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Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-17
From Senhtor VI Rdes Epeech.
HEAR THE SLAVE POWER.

| There is one other consideration that wish %
bring before the Senate. Why is it, and how is t..
that the Southern States, with one-third. or less
than one-tbird, of the free population of this ma.
tion have been enabled for sixty years to rule the
destinies of the country? 1t has been done in the
first place. land that is one reason why I contest
every inca of groundl because in close oligarchy
| you have a power that a democracy Of the same
numbers can never have politically. The power
of the Government seems to be in inverse ratio to
the number of people that participate in the Gov
ernment. And this is obvious enough You have q
class of not more than three hundred and fifty
thousand shareholders in the United States. They
have governed this Union (so says the Senator
from South Carolina. and he says truly for eixty
long years; not the people Of the South, mind
you he says the shareholders have ruled the ma
nation. That is true. First Of all, they placed
their feet on the necks of all those who do not hold
slaves. The poor men of the South be utterly is.
nores, as having any political power and sup
pose they have They have votes. no donbi;
but those votes are given in accordance with the
will of ths aristocracy who are all powerful for
it has been observed, and truly observed. that he
who has the power over the subsistence of an.
other has power his will You. the wealthy
Shareholders of the South, WELD absolute dominion,
over your poorer white neghbors therefore 10
WAS that the Senator from South Carolina ssid the
Shareholders have ruled tho nation. You three
hundred ard fifty thousand Shareholders have ruled
your six million whites, II 20 according TO the GEN.
sus of 1862 you have not only ruled your six mil.
lion, but you have also ruled the fourteen million
free people of the North.
How have you done it You have done il be.
cause you had general bond of interest uniting
YOU, tying you together if animated by one soul.
What the interest 10 was the interest of
another. You forced all on the same platform
all acting to one end. You found the Democracy
of the North divided in various pursuits. laborinr
in their various avocations with very little time to
study this problem Of politics and you have al.
ways been able to seduee enough Of as over 20 YOU
TO enable you TO carry your Government along. I
know that gentlemen smile at this but am com.
PEELED by truth to state facts here that / wish I
could hide from the world. 1t is rcttenness at
the North that you do not have. is disre putabls
to us, bn. am compelled to admit ii.
A pAoUERREorYrE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ruruss
AGES tHaf-
Your allies. the doughfaces Of the North, in my
judgement, are the most despioabls OF men. Tks
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-17
j. A.. II.
SPLIT OF THE se0THERN PRESS.


Calhoun has transferred the legislative power o
Kansas from the pr"saverv TO the anti slavery par
ty, and the practical question of maintaining sAv
cry in the new State has passed. with his decln,
ton. beyond, the reach OF Southern men il
Congress. The only hope now left Of keeping slav
cry III Kansas rests in the spirit aud Determination
ot the Mlssourians. Unless they can r0ut ,he al
"iitiunists from their western border they will W.
fear, be forced, in no long time, to give up the in
stliuti"n and become free State. But So far as
Congress is concerned and any immediate uractic
al benefit to be derived from their legislation IN
Kansas, Calhouns reachcry has put i. out Of the
question.
We sincerely trust, now that matters are narrow.
ed down 10 the abstraction vi Il strong prncirle
that that will not he sacrificed SUIT the exue,il.
ehcy uf corrupt party spoismen and ;md Union
lovers. Kansas should be admitted or rejected
Just rs her constitution has been offered. ANY in.
reference. III the shane Of amendment Or cnnstruc
ton 'N tUngr So, conprum-es the Sou, h, DESTROYS
the mo'afe OF her position. aud whittes away tue
principle uN winch she >tand- 10 IL contempttIe no.
thing. II II he hectsSiry ill order 10 have Kansas
admit d under the Lecomptnn constitutions that
Sonterh men should support amendments clearl,
int"isInS Congressional intervention, by cunstruc
non or otherwise, then it is infinitely better that
kan'as should be rejected, with the consequences
resting on those who have sought to intervene
against slavery. TIE South will then stand un.
trnmnellcd and free to take her own course now
and hereafter, and leaving no fatal committ,ls Of
'snonIi"us concessions to bind her by prescription
lie Renter.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-17

