Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-02-20
From Frederick Douglass Paper.
THE CHALLENGE ACCEPTED ON coz.
DITI0NS.

Parscn BroTShtow, ID d late letter, thus accepts
the invitation recently extended to him by Horace
Greeley:
Horace Greeley has announced that when
reach New York as ! expect to do in the spring
the arrangements are to hive ty argument ana
statements refuted by Fred Douglass one Of the
colored orators! l have arranged to meet his
case. shall take with me servatt, acting here
in the capacity of barber, and known as All An
derson. lie is large, fine looking negro. between
the years OF twenty five and thirty, reads ana
writes we'll, has experience as public speak
er, has stonorian lungs, is strong torclbie speak
er, rather eloquent than otherwise and Is native
Iut Tennessee. He will meet colored orators, adj
vocate and illustrate southern slavery and oppose
atol.tionism In the meantime if you can induc6
him TO 60 with you upon an underground railroad
U Cauada, Or to remain in your glorious land OF
freedom will let him do either and give no op.
position to stealing him,
In reply to the abotb proposition We beg most
respectfully to state that should Frederick Doug
lass consent to go into public debate with sitbet
OF the Southern Gentlemen named (Mr Alfred
Anderson the Tenn. barber or Mr.. Browhiow the
Tenn. preacher one is as good as the other) no
will in the exercise of his right as the challenged
party, demand preliminary condition 10 the
proposed discussion, that his opponent ltho bar.
Der or the preacber) shall bring with him the fol-
lowing implements 'and articles" with which to
illustrate the transcendant beauties OF southern
slavery negro chain with an iron ball at the
end OF il, suitable to be worn either on the neck
or ca the ance or around the body; and such as
| is sometimes used IN all these ways to suDuue
reir FACTORY slave
A strong pair OF letters, an assortment Of hand.
cuffs and 'thumbscrews:' A well trained pair OF
| negro dogs in good condition and of approved
metto that can ba warranted as having seen
moderate share Of service, in tracking and worry
ing such contented and happy slaves as sometimes.
most foolishly escape from the pariarcha care ana
christian kindness of their own pious masters. and
with uhaccountable perversity and surprising
blindness to their own highest welfare prefer and
insist upon living in dens and caves, and hollow
trees in the woods until brought to see their folly
! by these in valuable dogs:-A well made substan-
tial negro whip or cowhde, one fully capable, in
the hands Of expert and sktliul negro driver, OF
! breaking the skin and drawing the blood OF a slave
at every blow! A whipping post Or stocks, or tho
model of one or both, should be brought along:
branding iron Of the ordinary SIZE suitable to
brand the letter Is (the initial ol Parson Brownlow)
into the cheek Of Mr.. Alfred Anderson large
iron collar weighing six or seven pounds, with
huge prongs on turned up and down, So that the
wearer when lying down, shall rest the weight OF
part of his body upon this iron ornament and thus
make raw sores on his neck. knife suited 10
pertorm the delicate operation Of taking Oft Airs
ears and do it smoothly and quickly, as to make
the coeration a luxury, and Alt TO wish he had .
thousand ears to be thus remoTed cato nine.
tails made of raw hide each tail knotted at the
end, hardened in the sun and ready tor use:
slave paddle made of live oak, smooth and hard,
full Of holes, each hole half an inch in diameter,
capable of making fifty blisters at a blow: a large
sized Tom cat with powerful claws such as have
been used on extra occasions to tear up the flesh
left by the whip on the back OF an impudent and
Suilen slave, out of whom it is said the devil may
be got in no other way: and finally our opponent
should bring with him tha bred. thick necked
bullet headed, tobacco. .chepng, protane'sreaTfno
bull dog.l0okiag Mississippi Shareholder transcen-
daut in all the accomp mpshmenrs OF his class. who
, should at the beginning, for the better instruction
f of the audience in the definition Of terms to be
y employed in debate 'put Though" (Alf the bar'
Der, or Brownlow the preacher) the several deli.
cate operations suggested by the above mentioned
indictments Such an exhibition would save much
time and would present the subject in iAastra-
ted and lucid manner. easily cOmprehended by
those assembled to hear the discussion and in
search Of the truth.
If, after having given the public this practcsl
exemp6cation o! the striking beauties, and the
almost paradaiscal delight of slavery. in his own
person, either Parson Brownlow or his substitute
muat,o perhaps his son-Mr. Alfred Anderson.
is disposed to engage in discussion of she merits
of. slavery. either asa Bible institution, bunsu
institution, or Divine institution, re shsu ks