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Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-05-07
A VOICE FROM ALLIANCE

The following Preamble and Resolutions were
ador,ed at an Indignation meeting held ut ALI.
ance, Stark Co.
Whereas, between public sentiment in the State
Of Ohio and the enactments Of Congress in rela'
ton to slavery, with the determination Of the Ma
tional Executive to enforce them, ihore exists an
autagonism so extreme and irreconcilnble as to
reader COLI sions between the State and National
authorities not merely probable but inevitable,an and
whereas, as we are advised, such on emergency
now exists or is in Immediate prospect, and since
it is the part Of wisdom to be prepared to take po'
sition on the part Of right, we, a portion OF the Cit
izens Of Ohio, in public meeting assembled to give
expression TO our own views, and to solicit an ex'
preston from our fellow citizens elsew here, do
hereby resolve
1st, That protection and allegiance are recipro'
cate relations, and from the citizen who accepts
and employs the privilege of tho elective fran
cLise, allegiance is first due to that authority from
which he demands and receives protection in per-
son and property.
%, That upon the soil Of Ohio the citizen is in
debted to the authority Of the State for protection
to person and property, and the advantages Gener'
ally nccruing from civil government.
Sd. Resolved. Therefore, that by every consid
Grafton which imposes allegiance to civil govern
ment, is the duty Of the individual in any conflict
OF jurisdiction betwee a State and Federal Cow
eminent, and the duty Of every person to uphold
the sovereignty of the State in which he resides
against interference by the Federal authorities. is
clear and indisputable, and the more especially
when this conflict is the consequence OF an attempt
of the State to protect aD1 secure tho individual
in the enjoyment Of his natural rights.
4th. Resolved, That in our belief our State Ju-
dietary and Executive mag rely with the fullest
confidence upon the ability, and the dispositions
t of our citizens generally. to sustain the authori
| ties in any measure which may become necessary
= to preserve the honor of Ohio and her sovereignty
n and repel invasion thereof by the National author
% tiles uuconstitutionally made under the exaction
Of the slave owning interest, such as we witnes
e in The attempt to ignore the sovereignty OF Obi
is on her own soil, in tho management of the tria
Of our fellow citizens at Cleveland, for the alleg
N ed offence Of rescuing a slave.
5th. Resolved, That we hereby pledge to the az
z thorities Of our beloved State, "our lives. our fol
tuned and our sacred honor" if required to SUI
IN tain the liberties Of tie citizens intact, the honc
of the State unsullied, and her sovereignty uuin
n paired.
- 9th. Resolved, That re call upon our fello
citizens throughout the State. through 2rimar
= meetings like tho present, to give expression
public sediment, that not only our own offci
y" servants, but the nation aud world may leai
- whether they prefer to be the submissive slaves
!" the despotism which assails Us, or live as frceme
or die in the attempt to do SO.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-05-07

had judicially decided the law to 10 unsonstitu
.tional, still held that In a case like that under con
sideration, that they had no legal right or author
ity to interfere.
On the whole, we are unanimously Of the opin'
ion that the REALTORS, upon their own showing.
admitted the Law in question to 10 unconstitution
al and void, could not be discharged by us, If the
writ had been issued, and they were now before
ue for doliverance. 1t would be on idle and
expensive ceremony to award the writ to bring
tho p%,rtios he-e. AMI for the time, intercept
proceedings in said District Court, when our next
duty would be to remand them into the custody
Of the officer who now holds them.
The application for writs Of bnbeas corpus il
behalf of the REALTORS, is, for the reasons stated
refused.
This view Of the case renders On examination
uf the other propositions mooted in the argument
as to the constitutionality Of the act Of Congress
advorted to, and the right Of the State tribunals t'
interfere with the final action Of the Distric
Courts in that [ ehalf, altogether unnecessary.
!, Swan, c.. j., and BrinkerhoG, Scott and Sutlif
J. j., ccncur-ed in the foregoing opinion.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-05-07
From the Northern independent
THE IDENTITY OF OPPRESSION.

