Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-04-05
THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.

himself would vouch for him. lie knew Lewis to
DC Tree, and would let him out for two dollars.
Lewis pad the two dollars, and then wanted tho
Mayor to give him n pass to go to Cincinnati, but
his Honor said the police were all at dinner then,
aud he could get over without il
Accompanied by Mr.. Wheeler and Skcen, lie
started for Ohio. Gu the ferry boat, (the same
boat at which the arrest occurred, for there was
only one boat running yesterday the captain
questioned him closely, and seemed strongly
inclined not to let him pass. lie could not believe
q colorod man to be lree-at any rate, not on ihe
testimony of any man from Ohio but DIR. Wheeler
and Mr.. Skccn said they had already taken too
much trouble about 1t to think Of letting any man
stop Lewis tAon, and the captain seeing they
were determined, finally concluded to let him
pass.
So generous, hospitaJle Kentucky got--for moth.
ing-two dollars Of the hard earnings Of n poor
cOlorcd barber.
The Newport (Ky.) Neps publishes the follow
ing as the law under which the two colorod men
referred to have been arrested, imprisoned and
fined
Art. NJ. sec. 5. "lf any free negro or mulato,
not a resident OF Kentucky, shall come into this
State, he shall repair to the county court clerk of
the county in which he shall first come, and there
make his business known to the clerk and the
clerk may, If he is satisfied said free negroes bust.
ness is laudable and lawful, issue a certificate IL
Shli IICu negro, hGltlilE Oul lnc OIletV Ol tHG NlHllt
and authorize such free negro or mulatto to remain
and transact his business, not exceeding thirty
days, for which he may charge fifty cents, to DC
Paid by the applicant. u any such free negro o,
muidHO shall fail or refuse to procure Said ce,tif'
cate 1cihiH tceHiy.tour hOUrS after lie comes int
tbs State, or shall continue longer in the State
than allowed by said certificate, he OF size shall b.
unprecedented and tQken before some Justice of the
Peace, there to be tried and if found guilty may be
confined in the county Jail where apprehended till
he or she shall give good security to leave the Stat,
forthwith and also pay all costs Of the proceed
ing"
If this is the only statute, in the case, there wa.
evidently no color of law for the outrages perpe
trated, by the Police and Mayor of Covington.
The Ne,rs comments upon these outrages witt
spirit, and gives us some additional facts rclatiy,
TO tho good order and law abiding character o
the kentucky Border Rufians. Here is an extrac
from its article. 1t is not highly complimentar,
to the powers that be" in Ohio. ltsays:
Since the conclusion of the celebrated Gaines
case in Cincinnati and since the paltroonery Of the
Ohio authorities has become apparent, this thing
has become very common in this part of the State,
and the idea appears to prevail, that citizens of
free State MAJ be modified and driven ignOmin
ously from the State, if they have the presumption
to enter It. Even free ncglocs may not cross mt
Ohio without the permission of the myrmidons Of
the law, while if they remain here they are in con
slant fear of incarceration in the penitentiary fol
an ufense, which in Kentucky is far more heniou;
than murdcr--that Of having the effrontery,
living in the State, to lie free. Not only are
the laws relating to the immigration Of free ne
grocs to the State enforced with more than Ordina
ry yigor but free white men are maltreated unt
abused in a manner which would disgrace a nation
uf saVauCs.