French
journal
Tuscany, like all lands of the vineyard, has ex-
perienced for several years much calumnity from
the odium. or vine disease. To combat this pest,
the Archbishop of Florence has composed q collec-
ton of eighty-fiye prayers. In view of the special
object of these prayers, they are not addressed to
God, but TO Noah. Most holy patriarch Noah,
says one of them, among others, you were employ
ed during the course Of your long life in planting
the vine, and in gratifying humanity by the pre-
cious liquor which quenches our thirst, nourish
and render cheerful all, cast your eyes upon our
vines, which, after your example, we have up to
this time cultivated, and seeing them languish and
wretched by the effect of the devastating pest,
which before their ripening destroys the fruits, in
severe punishment for so many blasphemies and
other enormous sins which we have committed
be moved by compassion toward us, and Frustrated
before the high throne of God, who has promised
His sons se fecundity of the earth and the album
dance Of corn and the vine, pray to Him in our
favor; promise to Him in our name that, with the
assistance of His grace, We shall quit the road of
vice and sin, and that we shall scrupulously respect
the holy law and that of our holy mother, the
Catholic church,
"Ihe ninth prayer is directed to the virgin: 'Ad.
dress yourself, o Mary, to your well-beloved son,
j esus Christ, in repeating to Him as at the mar
riage of Cana: They have no more wine !" and
may lie who at your demand worked the wonder
full prodigy of changing water into wine. renew
this miracle in caring our grapes OF the malady
which consumes Them &c. The praye book is
~ornamented with a vignetto which represents Noah
presiding at the operations of the vintage, and
contains the archbishop's counsel allowing forty
days Of indulgence to those who shall deroutly re
cite the prayers in question:"
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-11-17
THE UNION SAFE.

The National 1ntelligencer thinks there ia ne
danger to the Union from the North. The hope is
in the conflicting views and measures Of the orpo.
nents Of Slavery. We find in the last number, the
following paragraph In reply to n Kentuckinn who
wries in a dispairing mood of the Union and Of
the security of slavery under it. We fear the In.
telligencer is too near right. The great occasion
of northern division on the subject Of Slavery is
the imperfect appreciation Of the importance OF
action against it. Our people place everything
else before liberty, whereas, liberty for ourselves
and liberty for the slaves, should have the proceed.
ence in all things, Could we awaken the people
to its Importance as were our fathers awakened to
the Importance OF their own liberties in the days
the revolution, there would be no lack Of union foI
the overthrow Of slavery and the hope of the
friends Of despotism, founded on out divisions
would perish.
The lntelligencer says:
We may admit that there are features in the
bipartisan warfare now waging which demand attcn
sion aad consideration yet we are not of thost
who believe that they can lead to permanent OF
~seriotis results. If the signs be not altogether de
ceptiye, the danger which our respected correspon
dent apprehends from sectional parties is ALREADY
suSsiding. A national anti-slavery party, banded
together for the extirpation Of slavery in the South
can never attain a growth and maturity suficien'
to cause n disruption of the ties which now binC
tho different States in one great family compact
There are too manyi interests and too many
affections involved to allow q so dis
astrous, ard so directly opposed to the plain
oest dictates Of common sense. Parties sUcl
''ns have sprung up in the North, apparently fol
: one common object, are yet feeble through the dt
,yersity Of views and means to be applied to affair
tthet object. The conservative eminent must il
- - - n - l. -
in lite present grand proportions of beauty and o
strength.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-11-17

SAFE AND SOUND IN CANADA.-The Charleston
(Md.) News, of Sept. Goth Informs its readers of a
regular stampede of negroes from that neighbor-
hood, a day or two previous. They were ten in
number. 1t is said "they are all valuable negroes;
and 't is hoped" by the editor of the Mars, that
they will be recovered. Up to the time Of writing
the article, he had not heard from them.
Well, we rather think they will not be recovered.
We had, during the present week, the pleasure of
shaking seven of them by the hand and for the in
formation of the Neics man, and others interested,
we assure them that they are now safe in Canada,
"where colored men are free" Truly does the
editor say they are.valuable negroes" They will
be regarded as a very valuable" acquisition to
the army that have come up out of Egypt" to use
an expression of one of tho party. The "boys''
were in good health, and intend to "set up Jusi
ness" on their own responsibility. We wish them
every success. Stockholders in the Underground
Railroad! Attention! {! One of the boys inform
US that "he'e are lots getting ready to come." Come
on, bretheren the North Star is s~hining.-Ffed
Douglass Paper.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-11-17
"P4UL FAME;
OR, PARTS OF A LIFE ELSE UNTOLD.
A Norcl,"-By n. p. WILLIS.

