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Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-10-04

crushed region. Even the rich soil of Kentucky,
the beautiful luxuriance Of which it is almost i'm.
possible to destroy cannot prevent the comparative
weaknesS that awaits q state which turns awny
iree LABOR, and sends it to build up rival fyee
states in the West. Example will illustrate. |
nave three relatives in Kentucky, honest, benev.
oleht' most estimable men, who, when | left the
state, were farmers on n limited scale. Within
twenty years one has bought up ten of the farms
around him' another twelve, another fifteen, in the
neart oil Woodford and Fayettc. Handsome edi.
noes, once the homes of families numbering n
muitltude, scattered over the country, ar, now
occupied as graneries, q small one here and there
inhabited by an oyerseer. The population is gone,
tue school houses are deserted, the churches have
no congregations, and yet the country is beautiful,
cio.ned with grass, covered with herds of the finest
cattle, mules, and horses in the world. The corn
ne'us Tor the support Of this quadruped popula.
uoh IN the winter, are worked by slaves, The
ram and sunshine that makes the grass rrcw pro.
'lues ior them in summer as it does in the pampas
OF 0'utn America that create the living wealth of
those solitudes. The white population banished
by TINS species of engrossing cultivation have n
rlght to the territories reserved by the compact for
Tree labor. And are not the people further south,
VINO have no hold on the soil there also to be-
secure OF a home somewhere On n multitude
OF the great plantations in the South free-labor
Is entirely dispensed with. They have not only
their blacksmith, but their black carpenter, wheel.
wright, plasterer and painter; and where are oil
the white mechanics to go ? and where are the
white laborers who are already driven to the hills
to live by hunting, fishing and robbing-as Gov.
Hammond, of South Carolina, tells us-where are
they to go if slavery ir tho new territories is to
pursue them with the same fate ? | hope my neigh
bors will pardon me when ] proclaim it, that my
feelings and judgement alike actuate mo to fight
the battle for the rights of the white cultivator of
the soil and the white mechani;, against all who
would pursue him into the new territories with
the institution which drives them out from those
little communities, at the head OF which reigns
a master, who, with his fellows, the organs of
democracy in the South tell us constitute the
state. Your fellow-citizen.
SILVER SPRING, Sept. II. F.P. BLAIR.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-10-04
LAWRENCE, Kansas. Sep. IL, 1856.

REv. Dr.. MILEs-Deay Friend l am yet alive,
TO the disappointment Of friends and foes, and
once more out Of the hands of the latter. But |
have had a hard time Of it. Two weeks of har.
assing captivity, with wearing exposures, have
nearly broken me down in health. A few DAYS
will, l hope, set me up again, when / will try tc
give a full account of that fOrtnight's experience,
and make public some of the facts which / have
learned thereby IF the plans and doings of the en-.
emies to Freedom and Of God.
An account of our capture and treatment 70,
the first "a hours has probably been given you by
those of the party who were bound East, and who
were permitted to 60 down the river.
After that time we endured brutality that will
hardly seem credible to those who live among civ
ilized people. | think il will be difficult ia find a
parallel to this case in all the aunuls of civil wal
taking all the circum stances into accountable
brutal murder Of our brother-the heartless con
duct toward the distressed widow-the cool open
murder OF the young man who attended us-the
mockery OF p~roclaiming us free to 60 to our friends,
and the insulting and violent re-arrest on the levee
planned so as to leave the widow without any pro-
tection-our confinement in a close, crowded, fill.
thy dungeon, after the tenth pay of our imprison.
ment, when / was too i'll to stand up, with other
cruel deceits and blood-thirsty threats. SO that on
three occasions, ! had every reason to suppose that
my last hour bad come. But ] have no heart or
strength to finish the sentence now, OF to give you
anything more than a hint of what | have passed
through since l last wrote to you. Is will be pain
fcl for me to 90 back to the beginning, and give
the history of this affair and it is no mere person.
al consideration that can move me to undertake
the detail.
And what is it all to the whole sum of outrage
and barbarity that has been inflicted on my dis
tressed people. and all over this Territory during
the past month Let no one talk Of the exagera-
Of these outrages any longer. No one can
Dverrate the distress which has followed them.
There is much Of it that can never be made public
.fba bufaHariAs af mar of which fbara rera M
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-10-04

