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

their refusal to subscribe, they may not be in dan
ger Of personal violence, as in the other cases, but
they subject themselves to abuse, aud are liable to
have every cndeavor made to injure their business.
which can be brought to bear on them by working
upon the popular ignorance and prejudice.
The ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
ASrI-SLAvERY SOCIETY is to be held this year il
Norristown. The time fixed for it is the 10th of
October, 1t will be an important meeting, and
will doubtless be largely attended. WV. LLOYD
GARRISON and PARKER PmLsBURY are to be there,
and other able speakers from different parts of the
country are expected.
DRrp A TALE OF THE DISMAL SWAMI By liar
riet Beecher Stowe, Author Of Uncle Toms
Cabin lin two volumes. Boston, Philips Sampson
Il Co.-1S5G.
These volumes present n panorama of the whole
system of Slavery, developing through strongly
marked, representative characters, its baleful in
flueuce upon all classes of society and its develop
ments of evil in various classes of individuals.
Though thus varied and comprehensive in its pur-
pose, the whole is bound together in SO natural n
manner as to make all the parts appear MS inseper-
able from the whole, thus investing it with a life
like reality. IT there be on exception to this
remark it is in the character Of bred, who was
evidently designed as the character of the tale and
who gives his outye name to the work without, as
we can see, any just claim to such a distinction.
But the whole is q clear, strong and truthful de
~lineation Of Slavery, as it is. The Development
is shocking to contemplate; but shocking only
because it is truthful. In commentator of Mrs.
Stoves versatility Of genius, we may say that the
characters in this work arc no rehash of those of
MI IT NIL 900 o;-;,o o,J Iora m inAi-
yiduality of their own. The work as a whole i'm,
presses us with the conviction that Mrs. Stowe has
herself made progress in devotion to anti.slavery
principle since the publication Of Uncle Toms
Cabin. Clayton, the moral Hero of the tale, is a
spirit of the heroic, martyr sort. In character an
abolitionist so far as he sees, without concealment
and without compromise ever ready to move on
word without regard to consequences wherever
principle directs. By his stern application of
she principles of justice, the pro-slayery position
of the church, and the double dealing and
hypocricy Of its Rev. Doctors p ackthread, Calkers
& Co., is set forth with most palpable and start
ling clearness. Clayton's uncomprcmising charac-
ter in 'Drod" is in most encouraging contrast, with
the eulogy of the Colonization Society, that Amer
lean embodiment Of moral t~reachery ,meHnness AMI
compromise--which mars the close of Uncle
Toms Cabin. We cannot agree with a number of
our contemporaries, that in absorbing interest bred
e1cells or even equals Uncle Toms Cabin. 1t is
nevertheless a most admirable work, and in view
of its excellencies it gives US great pleasure to
know that its circulation bids fair to excel that of
Uncle Toms Cabin. The publishers are COM
pleting for circulation 5000 copies per day, which
is found altogether insufficient to meet the public
demand.
THE CONSTITUTION A PRoslAvERY COMPACT: or Ex-
tracts from the Madison papers, NC, selected by
Wendell Philips.
This valuable anti slavery work, which has for
some time past, been out of print, has recently
been reproduced in an enlarged form frol the
Office of the American Anti Slavery Society.
Speaking of it, the Liberator well says:
w commend this work to the attention of every
man who desires to know precisely what was said
and done by the trainers of the Constitution, on
the vexed question of slavery; for though that foul
system, which now covers the whole horizon, was
then "a cloud no bigger than a mans hand, it will
be found that it was able to dictate the terms Of
the Union, to the extent of its desires and necessi-
ties. VIVA. was then agreed to, the people have
ever since ratified; no attempt having been made
to amend the Constitution in regard to its pro-
slavery guarantees. Surely, to this extent, if there
ever was "A covenant with death and an agreement
with hell it is contained in that instrument"
We have had frequent applications for it of late
which we were unable to supply. All who wish
it, can now obtain it NJ the Office Of the American
Anti Slavery Society, N. Y.
BssD Will not the Standard publish the terms on
which it can be obtained by mail.
PUrNAMs MAGAZINE, for October is a number of
more than ordinary interest. My Heart and r.
has unusual merit, though we cannot say as much
for the remaining poetry OF the number which will
hardly bear the test set up in the article beaded,
"What is poetry"
HOUSEHOLD WORDS has also been received as
has also
THE ScHooLFELLow, always welcome to the ju-
v%eniles.
Household Words contain pretty accurate informa-
tion of the character of the political parties of
this country and an article in regard to Slavery,
ombodying much useful information regarding the
character of Slavery and its uneconomical work
ings, Dickens from henceforth must be tabooed by
the South as we hear Putnam already is.
MORE LAND Piracy IN CONTEMPLATION BY THE
GovERNMENr.--Our readers will recollect the
Panama Massacre which occurred some months
since. More recently the Government at Washing
ton sent Mr.. Corwine as its agent to investigate
the matter. Mr., Corwine has reported to the
Government, and as the result of his Investigation
recommends to President Pierce the immediate
seizure and occupation Of the Isthmus from ocean
to ocean as a measure absolutely necessary to
securing tranquility to the transit. The reason
assigned for this robbery of New Granada, to
which Government the Isthmus belongs, is that it
is utterly unable to maintain claw and ORDER" SO
as to secure the safety aud tranquility of persons
in trnnsik Of cnnrna NJ IL