Common sense teaches US that oppression is
everywhere the same. Still, there are those who
affect to believe that the enslavement os colored
men is not oppression-they would have US un-
derstaud that the slight difference of celor con-
yerts what would other wise have been the raukest
oppression, into mild and exceedingly benignan,
treatment. Slavery they affirm to be the normal
condition of the negro, but the most abnormal Of
all possible states to the white man. But this
everybody knows to be false. and The repetition o!
such a stale apology for the transcendent crime Of
human chattleism only shows that men lose their
senses ia about the same degree that they lose
their moral integrity. We do not respect the dy-
nasties of Europe, under which so many millions
are now suffering-we, with our feet upon the
Africans neck, insist that all such despotisms are
a nuisance, to be abated by whoever has the pow.
er. Our sympathies are strongly with the Cypress.
ed in the Old World, bu: Of the Gown.trodden at
our own doors we make no account. European OPP
preston is very hateful, but American oppression
is the KEY stone Of tho Uniou. Discerning men,
however, see the cause of freedom to be precisely
the same on both sides Of the Atlantic, and in ref.
erence to all The numerous races Of men. Slavery
is slavery, whatever may be the color Of tho skin.
The shallow excuse Of Southern Shareholders, that
the negro is black, is equivalent to a full confess
sion Of guilt for a cause which admits Of no bet.
ter defeace, must be regarded as given up. And
yet, foolish as this most wicked plea for oppres
sion unquestionably is, it obtains to a much great
err extent than is commonly supposed. Many o
our Northern people, who could not be persuaded
to be slaves themselves. nor to acquiesce in SLAYER.
if white men were the slaves, are quite easy abou
the matter as things now staud-they appear {
think, and not a few are shamele enough to say
ii, is only a few negroes, and what is the use il
getting excited over SO NAL an affair 2 Sucl
apologies cast the negro from the pale Of humani
ty, aud insult Him who made Of one blood all ma
tons Of men. By winking at the enslavemen
Of the African, we pronounce ourselves the veri
r est enemies Of human freedom. All pretensloul
to The contrary are Q hsartless shame. Our work
condemn US, and until slavery is abolished j,
this nation. We sball be branded by all true pat
riots and pbilantbropis.s, as a nation Of %hipocrits
Politically re arr bascly bypocritical.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-05-07

Slavery q previous question. TO be discussed and
determined before any other Is entertained
It is yet q feeling, merely, and may not grow into
an oct. But there is great danger Of it. To say
nothing Of our city Press, which was ntvor Repub.
lican even, the New York Tribune is doing very
much to prepare the public mind for such . com,
promise. 1t was only the other day il declared Its
willingness, to support IL they received tho par
" nomination, either Bell Of Tennessee, or Bolts
OF Virginia and yet, tho Tribune claims to stand
upon the Philadelphia Platform. These men arc
both stout defenders Of Slavery, but happen TO
agree with the Tribune upon the ono poin, of op.
position to Buehanan's Administration. therefore,
in the event of their nomination, will receivo its
support. And this is called o ",cise expediency"i
1t is just such expediency as this, that has
brought about all the calamities we are now suffer.
ing and things can never be made better, until
this policy is abandoned, and an actual ndherenas
to principle, and not the appearance Of 1t merely,
is substituted in its stead.
A dinner was given the other day to Henry G.
Carey Esq. of this city, who Is somewhat dis.
tinguished as q writer on Political Economy, and
as q strenuous advocate Of q Protective Tariff. II
was given ostensibly in his honor. Many think
however that u had o POlitlcai sgnlncance, NOS
meant to be understood at the time. That IL was
meant as the commencement Of q movement which
should shape the public sentiment Of Pennsylvania
in the next Presidential contest. The presence.
of John Bell, with his remarks on that occasion,
would seem to give force to this opinion. Whether
this is SO or not, it is certain that many Of tho
men who figured there, and who in their speeches
announced the Tariff question to be paramount
over every other, will have much to do with the
formation of Political opinion in this State during
the coming year. Whether there is a moral senii.
ment among the people, that will Withstand the
Establishments of these appeals, to what they as.
sumo to be their immediate interests, remains TO
be seen. In any event the friends of Freedom have
nothing to fear, The compromises of Politicians,
and the weakness Of the people may delay its
progress, but its final triumph 10 certain. P.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-05-07
THE BIBLE AN ANTI.SLAyERY BOOK.