DEMOCRATIC ELEcrIoNEERING.-IIere is a speci
men from tho Patriot of New Lisbon, Ohio:
Keep it before The people that Jouv A. B,yo.
ham thinks a niger as good as a white man. and
will try to promote their equality by legislation"
We hope the Patriot speaks the truth this time,
If itdoes, Mr.. Bingham only proves that he reuem-
bers the lessons taught by Jefferson, Franklin and
others who have sent down to US their Declaration
Of Independence,
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-10-04
LETTER FROM MR.. MUTE.

The Boston Evening Transcript, of Wednesday
lays before its readers the following letter from the
Rev Mr.. Mute. which has just been received by
the Rev. DR.. Miles, Secretary of the American
Unitarian Association. 1t will be read with pain
full and thrilling interest,
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-10-04
"TIIEY ASK TO BE LET ALONE.n

The venerable Josiah Randall, of,Pennsylya-
ria, who has known all the Presidents" we are
told by the Democratic papers, has made a speech
IN Iammany Hall, and uttered what they call the
eleventh commandment"-that is, to 'let the
south alone" All they ask is to be let alone"
says the venerable sage. While the south are hes.
itaang at no means to extend the institution of
slavery over free territory, ''all they ask is TO be
let Alone" When they are marching into free
territory, and seizing upon the ballot boxes and
driving the free voters from the polls at the point
of the bowie knife, and themselves voting instead.
without q shadow Of right to do do so, FALL thew
ask is to be let alone" When they sack and pI.
lage and burn the houses of quiet, freedom-loyinp
citizens and then murder them, ''all they ask is 70
be let alone" When they beset the highways,a and
rob and plumber northern emigrants, and send
them back whence they came, 'all they ask is To
be let alone" When, by and by, in fulfllment of
a threat often repeated, they attempt 10 call the
roll of their slaves on Bunker Hill, "all they ask
is to be let alone."- SanduSky Register.
Just so. And to let them alone in the holding
of their slaves, while joining with them in the
government is just what the Sandusky Register
and the Republican party proposes to do. Doing
this is just what has brought the present outrages
of slavery extensionists upon us and such contin-
ual letting alone will continue the evils under which
we have labored and degenerated ever since our
national Union with shareholders. The only effect
ual way of letting them alone is to withhold all
and church fellowship from them. A
kind OF letting alone they do not coyet.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-10-04
KANSAS.

Kansas, as it seems to us, is now subdued, Gov.
ernor Geary, has dispersed the invading army of
Missourians. This lie did by persuasion, and by
pledging himself to enforce the laws of the Bogus
Legislature, to arrest Lane, if he could, and to
punish the Free State men, whom the Rufians
charge with murder, ROBBERY and all the other crimes,
they themselves have perpetrated. lie satisfied
Atchison, Reed, Capt. Pate, and other rufian lead
es that their work would he done, before their
followers separated. To carry out his promises,
which are doubtless nothing more nor less than
his Washington instructions, he has the United
States troops at his disposal and his force still fur
Their increased by a new organization of the Kansas
Militia, under the command OF Titus, who also
commanded it under Shannon. This militia is
made up in part of the disbanded army of Missou-
rians and the whole is under the control of u. 81
General Smith. And be is further authorized to
call if necessary, upon Illinois and Kentucky each,
for a regiment to enforce his measures. What can
the little handful of starving, harnesses and rob-
bed Free State men do against such odds but to
submit, even if disposed to resist the United States
authorities, to which they have always declared
they would render obedience. Kansas is Stare
Territory, and slavery is to be secured there by the.
laws of the fraudulent. Legislature, enforced by Gov.
Geary, Judge Lecompt and General Smith, with
the regular troops, the Kansas Militia and the ILL
nois and Kentucky regiments. Thus "law and
ORDER" are to reign in Kansas. When the next
Congress meets lookout for a pro-slavery constitu-
ton, got up by some Washington and Missouri
"hocus pocus,' and for the admission of Kansas
into the Union as a Slave State, before Fremont.
gets seated in the Presidential Chair, even if he
shall be elected in November. We don't believe the
moral force of his election can prevent this, espe-
cially since the Republican party in the House of +
Representatives has so dcmoralized itself by voting
Tor Dunn's infamous bill. That act of the majority,
Will give license to a sufficient number in the house.
to carry such a measure, in connection with Ameris.
cans and Democrats. Kansas we believe is des-
tined to be a slave state, let the election 20 as it.
may.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-10-04

