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Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-04-09
GOOD,

A reauisilion has been made by the Governor OF
Massachusetts on the Governor of Mississippi for
q man ut Holly Springs, who had obtained goods
10 Boston on false pretences. On the arrival OF
the agent at Holly Springs, the people OF that
place goi together q public meeting and resolved
that as Massachusetts repudiated the rendition q!
fugitive slaves. she had no right to q requisition OF
any sort on Mississippi. The agent therefore was
nutifed to leave, or he would be "trotted through"
lie lett, OF course, 80 much wiser, at least by thisj
that ho now knows that q Mississippi merchant,
according to Mississippi estimate, is on the same
footing with q runaway nigger."-Erchange Pat
per.
Every blow on the wedge weakens the union Of
the log the woodman strives to spill. and in like
manner, every violation Of constitutional laT.
weakcns tue binding sense Of constitutional obliga.
hon. Mississippi however in the case above stated
ran ahead of the facts, for Massachusetts has neve
er yet refused to fulfill her part Of the contracts
and give up fugitive slaves but on the contraryi
her officials both civil and military have been
prompt to do their constitutional duty.
We hope, however, THAT MISUNDERSTANDING
she will not dissolve her political connection with
men-stealers-wil assume an attitude which will,
practically ignore the rendition clause of the Con.
stitution, even though she stands on no higher n
plane than that OF notification. Then Mississippi.
and every other slaveholding and slave.chasing
State, would be justified, by the principles Of re-,
tNliation, in refusing to abide by their part of the
constitutional compact. When thus the North and
South is fairly pitted against each other when they.
rctaliato and make r~eprisals, this guilty Union
will speedily fall to pieces like a rope of sand, and
slavery will necessarily fall with it. The old
cracked bell in Philadel phia, that in nc was not
able in its best estate to"Proclaim liberty through.
out the land, to all the inhabitants thereof" wiiI
then do it. in tones made musical by the message
they will bear.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-04-09
THOSE FLAGS.

"a resolution has passed tho Senate that two
national flags with the coat of arms of the State Of
Ohio. shall he provided and hoisted on suitable
STATE, one over each branch of the Legislature.
while in session, to notify the world that the State
is safe and lowered when not in session, to an.
nounce that the State is abandoned to tho care Of
Providence" Ohio State Journal.
And ninety-nino politicians ou, of a hundred
would feel that the destruction Of The common.
wealth was sure, if the people were left to the care
and government of Providence alone. Providenes,
they think. does very well when the Legislaturs
comes in to assist and regulate and to talk about
a superintendiug Providence has rather q pious
sound, and does admirably to round q period, or to
put forth ss a glittering generality. but bless you /
the faith of these politicians in Providence, is very
much like that Of a certain old lady, who thus roI
lated her experience in a runaway she had :-"Ne
one was in the buggy with mo. The horse ran 90
hard as he could, but wasn't one mite scared.
knew Providence was watching over me, and~I
was just as composed as I am now sntl he oressAs
baad broke, and then ] didn't know ~hstl ] sAes1
de-"
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-04-09
PERSONAL LIBERTY BILL.