Mr.. EDITOR I hope you will not think me inn
prudent, as q stranger. in placing these lines be-
fore you, merely to express an opinion. ! have
taken your paper only a short time and can truth
fully say that | Am wel pleased as to its general
course. glory in your open warfare upon Slave.
ry, and your just denunciation Of all organize.
tons, whether political. or ecclesiastical. that will
in any way nttemptto lid or support this vile sys.
TEN Of robbery.
Bot wish to exl 49, y opinion moro p%articu'
larry in regard to the sc ailments in a letter which
appeared in your paper not long since. The sub
stance Of it was this That the Bible supports
slavery. Now ] wish it distinctly understood
that am at war with any proposition, come from
what source it may. thai presents itself in such q
form. Ionce thought that, perhaps, the Bible did
rath, IT hint at Slavery, but since I got the seal,
from of my eyes by ths light of Truth, that cam,
flashing from almost every page, ! am thoroughly
convinced that il is the great "Charter of human
Liberty" and when it is assailed as being anything
else, it is then l feel ready to rise and defend it
| look upon the Bible as the source Of all mora
truth. and regard all reformatory movements cal
culated TO benefit and elevate the whole human
race. centralize themselves in this book, and i
makes no difference whether men have the eandoI
to confess their source or not. They arc there, anc
no power on earth can remove them. ! believe i
to DO an emanatlop from God. and as such, re-
L HA "
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-05-07
& 0 III III
MEETING.

A public meeting was convened in the Town
Hall in Alliance upon o very short notice on Thurs
day, April 2sth, to consult upon the action de-
manded Of us by the attempt to enforce the penal
ties of the Fugitive Slave Law in the trials now
pending in the United States Court at Cleveland.
The assemblagc was organized by the appoint
msnt of B. G.. Gilbert, of Portage county, as chair
man, and e. Hswley, of Stark county, as secre'
tary. A committee was appointed to bring before
the meeting the business upon which il was ex'
pecteS to act; and whilst this was preparing. I'D
dresses were made by Esquire Jones, of Alliance,
and the R,v. A. B. Way of Marlboro.
The Business Committee reported q series oil
resolutions expressive Of the duty of the citizens
in the present emergency, and containing o solemn
pledge OF their determination to fulfill them
Pending the passage Of these, an eloquent and spir
it stirring address was made by the Hon. 0. p
Brown of Ravennn, who besought the people to NEE
the crisis with action rather than words. and coun
selIed open and bold resistance TO tho Federal au
thorities in their attempt to enforce the penalties o
,hat. law upon our citizens. lie gave a history o
the nefarious manner in which a grand jury hac
been packed to obtain the indictment of those inter
e6teu, anu aEalu now the sB"e prCCSos ndu Deeu re
peated in procuring a jury before which to try Mr.
Bushnell, and alluded TO the inducement which tn
modern Jeferies, Judge Bslden, had been governe
by in pursuing so atroeious a course, namely, tn
hope and expectation of obtaining a seat on th
Bench of the Supreme Court of the United State
upo, the demise Of Judge Mclean. lie carrie
with him, apparently, the sympathies and convic
tions Of the humorous audience. and the resolution
were carried by an unanimous vote. As thes
were voted to be published in the Cleveland On
Columbus papers. tho readers Of the Bugle wi
probably obtain the opportunity to judge of thei
spirit and tendency. Let the people every wher
assemble and express their sentiments upon tn
occasion. 1t is one which should lift every citi
zen Of Ohio entirely above oil party feeling ant
unite Democrats, Republicans and Disunionists il
one common and grand effort to vindioate tn,
rights of human nature, repel the despotism which
aims to strike down the liberties Of the white rae,
that it may be secure in its oppression Of the col
ored, aud preserve the honor and sovereignty o
Ohio unimpaired.
A. BROOKE.
A.xu 0a,L
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-05-07
REVOLUTION THE REMEDY.
A. BROOKE.
April Doth.

DEER CaEEK. April 9th, 1859.
FRIEND JONES Exciting times generally stir up
excitable minds, and well it is that something can
remove s:aguation from the sluggish heart.
Ohio at this time is rendered the centre Of at.
traction to all quarters of the Union, ON account Of
the Thirty. Seven" rescuers. II is hardt to believe,
though truth forces such belief, that Ohio jails
shall be used for imprisoning, as Jelons, men who
obey the sternest commands Of God through Ills
only begoiten Son. But Ohio, like all other Devil
serving combinations, is carried along upon the
rotten dogma. that man.niade courts are the high.
est tribopais 10 the universe. IT is said, that
which is kept from wise men, 10 revealed unto
babes; aud surely we realize the truthfulneas OF
those words in the case Of the United State, Dis.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-05-07
MAZZINI ON SLAVERY,