In addition to this new feature, a series of orrgi-
nal sketches, songs and ballads by G. p. NORRIS,
and an original n~orelene, in verse, founded upon
fact, called THE STORY OF A STAR" by j. NJ.
Field, are among the inducements for new subscri.
bers to commence with the first number Of the year.
Besides the contribution and labor of the Edi-
tors, the Home journal will contain the Foreign
and Domestic Correspondence of a large list Of
CONFERENCE.-The spice of the European Magazines
the selections of the most interesting publica
tons of the d~ay-the brief rUyel,-tEe piquant
stOries-the sparkling wit and amusing aneodots
the news and gossip of the Partisan papers tho
personal sketches of public characters-the sits.
ring scenes of the world we live in-ths chronicle
of the news for ladies-tbe fashions-the facts and
outlines of news-the pick of English information
the wit. humor and p~athos!of the times-thees-
says on life, literature. society and morals. and the
usual variety of careful choosings from the wilder
ness of English periodical literature, criticism.
poetry, etc. We need not remind our readers that
we have also one or two unsurpassed correspon-
dents in the fashionable society of Ner- York, who
will give us early news Of every new feature Of
style and elegance among the leaders Of The gay
world.
TERMs.-For one copy, 81; for three copies, S.
or one copy for three years, S~5-always in I'D.
vance.
SUBSCRIBE WITHOUT DELAY. Address
NORRIS 4 WILLIS.
Editors and Hepriefors, 107 FuLon-sireef. Ner- Tork
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-11-17

IMPRISONMENT OF Mr.. McCREA.-No bill of in
dictment was found against AicCrea at the late
Court in Lcavenworth, and yet the authorities per
sist in keeping him confined in prison. Why they
do so we cannot divine. The Constitution guaran
tees to him a speedy and impartial trial. Whc
will pretend that he has received this, by being
held in confinement, contrary to his will, long
after the Court to which he was to be tried has ad
journed.
We learn that McCrea's health is suffering badly
from his long confinement, and that his family are
in very destitute circumstances. The philanthro
pic should extend to him immediate relief.
Rev. Mr.. Orvis, of the Independent Press, pub
lished at Ravenna, Ohio, says:
NJ McCrea was once a personal acquaintance
Of ours, and we knew him to be an earnest and
true-hearted man."-hanSas Herald Of Freedom.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-11-17
STEPHEN S. FOSTER.

Tire London Anti Slavery Advocate quotes from
the Bugle an extract from one of Mr.. Fosters
speeches at our late Anniversary, relative to the
position and influence of the Free Soil party. In
introducing the extract, the editor gives his opinion
of the character ana labors of Mr.. Foster, as fol-
lows:
when the history of the anti-slavery enterprise
shall be written at some future day, no man will be
more molly distinguished for his moral courage
and devotcdness of life and talents to the cause
than Stephen S. Foster. Among the most promi.
ncnt laborers in the lecture field, this gentleman
and Mr.. Pillsbury (now in England) have faced
for many long years the violence Of mobs, the
fury of politicians, and the wrath of formal pro-
fessOrs, whose enmity they have earned by expos
ing the gross inconsistency of the practice of Amer.
lean parties and chu. ches with their own standards
of opinion. These men arc eminently of that class
called ultra abclitionists.' They know slavery to
be altogether evil, and will make no terms with it,
on any prctence of political, religious, or social
expediency. They will not bulge a hair from
their high stondard of principle. They know
that it is the worst of bad policy to make bargains
with the devil. They are, of course, called rash,
'mischievous,' and the worst friends Of the slave,
aud they are told that they have put back cmanci
patton for fifty years. They know this cannot be
true, for Shareholders and the apologists of slavery
fear and hate them, as they hate all consistent
friends of freedom. In private life no men are
moro thoroughly above reproach, as husbands
fathers, friends and members of society, than
Messrs. Foster and Pillsbury. In any circum
stances of pecuniary or moral temptation we would
depend upon them to any extent. They are the
stuff out of which the truly great men and bene-
factors Of mankind in all ages are made. We say
thus much by way of introduction to an extract
from a speech of Mr.. Fosters at a recent meeting
of the Western Anti-Slavery Society held at Salem,
Ohio. 1t is highly characteristic, and shows as in
:.ox H. ,nlIo, ctoal JA .,oIou urnn ,n1.ip1cinls
as the guiding star of his conduct as an abolition
ist."
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-11-17
~ 4h. oEA vi, SCt
Maysville, Oct. 10, 1855.

