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Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22
Che Anti Bn9lr.
SALEM, ONO, AUGUST %, 1867.
ANNUAL MEETING.

The Fifteenth Anniversary Of the WESTERN
ANrI-SLAvERY Society will be held at Alliance,
Stark County, Ohio, commencing at 10 A.. NJ, on
Saturday, the 9th of September, and remaining
in session several days.
Every succeeding year brings with it new evil
dence of the strength of the slave power, and re.
cords new instances of its manifold aggressions.-
And this, not because there is not at the North
power enough to successfully resist its encroach'
ments, but because the anti slavery feeling Of the
people has been made to subserve the purposes Of
those whosemeasure of moral duty is limited by mis-
taken views Of political expediency. State Rights
arc here utterly ignored, aud State laws are tramp
led under foot by authority of UnitedState's Judges
If Ohio and the entire West is over to be restored
to freedom, if the doctrine Of State Sovereignty il
ever to again live and general usurpation die, al
this must be wrought out, no by the effort IF com
promising, union-saving politicians, but by thu
labor of incorporating and Radical Abolition
lists.
We invite all those who love the slave better
than party, who reverence principle moro thar
power, to meet with US at Alliance for the accom-
plishment Of this great purpose. Not only do W
hope that the West will come up in its strength
but we also have an EXP e%ctation that ABBY X.
and STEPHEN s. FOSTER, together with other of on
Eastern friends will be present.
BENZ. S. JONES, Rec, Sec'y.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22

BRowN's THREE YEARS IN THE KENTUCKY
PRIsoNs.-We have just received a pamphlet with
the above title, narrating the three years incarcer-
alton, from May 80, 1854, to May Is. 1857, of Mr..
Brown in the Kentucky prisons--frst in the Union
County Jail, ard next in the State Prison at
Frankfort. There was really no crime proven
against him. He was charged with a5ducting
slaves from the State, and this charge was I'M
doubleday sustained by bribed witnesses alone.
Money was contributed by prominent men in Ken
lucky for his conviction, and most efectually APP
piled. Mr.. Brown was a respectable member of
a Christian church at the time of his arrest. Mrs.
Brown kept a millinery and clothing store at Hen.
derson, Kentucky, and her husbands business was
to peddle their goods and manufactures in both
Kentucky and Indiana in a small ~spring-wagou.
Suspicious arose among some persons that posi-
bly, Mr.. Brown was engaged in hauling off slaves
ia his wagon. This suspicion was enough; money
was furnished for his prosecutors, evidence was
of law and justice, and compelled to suffer as a
felon for three years in our own State. Had Mr..
Brown been thus maltreated and imprisoned in
Spain or any other foreign province, Americans
would have been in arms. and our wise Solons in
Congress would have spent months in making war
speeches and heavy appropriations for the vindica-
tion of the rights and honor of an American citi'
zen. But in our own midst the wrath of the des
potic Slave Power must be appeased, and the hun
CRY clamors of the trafickers Of human souls must
be glatted by the sacrifice Of an American citizen
Mr.. Brown will not be the last victim Of such bar
barity. The bred Scott decision aad the Pro.Sla
very Democracy are adding new protection to such
villainies. How long will a God Of justice allow
them to rule our land with the rod of iniquity p
Newport Ky Weekly Neps, dug 7.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22
THE TRIBUNE ON PREJUDICE OF COLOR
The New York Tribune of the 18th says.

