Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-06-30
BUT THAT ALTERS THE CASE.

The following passage from the Tribune's re-
port of the Philadelphia proceedings of the Know
nothing Convention is a first rate modern illustra-
ton of the old fable of the farmer and lawyer. 1t
is essential to know which side of Mason and Dix
on's lire a man has his board and washing in or
der to estimate his acts. Those who live solth of
that line never commit treason or violate the con-
stitution. 1t is q virtue for them to dissolve the
Union.
"The traitor is discovered /! The correspondent
of the New York Tribune is known! He has
been detected sending off dispatches from this
Hall! lie is Mr. of Massachusetts, Ex-
pose the traitor !" The meeting was at once
thrown into a wild uproar. A hundred were up
on their feet at once. shouting and bowling; some
"Out with the traitor !" Hustle Kim out % others
that it was "a base lie" &c.
A rush was made toward the Presidents chair,
some drew their ''cold stecls' and a storm of pas
sion and confusion ragged that is indescribaLle.
At this moment Mr.. Buff nton of fall River, q
tall, large, fine-looking gentleman, of bold and
fearless manner, spraug to the side of the Presi.
dent, and in such peremptory manner demanded
to be heard, that he was at once accorded the
floor. He spoke in n style that soon produced COM
parative calm. Said he
Il rise to defend Massachusetts from these
coarse assaults and base calumnies. Those who
say that she has traitors in her delegation say
what is false, and say it at their personal peril
But there are traitors in other delegations, and if
this Convention has Indignation to expend upon
those who have ~divulged what has been said or
done upon this floor, it must fall upon other heads
than those of the Massachusetts delegates"
Sir, Virginia is at fault. l hold in my hands a
note of a member from that State, to the New York
Herald promising his speech.
lie then proceeded to say that a note from a vir-
ginia delegate, intended for the correspondent of
the Now York Herald, was, by being wrongly d.
rarta1 mt into hs hands. Tho - oonta:,aj
Use to furnish for the Herald q report of his tho
delegates speech, the evening before, Mr.. Buff
linton had no purpose of mentioning this circum-
stance; but the unprovoked and unfOunded assault
upon n Massachusetts, delegate, had justified his
course now.
The tide changed. Virginia and the New York
Herald, instead of Massachusetts and the New
York Tribune, were implicated in dishonor. or
course there was no eager fury now to tout with
the traitor" This was q horse of another color.
MIR. Burwel, of Virginia, frankly confessed that
he wrote the note in question and that he furnished
the reporter for the Herald with an abstract of his
speech for publication. He owned that it was in
discreet and improper, but he did not mean to de
wrong.
Kenneth Rayner said that he had been ap-
reports for the Herald, but he had thought it a vi
|olation of the rules to comply, and had refused
Still he was not disposed to be hard on brother
Burwell. Mr.. Bufinton was not disposed to press
the matter, and suggested that a vote be passed
renewing the Virginia gentleman from censure,
which was accordingly done.
Mr.. Squires of New York, who had opened this
ipterlude by his attack upon the Massachusetts,
members, now rose and apologized for it, and re-
tracted his charge.
FOUND SYMPATHY AT LAsT.-Stsphen Arnold
Douglas, has at length found some comfort, poor
fellow. The election of Wise cheers him wonder,
fully and he las given vent to his joy in q letter to
. Washington Committee inviting him to n Wise
banquet and also in a speech at home. One Of the
Chicago papers pokes fun at the Jp4go's overflow
ing joy as follows:
"Now Judge! we have no objection to your
slavering over Virginia, where they imprison wo-
men for teaching school and elect such loafipg
politicians as Henry A. Wise, Governor, but we dc,
protest against your claiming anything on the, nc
count of the last election in Illinois. for the democ~
racy, except that they gota good drubbing.
democracy, however, has at last carried an
Since the passage of the Nebraska Bill,
one State and that State Virginia, has approved the
Nebraska Bill and the Democracy rejoice with
exceeding joy over it! Noble Virginia! Happy
Democracy
A HARDSHIP. A colored man arrived at the
wharf, o few days since, was after
wards landed in Covington, and taken before the
Mayor to decide his right to freedom. He afirms
he was from New York and was on his way
The Mayor sent him beck to Paduca 70,
proofs of his freedom.
CHARLES ~SuMNER, is advertised to be at tn
Convention on the 18th of next month.