The Legislature Of Vermont some time since
passed q Personal Liberty Bill, which put that
state in an attitude of direct hostility to the Gen.r.
al Government in the question of the rendition Of
Fugitive slaves. Wisconsin ha. assumed the same
attitude by the judicial decision of her State Su.
preme Court; and these, Of all the northern states,
are the only two which have dared to maintain the
doctrine Of State Sovereignty. Michigan has, w
believe, passed a bill which protects the fugitive
so far as the Federal Constitution and Federal laws
will permit, which is simply no protection. Mas.
sachusetts, the state, of which-nezt to Vermont
we expected most. has. by a vote of 100 to LOG
10 the Lower House, refused to christalizs into
statue enactment, the Ian of God rs recorded in
Deut., chap. xiii, verso Is.
Anti slavery can wait for justice, and will have
to wait until the hearts of the people nre more
thoroughly changed. The enactment Of such a law
as the abolitionists of Massachusetts demanded, 10
only a question Of time. Failing to obtain it this
year, they will have it next, or if not, tho year
after. This is the only thing they have ever asked
of the State which has not been granted them. II
is true, they have always, at first, been refused,
and they have had to work, as we'll as to pray. but
by persistent effort they wrought out the objec. Of
'hoH prayers, anu tney VIII 40 SO In this ease.
Massachusetts, having failed in her daty, we con.
fos, our hopes Of New Yorkare not very %sanguins,
and Of Pennsylvania still less so. While the bill
vas awaiting the action Of the Legislature of the
last named state, an ~alledged fugitive, who had
resided in Harrisburg for the last six or seven
years, was publicly arrested, and amid his agonix.
Cd shricks for Help help !" was borne away BY
official blood hounds. If there were manhood in,
The Legislature, We would expect OF it some action
that would protect others, oven though it came too
late 10 help the poor man who was taken, in in,
sulting defiance from their very presence. One or
two more Anthony Burns cases is perhaps need.
ed 20 bring Massachusetts, to repentance and right
action and perhaps a scorc or two of similar ones
to infuse some liilo love Of liberty into lothargie'
Pennsylvania. 1t is often thus that God ~eventual.
j causes tho wrath of man to praise him, and
evolves good out of seeming evil.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-04-09
A MODEL ADDRESS.

Tho Paris papers contain an account Of o gov.
eminent pencioner residing in an almshouse, who
loaned to q friend a tract, in which the new Ca,ho.
lie dogma-ihe Immaculate Conception-was con.
sroverted. For this be was fined and reproved
the Judge reading him the following lecture:
"Bessner, you are q jealous Protestant; but il
you would have your convictions respected, you
must respect those Of others. When a man is
jealous he runs the risk of becoming intolernnt.
Why did you paste up in your room, where other
people live besides yourself, prints which the man.
agement of tho almshouse was forced to take
down? You have been seen in the garden of the
almshouse reading little books. There would
have been no harm in that if they had been sim.
ply prayer books, but they were controversial
works. What do you know about such things p
Leave all controversy to wiser heads than yours.
to priests and ministers, and above all things, dom,
busy yourself in making ptoselytes. To distrib
ute pamphlets unfortunately and without re.
gard to distinctions Of fuith is a bad action. Are
you aware that to give this pamphlet to the girl
Cornellie was n very serious thing? A split OF
tanaticism and propagandism such as yours is
very likely to trouble tbs public pence. Why
should you distribute foreign books brought from
Switzerland Let tho Swiss keep tho r books
at home, and not send us any Of them"
The South would probably call the Judge IN in.
ioo't "hu Poihopo no u Nv Guy i"e,
his mind was cast in the same mould in which the
minds Of the Southern Divines and Statesmen OF
the present day have generally been run. The ad'
dress is substantially what theSouth has said to the
North over and over again. SEQ how fow word.
need to be changed 10 adaptit 30 aSouthern latitude!
Mudsill, you are n jealous abolitlonist but il
you would have your convictions respected, you
must respect those of others. When a man il
jealous, lie runs the risk of becoming intolerant
Why did you speak aloud where others beside
yourself had to hear, sentiments which the South
so utterly disapprovesf You have frequently
been seen reading books. This would have beer
no harm had they been simply the publications o
the American Tract Society, but they we're con,ro
versial works. and anti.slavery at that. What dc
you know about slaveryf Leave such consrover
sly to wiser heads than yours. to Southern States
men and Divines, and above all things DONE busy
yourself in making proselytes. To distribute
pamphlets indiscretely, and without regard tt
soundness on tho goose, is q bad action. Are you
aware that to give an anti'slavery pamphlet to q
Southerner is n very serious thing! A spirit o.
fanaticism and propngandism such as yours il
very likely to trouble the public peace. Why
should you distribute in the South anti SLAYER,
books brought from the North. Let the North
keep such books at home and not send US any o.
them,
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-04-09
BsaLIv.