1HN @'N' ~" A'bNhO W hbO ifbh ohIb
One of the Sunday papers--which vainly seeks,
by the constant production and iteration Of foolish
and impairment tables Of a personal character, to
impel us to notice it by way Of contradiction-has
u Philadelphia correspon lept of like spirit with it
conductor, One of his latest achievements is the
following:
There is a prejudice existing here and in New
York-a prejudice that always must oxist-against
color. The editor of The Tribune may pronounce
such prejudice wrong and unphilosophical. This,
however, doesn't get rid Of it. The prejudice is
there-a fixed institution-and must be respected.
White children cannot be induced to associate
with negroes and if we force colored children
into the public schools we force white children
out. Sensible people differ from the editor of
The Tribune. They are not so deeply devoted
to the African race, as to do wrong to the eau.
casian."
To which ~rigmarole we thus respond
|. The Tribune makes no objection to separate
schools for Colorod Children, though it would OBJ
liect to driving Colored children from the Common
School where separate schools are not provided
for them.
9. White children can be "induced to associate
with negroes" as is seen almost daily in our Park
and in other places to which children of diverse
colors resort for recreation-as also on Southern
plantations generally. the prejudice of color j;
acquired or imbibed, not natural and instinctiye.
9. The Tribune regards the education of eacl
as essential to the welfare of all, and that to leave
any class in ignorance is to do wrong to thu
Caucasian" and every other race.
4. We DO rot choose Black people for inmates
but we have sat with them for months on the samt
bench in q New-England Common School thirty
odd years ago, and not one white child of the ff
ty or sixty belonging to the District was driver
out or in any manner repealed or offended by tn,
presence of these Blacks. which continued through
: at least half a dozen years.
5. Though we have a low opinion of the Negr
; Race, we regard the Whites who seek distinction
or Office through the aggravation and diffusion O
the prejudice based on color as immeasurabl
, meaner than average negroes.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22
From the Northern Independent.
WHAT is TRUTH

The delegate from slave territory to the last
General Conference solemnly declared, over and
over again, that there were very few slaves held
by our members on the b~Order-they could call to
mind but here and there an instance. BY these
induced to embody this sentiment in their Report.
or at least that there was very little 'mercenary
slave holding" in the Church and the same state
ment was put into the Pastoral Address, and al
lowed to pass without debate. Still, very few real
sntislavery men believed the representations. For
oursslf, we never had a particle Of confidence in
them.
Now ii appears from the testimony Of Br. Long,
a member Of the Philadelphia Conference, who has
spent most of his life in the midst of slavery. that
there are at least tteo thousand ''mercenary' slave.
I holders in Phiiadelphia and Baltimore Conferences
alone 4 Sir Mousaad staves held by tro thousand
Aetkodists in two Of our Conferences
Speaking of Br. Longs book tho North Vest
es CAristiaH Adpocate says:
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22
TIE DIsUNIoN CONVENTION.

The proposition to hold q convention Of the
non-slaveholding States, to discuss the question Of
Disunion as the ultimate remedy for our great
National crime of Slavery, meets with unexpected
favor from many Of the people. One earnest
friend of the measure in this vicinity has already
procured upwards of three hundred signatures to
tho Call, twO hundred and thirteen Of them legal
%rotcrs.s Over one hundred signatures have been
obtained in this place and vicinity, and moro can
be had for the asking of course most of these do
not profess to be disunionists they only propose to
inquire if they ought not to be. Political p~artisans
whJ hate niggers and want Office, refuse to sign the
Call MS do others, poor timid souls, who secretly
approve, but are afraid of the odium of disunioD,
upon the reputation Of themselves, their party or
their candidates. These constitute the bulk OF
those who decline so far as our observation ex-
tends. There are others who decline from more
commendable reasons. We judge all by the OK
cuses they render, for not giving their countenance
to a meeting for mere inquiry and discussion on
the subject. Well, a rousing convention, called
by thousands of their fellow citizens will enlight-
en- and strengthen all. Let us have it. And We
shall vote to have it in Ohio. For Ohio with
her Constitution and laws and courts and the
personal liberty of her citizens, just now trodden
under foot By tie Union, UNANIMOUSLY and tyran-
nically beyond all former precedent, ought at
least to inquire whether she shall not take up her
line of march out of the reach of this despotism.
if she dare not and will not otherwise resist and
overthrow it.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22

