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Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22

LIBERTY IN TENNEssEE.-A record of ono of
the most brutal of Slavery's outrages may be
found on our first page. 1t is the legitimate fruit
Of Slavery. Such fruit is inevitable and the Church
and the government while tolerating tho
system can never restrict, modify or reform
it into anything more. humane or less in
fernal
The following paragraph from the Philadelphia
Bulletin gives some additional particulars:
An account was recently published of the brutal
treatment of two slaves by order, or with the con-
sent of one Col. Neitherland, of Rogersville, Ten
nessee. 1t was condensed from a supplement of
nine or ten columns of the Knoxville Presbyterian
Witness. We learn since then, that the Rev. Mr..
Sawyer, who published the statement, had twelve
hundred copies struck off, one hundred of which
were in his own possession and the rest OF the
printing Office. Col. Neitherland heard of the
paper and went with his lawyer to the office and
by dint of threats made the printer destroy the
eleven hundred he had and sent him to Mr..
Sawyer for the other hundred. Mr.. Sawyer re-
fused to give them up, after taking the advice of q
lawyer, and mailed them immediately-one Of
them We have seen. MIR. 5. breaches his farewell
sermon to that brave church about this time, and
it is to be hoped that he will give his people some
ideas on the subject of freedom and pluck. He
takes charge of a church at Mt. Etna, Indiana,
after leaving Rogersyille.
The Republican candidate for Governor of Cal
ifornia is Edward Stanly, formerly member of
Congress from North Carolina. In accepting the
nomination, he tells his fellow Republicans. that he
is willing to serve them if they can 'trust a North
Carolinian upon faith in his past life and expressed
opinions"
Mr.. Stanly in his past life was a stakeholder.
and his depressed opinions" in Congress we're in
harmony with other North Carolina slavedrisers.
The Republicans of California are certainly not
obnoxious the charge of Northern sectional.
ISM" tis-s ''@h o."
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Improve Your Time.

Time! how swiftly is it gliding away, yet
how few are there who appreciate it. How
many are idling the golden hours away
% that could recall my days that have
past away, that might improve them in
seeking knowledge says the ignorant old
man who has spent his days in idleness.
Readers, shall we be of that number that
when we get old we will wish to recall the
days we have spent in Incidence ? God
forbid! Look at the old man that has spent
his younger days in seeking knowledge,
that has spent his precious moments in
ulefulness What pleasure it is for him
to sit down and read or write soWe good
instructions for the young. Then if kDowl-
edge is SO necessary, and its reward so great,
why not improve the golden moments ?
Will you, like the indolent boy, live and
die in ignorance know you will not
Let us treasure up those precious little
gems that appear in this useful little paper
} Let US sow the seeds of knowledge while
young, c1ltivate them as We grow up, an
when we get old we will reap golden har
; vest And let this be our motto, as W
!: rise into distinction, IMPROVE YOUR TIME
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ing on board others of our suffering friends.
The night was dark and the sea running too
high to send cut boat, and all that could be
done was to throw out ropes and cruise
around in the direction of the voices that
would occasionally reach us crying for help.
Thus myself and many others were saved
Daylight however, finally came when nearly
dozen more were saved. r. L. Brown, of
San Francisco, being the last one taken on
board at 8 o'clock on Sunday morning. He
had been Just twelve hours at the mercy of
the sea, and doubtless owes his life to the
fact that he had on heavy clothing prevent
ing his blood from chilling by the long ex-
posure.
Captain johnson, of the Ellen, continued
to cruise around until nearly two O clock on
Sunday afternoon, and although we frequent
| ly encountered portions of the wreck it was
evident that those who had clung to them
had become exhausted, and that at least five
hundred souls had perished during this aw-
ful night. We, however, found our new re-
| fuge short of provisions, and the crew iv-
ing upon Cruel, but were soon relieved bv
the bark Saxony, which supplied US, and
took six If our passengers to Savannah.
One of the passengers saved by the Ellen
had struggled for seven hours in the water
with twenty pounds of gold in wallets fas
tened under his clothing He was large
and powerful man, land succeeded in secdrng
a large piece of the wreck, but was still al
most exhausted when brought on board. =
Another passenger saved forty $50 gold pie
ces but most of u.s. had been compelled tt
abandon all our money to secure our safety
whilst it was torn from the possession O
others by the violence of the waves
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Yours in L. p. & F.
A. W. CUMMINGS.
For the Spirit of the Age.