The following letter from Mazzini was received
a few days ago by the Principle of a private school
in the vicinity Of New York:
LONDON, March, 81. 1859.
DEAR Sir:-I beg to apologize for being 80 late
in acknowledging the receipt Of s1l2,00 subscri.
bed by you and others at the end of the lecture de.
livered at your institution by my friend, Mime. Jss.
sic NJ. White Mario, toward our italian school.
&c.
first success and response to her efforts in tho Uni
ted States, coming from Young America to whom
Young Italy looks for sympathy and support 10
her approaching struggle, and my thanks are tho
thanks of all members, both teachers and pupils, OF
our Italian school.
We are fighting the same sacred battle for Free.
dom and tie emancipation of the oppresseG-you,
sir, against negro, we against white slavery. Tho
cause is truly identical for, depend upon it, the
day in which we shall succeed in binding to one
freely accepted compact twsnty-six millions Of
Italians, we shall give. what We cannot now. an
active supper: to the cause you pursue. We ere
both the servants Of God. who says, before Me
there is no Master, no Slave, no Man, no Woman,
Wv o"J A"" N"'o'0' "n'ch Wust % every
where responsible, and therefore free.
May God bless your efforts and oursi May the
day soon arise in which the word bondage will die.
appear from our living Languages, and only point
out a historical record |! And meanwhile, let the
knowledge that we, oil combatants under the same
flag. do through time and space commune in love
and faith, and strengthen one another against the
unavoidable suffering which We must meet on the
wuy.
Believe me my dear Sir, very gratefully yours.
JOSEPH MAZZINI.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-05-07

The SLAVE TRADE RE.oPEsEp:-The Jury in the
case Of the Echo SLAYER have returned a verdict of
not guilty. This settles the question Of tho re.
opening of the African slave trade. There IL,
practically, no punishment for the offence involved
in 1t. There could not be a palmer case. Tho
Echo was captured with the negroes on board, the
ownership Of the vessel was proved, and the men
egaged in the operation, and found on board Of
her, were fully identified. There could be no
other reason for the verdict than q determination
on the part of the jury that the law prohibiting
the slave trade shall not be enforced. We are in
no respect disappointed at this result it is what
we have expected, and is the natural result of the
State Of public opinion in the South. The theory
on which slavery is defended opens the African
slave trade, as a matter Of obedience to the divine
law.
But it is all working for the injury of the insti.
tuition and the effect Of it will be to drive slavery
into narrower limits, to separate the slave breeding
from The slave working States, and to increase and
intensity the opposition to slavery in all it's forms.
Great ameliorations arc often brought about BY
great wrongs and to doubt that the refusal to on.
force the law against the slave trade will react i'm.
mensely against slavery is to doubt the civilization
of the country.
The verdict il a striking commentary upon the
articles IL at have lately appeared in some Of the
northern papers, holding up the indictments found
by the grand juries, in the cases Of the Echo aud
the Wanderer, as evidence of the healthful
state Of public opinion in the South.-Pfov. Jour.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-05-07

KENTUCKY PoLIrIcs.- The Louisville Courier
and Journal are both advocating n Federal Slave
Code for the protection of Slavery in the Terri,
tories. The race between them 10 as to which
shall DO most %ultra'in that advocacy. The Journal
is ahead, and the Courier producing two heavy FIRE.
eating articles per day in the effort to catch up.
Col. Harvey, of the Democrat, occupies the popu.
lar sovereignty platform, and defends 1t with,
marked ability. Magofin, the Democratic eandi,
date for Governor, occupies substantially the.
ground taken by Douglas in his Freeport apseeh,
He is a friend Of the Vice Prcsident,and lila course
is evidence that that high officer Of the govern.
ment is opposed to the inccndiary slave code faua,.
icism. Bell, the Opposition candidate for Govern
or, advocates the slave code dogma-takes the
"step in advance" The election Of Magofhn
would be considered a Douglas triumph. These
are curious Developments for old Kentucky
Gin. Com,
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-05-07

The following letter from Mazzini was received
a few days ago by the Principle of q private school
in the vicinity Of New York:
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-07-22
Dwellinc Toeether I'M unity.