SLAVE .CArcHEns IN CANADA.-Yesterday two
Southerners, viz John w. Wells, Lynchburg,
Va; and L. g.. James, Nashville, Tenn, as written
upon the hotel register book, arrived at Chatham
and put up at Mr.. Pritchard's Royal Exchange.
The object of the visit of these personages was to
recover the body of q smart colored lad named
Joseph Alexander, aged about 20. As soon as
this fact became known, a large party of colored
persons, among whom was the identical Joe, we'll
dressed from top to toe, assembled in front of the
hotel, but nothing disorderly occurred. In con-
versatiOn with Mr.. James, who professed to own
the boy, we were told that Joe escaped from him
for Canada some time in May last-that he was IL
good boy" but almost too ''big and saucy.
The master told us that he had never whipped
Joe" but once, and then because be got drunk and
impudent, and allowed a span of horses to run
away and break a carriage all to smash. when,
said James, 81 'did take a strap and whip him
right smart, but it twas nothing more than he de.
served" Joe recognized his old master, and ask
ed him quizzingly, when he was going to leave
Chatham. James told him sat noon" Joe said,
"Pll be at the depot, and go on with you"
We learned that James is Wells uncle. and that
both ara extensive shareholders in New.Orleans,
their ''pen" being in the rear of the famous St
Charles Hotel. The firm Of James q Co. is said
to be worth upward of So. 900 900, and the "peu'
is one of the largest in the Union. containing 70,
sale on an average about five hundred negroes
good, bad and Indifferent. Agents of James fol
the buying of slaves are employed in all the South
ern States. Before leaving Chatham, James offer
ed Joe" 500 if be would 20 down to Windsor
but the latter Informed us that he had rather moi
be in the old mans company, especially out of &
crowd for, says Joe, ~ am positive, from whar
| know Of him. that as soon as he got me out he
would shoot me dead and then leave me, for hi
would just as soon shoot a man as a black squirrel
and a white man as a black man and his nephew
is just like him. Chatham (Canada) Planet
Aug. s.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22
NORTH AMERICAN TEMPERANCE CON
VENrI0N.

The following call has been issued for a TEN
perance Convention, to meet in Chicago, ILL.,, on
the 10th of November next, at which representa-
tives from all, or nearly all, the American States
and the Canadas are expected to be present. 1t is
understood that several Of the most eminent TEN.
perance orators in the country have signifed their
willingness to address the multitude which the
occasion will no doubt draw together. The call i.
as follows:
To THE FRIENDS OF TEMPERANCE IN TIE UNITED
STATES AND BRITIsH AMERicA-Ata JOINT meeting
of several Associations Of the friends of Temper
ance, held in the City of Chicago, May %, 1857, il
was resolved to call a North American Temper.
ance Convention, aud a mmit was appointed
and authorized to make this call and to designate
the time and place of holding said Convention.
The Committee consists of j. Z. Vinton OF
Albany, Greene County, Wis, Chairman: o. W.
Strong of Ravenna, Ohio the Rev. Z. NJ. Marvin
of St. Louis, Mo-; Prot. G. b. Joscelyn of Sturgis,
Mich and the Hon. f. Price of Bloomington,
Illinois,
The Committee thus selected, and so authorized
DO hereby call the North American Temperance
Convention, and appoint the 10th day of November,
1857, as the time when it shall meet; and the
Metropolitan Hall, in the city of Chicago, ILL.,, the
place where il shall assemble.
The necessity of this Convention cannot be
denied. The friends of Temperance are severed.
One in purpose, they are not one in action. The
IoDlect OF TINS CONVENTION VIII De 10 secure unity
that unity which will move in defense of the
principles of Temperance, as if one heart beat in
every bosom.
The Committee mean that every facility shall be
afforded to those who may wish to attend the Con
%yention. 1t believes that every Railroad Company
will put the fare to such, at half price, and pledges
the attendance of distinguished friends of TEN
perance from oil parts of the Union, whose voice,
shall ring with the quick stir of the trumpet, il
the good cause.
Any information will be given by addressin,
]. Il. yinton, at Chicago ILL.,. care of Z. s.. Wells
Esq. ~
s, B. Merwin of Chicago, Editor Of tie North
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22