Bro GoRMAN II propose to give you a
briel account OF the organization Of Jones
.2rev9 Division, located in Burke County.
On Saturday morning the 25th ulr in COM
pany with number of the brethren of Ja
cob's Fork Division, we started on our way
towards the place appointed. We found
quite respectable congregation assembled.
They listened with deep interest to several
addresses on the subject Of temperance; the
congregation then dispersed and we were
invited 30 dinner by the citizens of the neigh
borhood where we fared sumptuously. We
met again in the evening at Rutherford
Academy, where they have flourshng
school under the supervision of Bro. r l..
Alternately. The Division was regularly or
ganized, seven gentlemen were initiated and
three Ladies admitted as visitors.
The following are the officers: r. l.. Aber-
nathy, w. p; j. Z. johnson. w, A.. A. S.
Hoffman, Il. S; W. W. Conley, +. s.;
Jacob Lael, 7. VIM, Ogles, c.. j. G. Sides,
A. G. G. A. Alternately, |. S.; A. Wilson, O.
S.: Wilson Crawford was appointed p. w. P
We feel assured that these Brethren vii
exert a powerful influence in favor of temper
ance. They will no doubt meet with oppusi
ton, and that too from some If the most re
spectacle and influential men in that commu
nity; members too Of the Christian Church
protesting to be strong temperance men bu
tits through ignorance that they thus oppose
A deep interest is now manifest on this sub
iect in Western North Carolina, and we trus
by faithfulness on the part of temperance
men, thrt the day is not far distant when tn
good old North State will be freed from tn
CALLING yoke Of intemperance. X. +. III.
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Terrible shipwreck.

Exchanges briag intelligencs Of nume-
rous disasters atsca, during the greatstorfn
on the 1lth and 18th inst Butall are
overshadowed by the wreck Of the Central
America, and the terrific loss of life.
This vessel, formerly the George Law
touched at Havana on the 9th inst. on her
way from the Isthnus to New York, and
was wrecked AMI sunk by the storm on the
18th inst, when about 200 miles east OF
Cape Hatteras. Her commander, Lieut.
Herndon, the gallant explorer Of the ANA.
zon was lost; and II Is supposed thar no'
less than $50 pass epgers and crew SUM-
with him into wafsry grave. ABOUT IyV ~
persons only we're sssed, Nearly Two -
ions. in gold sunk TsEh the yeSsel.
annah paIs5 pao'lSaes tne iolle'p,, y.
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Bloody Tragedies in Texas.

We find the following in The Dallas
Herald of the 10Th ult:
alt becomes our duty to record one of
the most desperate and heart-rending trao-
edles that has ever been enacted in this re-
glon OF country. John Robinson, living
some four or five miles frem BirdyiIIe.
Tarrant county, on Friday morning of last
week, without previous provocation, as we
are informed, almost without an intimation
of his fendish intentions, shot and killed
dead two brothers, George and James An
derson, brothers of his wife, then attempt
ted the life of his wife, and failing in that
proceeded deliberately to his neighbor $,
old man Sublett, distance Of nearly two
miles, and while the old man was begging
for mercy, shot him dead Returning to
within short distance of his home, Rob-
inson hnishel this horrid and unnatural
tragedy by placing the muzzle of his gun
against his own forehead. aud pushing the
trigger with his ramrtd, PIT an end TO his
own life Instantly The whole affair occur
red In less than an hour.
"Rotins'n previ 'u~Iy hs1 a difficulty
with his wife, and hid agreed to a separa-
ton Her brothers were assisting to re-
move her things, when he shot them both
with rife and musket: Some time ago
Robinson committed a brutal assault upon
old man Sublett, and was punished with
several months imprisonment, which was
probably the cause of his animosity against
that individual /"
In the Washington (Arkansas) Teie
graph ofthe I'd inst, we fod the fo!lowins
paragraph:
owe learn by gentleman just from
! Texas, that in difficulty which occurred
at Palestine, Anderson county, recently
Judge Reagan, member of Congress elec
for the Eastern District of Texas, his broth
er and three other persons, were killed
Our informant did not learn the origin q
the difficulty, or any further particulars
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For the Spirit Of the Age