We need indulge in no speculation. at this time
! OF day. rs to the fate of Lecompton in the House
Nor 30 tar Ms we are concerned, do we feel any
particular interest in the result. Had we vote
on the question, however. we should undoubtedly y
give it against the bill 10 its present shape and for
reasons and considerations which to mind, az
Southern man, are overruling and decisive. All
admit that Kansas will never be slave State, and
all know that her admission under the Lecompton
constitution MS amended will neither establish nor
vindicate any principle which the South has here.
toiOre contended for Even without the obnoy yious
amendment alluded to. her admission under the
Lecompton constitution. unchanged and unaltered,
would still have presented fair and decisive test
OF principle between the North and the South for
under tho full cOnsiction that the Lecompt0n con
stltu'lon is only pro'slavery constitution
in name. and that Slavery will be abolished
there in less than six months after her admission,
many Northern mon will vote for her admission,
who would not vote 80 if they satisfied that
they were voting for the admission of State
destined 10 be permanent slavehodng State.
With the substance of the Oduus Pugh amend
ment incorporated for the purpose of cnnciatng
the Northern Freesoiers. together with the almost
Simultaneous proclamation Of Calhoun, putting the
governnent of Kansas in the hands of the Abo.
litonists We have wst, to see Kansas admitted
into the Union under the present bill. nor are we
disposed, III any manner, to MD in bringing about
-uch n res III result which will prove deleterious
both to the South and to the Uuior. Tie Pugh
amendment still exists, 10 prin,i pie ard in sub
stance despite the Alppsnt and singular assertions
ol some OF our Democratic contemporaries 70 the
contrary. a:d it exists in the amendment offered
10y Mr.. Green and adopted hy the friends of the
lnIl, NJ declared too in his place in the Senate by
Mr.. lversun, Of Georgia. This amendment
designed to declare null aud void the 1861 limita.
Non contained in the Kansas constitution. and
such was the construction put upnn it Ivy Senator
ivers"n, and proclaimed aloud in the presence Of
all the Senators and the public. without denu and
without question from any quarter. The bill. there.
tore. is an aboninatlon, an Infamous cheat II de
iiberato fraud; aud no Southern mau. with par
ucle ot respect for the ust rights and the honor
IT the South. should touch it with forty foot
pole.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-17

more or less, they are taxed and their money
goes 10 sustain government in which tbry are
not allowed to participate to build school houses
and hire teachers for the education Of white chill.
dren, which are shut to their children MS Of equal
right; and to build poor houses for the protection
IT white puupcrs, while they have no right to the
moor comfort of the pauper's home and the pau.
per's grave, in the poverty and distress to which
all are liable, which their own money. flchcd
from them by strong power, builds for the superior
race
The old principle no taxation without repre-.
senation, for which the fathers stirred the world
seems not to have been arrived at in Ohio and to
the shame OF Repuboanism be it remembered,
that that party while two years in power in this
State, did not wipe out these infamous clauses
from the State Constitution, or enactments from
its Statute books; and to day they remain as n
basis Tor the now dominant Democratic party to
make the most atrocious enactments against the
right OF the colored man to live in the State as a
man.
How strange the delusi,n under which profeqsed
Abolitionists act in sustaining the Republican
party, when 1T is 80 apparently only a white
mans party rising only to the level of the in
qui tous opinion of Judge fancy, that coloied men
have no rights that white men are bound to re-
spect.
j. A. II.
We commend the above interesting letter to
the porusal of those who affect to believe that the
lreo colored population are m"re degraded and in
a more depiorable condition than the slaves Lot
them blush for their folly and injustice.-Ed
Lijerdtor.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-17

