Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-12-12
JUDGE BURGOYNE ARRESTED.

Two weeks since we published the decision of
Judge Burgoyne of the Probate Court of Cincin'
natl, in which he imposed a fine Of $500, upon j. j.
Dennis, Esq, for contempt of Court. The con-
tempt consisting in procuring an adjournment of
the Court under p-etence of preparing for trial as
counsel for the kidnapper, and then withJudgeCar'
ter as an accomplish, smuggling eight human be-
ings into Kentucky slavery. Judge Burgoyne has
in this and in the Margaret Garner case, shown
more manhood and selfrespect than any other
representative of the Wanted sovereignty Of Ohio,
and has alone attempted to maintain the dignity
and authority Of his court. For such an ~intolera
die offence, against the peace and dignity of slave
holding rule, he is now to be pursued with prose-
cutions and vexatious suits, got up by kidnappers
and their abetting attorneys and judges. This
process has been commenced, as we learn by the
following paragraph from the Cincinnati Gazette
Of Monday last:
The recent proceedings in the case of alleged
contempt of the Probate Court, growing out of the
return Of tho eight slaves to Kentucky, has given
rise to n prosecution in another shape. Yester-
day afternoon, about 4 o o'clock, Constable McLaugh-
lin arrested Judge Burgoyne on a warrant issued
by j. j. McFall, Esq, and took him before that
officer tol ans er "a charge Of oppression in Of.
ce.
The affidavit upon which the warrant was gran,
ted, was made by j. j. Dennis, Esq. The particu
lar ground of complaint we understand to be the
infection of the fine of $500 upon that gentleman
refusal to permit Mr.. d. to say anything in his
own defence at the time the sentence was passed
and various acts Of oppression connected with the
hearing of the case.
Judge Burgoyne was taken before Justice Nc
Fall, who held him in bonds of 81 900 for his ap
pearance for examination.
The Florida war, which has now been carried
on at intervals for twenty years or more, at a vast
expense of both money ard lives, is about to be re
newed upon almost as large a scale as ever. The
total population Of the Seminoles, which never
exceeded four or five thousand at the utmost, me-
groes included, il now reduced to about rs many
hundreds, but the difficulty of catching them OF
killing them is rather aggravated than lessened by
this diminution of their Numbers. Besides "a large
force of United States troops employed in the ser.
vice, some two thousand Florida volunteers have
been called into the field, and a fresh campaign i.
about to commence. In addition TO the other for
ces to be employed in these operations, we learr
that Gen. Carter-we suppose of the Florida vol
unteers-has brought with him from Tallahassee
to Tampa Bay some Eve dogs, well practiced il
trailing negroes. 1t will be recollected that in
former campaign against the Seminoles, grea
hopes were entertained of the services to be rem
dered, If not in worrying the Indians, at least in
the way Of finding them, by certain packs o
bloodhounds imported fop that purpose from Cuba
These hopes were disappointed, but perhaps these
domestic dogs may prove more efficiently Men
York Ti6une.
The above we copy from the New York Tribune
Wonder if the editor when writing the paragraph
did not blush to think that he had aided to elevate
to the presidency the man who led the hounds. hi
ped and quadruped, in the first great Seminol,
hunt, and that too after he had shed streams Of in
nocent blood in Mexico to extend the area Of hu
man slavery. Who knows but General Carter ma,
yer receive the Tribune's support for president
he should succeed in staying all the poor Indian
in Florida, as General! Taylor did not.
Pennsylvania ANTI-SLAvERY FAIR.-The Penn
sylvania Anti Slavery Fair commences at Phila
. delphia on the 18th. inst, and continues tire
days. The proceeds of the fair are to be expend
d ed for the relief of the most wronged and %sufferin
. of all men, the four millions of American slaves
!. simultaneously with the Fair will also be he'll
f in the same buildings a series of anti-s la yer
, meetings.
EccLEsIAsTIcAL.-Ata meeting of the Virgini
o Conference of the Methods, Episcopal Churc
South. last week in Petersburg, the resolution @
g the Alabama Conference, memorializing the GeneI
al Conference to strike out from the Discipline tn
o general rule referring to the subject of slavery
was concurred in. On the motion the vote stood
ayes ia; nones, none.
The New School Presbyterians Of Kentucky ar
d not behind their Virginia Methodist BRETHREN
The Synod of Kentucky have voted to withdra'
from the Cleveland Assembly, on account of il
action on Slavery, apd to remain for the preset
independent, like the Synod Of Missouri. Th
d Presbytery of Texas has voted to unite with tn
% Old School Synod Of Texas. r.f =.