On Friday last, assisted by several men,
bers Of Asheyille Division, No. Is, organ
lied n fourth Division of the Sons of Tenn
perance in Buneombe county. 1t will be
hailed by the euphonious and classic name of
Academia Division, No. 3l9 Its locality
suggested the name. 1t is located at the
Sandy Hill Academy, some six miles distant
from Asheville. hope, in view of the ma.
terial composing it, and the noble field in
which it operates, that it will be one Of the
working Divisions and ever keep the radiant
star of temperance in sight.
The officers for the term are ID. S. Plem
mons, W. p; 7. j. Harkins, w. A; J.
Cassius Gudger, r. s.. s. L. Sanford, f. S
G.. N. Penland, T.; S. J. b Pemmons, c.
II. w w. Jones, A. c.. r. p Moore, l. S.
Thomas Penland o. S.. and Charles Moore
Chaplain. The Post Office Of the Division il
Sulphur Springs.
Yours in L. p. & F.
w CUMMINGS
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For the Spirit of the Age

Mr.. EDIToR:-I have often thought, when
reading Gods word, that the doom of the
drunkard, as drawn by the pen Of inspiration,
is fearful beyond conception. The fearful
ness of this doom beggars all description
God, speaking from his high and holy throne,
says in language that should thrill through
the heart and tingle upon the ears of all who
look upon the wine when it is red: No drunk
ard shall inherit the kingdom of heaven. =
The doom of the drunkard is here described
negatively. We are expressly informed re-
specting what he shall not have, or what he
shall not inherit. 1t is clearly intimated in
the Bible that the kingdom ofheaven will, at
some point in the future, exercise all that
are really happy in the universe of God
All who are outside of this circle will be
eternally miserable. The Bible gives US
positive description of the place and the com
panions Of all drunkards. They are, accor-
ding to the same word of prophecy, to have
their portion in the lake that burneth with
fire and birthstone. Where there will be
dogs and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and
every thing that worketh an abomination or
that lOveth or maketh lie.
! The place and the companions of the drunk
| ard in the eternal world, will give us an
overwhelming conception of his awful doom
! We have no reason to believe that the stroke
of temporal death will destroy the affections
Of the heart, or extinguish the desires of the
soul. But when the children of men pass
through the iron gate of death then the affec
tions that have been cultivated, and the de-
sires that have been cherished, there will be
exercised unchecked by the restraining hand
of the Almighty-when there will be nc
means or opportunity of gratifying them
There are few situations more distressing
than to have burning desires kindled up il
the human soul, and yet have no means t(
crafty them.
1t is more than probable that the thirs
for sirong drink, which has been kinded up
in the soul of the drunkard by his habits o
intcmperance, this burning thirst, when th
restraints with which the drunkard is sur
rounded in this world are all removed-thi
burning thirst kindled up in the soul of tn
drunkard, when there will be no means G
, quenching it--this will add fuel to that fam
that shall never be quenched, and furnis
, food for that worm that shall never die. Hor
inconceiyably fearful the doom Of the drunl
ard. w. w. P.
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9 1Isshlg .dpniIp JOnrual 9sI

church at early candle light, and proceeaea :, .
t, - orranize 81 the Division, assisted by Brothers
from Laurel Till, Jacobs Fork, Steel creek saa
and s6nth Fork Divisions Twenty-Five were
Initiated as members, and ten LADIES az slsi-
tors. la. D
The f,llowing are the officers eject; F az 8
Baxter. w. p; 7. Bess. Wa. . fenuae- as
ton. r. s.; PShul, A. S j. LeplIllanus' pl,,s,,,..
IFsS I. Spratt, T. /; L. Hill. c.; u. Eiimorgs I
4 al. n. .Bess. /. S F Baxter, Q :. y.
Hin appointed p w. P; n. Alexander
chosen Chaplain. "a
These brethren have fair prospects, ana
being men Of the rightstam many q tnem
among the most influential in all that COM
munify. they viii do mighty work Il was
truly pleasant sight to see, rom tne ole q
man whose ncks are si!vereo Ger WIN ln'
frosfs of' many winters. to the beardIess youth
MI assnmi No. the VOWS Of total abstinence.
4 Al tF,;stlas haon ees.atad. not by pnlllS
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A ROMANTIC FUNERAL CoRTEGE.-A funer
al cortege of unusual proportions passed
through the streets Of the second district one
evening last week. The hearse was drawn
by four white horses, and fifty carriages fol-
lowed. By the heorse one man walked with
his hat in his hand, whilst the remainder of
the followers were in the carriages. The
peculiar circumstances of the funeral were
these: About two months ago two German
citizens, we'll circumstanced in life, were on q
drinking frolic together. During their con-
VITALITY they discovered that they were both
from particular part of Germany. They
thereupon ratified perpetual friendship,
and under the enthusiasm Of the occasion,
went so far as to make funeral compact, the
provisions of which were that the first one tc
die should be buried by the other, the survi
yor to pay all the expenses, to have the hearst
drawn by four white horses and followed by
t fifty carriages, and to walk himself by th
side of the hearse as chief mourner. One 0
r the parties happened to die last week; tn
$ other fulfilled his compact as above described
Q N o. Crescent.
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From the Western Democrat
Temperance Celebration.