IMPORTANT ACrIoN.-We learn from the Chica.
90 Tribune the following recent facts in relation
to the Glover rescue case, with the details of which
ouI readers are familiar:
"There were two indictments against Ry
craft, and Booth on the charge of aiding the es
cape OF the fugitive Glover. The defendants were
tried upon these indictments before the United
States District Court of Wisconsin, convicted, and
imprisoned.
1.-THE prisoners were brought before tbeSuprem6
Court of Wisconsin upon n writ of habeas corpus
and were by the Court discharged.
"Since then n writ of error has been Issued by
the Supreme Court of the United States to tie Su'
preme Court of the State of Wisconsin. We lealr
the Supreme Court of the State Of Wisconsin ut
terly denies the appellate jurisdiction of the Su
preme Court of the United States in such a case.
This is a direct and ~pa!pable test of the rela
tive rights and powers of the State and Fedora
Governments respectively"
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-11-17
THE WESTERN ANTI.sLAvERY FAIR

VII Be HELD IN Salem, Dec. pan, and 5M, 1855.
We make this announcement and solicit contri,
buttons for the Fair, with hopeful confidence of IS
generous response from the friends of the slave
trusting that no argument for freedom. no plea for
the slave will be needed from us, to secure their
prompt and liberal cooperation.
Contributions Of money and of every description
OF merchantable articles will be thankfully receiy.
ed, from this time until The day of the Fair.
We will repeat a former suggestion-that our
friends would at the time of laying up their winter
stores set apart a portion for the Fair, it would
then be ready to be forwarded by the FIRST opper-
iunity.
We would also suggest that articles Of tho
best quality meet with the readiest sale.
Boxes or parcels may be forwarded to j. Barna-
By ord. Mcmillan, Salem Ohio.
Sarah Born, EmtIy Robinson,
Laura BarndtN Amgelina S. DetasnaI
Ann Pearson, Sarah +. Smith.
Sarah n. Mcmillan, Elizabeth Lease,
Sarah Sharp, Lydia L.. Sharp,
Hannah ". Strdrn, Elizabeth Dickinson.
Jane ". TrescOtt, Margaret Hisc,
HdrTiehc NJ. Dickinson, Mrs. f.. Crier.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-11-17
LAKE MICHIGAN.

Lake Michigan this season has been visited with
three great storms which have been terribly de-
~structive to life and property. The last occurred
on the 9TH inst. Several vessels and a large amount
of property were lost.
In q hasty "trip to Wisconsin this fall we were
most forcibly struck with the murderous neglect
Of the Government to provide harbor accommoda-
tons for the large and rapidly increasing CON-
merce of Lake Michigan. Milwaukee is one of
the most prosperous cities of the west. Its first
native born citizen is not yet Ct age, and yet it
numbers between thirty and forty thousand souls.
Its buildings, its streets and all its improvements,
in good taste, convenience and substantial char
acter, will bear q most favorable comparison with
any other young city in our country, and in point
of business it is also among the foremost
The beautiful and spacious bay on which the city
is. built can hardly be surpassed on our western
waters, and is susceptible of the best ana most
secure harbor accommodations and at compare
lively small outlay. And yet lis har5or improve
ments are the most contemplate and dilapidated
that can be Imagined. On account Of this lack Of
improvement it is, in great measure that so much
loss has been sustained this season, by the com
mcrce and navigators of the lake.
The slave oligarchy rule and dispense the funds
for river and harbor improvements at their pleas
ure. Wisconsin is no fa%vorite, though Heaven
knows, her ruling Democratic power has ever beer
subservient enough to the Shareholders. Ye
that power is suspicious and fearful and the com
merce and shipping of Wisconsin, and the lives O.
her hardy navigators may perish together for all lei
care or appropriations. This is ,ne of the miuol
BLESSINGS Of our union with slaveholders.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-11-17
THE VERY-BUGLE
DEATH OF DIR, STANTON

AT a meeting Of the Boord Of Education ="
Akron, Oct. gath 1855. Mr.. Perrin announced tL'
death Of DIR. Joseph Stanton, ON the 18th inst. iat'
a member Of this Board, and introduced the fol
lowing preamble and resolution which were adopt
ed and ordered to be entered upon the record Of
proceedings, also, that a copy he sent to the fam
lily of the deceased, and furnished to the papers oi
this town for publication.
Whereas, In the death of DR.. Joseph Stanton,
the Board Of Education have lost a valuable nnd
efficient member, the cause Of education n warm
friend, and the community a skillful practitioners
useful citizen and nm honest man. Therefore,
ReSolred, That we deplore his loss, and deeply
sympathise with the family and relatives of the
deceased in this their sad hour Of affection, and
with the community in our sad loss.
+. W. HOWARD President.
L. W. Perrin, Sec'y.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-11-17

Power OF CoNcIENcE.-"An exchange paper
says; A man in a certain village, with whom we
are acquainted, having had sanded sugar sold to
him, inserted in the weekly paper the following
notice;
| purchased of a grocer in this village a quantity
of sugar, from which l obtained one pound Of
sand; and if the rascal who cheated me will send
to my address seven pounds of good sugar-scrip.
ture measuro-I shall be satisfied if not l will
expose him."
On the following day, nine seven-pound packages
of sugar were left at his residence from as many
different dealers, each one supposing himself to be
the person intended
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-11-17
ELECTIONS.

