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NOTICE.

All those indebted to me, by Note or Account Will
please come forward and settle the same by CASH
FEBRUARY $3.50 KobEhI "lbboN.
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MATRIMONIAL BRoKERAGE.-In New York
book has just been published exposing matrimonial
brokerage, which, according to the author, ID not
either very creditable profession nor safe busi-
ness One of these brokers seems, however, to
have different view of the matter, for he comes
into court to establish claim for services rendered
in procuring woman husband, which will settle
the question of the legality of the business suit
is brought by Mr.. Nellis to recover $1,000
against man and his wife, who were introduced
to each other through Neis, with the object of
matrimony The wife, then widow, promised to
give him that amount if he procured her hus-
band Nellis introduced her to three different
persons; the third was the successful individual.
Whether not marriage altered the opinion OF the
lady as to the value Of the bargain the claim was
refused and the suit consequently brought 1t is
contended by the defence that the claim is against
public policy, and that such system of brokerage
is recognised in common law as it is against good
morals. And the Judge held the same opinion
and dismissed the suit.
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pas~ The Rev. Thomas Whitmore recently
heard an eminent northern divine preach in the
morning from the text, 'Ye children of the
Devil" In the afternoon the theme was improv-
ed upon by homiy upon the passage, Children,
obey YOUR parents"
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A FIGHTING CLERGYMAN.-The Toledo CO.,
Times states that a number OF the friends of Rev.
S. D. Shaf4er, candidate for Mayor, offer to stake
$500 that he whip any man in that city, in a
fare stand up fight.
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NOTICE..

All the old business Of DRUCKER l. SOMMERS is
now in the hands of J. \. Fox, ESQ, for settlement
He is authorized collect and receipt for Persons
indebted to us will make immediate ayment to him, or
they will be sued by next return day.
DRUCKER l. SOMMERS.
1859 tt
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LOWRIE'S
REMOVAL.

The subscriber has removed from Rudasips to the
old Terres stand to the JAIL where he prepared
20 d all kinds of work his line, at short notice and on
reasonable terms Repairing done at short notice ana
for exceedingly low prices FOR CASH.
COFFINS made of any kind of wood at SNORT nOtiCe'
Coi ~ NJ S. OZMENT.
Ian 49, 1859 54f-u
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Feb. l, 1859
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-01-15
GOVERNOR CHAsE's MESSAGE.

Last week we spoke of Governor Chase's Mes,
sage, ~condemuatory, in SO far as he neglected to
bear his testimony Mt this crisis and under pres.
ent, circumstances against the manifold and stupen,
dous crimes of American Slavery-crimes which
involved wrong, not only to the slave, but to our
State-to all the States and to all classes of our
citizens nevertheless, as we stated, the document
Is o most interesting one on the topics on which it
does mainly treat, namely, the past social progress
and the present social condition Of the State. We
append some facts CLEANED from the message.
In 1850 the population of Ohio was $50, 900 ;
it is now 2,420. 900. In 1858 the common schools
Of the State were 1884 they are now 1850, and
Governor Chase bears testimony to their efficiency
and value. He recommends the establishment of
normal schools for the education of teachers.
He gives an interesting view Of the amount of
pauperism in the State. The number of the poor
in Houses of Refuge is estimated at $500, and the
number receiving outdoor relief at IL, 900 more,
which ID about one INDECENT for every l62 of the
population. This is less than exists in other
States, for. in New York according to the census Of
1850. the poor were l in 50-in Massachusetts, in
65 while in England they are l in IL. The crime
is also considerable, but not so great proportiona,
bly, as in other districts of the country. The mum
Der Of indictments for crime during the past veal
was about 1900 and the number Of police arrests
for crime against the State, not prosecuted by in
d~ictment, was about 3, 200; the number of arrests
against the police ordinances 1856 making the
number of arrests for crime and offences of lower
grade l2.486. The murders during the year were
so, and the suicides 65. Tho proportion of crimes
and offences to the population was one in 20S the
proportion Of offenders being of course somewha,
less. The proportion of murders was one to &c.,
900 that Of suicides one to 36, 923. The infre.
quency of convictions would seem to indicate q de
fective administration of criminal justice. The
reason for this, in the case of higher crimes, Gov
ernor Chase states thus
81 am persuaded that, in many instances, muir
der escapes all punishment, or all adeq uate pun
ishment, through the reluctance of juries to find
~verdicts which must necessarily DO followed by
sentence of DEATH"
Governor Chase is decidedly Of the opinion tina,
~one'half the crimes committed, and four-ffths Of
all the police offences. are due to the incorporate
use of ardent pi:its while be ascribes to the saus
~banefui agent q great deal Of the lunacy, 2aupsr
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-01-15
THE WEAKNESS OF SLAVERY.