Mr. EDITOR 1t is gratifying sign Of
the times to see the extent to which the
people Of Mecklenburg county are aroused
on the subject of temperance. There was
a temperance celebration at Hopewell
Church on Thursday last, which evinced
the deep interest the gooL citizens Of that
ncighborhood feel in the cause A large
company Of ladies and gentlemen assem-
bled and were addressed by Prof Hill of
Davidson College. After the address, a
dinner was spread out and all invited to
partake.
After dinner, the Rev. Mr.. Gleason ad-
dressed the audience in gratifying and
entertaining manner.
These gatherings are doing good and
producing a salutary effect upon the NOR
ais of the community. Let the means of
moral suasion be used properly and intem-
perance will cease to exercise its blighting
influence upon our people.
A goodly number Of ladies were in at
tendance, encouraging the friends of the
cause by their presence and smiles. A
cause having such supporters is sure tc
triumph; no matter how dark the pros
pect may be in some portions of the State
Gen. Carey, in his speeches, would occa
sionally eulogize the ladies by telling them
that it was woman that ruined our race
Well, that may be so but the fair daugh
ters of Eve in our day are fast rogainins
the position which their first parent for
feited. She who was last at the cross ant
first at the grave of the despised Nazerene
is now foremost $50 far as she is qualified
in every undertaking which has for its oh
iect the amelioration of her race.
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DIR Deems, address The Dispatch,
noticing the 0 Id fellows celebration which
took place in Richmond Thursday, speaks
of Dr. Deems address in the folliDg COM
pllmentary terms: :
DIR. Deems delivered an address on the
subject of Odd Fellowship, which was pro-
nounced by all who heard il 10 be MASTER
ly effort. DIR. Deems IS 80 we'll known as
popular speaker and ripe scholar, that
no ordinary oraiion was expected from him,
but, high as were the anticipations Of his
numerous and intelligent audience, we ven
ture the assertion that all were agreeably dis
appointed in the rich intellectual treat with
which they were furnished. We regret
that we have not the.r this morning to
give the substance of his remarks, though
we feel that any NOTICE we might make
would give the reader but faint idea of
It's ability and beauty.
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GOOD REPLY.-A lady had written on
a card, and placed on the top of an hour
glass in her garden house, the following
simple verse from the poems of J. Clare.
1t was when the flowers were in their high
ost glory:
To think Of summers yet TO come,
That | am not to see /!
To think weed is yet to bloom
From dust that | shall be !"
The next morning she found the follow
ing lines in pencil, on the samecard. Well
would it be if all would ponder upon the
question--act in view of, and make pre-
paration for, an unknown state of exis-
tence:
To think when heaven and earth are fed,
And times and seasons Ger,
When all that can die shall be dead,
That must die no morel
0, where will then my portion be2
Where shall l spend Eternity {"
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9sbpts0 to Gsnqefause, giteral
RAlEleA, 5l0R1A sAA0lal

memberinz that Capt. Luce, who
wheel house of the Arctic Whss
down, was sayed by clinging to I.
moment thou ht Of taking q ne
Can't. Herndon. Fearing he wou :;
by the chimneys which were
wheel house, he cpnsinued % e s.
part Of the boat. At ibis time
the passengers we're on deck g
different quarters. the greatest
.baps being aft and upon the h's' q
Arrived forward, Mr.. Birch As..,l
of board and stood ready for
A second lurch drove anotI
Der into the sea, and almost !,
terwara came 4 third lurell -
mer settled rapidly, g.5l
formant described it,
rapidity of an arrow
j drawn down. down Z "a
the sinking Of the
we're blaws on the She 80
posed to be an lr0sk g q
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For the Shirt Of the Are.

