Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-01-24

sacrifice and endure the labor. But what will be.
come of my children in such q land ?-their NOR
as.-their education
/. Are not such parents under the same obliga.
ton to trust their children to the providence of
God, as ministers and missionaries are?
Q. But there are spots in the South where pa.
rents from free States bring their families,
and hAvo the morals and education of their chill
dren well cared for. There are now in Kentucky
some eighteen or twenty free churches-churches
having no fellowship with shareholders. Twelve
or fourteen are connected with the United Breth.
ren. and six upon independent and uni on prin-
cpes.
[ will name one of the latter, and the one hav-
ing the most advantage chnrch in Bracken
Co. 1t is situated near good turnpike road near
a junction with others the one running North
ward eight miles to the town of Augusta, on the
Ohio Rver-forty-fve miles above Cincinnati,
another pike runs Westward TO Brooksvie, tie
county seat of that county, the other runs East
ward thirteen miles to tho city of Maysville.
Around this church is a community of thrifty
farmers with temperate and sober habits, and with
good facilities Cor market and trade Here land is
worth from twenty-five to forty dollars per !;
the price varying with the quality of land, and
improvements. Here for five or six years, the
people have had good schools taught by anti-sla
very teachers. They have church there, now
unGer the pastoralscare of Rev. j. S. Davis with
good Sabbath School and Prayer Meeting, sus
tanned by some praying, spiritual Christmas
Here is generally quiet neighborhood, and en-
tire liberty of speech on the subject Of slavery
! Here ministers like John A. Byrd, now of Kan
sas. Daniel Worth of Indiana. and President
Blanchard of Knox College, H., have labnred
with freedom and acceptance on their ministerial
visits, Why may not tree-state men come to such
! place? There aro now, in that immediate neigh
hood. several farms for sale. If treestate mer
would come and locate here, the church and schoo
would be greatly strengthened. If they do not
Shareholders may buy, and crush out the free schuo
and church II this light shall be extiuguished
whose fault will it be? Not that of the faithful
and active pastor there-tbat of few praying
spirits there, but of those who move away, and O
those who might but will not come and buy ou
the indifferent and the Shareholders.
Let friends at once come and see, or address
Rev. j. s. Davis--Cabin Creek p. o. Lewis Co
May the Lord dispose such to come quickly
When am, one hundred miles in the interior
the advantages are fewer, land is worth from ten
to twenty-five dollars per acre. Here we have
also entire liberty Of speech, and more minds that
are accessible; the country is very heathful A
good school is started and in progress We want
enterprsing men, willing to live for the good OF
being, and the land may yet blossom as the rose.
\ Here are plenty of farms for sae-a good position
for country store--a blacksmith wagon maker,
physician. &c. There is much land yet to occupy
Come quickly.
In short time we shall have all the advantages
| in our immediate Deigbborhood, which persons
enjoy in free states. Much good will be done ip
awakening and enl,ghtenirg the public mind, aHd
| in redeeming the poor slave. Thus shall we re-
member those in bonds, as bonds Nth Them > cli1
We are looking to high school, and system
tenn of schools for the State This will be the
subject Of another article.
Editors approving the above suggestions will
please copy.
JOHN G. FEE
Berea, Madison Co. Ky.
Dec. 18th, 1856.