The Washington States, edited by Mr.. Pryor, Of
Virginia, draws the following picture of the deplo.
rable weakness Of a slaveholding community
There are in Cuba not far from $50, 900 All.
can negroes under register, as the wards of Eng.
land, and entitled to all the freedom enjoyed by
the white inhabitants, whenever the British Govern.
ment thinks proper to enforce the rights Of guar,
dianshi1 which she has over them by convention
with Spain. There is, besides, n trained military
force of from 5000 to 5000 blacks, prepared to
serve, in case oil a collision of races, as the nucleus
of Africaniza,ion and 10 addition to thse peculiar
and distinct, elements for European mischisfmak,
ing, there lie a larger proportion Of semi,educaied
mixed bloods in Cuba than can be found in any
State Of the Union. This class is, of course, in
tensely European in its prejudices, and is in every
way qnite as capable of lending active measures
under European direction, as the unarmed, op
pressed Cubans are of resisting them.
"Placed between two fres-European dictatiol
in front, and negro instruction in the rear-Cuba
cannot act by or for herself, and or this Spain relies
On the contrary thinking that the Cubans will no
rasbly invite upon their families the terrible doom
of ST. Domingo, the Crown of Span rejects the idef
Of dismemberment By the violation Of her OWL
inHexible pride, sustained by the inexorable will O
Napolean. who in turn compels England to under
write his policy, Spain says Cuba must be African
If not Spanish. r,r q
"To the Cabans Napolean has said, and is nov
saying Be prudent and patient. Oat of the Unior
you not only retain your negro apprentices, bu
you may add to them to any extent. My flag shall
cover an ample supply Of laborers at 1000 franc,
$4,000 a head, to open transi,s as well as to cult
sate the fertile wastes of tropical America. Thi
cheap system of labor will enable yon to unlersel
your neighbors in our markets. while the inter
change will foster French manufactures and ship
ping. and this community of interest must neees
sarily secure the sympathy aud protection 0
France These arguments, and tho dread Of sec
tional interference, together with the promise o
French mediation for an independent yet well pro
tected status. has deprived the leading Cubans 0
oven the wish for annexation. We cay this on tn,
authority Of the best names among the revolution
airy leaders, 'rf f-- .ar% 1I tfi sgsi
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-01-15
NO CHANCE TO GET CUBA.

The Washington States, which is we'll posted in
such matters, thinks that the Cuban patriots have
renowned all idea of annexation to this country.
from the well. grounded apprehension that any
move in that direction will lead to the abolition of
Slavery. The States says:
The policy of the French Emperor, however
yelled under diplomatic disclaimers and adroit
evasions, no longer admits of doubt in Cuba and
St, Domingo. II is his settled plan to BULL up n
rival empire of production on our southern linn.
its. which shall at once aliment tho commerce and
maritime power of France, and draw a tcal OF
fire around the slaveholding States of the Union.
This very expression was used by one high in
his councils in November, 1857, as an argument
why the Cubans should dismiss the idea of annex.
alton. and rely on the mediation of France for
the obtainance of an independent status, and. as n
consequence Of this status, the certainty of n
cheap and legal labor supply under European
guarantee.
This PROMISE DISSOLVED the CUBAN JusrA,
\ few notorious and urquestionablc facts will con.
vince every rejecting mind that Napoleon the
Third has sincerely adopted this programme. II
is well known that he il pledged to Spain no. to
permit Cuba to be Americanized. and that in the
late conferences at Madrid England was forced tc
unite in this pledge. 1t is believed that a part O.
William Gore Ouseley's business here was to per
isuade this Government to make a demonstration
On Cuba. in the vain hope of thrusting upon tn,
Uniged States q war With France, which Euglant
dared not provoke or accept for herself.
MIR Buchanan was not to be ~inveigied into thi,
false position. and he probably demanded ,hai
England should face her own share of the respon
sibility. Me awhile, the Cuban Junta, composed
as it was of the most eminent men Of the Island
who had held on undismayed through eight year,
o. danger ard sacrifice, all at once seal up then
records and formally close their revolutionary la
bors. The leading members proceed TO London
Madrid, and Paris, and after protractsd ~conferen
ces and important interviews with o Of Nspo
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-01-15