SLAvEHoLDING MissioNARIEs.-The Slaveholding
Church is now as Of old comprising sea and land
to mako prosselytes, which when made, are ten
fold mere the children of He'll than before" We
notice that two missionaries one from Kentucky
ana the other from Tennessee, were recently set
apart by the Southern Baptist Church as Mission.
aries to Africa. Several New York Baptist Doctors
OF Divinity assisting at the ceremonials with ser.
mon prayer and song, and other demonstrations of
Christian fellowship.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-10-04

A SLANDERED MAN.-The Fillmorites down,
South are abusing poor Buchanan for an Abolition.
list. OF course, in the history of a man who has .
belonged to all the parties which have existed for j.
the last forty years, there is no difficulty in prov,
ing anything either for or against him. inst now,
the Fillmore Shareholders are keen on his track and
anathamatize, him because in 1899 he voted to con,i-
der tie propriety of abolishing Slavery in the District =,
of Columbia; an object in those days only sought,
by old fashioned Quakers, whose occasional testi,.
mony was considered so harmless that even some of
the slave'drivers could tolerate it and even eulocizo.
their humanity. 1t is an unwarrantable and base
SANDER to bring up this old and long-atoned-for-
act OF Buchanan as representative of his present,
character. But this is not all, nor the worst. For
his friends, the Democrats are in our anti-sla very
giving currency and support to this
Islander of their opponents, and if we may believe
them, Buchanan is one of the most thorough
abolitionists, and the Democratic party is the only
abolition party in the land-in its martyr devot-
ton to freedom o~ut-doing the very Garrisonians.
themselves.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-10-04
A CONTEMPLATED NEGRO INsURREC.
TON AT COLUMBUS, TEXAS.

The Gairestoa Netos Of the 18th inst, has q let
ter giving the particulars of an intended iusur-
rection Of the slaves in Texas. Colorado county,
where the letter was written, is on a river of the
same name adjoining Austin which is the Capital
Of the State
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-01-17

upon your tables. 1t abounds in infor.
nation, and contains many useful and
practical suggestions in relation 10 the
evils OF the system at present pursued,
and the supposed appropriate rslnedies.
The subject Of banking has Occupied
e large share of public attention Tor
wears, as these Institutions, in entering
the halls of legislation and asking for
privileges denied TO the individual
members OF community, have succeed.
ed, whether Intentionally or otherwise,
in giving to it a political bearing,
So great is the power which the au-
.hority to issue aud circulate notes as
money conlers over the commercial and
other business relations of life, that the
ne cessily Of protecting the people from
probable injury and loss, has always
be en- let and acknowledged and hence
we find the General Assembly at al
most every session attempting 10 reg
uIate the currency, with how much
success is known TO every one.
The experiment is to be tried again.
but the opinion is fast obtaining ground
that neither commerce nor credit is
benefited by legislative interference.
The amount and condition OF our
State liabilities may be obtained fIom
tue following table:
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-01-17
Western Land Agency

u EXPECT to go West about the firss Of
April next, for the purpose OF locating
Congress or Government Land; and WIZ
Il act as Agent for the location and entry ot
Laud, either with Money Or Warrants
Selections will be made with the greatfsi
care as To quality and location. :,
or WksRAETs. also, bought aud sold
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-01-17