BERL1N.
That behishted town where our friend NJ. II. Rob.
inson was robbed and so barbarously aud inhuman'
ly used more than twenty years ago.
My first meeting was in q School House in the
south east corner of the town, and was we'll attend.
ed by many who came to hear and understand,
while n few seemed to have come to amuse them'
selves Mt the expense of the quiet part Of the audi,
snce, and one or two very pious men were determ
ined to have me deny tho Bible, the Saba h ETC.,
and with stupid ignorance much disturbed the
meeting by their noisy denia!s Of things that |
had not uttered, fully showing by their bearing
that they had not advanced far IT any, from the pc,
sitiun Of those who tarred and feathered Marius.
1t is rumored that one of the prominent men OF
this town who instigated the outrages on Marius,
has recently Inherited a considerable slave proper
ty. | wonder if the future prospects of this earth
ly possession had any influence to move him to
that former diabolism.
My next meeting was held in the School House
one mile south of Berlin center, and was fully at.
tended by a respectable and intelligent appearing
audience, who listened quietly while l discou-sed
to them an hour aud three quarters, upon their po.
sition and ecclesiastical completely with Slavery.
On Sunday I held two meetings at a School
house east Of Patmus and in the north east corner
of Goshen. The morning meeting was attended
by more people than there were seats to accommo'
date, and they hsd quite an intelligent, inter-
ested appearance as they attentively listened to
my two hours talk upon Christianity and its rcla.
tons to American Slavery. The evening meeting
was more fully attended still, by q quiet. attentive
audience to whom I dlscoursed an hour and q hall
upon their political complexities with and duties to
Slavery and q Slaveholding government.
And here ends, l think, my four months work
in Ohio. J. A. Ii.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-04-09
LUCK AND PLUCK.

Every community has its lucky man. The
boys in the street know him and point him out as
ne passes, the admiring crowd lift their hats to him,
the unsuccessful envy and perhaps tradure him.
If he was not born with a gold spoon in his mouth,
he has long since exchanged his wooden one for it.
Every thing be touches seems to turn to his advan.
rage. That farm he bought a few years since,
would now sell for double the money. II there is
but one good crop raised in the town, you will find
1t 10 his fields; and then what prices his produce
always brings him. Depend upon it, there's some.
thing in it, "he's a lucky man." This is the out.
side view and n most pernicious one. Let man
Course Ills stars" con. plain Of his hard fate, and
sigh and wait for luck let him feel the conviction,
that success is something definite, uncertain, which
may or may not follow effort. as a kind Of mystic,
rious, uncomfortable chance may direct, and it is
not difficult to predict his future. His stars will
all be unlucky the golden comet with its splendid
train of glorious results. for which he looks, will
never be seen above his horizon.
The man of luck" is q man of "pluck." We
like that word. 1t is solid and yet elastic. 1t has
ring like steel. II tells of a man who does not
know when he is conquered. If tho backward
Spring disappoints his calculations for q large corn
crop, he is sure to lave a field of buckwheat; or if
this fail, he rejoices in q fallow ready for Q notable
yield of Winter grain. If debt presses heavily
upon him, it but bends him more closely to his
work. Bat more than all is the ''plucky" man
distinguished by venturing boldly when there is a
probability that success may be attained. Scarce
ly a man of fifty years, but remembers the time
that success was within his reach, had no possess.
ed nerve enough to break from his old routine, and
follow the opening while many q one has been
deferred from competence and even fortune, by
timidly adhering to good old ways" goOd-only
in age. The eultivator especially, who hopes TO
succeed now. must have no, only the energy which
rises against opposition, and bears up under mis-
fortune. but also the enterprise which looks for
and adopts Improvements, and there never was a
time when such enterprise had surer promise OF
success, for never before were improvements, both
in the manner and the implements of cultivation.
more marked and abundant. Tho plucky man Of
to-day will be the LUCKY man ten years hence
American Agriculurist.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-04-09
TIE MOTHER WHO LOVED 100 DEARLY