while Cuba is being filled up with q prepon.
.neighboring Republic Of Domipica is sentenced to
death by the French Emperor. The prosecuted
remnant Of whites have held their own eastern sec
ton of the Island against terrible odds for fourteen
years but France declares they must now pass
under the yoke of the %lIaysien negroes. Her jour
nails say that AN independent State with American
tendencies cannot be tolerated in the midst Of Eu,
ropean colonies and the fat Of destruction has
therefore gone forth. February and March arc
the months appointed for the final sutjugation oil
the unfortunate Dominicans an after that, nc
white man will be allowed to hold real estate or
the island. So much for the process Of African
cation in the Antilles by the reopening Of the slav,
trade"
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-01-15
TTuH lno Iuhheges hepuUTIcAn.
WHEN OUGHT WE TO SECEDE?

The Southern Mercury says il is a very common
idea among the people of the South land we have
probably made the assertion ourself.) that We
should secede from the Union whenever an aboli.
ton President is elected. 1t seems to be general.
ly conceded that this should be the last act Of sub
mission-the Ultima Thule of oppression. be,
yond which We should not allow ~fsnatical abuse
and injury to 60. But we do not now hold to that
idea, because we do not believe it a sensible or
consistent one. The mere election of an aboli-
ZIONIST is no injury to US We would not be any
the worse, Immediately. with w. IL. Seward in
the chair than We would with Wise or Hunter, be-
cause is would only be the eOnsumation Of a pur-
pose which we know our enemies have constantly
in view. There is no difference in principle be.
tween the will to do a thing and the power to do
il, ns have long known that a very large nipori
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them Of their libert, in the simplest aud most in.
significant acts Of life.
There were in each m lands reserved to
- cultivated by the peasants for the support Of
public establishments, ,nch as churches magazines
and hospitals the excess was distributed among
che persons engaged in the administration, from
Che minister to the lowest employee. It was a sup.
Elementary salary, amounting to co; siderable sums
IN come instances. ! have heard $4,000 suggest
Cd % the ebare Of the minister alone. However,
wosId rot believe tha, this has had any influence
on his conduct.
The speech Of the Emperor at Moscow produced
IN e~scsllcnt effect. The mobiles learned from it tina
emancipation is n thing irrevocably. determined
apon. I have just seen a person who arrived from
there yesterday. and who assures me that the Gear
still dissatisfied with the action Of the nobility O.
Moscow. has ordered its Emancipation Commute
70 end its labors on the 9th Of December.
shall have to write you particularly about tht
Committee of St. Petersburg l will give you al
analysis Of the coun'er'project, or, rather the pro
test which accompanies the document now in th'
hands Of tho Central Committee, The protest is
very remarkable document, and throws great ligh
on the public law Of Russia, which, if only 10 Thu
relation, deserves to be better known.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-01-15

