Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-05-21
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On our fret page, in close proximity, will be
found three articles, bearing the respective cap
tions, Bushnell sentenced, "-"Negro run across
the river on suspicion Of being a slave,"-"A Citi-
zen of Ohio in q Missouri Prison.
Bushnell-as our readers we'll know-was SEN
fenced for the violation of a United States law
When he did the deed of which he was convicted,
he was aware of the possible, not to say the prob.
able result, but he chose rather to obey God than
man. All houor to him for his righteous deter.
mination Tho penalty he is doomed to suffer is
severe, but not equal to slavery, even so long as it
lasts.
Day, the kidnapped man "A native Of this place
was stolen without any shadow of law, and car
ried to Kentucky. Who can deny that the bold
ness with which this kidnapping was done, was
the outgrowth-in part, at loast-of the impu'
nifty accorded the kidnappeis of Margaret Garner,
IN impunity disgraceful to the people, who submit
ted TO it to the Grand Jury, who neglected to find
bills of Indictment; and 10 the Executive, who
might have exerted his official power and individ'
ual influence to bring the criminals to justice. lDas'
much as Margaret Garner was kidnapped, and the
people. and the officials alike stood By and raised
no hand to punish the violaters of Ohio law, why
may not Edmund Day be kidnapped, and the mis-
creants who perpetrate the outrage also 60 I'M
whipped of Justice?
The case of Eliza Allen, which in this connection
we name last, ID the greatest outrage of all, and
we fear there is Blu. little hope Of her redemption
by legal measures. 1. was not very unnatural, nor
very criminal, though probably pery illegal for
Eliza to visit her friends in st. Louis. AS we
write the name of that city, there comes up the
&C n rir M |, Of PonpI1os ~.
ism there. But Eliza found not Republi ,anism
but imprisonment. AS she claimed 10 be freeborn-
though Oakland net a slave, az peared as a stran-
ger and not q resident of Missouri, she was thrust
into Jail to give an opportunity to her master, who
didn't erist and nerer did, to come forward and
claim his property. If the claim is not made with
in q certain time, we suppose she i'll be advertised
for sale, and described as "a negro woman, call
ing herself Eliza, and who says she is free to be
sold for her Jail fees and other expenses, as has
often been done in this land of christian light
Now how can Ohio prevent the sale of Eliza into
slavery The Republ can city of st. Louis may
possibly be induced to discharge her, but Ohio
can't obtain Eliza's release by legal process
Missouri has a conf titutional right to prohibit ne.
groes coming upon its coil, as did Oregon; and
the United States Supreme Court, if asked for an
opinion, would probably decide it had a right to
inhict any penalty for the violation of the law it
deemed necessary, even to the perpetual servitude
of the criminal, as the North sometimes imprisons
a murderer for life.
Here is a woman in q situation as bad as is that
OF Day, and whose condition is far worse than thar
of Bushnelps. What shall be done? Shall indigna.
nation meetings DO called as in the case of the
Rescuers shall the power Of the Governor be in,
yoked, and his interposition prayed for, as was
the power of the Supreme Court of Ohio for tho
release of Bushnell and his associates? Or shall
the matter be left in the hands of the Mayor of Co.
lumbus and ELIAS wrongs be suffered to gradually
sink into oblivion, while the peopls of Ohio COM
tinue to hold political fellowship with their breth.
rem in Missouri, and sit down with them in the
sweet feelings OF Christian alliance; and chronicle
next fall anotte Republican triumph in St. Louis,
snd record The fruitful results of the religious re.
rival there next winter?
WoHAN's RIours OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of the