Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-02-05

same Federal Court" for refusing to aid in en-,
shaving q poor fugitive who had escaped from the
clutches Of kidnappers, and a shout of bnllalujah |
goes up from the partisan press Of the State, in
praise OF the Immaculate judge. But it has hap.
pcned in this case, what history, which is philoso.
ply teaching by examples, ought to have taught
these gentlemen, that usurped power never releas-
es its grasp, but in the end, brushes beneath its
accumulated weight the very ~Hatterers whose ser
vile submission caused the FIRST departure from the
constitution and right. Justice is memorable, and
that party who, for partisan purposes, will erect q
despotism to tramplo on the rights Of others, in
the very necessity of things, become the victims of
their own craftiness. Happy will it be for our
country, IL this assault on q fayorite Democratic
measure, shall have the effect of awakening that
party to the danger which really threatens to set
up IN the persono Of Federal Judges" a despot.
ism before which tho sovereignty Of the States
aud the rights Of the people will be alike de-
etroyed."
COLLEGES UNDEMocRATIc.
In another part Of his correspondence Mr.. Plants
says;
at will be remembered that at the last session,
among the first things done, was the passage of
joint resolutions instructing our Senators and re-
questing our Representatives in Congress, to use
their influence to procure the passage of an Act by
Congress, granting the several States in proportion
to their population, public lands for the purpose
Of establishing an Agricultural College in each
State, under the supervision and control of the
States respectively. One year ago this was an in.
tensely Democratic measure, and passed both
branches Of the Legislature with great unanimity.
But as the slave holders do not want such Colleges
AS in fact they Go not permit their slares to learn
at all, aud do not intend to let the nominally free
whites, and especially farmers, have the means of
learning where they can help it, they came down
upon the proposition in Congress in regular over.
seer style.
"ID this state of things what could Ohio Demo.
Gratis Go but get down upon their knees like peni.
tent slaves, and beg their masters to forgive them,
and bumbly promise never to have an opinion
again without leave. Consequently, a resolution
was introduced, and passed to-day which, after
sundry 'whereases" reciting that the resolutions
of last winter were passed WITHOUT DUE CONSIDER
ALTON, AND WERE ANTI DEMOCRATIC IN THEIR cH AR.
ACTER, THAT, THEREFORE,, THEY DE REscINDED, &c.
And they were rescinded by a strict party rote.-
Every Democrat of both Houses last winter voted
for the resolution as Democratic, Of course and
every Democrat in the House to-day voted the same
resolutions anti Democratic, and rescinded them.
But after all, what else could they do? They must
either march to the music of the slave cofhe, or be
denounced as traitors in the camp. Freedom of
thought and action smU not be tolerated by the South
ern leaders of the party, and the only thing left
for its Northern members is to forswear their man.
hood, or forsake the party. The mass Of the Dem
ocrats of Ohio don't know this yet-in fact don't
believe it, and hence still act with the party
Knowing that they are honest themselves, they
cannot see how thoir continued connection with
the party makes them abettors Of the wrongs
which they condemn individually as earnestly as
the Republicans do. But if they would reflect a
moment, WI think they could not fail to see that
they are in a wrong position"
We beg leave to suggest to the editor of the Tel
egraph that I'VE think" a little due reflection ought
that in his present relations to the government, he
and his fellow Republicans are also complicated
with slavery.
WILLIAM d, CocHRAN.-We regret to learn from
Wv hot . tuue WILLIAM ". SUCHRAN,I late
Principal of the Commercial College at Detroit,
ceased from bis labors on earth, q few week since.
G. c. Burleigh pays q meri:ed tribute to his life
and services from which we extract:
Without ostentation, his Anti Slavery faith and
works were also without c~oncealment, where. if
barely to be knoton as the friend of the unpopular
right was to serve it, it was also to risk sharing its
unpopularity. That. notwithstanding this, his Col.
lege was fourishing and successful, is a testimony
to the respect and confidence with his frank integ
riiy and manly independence, and his eminent
qualifications as a teacher in his chosen depart.
ment, had won in o community in which his sen.
timents on anti slavery-and, l may add, on other
reforms-were very far from finding general favor.
AS the Tribune Gays, he was in all his acts thor.
oughly, conscientiously honest. This fact was
speedily impressed upon the mind of every one
with whom he came in contact Such a man no,
only must, of moral necessity, be true to his anti,
slavery convictions, but could he, without losing
the esteem Of those who did not share them?
"In other fields of benevolent effort, also, he la.
bored diligently. In the the words of the Tribune's
obituary, 1T was in the private and associate eff
forts made to relieve the distress of the Door, the
"sick and in prison." that his character took on it.
brightest lustre. lie was a member Of the WISH.
ing Committee Of the Young Mems Benevolent So
oiety for the past four years, and never were the
often Ia orious duties of such q member more faith,
fully performed. Hours were spent by him in
tramping from one scene of want or thriftlessness
and vice to another, and listening to the variou.
tales Of need or woe, and hours more were consumed
in devising means to alleviate distress by providing
labor and other means. And all this was don,
while the claims of his business pressed upon hin
unremittingly. For nearly or quite two years, h.
was in the habit of visiting that very uninvitine
and well'nigh deserted field of religious efort-tb.
jail. Regularly every Sunday he was to be founS
distributing tracts among prisoners, and counsel
ling them as to their course. In these and in 9th