The tender mercies of slaveholding are cruel
its punishmenss 6end.like. An instance of the
latter has jest occurred in Kentucky which makes
the gorge rise to recount. In October, 1853, a col.
ored woman named Juliet. who some twelve years
ago was purchased by the Rer. John G. Fee, Of
his father. was arrested and thrown into Jail in
Bracken county. Juliet had often eradeld the
Rev. Mr.. Fee in her arms when he Was an infant.
and he bought her to make her free. Four years
ssinee she removed TO Ohio, and made o now home
sixteen miles from her old one. Her youngest
children, four in number. born after her liberation,
she took with her to Ohio. The mother left ten
children and grand children still in bondage,
whom, with a mothers %undying affection she low
: ed, and by whom she had hoped to be surrounded
{ In her declining years. 10 a land where the mother
: can cali her offspring her own.
Juliet learned shat a young son Of her former
master was about to return to his homo in New
Orlsaps. and take a number Of her slave children
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-04-09
TRIVIAL CAUSES FOR DIVORCE.

A petition for divorce has been presented Mt the
present session of the Pennsylvania Legislature.
the proceedings connected with which nrc popular
ly known as the Fry case. The Philadelphia
Ledger speaking of this matter, in connection with
the law of divorce in those States where only a
very small amount of una6fnity is needed to be
proved in order to obtain q legal sundering Of the
marriage tie. and also of the immortality which
prevails in the fashionable society Of our eastern
cities, goes on to say,
"Psis is not SO giddy and SO goddess as we are
fast becoming. nal principle is wearing out of
our fashionable society and into theirs. In Eng,
land there is no general law for divorce, and it is
only in rare cases and at an enoimo expense
that divorces can be obtained. In the State Of
Carolina n divorce never has been granted in a
single case for any cause. Yet in many of the
States there is really no telling what is ard what
IS not a valid marriage in many cases children
may be legitimate in one State and illcgitimate in
another, and parties liable to the State prison for
adultery in one State, who are living in lawful
wedloek in tho State adjoining. A similar but
far worse looseness as to marriage, prevailed in
Rome during its decline and fall"
Would it be illogical to conclude, that among
the causes which have tended to such a result,
is the liberation Of o system which denies
the legal rites Of marriage to one sixth Of
the women in our land. and which claims the au
thori,y to sunder at its pleasure husband and wife,
made such by the laws of Godt Would it be il,
logical to conclude that each a state Of things had
been produced, in part, by the upholding of a re
ligion which declares-to use the language of the
Savannah River Baptist Association-"That such
separation among persons situated as or slaves
are, is eirihly q separation by death, and we believe
that in the sight Of God, it would be so vieweds"
Can a man touch pitch. and not be defled, Can
q people deny the marriage relation to one sixth
and yet preserve the s%anctity of the institution to
the remaining fyo.sixths of their numberi
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-04-09
Che Anti-9laperp Buale
SALEM, OHIO, APRIL 0, 1859.

sarAn adjourned meeting of tho Executive
Committee will be held OH the 18th inst, ct the
usual hour and place.
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& o III III II nitattons
NOTES FROM A FIELD HAND.