Bro. GoRMAN 1t will doubtless be of in
terest TO the numerous readers Of the Age,
10 hear Of the triumphs Of temperance in any
portion Of the good old North State, there
fore propose to give you an account of the
organization Of Indian Greek Division, loca-
ted in Lincoln County.
Thursday the 10th, being the day appoin-
ted, those Immediately interested concluded
good might be effected by having public
demonstration and in view of this number
Of able men were invited to address the reo-
pie on this great and important subject. AT
an early hour very large concourse Of citi-
zens " the surrounding country were assem-
bled, seemingly anxious to hear what would
be said. The exercises commenced about
10 o'clock, by singing an Ode, and prayer
by Bro. Davis Of Lineolnton after which
Bro. Grer, Of fMecklenburg was introduced
who addressed the audience at some length
answering and rcfuting a variety of objec
tions raised against the order lie was fol
lowed by Bro. j. w. Kelly. who forcibly
urged the propriety and importance of ali
engaging in this noble work. Next came
Bro lester, Of Yorkville though by far thC
least In size, not so in intellect He set fortt
ably the great principles Of temperance, will
all ITS bearings upon US as individuals, com
munltles, and as nation,
A recess was then taken, during which al
present were, cordially invited to partake of
bounteous dinner which had been prepare
by the citizens generallyinth neighborhood
and IN this was manifest not only thei
hospitality and kindness but deep il
terest in this great work We could but n,
tice the difference between this and simila
festivities where ardent spirits is used. A
passed off orderly and tremendously.
The audience was again invited into Il
church. (Zon) The day being far sper
they were entertained by short but very a
propriate addresses from Bros. Davis al
ingold, who set forth in very clear liz
our duty in this great work.
The audience was then dismissed and af
partaking Of the good things of our frier
in the neighborhood, we met again at
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a North Carolina Mtgazine. Andrew
J. Steaiman, Esq, of Pittsborough, pro-
poses to issue on the lst Of January the
first number of 'Stealmau's Salem Maga-
zine'-a literary periodical to be published
monthly at Salem, N @ Tie subscription
price is S3 per annun, always In advance
We trust that Mr. Steadman will sue
ceed in making his Magazine useful to the
public and profitable t. himself.
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USE OF STRYcHNINE IN DIsTILLERIRs -
The physician of the House Of Correction, at
Lawrence, Mass. reports it almost impossi-
BILE to treat delirium tremeDs successfully
now, in consequence of the utter prostration
of the nervous system of drunkards by the
strychnine. so generally used in the manu-
faeture of liquors
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ORIGINAL pApgRS.
The following should have appeared weeks
ago, but the letters rot misplaced
For the Spirit Of the Arc

For the Spirit Of the Age.
Mr.. EDITOR: Two weeks ago | organized
Mechanics Division, No 251,, in this place,
made up mostly from old Anson Division.
No 10. The new Division is composed of
sterling men, who promise to be valiant CO.
workers in our glorious cause. Please give
the names fits officers, viz A. d. Howell, w
p; $. NJ. Wilson. W A.; w. w. Smith, r.
s.; r. A. Paul, A. r. s.; NJ. T. Ballard, F.
s.: John Cowick, r.; John w. Hill. G.; n
Willowby, A. c.; John Geans, L S.; J. T.
Lockhart, o. S.
l trust it will be gladly welcomed among
the family Of Divisions. Yours in L P & f
J. p. SMITH.
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: N c. Coal. Prof. Lieber,the State Ge-
ologist of South Carolina, is to visit our
CO Il region in November, with the view of
reporting to the S. G. Legislature the quan-
ltity and quality of the coal.
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b shrd any thing publicly on this subject, but
these principles have silently found their way
to the hearts and consciences by reading, &c.
May the day soon come when all shall be
brought sayingly under the influence of tenn
perauce.. Fraternally yours,
II r
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new tangled cIuditIl7 to- human ameiiors-
ton, and their theories for eleyating the
masses; pity it is, we say, that all these
things so attract attention. The Bible, the
best book of all, the wisest in all its. theo-
rles, and in all its practices safe, has be-
come sealed book to the many, and any
other volume on the center or the side-ta-
BILE is opened sooner than il"
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sTATEMEN7 OF Mr.. WIN. BIRCH.

thinking it might be useful, and started for
ward where a raft was in progress of con-
struction. On the wheel house he saw Capt
Herndon, still calm and self-possessed. Re