Total amount Of Canal Sock. sac 900 0O
RAIL ROADS.
Little Miami Railroad tock... 22l,2o0 90
Mad River and Erie K, K. Stock 80 500 00
do do Dividend Bonds 1900 %
Mansfield and Sandusky City K.
4, Stock. 33,233 90
Total amount OF Roiload Stocks
aud Dividend Bonds. ......... G93 $50 90
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-01-17

ln my last message called The at
teLtion Of the general Assembly to the
loan payable January /. 1857. then
amounting to s3.4i2,l3 70, and recon
mended its payment at mdtuHity. An
additional levy Of less than three lorlhs
Ul mill for each of the three years to
ensue would have liqniddted this indie
btejness, and there would have been
no difficulty in meeting the loans sub.
sequen:ly to become due, My views on
this subject have undergone no changes;
ON the contrary, the reflection haeye
since given this question has only ten
ded to strengthen the conviction that
the payment OF the public debt as it
natures, should regarded as the estab
lished policy Of the State. Any pro
position, hewever specious it may be.
which Vends TO prolongs the period Of
its extinguiSment, will be looked upon
with extreme suspicion, aud Ohio
should never again euter the money ior
stock markets Of the country, except
ImpelieI by some pressing necessity,
Whether such necessity exists at pre-
sent in respect, cf the loan due, Janua.
ry 1857, it is question which sub
init to the " Wisdom of the General As.
sembly; but on account Of that loan
since the recommendation referred TO
have been s933.422 SO, leaving 50 sos
7Os,1g, still TO be paid, mainly by the
Ievies oI single year. What would
have been comparatively light burden
! II spread over the leyies Of three ytcc::-
become il oneols upon one. In yield.
Ing very reluctantly. the opinion that
he loan OF January, 1887, should be
paid in full at maturity, the same rea
sons which induced my former recon,
mrnda ton require thatas great a sum
as can be Levied without impusing un.
reasonable burdens on the people shoult
he raised by taxation, and that all the
other means in the possession Of the
State should be made sysiled for this
purpose.
Tue State owns stock on the follow
ing Tnrndikes. RailsrOsds aud Canals
" the amount nomina'ly indicated:
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-10-15
WILMINGTON AND MANCHESTER
RAILROAD.

CORRESPONDENT of the Sumter IVafck-
man has nominated Major WM HAYNs-
WORTH for the Presidency of this Road
Maj. Ii. is gentleman of ability, and very
popular with all who know him
The Waterman, referring to the nomina-
ton, says" We know Of no man, connect
ed with the Road, 10 " HON we could point,
with better promise ofsccuring the impor-
tant prerequisites for that responsible Office
gentleman of commanding ability, pru-
deacc and discretion, as we'll as unbending
integrity, and n lively zeal and devotion
manifested for the intcre Is of the Road, we
feel sure that he could not but indicate, in
the varied departments Of the business
Herewith connected, the true practicable
policy, and contribute largely TO conduct,
under prosperous ausrircs, the general wei
fare OF the Road"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-10-15
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEssRs HAssELTINE 81 CuRETos informs
the public of the arrival of their stock of
Fall and Winter goods; and advises all who
wish to save money to give them cul be-
fore purchasing elsewhere. This may be
good advice; we would not take it upon
onrself to contradict il, especially after
looking around upon their well filled and
neatly arranged shelves, and knowing from
experience the superior quality of many OF
their articles advertised.
Mr.. J. NJ. SHAVER offers for sale his VAL
liable plantation four miles south of Ian, as
teryilie. This is very healthy and desira.
bIe situaIionj well adapted either for farm.
ing purposes, or for merchandising.
Mr.. JoSATHAN N. McELwEE, of Rock
Hill, advertses his Real and Personal "a
tate for sale. This is certainly q good on.
poriunity for any one desirous of purchas
ing such property.
Commissioner in Equity for Lancaster,
advertises some valuable tracts Of land to be
sold publicly on first Monday in November.
Special attention is directed to them.
Mr.. J. F. WINTER adyertises Class s. Of
Southern Lottery.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-10-15
SON OF LANCASTER.
Disgraceful Rowdyism in Baltimore.