"The remarkable feature Of the book, however,
is this:-Itcomes into direct conflict with the state
ments made by tia majority of the Committee on
Slavery ut the last General Coniorence-makes
%averments which arc utterly irreconcilable with the
assertion that the Discipline as Il is, is faithfully
administered on the border'-especially in the
Philadelphia Annual Conference. This statement
is now made by a member of that Conference
amenable to it as his court Of trial. OF course, he
is prepared to make good his assertion"
Br. Long will probably be punished in some way
but AoiO, has not transpired.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22

views he held in 1S49, ho is more conservative
now than then. lie had been a very prominent
antislavery man up to the time the democrats
elected him to the United States Senate and his
views on the slavery question have in no sense be.
come radical since then. If he was worthy OF
democratic support in 1919, why is he made an
object Of denunciation in 1871
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22
In deep Sympathy with you
both as Physician and Editor,
an Yours for Reform,
SUSAN L WATTLES.

p. S. Since the above was written one of the
young women has "proved up" her presumption
and paid for her claim, and received the necessary
papers from the Land Oaice.-The rules of the
Office are that "a person claiming the right of
presumption must be a citizen of the United States,
or have declared his intentions of becoming so.
End. Must be either the head of a family, or a
single man over the age of 81.
3rd. Must inhabit the tract sought to be enter.
ed, upon which, in person. he has made a settle
ment and erected a dwelling.
4th. If the pre-emptor be the head of a family
the witness must state the facts which constitute
him such whether a husband having a wife and
children, or a widower. or an unmarried person
under .wenty-one years of age, having a family
either of relatives or others depending upon him,
or hired persons or slaves"
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22
LAWRENCE. April 2Sth. 1857.

the Territory.
LAWRENCE, April 2Sth, 1857.
Mrs. THoNAs.-Respected Friend Are you not
acquainted with some young women who desire to
come so Kansas to take claims and make them
selves independent? | know three who have TAX
en- claims. One of them frequently reconoitered
on horseback when advancing border rufians were
expected, and also stood on guard nights when her
tired brothers were sleeping,
saw the letter which one of them wrote to the
Register of the Land Office asking if she could
pre.empt her claim and wishing TO file her inten-
tons. She stated that she was of legal age-was
residing on her claim, had u younger sister with
her, and was boarding the men whom she employ.
ed. lie replied "Of course you can pre-empt,"
and he filed her intentions and sent her.a c%ertif,
cate. Probably there are many who would come
if they had the necessary money. But let not
that prevent. Follow the fashion of doing busi-
ness on borrowed capital. Let them ask a broth
er or father TO lend them four hundred dollars.
Lay aside 5000 to pay for l60 acres Ct land. Al
low $40 to pay expenses to Kansas, $50 to build a
cabin and obtain furniture, $50 for q stove, 800 for
provisions, and with the remaining $50 fence four
acres of ground and hire it ploweG In this en-
closure a garden can be made and corn and pota-
toes enough raised for the year. After the ~have
paid for their land they can sell 40 or 80 acres to
replace the borrowed money, and yet have an in
dependent home. This sounds as though it could
easily be accom- plished and it can if they are not
AFRAID OF some prlVauohs ana narushlps. Iney
must not fear to reside half a mile from a neigh
Dor, nor be disheartened by q little agua and fever
In the consciousness of their own integrity and pur
ity they must stand unm0ved by the Il hear" and
"they say" Of the weak minded and suspicious
They must know how to be happy without society
and spiritual minded without a church. Let those
who are tired of sewing, tired Of teaching, an(
tired of doing nothing come 20 Kansas, and arouse
to action those dormant powers of body and mine
which are necessary to the perfection of their be
ing.
In deep Sympathy with you
both as Physician and Editor,
am Yours for Reform.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22