Elections have been held within the last two
weeks in several of the States. Iu Massachusetts
and New York the Know.nothings were triumph
un;, the Republicans coming out second best in the
contest. Gov. Gardner is reelected in Massacbu.
sets.
In Maryland, too, tho Know-nothings have gen
orally succeeded over the Democrats. In New
Jersey and Wisconsin, the Democrats are probably
successful.
In Louisiana, the successes are divided between
the Know-nothings and the Democrats, in the Con-
gressional elections.
Speaking of the %1clecticn of Gov Gardner in
Massachusetts, the Springfield Republican says:
A man has ~triumphed over q principle; and of
his feet lies wounded the cause of Freedom. The
blow was none the more deplorable that it was Civ
en- by tho professcd friends Of Freedom.
THAT wagon" arrived yesterday with Henry j.
Gardner driving, and q motley load Of 10000 vo-
tiers behird Julius Rockwell, the Republican can.
didate, follows with q true band Of $1,000 patriots
the flower of the commonwealth--and the ban.
ner of principles, not men," Freedom above
everything" waving over them. They bide their
time, ard their time is next year. Beach, with
the custom house and post Office Democracy, the
liquor-sollers, the Irish vote, and the very respec
table Wings for whom julius Rockwell was not
Wing enough, comes along third in The race with
an aggregate of $4,000 votes, and such q mixed
up, homogeneous party-who ever saw the like Of
itP Mr.. Valley brings up the rear with the H.,
600 men who lie awake nights in the fear that the
personal liberty bill will send the Union before
morning to the everlasting "bow-wowB."
The latest accounts give Wisconsin to the Re
publicans and the successes in Louisiana princi
pally to the Democrats.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-11-17
NEW M Y

TEA, GROCERY4ND PROVISION STORE.
NEARLY OPPOSITE THE rosr OFFICE, SALEM, o.
j. DEMING & Co.,
Respectfully inform the public that they have
Just arrived from the eastern cities with a choice
selection Of
FAMILY GROCERIES,
which they intend selling as cheap for CASH az
a living profit will allow. We only ask n fair trial
to convince the public that our articles cannot We
excelled in the country, either in quality or in price.
Good Tyson Tea, A cts. per Id.
Superior Black, Tea, so a SO cts. per Id.
Coca Sugar, II IL lbs. for 90.
Salem, Nov. 10, 1855.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-11-17

This annual effort, having for its end the Adolf
ton of American Slavery, has been SO long before
the eyes of the community that we feel prolonged
explanation in respect to it unnecessary. A very
simple statement will be sufficient for our purpose.
Convinced as we are that Slavery is a sin and a
crime everywhere and under all circumstances
that all completely or connivance with it implies
moral guilt just in proportion to the extent of the
sanction given, that consequently all political and
especially all religious fellowship with such a sys-
TEN of nominations is eminently criminal and
dangerous, it is our endeayor to promulgate these
sentiments, 80 far as it may be in our power,
throughout the whole length and breadth of the
land.
We propose to do this through the medium oil
Newspapers, Lecturers and Tracts, and We call
upon all who fear God or regard Man to give us
their sympathy and cooperation. The country is
stirred as it never yet has been, bnt Oh how mad,
~equately for the accomplishment of the great work
that lies before it, and, in too many cases, by what
poor and insufficient motives.
Should American Slavery be abolished through
the force of moral power, a noblor example will
have been given to the world than any previous
age has ever witnessed. 1t is in the Colonial pos
sessions of Monarchial Governments that Slavery
has been abolished. We are laboring for its ex-
%tinction in the midst of a great nation, where it is
~enwoyen with every fibre of commercial, political
and religious life, and where, with unimporiant
exceptions. every man is a voter. We do not allude
to these facts with any discouIaging purpose, but
only thai we may declare with convincing earnest
ness the necessity there exists for the PRONUNCIATION,
not of any halfway testimonies or diluted doctrine,
but fOr the truth in its entire efficiency. without
Iconceslment and without compromise"