Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-01-08

TRuE WoRps FROM A TRUE MAN.-FTancis
jackson of Boston one Of tho few unpretending,
libertyloviug New Englapders, who incarnates in
this generation the better spirit OF the %puri,ans,
and the moral heroism Of the Massachusetts, fa'
theirs Of the Revolution. writes to an anti slavery
meeting Of Salem, Mass -
al am glad to hear that our petitions, prohibit
ing slave hunting and kidnapping in Massachu'
sets, are being 80 generously signed.
Hunting fugitive slaves must cease. Union or
no Union, Massachusetts must be brought back, at
least, to the love Of liberty she started with in rs,
when very many of her towns unanimously voted
TO urge on the Continental Congress to strike for
Independence and when that glorious Declare.
ton proclaimed that ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL
there was all but universal rejoicing throughout
her borders. There were not so many tories in
all Massachusetts then, as there are now in State
strest and its few adjoining streets.
Senator Seward, in his late speech at Rome, N.
I. abiding to that class of men among us at the
North, says, They are within our reach, and
within our power our Fathers dealt summarily
with them-confscated their estates, and sent
them to the British Government, which they had
so faithfully served. What do you say, fellow
citizens ? Shall we send the retainers Of slavery,
whom we detect among ourselves, to the slave
States-commending them to their patrons for
plantations, with an adequate number of slaves p
Designating the self.evident declaration ofl779
repeated in her own Constitution Of 1850, that
'all men are born free and equaP-Massachusetts
did, in 1853, in the face of those most solemn and
truthful declarations, deliberately enter into a
conspiracy with the Southern States of the Union
to help them, and she has actually and constantly
helped them enslave millions of innocent persons.
Her glorious declarations for Liberty in l776 and
1850, and her Infamous acts for Slavery ever
since 1888. show her Inconsistency, her injustice
aud her cruelty towards that poor, unfortunate,
helpless, and unofending people.
God save The fugitive slaves that come within
her borders. whatever may become of the Com,
monwealth of Massachusetts !!
Men and Women of Essex, SIGN THE PETITION,
and help to create q public sentiment that will re.
deem Massachusetts. and make her a fit abode for
those, and only those, who love liberty, and hate
slavery. FRANCIS JACKSON.
GOVERNOR CHAsE's MEssAGE.-The Ohio Legis-
lature me. on Monday, when the Governors Mes
sage was presented. Like all his state papers it
is a business like document, proceeding without
W bo O'JVNhb uhu lltothtlbS ho
his views on the subjects discussed with ~perspicu-
ity and force and accompanied with at least APP.
parently good reason for his views aud purposes.
The common school system of the State, receives
prominent attention, accompanied with sound sug.
gestious for its improvement. Facts and figures
are given illustrating its happy influences, and its
support and improvement is earnestly impressed
upon the Legislature. The benevolent In~stitu.
lions of the State are represented in a highly en-.
couraging condition ; especially he speaks with
much satisfaction of the State Reform Farm School
in Fairfield County. He the enlarge.
tment of the accomm) dations in the Penitentiary
and also the repeal of the ten per cent. interest
law, and makes various important suggestions rel
ative to other State matters.
The question Of slavery and the relations of the
State and the people 10 that question receives no
word of attention. The Message contains sugges.
tions relative to the extradition of f~ugitives from
j Justice, but not oneiword in regard to the monstrous
injustice perpetrated in the past, and hourly liable
to repetition, in regard to the rendition of limo.
cent persons who have escaped from slavery. The
Governor is innocent in this message of all charg.
,es Of fanaticism, abolitionism and even republican
ism so far as slavery is concerned. lie is Jealous
W A6'S "'NA IVY S"hS III ducoliOh III
the Federal Courts on the subject of bank taxa
ton, Here he is not timid in regard to collision,
but disposed courageously to defend the State
Courts at all hazards, while he is utterly obliy-
:ious Of the fact that our criminal and probate
courts have been treated with contempt and in
suit, their authority overthrown, and the writ of
.habeds corpus dishonored in their keeping by the
arbitrary will of the Federal Courts, in order to
re enslave innocent women and children who have
appealed to our State for protection. The Gov.
.ernor tythes the mint and annis and cumin of
State rights and justice, but neglects utterly these
weightier matters of the law, and that too when
our State has been degraded under his admins.
'tration to n mere subject province of the slave pow
its whole force to be welded by any kidnapper
who for the time chances to be hunting slaves on
our soil under the auspices of JudgeLsavitt. Judge
Mclean or even n kidna pping Commissioner This
Message looks as though Governor Chase might
be Objectionable as a candidate of the "oppo.
sition" for the Presidency, or Vice Presidency,
oven OF Mr.. Greely's accommodating platform.