DEAR BENZ Starting on, from Salem on foot q
Journey Of nine miles brought me to the land OF
Goshen, not the ancient land that flowed with
milk and honey, but nevertheless, l found it q
gnodly land with many goodly people therein, and
with abundance fnice maple molasscs that | could
' illingly accept in the place ofthe honey that did
not flow, and [ also found an occasional apple,
that means Of grace" that | luxuriated upon sc
extensively when / was in those realms year
ago, but which | have found scarcer than angels
visits, the past winter.
My first meeting in this vicinity was at o school
house Just west of
PATMos.
But | had there none Of these apocyliptic views
that entranced john when he sojourncd in the ISL
and Of that name. Neither had ] any vision Of a
Methodist priest by the name Of Campbell, who
boldly aHirms that the NJ. E. Church is not a pro.
slavery church, and that no we'll defined case Of
Slavebolding can be found within il, to the discus.
sion Of which proposition he challenges the world
But. alas, when q champion appears willing and
capable of proving him false in both propositions,
he finds that discretion i. the better part of valor,
and declines entering the list upon the lame and
limpotent excuse, that he fears that his opponent
is not a Jelierer. Well. his opponents do not believe
in the christian character ftho SlaveholdingM. Z.
Church, nor in e~levating creeds. sects. and church
ianity, above justice. humanity, and christianity
As this valiant man did not appear had to cen
tent myself with putting against his proposition
tho general facts Of the case, and the work of IL
Mattison, q preacher in good standing and unim
peached position in the NJ. e. Church, who i,
probably too much Of a believer" for this Mr.
Campbell, who appears to believe with Hudibras
that
"He who fights and runs away,
May live to fight another day,
While he who is in battle slain,
Will never live to fight again"
I disposed Of quite a number Of Mr.. Mattison'i
books in that vicinity, and would here commend il
to oil who are DESTROYS of knowing the facts of thu
slaveholding, slave'hunting and slave'tradine
character Of the NJ. E. Church, North. 1t 10 en-
titled "TuE INTENDING Crisis or 1860. OR Tui
PRESENT CONNECTION OF THE NJ. E. CHURCH WIFE
SLAVERY" and can be obtained through the mai
by enclosing nine postage stamps to III. Mattiscr
care of Mason Brothers., New York City"
do not agree with all of Mr. Madison. view
or conclusions. Bot the facts he has here compil
ed, are indisputable. and as q book Of facts anC
reliable statistics il is endorsed by "Zion's Her
AID" the methodist Quarterly Review" tn
North Eastern Christian Advocate" and othel
prominent Methodist papers.
held two meetings at this school house which
were well attended by quis. attentive listeners, and
from thence ! vent 10
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-04-09

1Gy-Sso Sshilling's advertisement of New Goods.
They make I. a point to keep a well selected stock
from which every body may DO ruited,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-23
The Inst EmbezzIement In Washington.

from the washington Star, August 20
Friday morning, about IL O'clock Captain Goddard
called upon by order Of the Secretary Of the Treasury
arrest Edmund French, engineer and pup clerk (under
Major bowap) Of the Bureau OF Construction OF the u
s. Treasury Department. on o charge Of forging certain
certificates receipts for the purpose Of obtaining from
the United States certain sums Of money the first day
Of May, 1852 The fraud was discovered by Major Bow
man, WHO was called upon to draw check for payment
Of acme 81 2t0 10 concern In Philadelphia Of whom he
had no knoWleoge and for material of which he kosw
nothing. This led Suspicion once 10 French who
Immediately CONFRONTED With his eupcriors In the Soci
tor's oce, and called upon 10 explain which he could
hot 90, and appeared great deal confused. de was
shown his books and requested TO explain why entries
had cot been made Of the articles charged and his man
little examination discovered the fact that many vouchers
had been altered TO call for erroneous sums OF money
which could not be accounted Tor oy the accused
An examination Of the charges sgAinst him Anowed
false entries and vouchers 70 the extent OF french
required give bail In the sum OF $4,000 Tor his ap
became hs surety Mr. French Is a man OF good family
he brother of The Rev. Dr. French formerly pastor Of
Epiphany church In this city, and graduate OF West
Point an g. we understand, classmate OF Major Bow
mans at that institution, who hiss treated I'm with great
Kindness uniformly and with the above stated return he
New York. and up yesterday had always borne ex.
ceent character Tor probi,y BE resided In quiet rural
styie near tho city Rock creek and his ample salary
OF seemed quite sufficient for all the wants Of him
self and family.
ts Ar In the building, and the Of his errand
or the party implicated profound secret, there
the widest field OF lecture until actual facts came
out
Tho amount Of Gcalcatioa is no. known vita certainty
but We hear that is estimated at from $2 900 70 SIS COO