Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-11-06

bore them across the river. This was gross. pal
pable. and undepable outrage on tho part Of IIor
ace Bell and his accoinplices. 1t was, we suppose
felony. And here we are a loss to understand
why The people of Brandenburg did not bring thu
facts OF the case in such form before the Govern
J or of Kentucky, to make it his duty to demand
Horace Bell, also his accomplces il the latter
were known, from the Governor of Indiana. We
do not believe that such demand would have
been refused ~ Governor Willard, and he ought
at least = have had an opportunity of granting it
the matter, however, so far as we know or believe
was never brought officially to the at tention Of
Gov. Morehead at all.
The third in the series of outrages is the seizure
OF Horace Bell on Saturday in New Albany by
men from our city without legal process and his
iorcible abduction across the river into our State
Undoubtedly the conduct of Horace Bell in OPEN
ing the Brandenburg Jail for the release Of his
father and brother, and his subsequent boastings
and the loud exultations of the presses of
the non-slaveholding States over that free.
bOoter exploit and his frequent and most offensive
declarations, reported to have been made upon al
occasions that he would like to see any kentuckian
or Kentuckians undertake to arrest him, were ell
calculated to exasperae the more violent and fiery
OF our people, yet those who went to New Albany
and seized Bell and brought him here were guilty
of a crime. which, however, it may be palaed by
cannot he justified We think that
the strongest condemnation should be meted out to
them. There was legal mode as they well knew
of procuring the rendition of Horace Bell, and,
even if there had otteen EtLey would deserve the
severest censure, il not something more for their
violation of law and their outrage upon the terri
tory Of Indiana. Here are three outrages that we
have named in their order, the first by Kentuck.
ians, the second bylndianians and the third Ken
tuckians. We are not at all surprised at the ex
ceedng evaporation excited in New Albany on
when the abduction of Horace Bell be.
came known, and it is no wonder that the feeling
was vastly increased when the people of that city
learned that Bell had beeen taken out of the Louis
Vile Jail on Saturday night at midnight, aud hur.
ried of to Brandenburg Jail, to prevent his being
released here, as he would necessarily have been
n a few hours under q writ of habeas corpus
Still the people Of Indiana should have controlled
heir resentment and permitted the law to take its
course. They should have called upon their Gov
,rnor to demand, as he is understood to have de ]
,lared he would do, the immediate rendition or
Horace Bell's abductors. 1t unfortunate and la
nentable thatthey did not adopt this course.
Horace Bell, as we have said. was taken sudden
y from our Jail at midnight and hurried off to
last he should be released from un
awful imprisonment by the operation of a writ 0 f
Iabeas corpus. We learn that some of the people
# New Albany broke open the arsenal there and
m ed thpm m el md ,I,o
ur Jail back to their State but it is certain
y fortunate thoy did not venture upon 80 insane a
tep, ior whatever their numbers might have been
lew of them would have re crossed the river alive
I is said that as soon the people of New Alba
~ heard of b ellis being sent down the river for
n strong folce of them chartered a !
steamer and started either to overhaul and cap
ure the boat, or, ii he should be lodged 10 the
Jail, to land there ard iescue him at
III hazards. Moreover are Informed that band
If men from this city, hearing of the New Albany
expedition, armed themselves with double barreled
Guns, and hastened by land toward Brandenburg
o aid in rcpelling the invaders. or course we
re afraid that there has been or will be blood
'ork. but we most earnestly hope and pray that
his may not be the case.
Whatever the result may be, we trust that our
riends on both shores of the Ohio will c0ntro,
heir passions. Their own goot sense if they vii
i've it fair play, will counsel moderation. If
Hood has been splitter il it has not let the wretch
d business stop just where it is, Let the Authorities
If Indiana interpose and vndcate. so far as they
AN by legal means, the rights of their respective
States and OF each individual of those States. In
his affair, there has we have said, been great
md obvious wrong on both side land this consider.
ltion, whatever catastrophe may have occurred
should have deep and sautary effect upon the
minds ot the parties. ....I