Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-01-26

was dismissed from his employmeut-personall
assaulted and outraged by a mob and eventual
compelled to flee from the State to save his life
The letter which was made the occasion of thes
outroges is as follows
CHRlSTM AS-SALE or SLAVE.
LEXINGTON, Ky, Dec. rs, 1855.
Mr.. EDITOR :-.Christmas has come aroun
ngain. IL Isl great day here, perhaps | shoul
say csck,) especially for two classes-slaves an,
school childr IN. Most of the former have tina
day as n holiday, many have a portion Of two o.
three days, and some of them have a whole week
the latter in most places in this State hav,
n week, sometimes including New Years Day
The former, ut this place and in a few Of til,
cities aud towns where they have churches, hole
fairs to fit them up, or to pay their pastor, if the,
iavc a regular one, as happens to be the case il
one church in this city, where n man who claims
~ be the master" of an intelligent negro, rent
Ius property to them at two hundred and fifty
dollars per year, to preach to them The everlastin,
gospel OF the Prince Of Peace, though he could no
hire him as q laborcr for more than $3.50.
The Tree negroes and many OF the slaves Join il
these fairs, and generally have a jolly time. The,
have cakes, fruits, lemOnades, icc-cream, toys, &c
Nost OF these articles are obtained upon the condi
Ton, that 1t not sold, they can be returned. Thel
pat high prices on them, as is common in sucl
places, and, L suppose, receive most of the profits
perhaps add. In the cOuntry and small towns, they
Aare no separate churches, but .he few who attend
preaching occupy galleries in the other churches.
4. very mali portion Of those in the country attend
meeting at all.
For the reasons named, Christmas is regarded as
n great festival occasion. Everything for sew
sral weeks previous-visits, commencing or leav-
ing school, changing of residence, &C., are re-
ferred to Christmas as the day of days, or week of
weeks.
Christmas was celebrated in the Episcopal and
Catholic churches. / have just returned from at
tending the service of the former. Both these
churches regard the day with much veneration,
and well they may, being the supposed anniversary
at the birth OF our Saviour, OF him who spake as
never man spake," whose wisdom and righteous
ness was above that OF all men, and who gave him
self a sacrifice for the sins Of guilty humanity, so
that all who would cOme unto him might have eter-
nal life. 70 hear of this Saviour we assembled
Although it was SO great an anniversary, and the
expected presence of the Bishop was announced,
yet but a lew persons were scattered over the sane
tuary. Notwithstanding the small attendance, all
the ceremonies of that denomination were faithful
ly rehearsed. These were followed by a short but
very elegant discourse, on the birth. life, and
death of our Saviour. The prophecies in relation
10 his coming into the world, his holy life, and VIC
torlous death were repeated, the actual verifcation
Of these prophecies in his real life and character
was dwelt upon and the noble sentiments which
he had uttered, and the rules of conduct which he
laid down for the observance of his followers, were
made the subject of comment. In conclusion, the
Minister, on behalf of himself and congregation,
IN loud strains, thanked our Father in Heven, that
he had given to the world his only begotten son TO
die for sinners; that he had cast our lots in a
christian land and especially, that had cast them
In the most enlightened community in all the earth,
where peace. liberty, happiness, and christian priv.
lieges are vouchsafed to all.
We listened attentively, wondered that so few
were present, and regretted that more were not in
attendance, to learn the extent of our blessings
and to receive upon t cir minds n still more forci.
BILE impression of the beauty and excellence of the
sentiments uttered by the second person of the
adorable Trinity.
An invocation to the Father, Son, land Holy Spirit
that their blessings might rest upon US, closed the
exercises, and we went forth, in thoughtful mood
rejecting on that maxim Of our Saviour, What
,foever We would that men should do to you, do We
even SO to them, which is said to contain the
essence OF all our duties to our fellow men, and on
those two commandments on which we learn"hang
all the law and the prophets !" (see Mat. xii and
xxi, 81, 40.) Scarcely had we preceded two
squares ere our footsteps were arrested by a crowd
OF men on the sidewalk, so dense that ladi es could
not pass, but were compelled to cross to the next
sidewalk, pass round, and re-cross Ieyond them, in
order to get into their pathway.
Curiosity at behOlding acrowd SO much denser
than at the church attracted my attention, and led
me to halt q moment, when lol there came to my
ears the hoarse notes of an auctioneer. selling a
fehcv creature, q human being to the highest
bidder.
Never were my feelings so much shocked
Though l had before witnessed the horrid specta-
Gle d the sale of a human being, yet, upon this
Gay, commemorative of such an event as can reyer
be known again on earth-tbe birth of the immac-
ulate and only Son of God-and after such a dis
course as that to which we had listened, to witness
added, so revolving atany time to the feelings of
any one in the least degree imbucd with christian
philanthropy, and so contradictory to every precept
OF Him for whom the day has been named, it was
really shocking beyond description; and to hear
the nuct,oneer crying, with stentorian voice, ''Only
Sl,2S5 is bid for this boy" "a fine, likely Niger
going for 81 ,2S5, " must be sold to the hiqhes
bidder" H. disguised and shocked me beyond
measure. 1t was almost enough to make one
ashamed that he belonged to a race eff beings tina
could so prey upon their species.
Oh what a contrast was this scene, almost Al
the door OF the church, TO what we might have ex
peeted of that community of which we had just
heard so favorable an account. If this scene was
thought to be in accordance with the christian
character, and the minister had such scenes in view
when speaking in such high terms OF the commu-
nifty, las he must have had.) / wondered. as the
hour suited, after the sermon, and before the bene-
diction, the minister being auctioneer. Perhaps
however, they knew that they could not get such q
crowd there as they wanted, and therefore, they
came to the way leadingup to the Temple Of Justice
Isl ealled.)
h how ! wished for a Paul to stand up before
them, at the entrance of this temple, and"reason to
them as 10 Felix, of righteousness, of temperance,
md OF judgement to come" Like Felix, they mus
have ~"trembled" at this reasoning but, like him,
those who could be guilty of such an act OF inhu
manity with all the lights of the 10Th century
beaming upon them. would probably answer, &c
thy way for this time when / have no more slaves
TO sell l will call for thee" J.B.
Since putting the above in type, we have found
an the Commercial the following
STATEMENT OF MR.. BRADY.
This gentleman called on as to request that some
corrections Of the statement Of the outrage as il
appeared in the Louisville manner shonld he made