Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-09-18
LAWS RELATING TO THE SLAVE TRADE.

The question which has been asked 60 frequent
J Is for the past ihree days what must be done
with the Ie,captured Africans in port ?" is no
new question in law whatever the novely Of tba
event. The laws of the United States have prpvi!
dod in advance for such case, and it is the duty
and interest Of all citizens, and the determination
Cf all and we believe Of none more than Of the, citc
izens of South Carolina, that these laws shall be
enforced The subordinate officers Of the Admin
stratiUn have no discretion, orr ct most, smalt
discretion as to the mode and details but none as
to the distint line of duty. Whatever discretion is
needed to m0ify or relax the requirements OF pos
tive, and particularly of penal laws, has been en-:
trusted to the Executive and there we are con,
tent to leave it. The laws of Congress referring
to the subject are dated as follows: March 2 1874 I
May 10. 1900 February %. 1903 March 9, 1907
April 20, 1873 March 3, 1919, May Is, 1920
March 8, 1913 and the compromise" law of Sep
tembor 20, 1850. These laws are briefly reviewed
as fellows in the Encyclopedia Of Commerce"
BY the act first named, 1894, the slave trade was
prohibited. The ac; of 1900 extended the prohi-
bition to foreign vessels owned by ctizens.a and to
foreigners resident in the United States. The act
Of March 2l, 1907, declared forfeiture of the ves
sci engaged, and assigned tie police duty of pre-
veniion to the United States navy. The act wes
passed 10 view of the expiration of the restraint
imposed in the Constitution. The act of April
20tb. 1873 framed to meet certain astute evaf
sionS of the Northern slave traders, who pursued
this branch of commerce rs long as they could. IL
WIS aIueu IN part nj tOe apprenticeship
BY the act of March Sd. 1919, q bounty Of twenty.
five dollars offered for every African recap
tured. BY the act of May 18th, 1920, the punish.
ment Of piracy" was Affixed. Charleston Courier.
TIE FEMALE SLAVES OF LoNpoN.-The London
Weekly Times says that the young millners and
dress-makers of that city are condemned to sixteen,
seventeen or eighteen hours of toll out Of the tweh7
ty- four in each day and night Their work is carl
ried in crowded, unventilated rooms, where
their frames are kept bent at their labor until their
eyes ache and their limbs refuse to perform their
duty. They have short and painful life and an
early grave. In recent speech, Lord Shaftesbury
said that many Of these young women had been
trained gently and tenderly, in delicate and happy
homes, possessing all the virtues and tenderres1
that belong 10 the female sex, and rendered BY
those very characteristics more obedieut, more rn-
murmuring, more slavsbly sub ject to the authori-
ty aud tyranny of those who put over them.-:
His Ordship adds that they have alternative be-
tween submission and the street door and then
asks. "Fs the condition If such young woman one
whit better than the condition of the most wretch
ed slave in the Southern States of America"
WHERE TO Go TO Do Goop.--A gentleman, some.
what noted for vein eff humor, was riding some
years ago in stage coach in New Ham pslire.-1
Among his companions were o number of gentle.
men whose BLACK coats and white cravats bespoke
heir clerical professions. The con nversation turned
,oncomant the institution OF slavery, The cler-
cal gentlemen were OF what is termed the conse-,
native school The principal spokesman inveighed
strongly against the antislavery leaders, and
against Mr.. Garrison in particular, for agtating
he question far away from the region most in.
crested. "If he wants to attack the evil" said he,
why does he not go where he can make so,re inn
preston upon it--where it exists? Why doSs he
quirt his little engine at the fire which is blazing
thousand miles OFF," The reverend gentlemen
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ooked around with triumphant air. The person,
rst named, though eminent judge, was plainly
ressed, and had few external attractions. The
xultng clergyman turned upon him as he sat N
Hence upon the front seat and asked him what he
bought about ?" 'You, gentlemen" said the
udge. appear to be clergymen. Your object il
battle against sin, and to overthrow Satap's Fling;
ON. Now, if that is your object, why do you stay
mong decent, Christian people? Why, in the dev,
rs name, don't you go to hell?"