| The true and fair mode Of settling the who'll
difficulty has been embo lied by Mr.. Crittenden il
the amendment to the Kansas bill, submitted " hills
that measure vas before the Senate. This soln
tIUn OF the question, mntured 10y the eminent Sen
ator, every candid mind must c6ncede is fair anC
honorable. Ii this ground had been taken by the
Administration Mt the opening of the contest, il
would have extorted the admiration Of the
whole country and secured the support of every
division OF sentiment in Congress, excepting only
that radical interest which re"res il sectiana!
ctement aud has no other element Of existence
Its fairness equity, and impartiality would have
recommended it to all parties, because, whilst il
secures justice to nI it involves neither the de-
feat OF one section the triumph of the other
Unfortunately the Administration has made par
tisan question of what should have been treated as
broad national issue, and in its perseverance, to
achieve u triumph has excited and exaspera,ed
The country as well perllled its own influence
In this exigency Mr.. Crittenden has brought for
ward his proposition, and it has received tho ap.
proval OF that intervening party who hold the bali
nnce OF power in the House Of Representatives
and without whose consent it is not probable that
any bill relating to the subject can pass. Their
position in proherng this of relief, by which
the people of Kansas will be saved from having
forced upon them constitution OF which
they disapprove and upon which they were not a
lowed to express an opinion. is both national and
honorable. 1t will ho duly appreciated by the
either by party bitterness or the mistaken zeal
which places sectional pride above instruction
from anv source. We rejoice in the assurance
that in The House it will receive the support Of three
of our Representatives, including both the gentle
men from this city. Ir voting thus they will trnly
represent the almost undivided sentiment of the
people of Maryland, and will themselves assume a
position which will be the best answer to all the
calumnies that have been uttered by unscrupulous
adeersaries. If the ultra opponents of the Lee
compton constitution refuse testify their hostility
to that instrument by supporting measure of
conc lintiun that meets all reasonable ground of
complaint. whilst stopping short of a lanaIical
crusade against the South and its institutions.
then the responsibility will rest with them only
They have offered to them the opportunity of dccd
ing the destiny of Kansas under the auspices Of
this beneficenr and equal arrangement. If they
reject it to satisfy an imaginary party predomin
ance or bitter sectional hostility. they must be
left to work out their ends ami the turmoil and
collisions ol contending anragonisms, uncounien-
anced by the true American sentiment and pur
pose which dictated Mr. Crltenden's amendment,
and has secured for it ths support of those whose
course is actuated by patriotism only, and
without reference to mere political consequences.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-17
From the Fayetteville IN. c) Observer, March IS.

The politicians in Washington must have reach
ed state of excitement about Kansas to which
we are happy to say tho people are strangers
1t will be seen that the Lecomptnn bill passed the
Senate on Tuesday. This is somewhat surprising
after the exposure of the swnde by which the free
State party is placed in the power of Calhoun
'he Southern members had, however, so fully
COMMITTED themselves to the measure, under the
deceitful pretence that it was Southern measure
that we suppose they could not well turn about at
the instant they discovered the crowning fraud
The South is most egregiously cheated in the whole
affair They get the shadow, whilst the north gets
the substance.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-17

The South ought to have been the first to reject
Lecompton. She ought to have said. I'VE want
slave State, but we shall have nothing to do with
this apparent advantage; we see it is accidental,
and that it is surrounded with shameless frauds
We shall not touch it. You have Our bond, freely
given, that constitution of the Territory of Kan
sas shall be made by her people, acting through
the legally and fairly expressed will of majority
of actual residents. We see that this Lecompton
affair is not it is written in this bond. and we
shall have nothing to do with it This would have
given to the South moral influence in this Gov.
ernment that would have lasted half century,
lt would even have overwh hemed Northen agitators
But the South seems otherNise disposed as far as
she has spoken; and. il she yersevere. she must
count the cost. What does she propose to gain p
Not credit or friends, al 4 not slave State as she
well knows. But, it is said, we Just want to have
an experiment made; we want u tcst we want to
see it II slave State can be admitted We'll have
not all the friends Of the South in he free States
said from first 10 last that they would admit slave
State If ma i"rity of her people desired il? Have
they not said 40 at hume, and have their pea
pie sustained them, and have they not now the
power to do it? But, says the South. We want the
test; wa shall not trust professions. We have
this only to say those who treat friends after this
fashion are not likely to have any long.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-17

