Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-12-25

The engineer had strangely gone ten miles down
the road before discovering his loss. Thence he
promptly returned and made what amends he could
40 far as We were concerned, by landing US at our
des,ination, lust before daylight. Thus We COM
ple,ed a journey which with oil connections and
deteutions should have occupied only twenty'four'
hours, in the space Of three nights and two days
time.
Our Journey home was but little more ezpedi
tious. though We felt ourself fortunate to escape
mutilatiou or death amidst otr many mi snaps,
which all indeed did not. A few miles out of Chi.
cago, we came upon the wreck of n freight train
and the mutilated body Of a poor brakeman, in
whom life was still Pickering, though three cars
had passed over his body. Ills dying words were
a reoues, that some friendly hand would end his
suff,rings. Poor fellow. They are over now, but
not so the sorrows Of his bereaved family. His
comrades bore united testimony to his sobriety, H.
deity and integrity.
We spent several days very pleasantly at Loda'
one of she many thriving towns that are s2rln8'n6
nm like magic all along the line OF the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad. The liberality, enteiprise' ih'e.li'
geuce and good taste of the inhabitants o' us
town of only three gears eristence, give II claim ny
o,o,r o,,sn,;on. at the same time that they give
promise of future Improvement and RAPID growth
A. AN indication of the liberal sentiments OF the
inhabitants, we may say, that by request, we spoke
twice in the place on anti slavery, presenting our
most radical principles and making u distinct and
emphatic application of them to the church and
government Of the country. Ofcourse these views
did not meet with general approval, though there
are a few in the place who are most devoted to their
dissemination. Nothing go tries the temper and
develops the character of o people as On abolition
meeting. 1t routs out the biggot, stirs up the SUI
pers,itious, excitcs the selfish partisan and inhames
with fear or hatred the ignorant aud prejudiced,
and often all are astir with opposition. But when
tboaphtfulness inte ligence and good will and
good sense p~redominate in q community, though
there will be Of course excitement and opposition
on the presentation Of novel or startling truths
that opposition will harmonise with the utmost
freedom Of thought and utterancc, and q courteous
regard for the rights Of all. We must do the Ln'
dams the credit to say. that they stood this test ad
mirably we'll. They are for free thought, Tree
speech and free action; so far for freedom and
against slavery, that at the late election, all the
votes in the whole township. except four, were cast
for the Republican ticket. Loda must be the ban
per town of the State in Rcpublicanism.
The town is situated 90 miles south of Chicago,
in the midst of q large section Of most beautiful
and fertile land, which is well watered. and the
people there say, abundanay supplied with timber.
Their idea of abundance. however, struck US MS
very singular, as it would most of the people Of
this wooden country. Nevertheless the streams
arc all lined with oak, hickory, walnut and other
varieties, some Of thick and thrifty growth, while
in other places it is thinner and more dwarted anG
scrubby in appearance. Much OF the pralrlo Is
rolling and the whole appearance OF the country
and the people indicates q healthtu! iocahty.-
lands are to be had on q credit Of from tive to nine
wears, By paying from three to sig per cent inter
est in advance for the first two years and then the
principal with Interest, in subsequent annual in
s~tallments. At these long credits, prairie lands
range from SIS to 500 per acre, and wood land
from $50 to $50. For cash. lands can be bought
much cheaper Of individuals, though the minimum
price of the Railroad Company is SIS per acre
Wood sells in town at So, 90 per cord and coal at
tho Depot at from So, SO to $3.50 per ton, according
to quality. Good pine lumber is abundant at SIz
per thousand,
The spot the village now occupies, was three
wears since, an open prairie, without a building,
Now it numbers, We are told. 500 inhabitants, with
q printing press and thriving business OF all sorts
in full operation. And notwithstanding the press
ure of the times, always most serious on new
settlers, and at this time greatly intensified By the
failure Of the last summers crop of wheat and oats,
the buildings in the town which have been erected
49,. 49, asa po,pi in prncass of erection num-
ter serenity. They have erected as their first pub
lie building, q c0mmodious two story school house,
which is occupied by very competent and excellent
teachers. One of the Improvements contemplated
for the benefit of the town and Of the community
at large, is the establishment Of a college Of hber'
al principles. This is Il cherished purpose Of some
of the most snterprising inhabitants, and will be
entered upon as soon as possible, Frem the char
seter of the people, we believe it will be accom-
piished, and well done.
The character Of the own-the noble purposes
of some of its active citizens merit this brief notice,
and if any Of our eastern readers contemplate
western emigration, perhaps these facts may be
important to them as indicating a location where
they may have at least an ordinary combination OF
physical advantages and more thar the average Of
social aud educational privileges to to found in a
newly settled community,
THE ANTI-sLAvERY SENTIMENT OF ILLINOIS.
All eyes were recently turned 10 Illinois to wit
ness the result of tho struggle between Douglas
and Lincoln. A struggle believed to be ono be-
tween slavery and freedom. To some extent it re,
ally was such. and the result evinced a rapidly in
.creasing popular sentiment against the crime of
American Slavery. Our own observations and
the result of inquiries of the most competent per-
sons with whom we met, convinced us that many
of the people are willing and waiting to receive a
purer and higher anti slavery gospel than that
which comedies the right of slaveholding in those
States where it now exists, and the right of slave.
hunting and the duty of slave rendition in all 9th