Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-03-21

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FuciTrvrs.-kfew days since a family of fugitive
slaves, consisting OF Il mother aud five daughters,
passed through Cincinnati on their way from Cow
ington Ky, to Canada, in search of an asylum
where they can enjoy the inalienable rights given
them by their Creator. One daughter escaped TO
Canada last gear, and it is probable the whole fam
ly are now safe and united On free soil except the
husband and an only son, from whom they were
cruelty separated several years ago. Very few
slaves have passed the boundary this season, in
comparison with former years, owing to the strict
lookout which has been kept up since the late in.
surrectionary excitement. The usual holidays
have been disallowed, as we'll as attendance upon
night meetings. and in many places the slaves have
been uniformly locked up after dark
GREAT GEOGRAPHICAL Discovery IN GEoRoIA-A
Dry SwAMP.-lnteresting intelligence has just
beer received from the State survey Of the Okefe-
mckee Swamp, which covers nearly Il fourth of the
map OF Georgia. The great swamp does rot ap-
pear To be a swamp after all. So far from being
impeded by water, the expedition suffered severely
from want OF it, and were com pellod to sink three
wells for drinking and cooking purposes. The I'M
derwoOd also was found Of almost fabulous thick
ness, through which they were compelled to cut
their way with knives, thereby they were so much
delayed as to he in danger Of starvation. their sup
plies being exhausted. The most erroneous opin-
ions have been entertained Of the extent and ma
ture of the whole region. No published map gives
any idea of its geography. The survey will prove
a fortunate venture. The submerged portion is
found to be easily drained, whereby thousands of
acres Of the most valuable cotton lands in the
South will be reclaimed.
DECREASE OF SLAVERY IN LOUISIANA The re.
cent census of Louisiana shows the number Of
slaves to be 263, 1877, being an increase Of only Is,
Y npar cha f,tnl rf Il ,mar lOSn 4 ,ra, on
800. The free population numbers 324. COG, being
an increase of Sc, S53 over tn total Of 1850, which
WAS 273, 1855. Thus, while the increase has been
only seven per cent, that of the free population is
nearly twenty one per cent. The preponderence
of the free over the slaves is at present 6l,409,
whereas in the yeav 1850 it was but %, 946. 1t
tho same relative rate of increase, this preponder-
ance will in 1860 reach SO, 900. OF the whole in
crease Of inabitants 80 900 was in the city of New
Orleans and 90, 900 in other cities and towns
There was a manifest decrease of the slaves of the
same communities. Doubtless the great emigra-
ton to Texas and Arkansas has operated to pre-
vent q large increase Of the slaves.
Mr.. Hume of Virginia, who was shot by Col.
Lee at Washington last week, was the man who
went to Boston to reclaim Antony Burns. Lee
was formerly n manager of the Alexandria race
course and a noted cock fighter, and when he grew
seedy, like other Virginians, sought refuge in a
federal Office ut WashiL gton.
AN HIsroRIcAI sIMLE..-The morning papers
have the following dispatch from Washington:
"Ex. President Pierce was presented to-day with
a splendid servire Of silver plate, the gift of citi-
zens Of Savannah. Mr.. Toombs made The presen-
tation speech"
The telegraph does not state the number of pieces
but We take it for granted the people of Savannah
would never otfor Mr.. Pierce less than Thirty,
Hon. WILLIAM CoRRY.-This gentleman made
a speech in the Uuuse yesterday afternoon. in
which he fore. shaduwed his views Of a Republican
form of government. He is for abolishing the
Senate, aud for having but one branch of legisla.
tive department..
The Executive officers are to be elected by the
Legislature from their own body. to hold seats as
members and to resign when ministerial measure
Of their own is d defeated. The Office Of Governor
is to be abolished.
The members are to be elected for two years, one
half to go out annually.
The people may elect who they please, whether
the person lives in the district or not.
These are a few of the reforms which Mr.. Cory
proposes. We have his speech, and hope to publish
it 10 Il few days.-Stake Journal.
Mr., Buchanan has offered the Mission to Berlin
to James b. Clay. son of Henry Clay. Mr.. Clay
declines tho Mission.
A Post Office has been established at Rootstown,
on the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad, under
the name of New Milford. aud William r. Hal.
lock has been appointed Post Master.
BARBARoUs TREATMENT OF A SLAvE.-A man
named Vincent RossOn, says the West Tennessee
Argus, has recently been run out of that town,
for appearing in Purdy to claim a runaway slave
woman, who was induced to leave his service by
The most barbarOus treatment we ever heard Of
The Argus says:
We are informed that he pushed her out into
the weather during the coolest of last winter, bare
fOUted and poorly clad, until her fingers and toes
were badly frosted; he then took his knife and cut
them of, and threw them into the fire; poured hot
water and threw hot embers on her-beat and
abused her in every way which the devil himself
could have invented, and she is only II or IL years
old.
Al length she could bear it no longer, and ran
away-she was taken up and brought to town for
imprisonment in a horrible condition, covered with
sores and nearly dead.
The news from the Republic Of St. Domingo is
interesting. Civil war prevails there. Baez lately
the President, has been taken captive by the oppo-
ing party, and will be banished.
AN EARTHQUAKE IN AsHTABULA AND LAKE
CoNTIUED,-This occurred week befoae last. In
Concord the shock witch continued ten seoondP was
so severe as to crak the walls Of a stone house.
Tho New York Legislature is moving in behalf
of a Personal Liberty Bill. So ought the Legis-
lature Of every Free State 10 do,