CAN'T PLEASE THEM.-Some New England man
in an amiable mood towards the Shareholders, sent
to the National Intelligencer the call for the Com
pensation Convention to be held in Cleveland, with
the request to copy. But that staid and venerable
sheet, declines aiding this more benignant form
of anti-slavery agitation" because ~propriety die
tates that the stakeholder should take the initia.
tive" The Intelligencer however promises that
whenever the Shareholders shall issue such a call,
it twill be ready to give it its attention and re-
spect," Such a proposition from the North it can
regard 'only in the light of a gratuitous intrusion
and intermeddling."
We had supposed that in the commercial world
both buyers and sellers had an equal right to take
the initiative in a bargain. But then we cannot
comprehend the delicate sense of honor which
controls the traffic Of slavedrivers. The North is
in a State of pupilage and it seems should regard
the good advice given to others in that ctndi-
tion-not to speak till they are spoken to. II
seems that the more benignant forms" of anti.
slavery are as readily secuted as those which come
in rougher guise, 1t is not worth while therefore
to trouble ourselves to sugar coat the emancipa-
ton pill. They will swallow it none the sooner
What is wanted is a stern purpose, an indomi
table will to abolish the system at whatever
cost; that will 60 at it with a directness and ener
gy proportional to the object.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22

Western Home Journal; Thurlow w. Brown, editor
Of the Wisconsin (Cayugal CHEZ; the the Rev.
A. Kenyon of Chicago; and }. L. Vinton of Chi
cage, Chairman Of the Committee, will visit diff
ferent parts of the United States for the purpose
of soliciting funds to defray expenses.
j. E. VINTON
O, W. STRONG
REv.E. NJ. MARVIN Committee.
PRoF.G. B. JUSCELYN
Hon. +. PRICE.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22
WOMEN IN KANSAS.

In the Lilly, published at Richmond Indiana,
and Edited by Mrs. Mary F.. Thomas, we find the
following letter from Mrs. Susan E. Wattles Of
Kansas inviting women to lecome land holdors in
the Territory.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22
OUR

Our Anniversary is rear at hand. Mr.. Pillsbury
will be present as also Mr.. Foss of New Hampshire
Mrs. Coleman of New York and we are not with
out hope also of seeing Mr.. Charles!Lonox Remond
and his sister, Miss Sarah Remond, Tn csc, together
with Mr.. and Mrs. Foster, whose namesiwe have pre-.
viou sly announced, will in connection with some Of
our Western friends, commence adthe Anniversary
a series of vigorous anti-slavery labors in Conven'
tions and public meetings. For the last two years
our anti-slavery labors have been comparatively
few in the West, but it gives us great pleasure
now to state, that they will be this fall revived and
prosecuted with new vigor. We need the hearty
cooperation of every friend of the slave at this
time. We need your money to carry forward
these opera tons; and in this season of UMPIRE.
cedented abundance, you will surely be found
eady to give it literally. We need your presence
and counsel at the An niversary. Shall we no
have it? We need your CO. cooperation and labor
at home, when these public laborers shall visi
your town or locality. Often much of the goo,
of conventions is lost by the lack of sympathy an,
aid among the prof essed friends of the caus
where they arc held. Will you Motive meal
eDery obolitionist pho reads or hears this paragrdl
read-now begin to make your arrangements 0
business so as to have time to give us, vigorousl
and efficiently, the helping hand in this campaign
Another request. Will the abolitionists in ever
ocality where they W ant a meeting or con ventior
please without delay, make known their wishes b
letter to the editor of the Bugle. Such communt
cations would materially help us in arranging tn
series of conventions which will be held. Their
are many places where such meetings have neve
been held, which might be now visited with prof
Let Us know of them by those acquainted wit
their circumstances and wants. We cannot {
course visit all places we would desire, but by heaJ
ing from all, we can SO arrange the con ventions a
best to accommodate the necessities of the creates
number. We repeat, lei us hear from you ,citho,
delay, and prepare yourselves for rigorous co-ope
alton at Tie Anniversary and Immediately subs
quent thereto.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22

The Italian conspirators have been found guilty
of the alleged design against the life Of Napoleon.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22

The TRACT SocIErY.-The article on our first
with renting its premises to a liquor seller has
called forth n denial from the officers of The
Society stating that they were not responsible fol
the lease of the building for that purpose, and
that it was done without their knowledge and
against their express stipulation.
Well we are glad the Society manifests %suficien
regard for its moral reputation to repel the charge
of being the ~accomplice of the rumseller and his
victim the drunkard. Perhaps it will bye and bye
get sufficient moral perception to discover that il
should be disreputable to be the accomplish of pi
rates aud men-stealers. The Tract Society is Ger
tainly in a hopeful way.