of beating and kicking him in the most violen
manner aud had on several casuns tied n hand
Serchet over his mouth TO prevent his scream.
rom being heard in the street. About fftcer
days ago, witness saw Reuecbe beating the b.,
violently over the head with an iron instrument
which he believes was q pair of shoemaker
plncers At that time, the boy appeared to b,
sickly and wounded in his legs.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-17

sas constitution he such to justify its trainers in
their application to have the Territory admitted as
State, it is extraordinary il those who contend
should adopt the views of President Buchanan,
and declare that after that event, its provisions
they affect the people themselves are nulity.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-17

"ASoTBER VETERAN GoNE.'-An old African
negro, FAMED Caesar, fel! into the river day or
two since, and was drowned. Cesar was a relic
Of by gone days He belonged to nobody in pars
,icular, and went pretty much where he pleased
He is said to have been at least one hundred and
t,cenfy gears old ! Mr.. Onesphere Bernard. Sr.
one of our Oldest citizens, and who is fully reis-
be-himself some seventy years of age-says hs
remembers when boy, that Caesar was too old
and infrm then to do plantation labor. Caesar
was, without doubt. our oldest inhabitant.- Fes1
Baton Rouge Sugar Planter.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-17
rromths Boston journal.
DISUEION HINTS,

| The traveller Burckhardt relates q curious osss
tom OF the Arab guides on the journey to Nubis.
1t appears that whenever they bring the solitary
tourists to a peculiarly desolate dangerous 10.
cality they demand gratuity. and by way Of
enforcing the extortioDate movement, they faehon
a rough little semblance of tomb in the sand,
plncing stone Of either end, thus limiting the f.
tai consequences of refusal --Buckhsr DIT says
that he liked his particular guide 80 well that be
did not give him the trouble of going through this
ceremony when be first asked for his gratuity,
but handed him what he thought sufficient for the
whole trip. But coming in short time to an.
other dangerous pass, the guide had the aud ac-
itY to renew his request. and accompanied il
with the solemn little structure on the ground.
WhereupOn, the traveller dismounted and gravey
made a mate for the miniature tomb, remarking
that he and his guide had been friends in life.
It was not ft they should be separated in death. -
AT this" SAYS Burckhardt, 1.-THE guide burst out
laughing, and nothing more was said about the
matter"
This trv ial narrative is not so very unlike the
incidents which always likely to accompany
the obtrusion into the debates Of Congress of the
disunion menaces of Southern members. The
sepulchre with which they attempt to frighten the
North into compliance with their whims, is apt to-
he duplicated in the speech of some Free Soil
champion, and then, as il the retort gave
pIete satisfaction, things move forward harm0ni.
ously. Thus during the recent discussion in the
Senate, Mr.. Hammond. OF South Carolina sho wed
The superior power Of the South to outve disnn-
ion, implying that that event would be the grave Of
the North. But Mr.. Uainlin of Maine, with much
greater plausibilitJ, showed that the danger Of
fatal consequences would be clearly on the other
side.-Up0n these presentations, Senator Crtten-
den, Southern gentleman, considered that the
two sections could not get along without each
other, and never ought to make the attempt: and
that was the last of disunOnism in the Senate de-.
bate.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-17

A slave boy, IL years old was killed. by his
master, Francis Reueche. in New Orleans, last
week. Reueehe arrested and held to answer
Witnesses proved that the boy had been ll-treated
since October last, His master WAS IN the habit
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-17

TOUCHING INCIDENTAL poor mulatto girl,
slave, has recently been tried in New Orleans on
the charge of having attempted to poison her
mistress and the family. 1t was proved that she
had sprnked some powder on dish Of oy ster
which made some of the family sick. 1t came Gu
in the trial, however that the poor girl was limo
cent of any evil design. The powder being ana
lyzed, found not to be poisonous and the
poor girl, in her simple innocence, having been
told that it had the charm of love powder, had
sprinkled it upon the food to make her mistress
love her.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-17
Ibe Anti 5laucrp Blalr.
Prom the Liberator
WORSE OFF AND MORE DEGRADED
s.. THAN THE SLAVES

MARLBORO, Stark Co.. (Ohio.)
March lG, 1855
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-17

"Oiicer johnson, No 1873 Nassau Street."
At the meeting in the Dutch Church no notice
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-01-26
,n,.r
THE PAZ PRISONERS.