Like the Democracy in all the other
States, the faithful in Tennessee are,
also, at loggerheads, and pitching into
each other without ceremony. A portion
Of the Democracyi is for the nomination of
Douglas for the Presidency, and the other
portion bitterly opposed to it. Hear the
Memphis Avalanche on the late significant
manifesto of the Illinois senator;
"No Democrat. who has the spirit even
of Sepoy, can read this Douglas letter
without feeling that it is an indignity Of
fered himself and his party-an attempt
at dictation, which he is bound by every
principle Of personal and political indie
pendence to spuIn with contempt, and
resist by every means in his-power."
That is pretty tart on the "Little Giant"
but thereiis really no use in the Ava
lanche, and other anti-Douglas organs
thus railing against the Illinois Senator
for he has them on the hip, and there is
no help for them. lie will have in the
Charleston Convention majority in favor
of his Squatter Sovereignty doctrine, and
he means to make these proud Southern
Democrats humble themselves before his
shrine, or bolt from the National Demo
cratic organization. In short, the triumph
of the Illinois demagogue and schemer
will be death-blow to the once powerful
Democracy, and, whether he be King or
| King-inaker at Charleston, their over
whelming defeat is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
! WIG.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-07-22

+. /.
An important tssutl--A Gun Spiked
John y. wright DemocI9tio canaiuqte
for Congress said Nh buehanen bad "fh-
pucEp ne erpendit're' e ~ gOp4,'g'entf I" (,
Inc Union ana Amer'cant sala tniS
'statement is "notorio'@ey tue, and cannot
be controversial
We oxamined three witnesses. As fol.
49, a.
-, 4. -. ,..,...,. Z. (. a. i. 49,, :.
4 e. Messs q ahd Documents Il Sol Dat K
lst. said
On. examining the expenditures of
'nc last nve Years Y VIII De seen YIN. .ne
f'i ~ ~ Mile bl;c ssi 81, lon Million AXE
lars pad BY treatyito MoSico, has been
but ioRrf EIGHT million dollars u = pc
f'epe g e'a' ~naer az eo2l'0d'qat qq0ls''a''g,
n LII XXI, y LII III, g, XII XIX XII, m m
less extrasordinary. occasion for its increase
should Occur"
The second witness, james Buchanan'
said the public expenditures for the fiscal
year ending june 10th, 1897 incluslve OF
the public debt and Interest and premi-
nm thereon, amounted to S6lSis,6z7 a.
,Seycnte' milton rNcEEAsE an one year,
the irstof the administration
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-07-22
Blowing up a Convention.

Z Senator Brown, of Mississippi, in his
late barbecue speech, used this language;
The Democratic party was being aboli-
,tionized. u refused to acknowledge the
duty of Congress to protect slavery in the
Territories. He proclaimed that the only
hope of the Southern Democracy was to
make a fight in the Charleston Conven-
tion--to go there determined to have
their views incorporated in the creed of
the party, or burst the concern up in a
row. He had no doubt, as they had here
toiore controlled the party on all great
questions. that tho NonheJ1, t,ce-soa element
would yield in graceful submission again.
If it did not, why then apply the torch
to the great temple of democracy, and
blow the concern to flinders.
Senator Brown is a man after our own
heart in some things. We, too, say apply
the torch and blow the concern to fin
ders and cinders, and we are not particu-
lar in which direction the explosion ter
inmates, whether up or down, so that it
terminates successfully.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-07-22
cols nrahaon and smith.
OoLqAwAH, HAMitroN Co.,
.Iu1v IL. 1859. s

r." :" ~ -
About 100 votors met at this newyillage
to-day, to bear the rival aspirants for Con-
gress. The crowd was from Bradley and
Hamilton The discussion was in good
temper, butihc defeat Of Col. Smith was
most signal Col. b. opened with terri
bic exposure of the career Of Col. 5. in
Congress, which was so overwhelming,
that he never recovered from II. He
evaded all Of Brabson's charges; culo-
gized the Democracy; told an anocdote
calling the Opposition the opossum
Party and never did answer any Of the
arguments Of Col. b. ~
Col. S. looked as though he was a
doomed man--and so the crowd thought
him. Many democrats openly declared
that they could not, and ,Oo,'Ia not support
him again.
You may look for heavy gains for Col.
B. and Col. Netherland in Hamilton and
Bradley. DO as well in McNinn aud Mon
roe, and the gallant and eloquent Brabson
will be your next Congressman.
OoLTAwAu.