A Teiegrapic Dispatch, which will bo
found in another column, Informs us that
Baltimore has again been disgraced by
scenes of rowdyism and mobocracy. :
On tho 9th inst. 90 less than four rows
occurred, during which firearms, clubs,
hrickbats and stones were used.
The Baltimore Clipper of Monday last
says:-
There can be no doubt of the fact
that III" Foreign party OF this city have
imported organized gangs of outlaws from,
Philadelphia and New York into this city
Tor the purpose of bullying and driving
Americans away from the polls ut tls
election on Wednesday next. Tie know
edge "t this fact caused considerable OK.
cilernent in our city yesterday, which WAS
increased 10y the statement that attempts
had been made in various quarters Ia,
previous evening To tear down flags and
cut down poles which had been put up hy
the Nmcrica,Is. Quite number Of Amer
icamS were beaten and maltreated in vari
ouN IualterS OF the city on Saturday night,
SAID to haze been done bv these imported
Williams, We say TO our friends
commit no wrong nor submit to anv. Be
linn, c''ol and energetic, and restrain and
SUPPRESS any attempts AT disorder, come
from whom 1t may.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-10-15
MR. BOYCE'S ADDRESS.

The citizens OF Rchland were highly favor
ed, last evening, says the South Caroliaidn,
with an admirable and eloquent address from
our Immediate Representative, the lion w.
w. BovcE. The City Hall Was crowded,
and the speaker Mas listened 10 with deep
interest and most caru,s st attention. lie
was frequently interrupted b. bursts of ap.
plause, and we express oEly the public SCH
timent when VIC say that his sentiments met
the hearty approval of his constituents pres
cnt, and we believe will meet that of the
whole community.
lie traced the course of legislation in the
last Congress; considered the present con-
dition Of the country; "nalyzcd the merits
of the candidates for the Presidency; aud in
the event Of the election Of Fremont, tho
representative Of corruption, rascality and
evil principles combined in the Black Re
publican party, counscled rcsistarcc on the
part OF the South nj any and every hazard.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-10-15

longer upon your columns. Some it
seems, go for abolishing the present Mill
tia System entirely, and have no system
at all, while others advocate its abolish.
ment and the adoption of an entirely vol
urteer one in its place. Neither PROPOSE
uon we think the correct one. The idea
OF having no military organization at all
is perfectly absurd, rs much so as il woutd
be Tor US to leave our doors us,ocked at
night while thieves are in the streets with.
out. lhe proposition to abolish it and
adopt volunteer system in its stead, IL in
our opinion mpracticab!e rs well as un-
necessary, though at one time we we're in
favor of such a change, in favor of it, be.
cause, having never studied the system
we knew nothing about it, which is doubt
| less the case with those who now con-
dcmn it and desire to have it abolished.
Having since then however, carefully ex-
amined into lis provisions, and having
heard the subject discussed by men offar
greater wisdom and experience than our
selves, we have come TO a different con
clusion, and are firmly of the opinion that
the wisest and most practicable course TO
pursue, is 20 retain the present system and
amend certain portions Of it in such man.
ner AS will increase its efficiency. Fear
ing that we have already trcspassea too
much upon your columns, we will not
here enter into q discussion of the plan
proposed for accomplishing this OF Lject,
ont will be content 10 adopt rs our own
the one submitted few months since, by
a correspondent Of the Mercury for the
consideration of the Military Committee.
appointed by the Governor, under a re-.
cent act Of thc Legislature, satisfied that
it was much better conceived, and more
ably discussed by him than it could be
done 10y ourselves. To his suggestion
however we will take the liberty of add
ing one other, winch is, that the Militia
Law be so amended as to allow four
volunteer companies Of light infantry
The great imnor,apce at the present time
OF putting our house in order and prepar-
ing for danger which now stares us in the
face must he apparent to all, and we
trust that the Committee appointed for
the purpose Of considering and reporting
upon the Militia System will recommend
to the Legislature some such change AS
vii! increase its efficiency and usefulness.
AN OFFICER.