Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-01-27
Chr Anti : loucrp Buolr.
salem, ohio, January "a, 1855.
A MORAL HERO.

A MURAL HERO.
Mr.. John Bright, a man distinguished alike ft
is talents and his plilanthrorhy, is IA member Of
tho British parliament for the City Of Manchester.
Mr.. Bright differs with tho British Government
md IL majority of the British people, in regard to-
the cxrcdicncy aud justice of tho present war
with Russia, as we'll as with regard To the manner
in which it is conducted lie is convinced tina,
evil and not good will certainly follow from the ALI
ance of England with the depotic governments oi
France and Austria, and that the cause of liberty
Cor the people cannot be advanced by such an
alliance-that of necessity tie people must suffer
new and increased oppression from tlc immense
armed force in the hands of these governments,
aud that the war vii PROSTATE morality and JUS
tice throughout all Europe.
Entertaining these views, Mr. Bright has had
the courage to express them, and when that express
sion has ar. used tho fury of the war-mad nation,
still lie has firmly and publicly maintained his
position, and with n force Of reason which makes
his opponents resort to the common measure, Of
men who oppose the right, viz. an effort TO gag,
aud silence those they cannot answer. And Mr..
Bright now presents the sublime spectacle Of an
Individual standing erect in opposition to the gov
eminent and the popular rage Of his countryman
for war.
A recent meeting was held in Manchester f.,
the purpose OF inducing Mr.. Bright to resign,
The meeting was a sort Of fac SimHe Of some OF
our reasonable meetings ON this side the Atlantic
Violent speeches were made against Mr.. Bright whc
being present came forward and demanded to jC
heard in defence. The clamor OF his cowardly
crafty opponents compelled him to retire unheard
Though when the final question was voted on, the
Chairman was unable to say on which side was
the majority of votes, and after various expGdi-
erts. to secure a count, the meeting finally dis
persed not in the best order and without a declared
majority on either side.
The evil doors who sustain war and slavery, love
darkness and hate free speech. All honor to John
Bright for courageously maintaining it. lie there
10y sea yes the cause of truth in all lands, and On
all questions. lie does this even if it were posi-
bic for him to be wrong in opposing the bloody and
bootless war in which his countryman are now
engaged.
The GUERNSEY EMANCIPATION CAsE.-Some tim'
since we noticed the fact that two boys claimed a
slaves, had been taken from their masters il
Gu ruscy Co, by a writ of haJcds corpus. Sine
4 then, a hearing of the case has been had befor
: Judge belong who declared tie buys free, An
{ they were accordingly set at liberty. One of til
boys was ten years Of age, and claimed as prope
n ty by n. NJ. Lee, of Richmond. Va. The otht
Y was nine years old, and claimed by I. Nowdigat
II of Kentucky.
Let such decisions lie made whenever practic
e bic; and mere: let slave claimants, who a.teml
y, to exercise their slaveholding privileges in Obi
If be treated as Ohio law regards them-aS kidnaI
pers. Let them be prosecuted and convicted
&c kidnaprers, and we shall soon break up the pra
70 tice, which has extensively prevailed the pa
e season, of using our thoroughiarcs for sla'
is driving.
William L. Lukcns of Putnam. writing to
d friend in this place, says of this affair:
r Tell NJ. X Robinson that those little boys sp
ken Of in the Bugle of o3d Dec. were set free !
2 the court. 1t was not at Washington where the
" were detained, but ut CamLrilgc. Consideiir
Il all the circumstances this was quite n triumph
ID liberty. f ght or nire years ago Hulrs "CHar"
u IF Freedom, " was modified out Of the place, Il
house was peltcd with eggs and stones, and
~ was obliged to leave. The editor Of the Wing z
IL per, Mr.. IIatten, either spit in liulls face or stru
him | forget which, either % them. cowardly
4 he extreme as IIdll vas a non.resistcnt.) T
4, change is quite remarkable in so short "a time.
a, Now the Wing editor, c.. Albright is sent to c,
i'll gress mainly ON account of his professions
:" Anti-Slavery. And II friend writes ~ me ii
fs considerable excrtion was necessary to keep do,
~ the mob on the other side. The friends of I
he slaves were very confident of success, and the
6 fore preCeIed to see them set ut liberty 10y the
IL gally constituted tribunals rather than 10y a coui
no. so generally sanctioned by public sentimer
TO- The same friend writes, that when the decisi
of was pronounced, the oldest boy, (about ten) Jun
ed up and clapped his hands, and was so uvercol
ne with joy that lie could not eat, when it was t.
~ dcred to him. / understand that the sympat
W was all on the side of the slaves.
Ne. The bloody kidnappers found a lawyer in IAN
pr, Vile mean and soulless enough to conduct tn
Ssh case, in the person Of ii. J. Jewot. a son of II Q
ker preacher. and Grand SON of the late yenera
10y Quaker preacher, Hugh Judge, whose name
Icl' unwUithily bears. lie is the same Jewct "
V assented TO the admission of Day rs rcpor
red in the Senate last winter, and subsequcr
ylt male a speech against his admission, alleg
ma AS a reason for the change. that he was Of rat
II darker complexion than was ut first represent
F. But the hoys are now free. where neither Je
nor his Kidnapping clients can hurt nor make Il
afraid.
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