When Alvarez and Comon'ort commenced ~ r
yolu,ion which over.brcS Santa Aara, t!oy -.t q
California and eulie,ed patty .; American yo,co-
teer.. Before the expedition rea"hsI Mexico hcw
aver the revolution of A!vse: rai been consa .E:.
ted and ths authority of ii. government e-tsh.
lished On the arrival OF ;Le expedition a; l. y .,
in Lower California, it's commander annoucy'. iis
character and destination 20 the governor a, ia
place and acquainted him with The engagenen'b ~ n
us OF which it had entered ths territory If MeI Co
That commander however, chose tu regard the pa'iy
fllibusters, imprisoned them. and rubs.queofiy
mad them sent to the city of Mexico, where ;itzy
again confined. Mr.. Forsyth, onr minister. ii'd.rc
hat :ha5 had gone to Mexico by warrant Of the mead
nf the exciting government, demanded tasiF re'Fase
They were SLOWED 10 go psrolr but tho case Wss
handed over To the courts. to decide whether thy
he'd been guilty Of unawfuly entering Mexico. Tho
case hung long while in the court, and MIR. FJrsy.h
at last advised the To 20 home, giving iheaD ihe
l.eans 10 dos Now, however the mht;er ha- nt EN-
decided. The supreme court, by the uIaUiIrous
opinion Of its Ave judges, has decided that th- L..
Paz expedition not a plrstical expedition, aud
the. rhs members will, therefore, be entitled in
d-mnity for their imprisonment. Among tho parry
were some English and French, but the ministers ii
those two countries would not move ir behalf OF Insr
oountrymen. The French nioster went 50 far as TO
accept pardon for the French eubjects engaged in
it. Mr.. Forsyth was offered a pardon likewiss for
the American citizens, but he refused 10 accept ~.
saying to the Mexican government the. he a:se .vr
justice, not grace fsf bis couutrymsu.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-01-26
DESIRABLE FARM FOR SALE AT
MOUNT LAUREL.

OFFER for private sale the Plantation on which re-.
j side at Mount LAUREL Halifax County.
The Tract contains 394 acres portion OF which con,
sists of really fine branch fs thoroughly drained and
thckly set 10 Clover the upland 10 well adapted to the
growth of Tobacco and Wheat and In rapid state OF
Improvement The whole of the land now in cultivation
10 under good fence with several lines OF crostencing
Tho land 10 well supplied with water two branches run
ming nearly through the middle OF it. and having two or
threo excellent springs and pump OF pure TsteE IN the
ward There 10 also excellent Orchard OF apple and
Peach Trees apd we'll selected variety OF rear Plum
and Prune Trees all Of which have been In u bearing
for several years. The improvements consist OF large
and comfortable framed Dwelling House OF two stories,
with eight comfortable rooms the whole In thorough re-
pair with the exception of the painting; the other Inn
provehnens are an Office with two rooms and TWO nre'
places framed kitchen, icehouse, srsnsry, carnage
house, now Stables Oyerssors house, and gooc com:
Portable Negro quarters and three excellent new Aoosc
Barns.
Tho residence Is within Ave mlles of Clover pepo. on
the Richmond and Danville Railroad. and within milo
Of two Churches--an Episcopal and Methodist
The situation is q desirable location for Phyhcian
with small family, OF for person who may wish TO
open large Boarding School
As determined to SELL solicit the attention OF per
wishing 10 purchase, and will AFFORD me pleasure 70
gve any required Information 70 such In 10
&c., which sha be liberal and accommodating POSES
sion win be given carly next fall
Address, DR. Tho. J. Williams, Mount Laurel, hsiiisx
County, Virginia ,,
Jan 9-ow3m THO J. WILLIAMS.