IRE SLAVE TRADE--A SouTnRRN ViEw.-The
Washington States Of the 2lst instant, has an ar
ticle upon the subject Of the late importation OF
Africans in tho Schooner Wanderer. The chief
objection which the States has to the act alluded to
seems to bo-that it is unlawful, and that the
South by thus infringing the law itself, has nc
right to call upon the North to observe it:-that il
the South kidnaps slaves in Africa, the North has
m equal right to kidnap them at the South.
Now it seems to us that the States commits two
very grave errors. First, there is no necessity for
kidnapping slaves in Africa. In that country they
are a marketable commodity, and can be pur,
chased at thousands of depots anywhere along the
coast. White men do not steal slaves in Africa,
but buy them.
Again. All the respect, which the South has
shown for the laws against the African slave trade
for half n century has no effect upon the kidnap.
ping abolitionists Of the North. They have gone
on to steal our slaves precisely the same MS if nc
such laws were in existence. Nor have they paid
any respect to a solemn clause in the constitution
itself, which requires runaway slaves to be given ur
upon demand and proof. If then the North pays
no respect to the constitution itself, nor to the
laws made in pursuance thereof, how can she cal
upon tho South to do il
We are clearly OF opinion that in regard to thi,
matter, the abolisionists must be fought with thu
most effective weapons, whether they are precisely
according to law or not. They create the necessi
~ for more slaves, if they would give up all they
have stolen and helped off for the last so years
there would be no need for importing any more
Nor would the citizens of the South, in that even
countenance any i~niraotion of the law. But VI
must have some way of getting back the thousands
that they steal from us every year and we know
of no better way Of doing it, than by buying then
honestly on the coast of Africa askegee Repu6
hcQn.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-01-15
WARSAW, Nov. 10, 1858

WAxsA1, Nov. 10, 1853,
You are aware tina! the Emperor has not ratified
the project Of the Committees entrusted with the
regulation Of the serf question in Poland all,
high and low, have been pleased with his refusal.
Instead Of attempting to carry out The Imperial
ides, the Committee set itself at work on the An
glo.maniacs and proposed to change our peasantry
Into a tenantry, allowing them no property of
their own, abolishing The rights which they have
acquired by private contracts with proprietors,
and attacking all the local prejOtiees Of the eOrrec
and the obros %cowmuadL. Thi, refssal Of the Com,
mittee's plan shows a desire to place Poland or
the same footing in this respect as the rest of The
Empirs.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-01-15
MAN.HUNTING IN PENNSYLVANIA.

Now that the wheels of legislation are again in
motion at Harrisburg, we wish to urge upon our
Senators and Representative there the necessity Of
~enacting a Personal Liberty Law for this Common.
wealth. a Law securing to every man within the
limits of the State a right to his person and his lib
erty. We ask that hunting for men with a view
10 enslave them, be forever prohibited in this State.
We ask that the homes and the hearths Of the old
Keystone, be protected by law from the ravages of
the kidnapper, and the plunderings of the man
hunter. We perceive that towards
urging such beneicent and needed Legislation nre
being made in another section. a large and in6u.
entail Anti.Slavery Convention was recently hold
in Philadelpnia, at which strong resolutions were
passed upon the subject, and the circulation of the
annexed Petition was recommended
To The Senate and House Of Representatives Of tn
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
We, the undersigned, inhabitants of the State ot
penn.yIvauia. respectfully ask that you will past
Q law prohibiting the surrender of any human be
ing claimed as a slave on the soil of Pennsylvania
This form Of Petitionais pointed, brief, and EN-
bodies correct sentiment. We propose to print
blank copies Of this Petition, or one of similar i'm.
wort, Tor ClTCuidLOh III WIS 'Os"p ~ NV
Who will refuse to sign such a paper? We may
not succeed in persuading our law'tinkers to act
upon our prayer. 1t is probable that we may not
Bot we may begin to-day an agitation which one
day will culminate in this desirable action. We
can put our wishes on record. We can give ex
preston to the moral sentiment Of the people or
this subject. Similar movements are being car
ried forward in other States, with marked promises
OF s~ueeess. We profess TO be a free State-we are
now such only in name. Our verdant meadows
and smiling hill sides are all open to the invade
who may come hither scenting human blood Ev
sry human being is free by virtue of his birth
free because God made HIM so. We ask not then
as some have basely claimed, that no man shall b.
taken into slavery from this State without a tri
Al by Jury. We ask ne such absurd and cringiui
Thing. Let no man be put on trial in Penn
sylyania to ascertain whether ho belongs 10 him
sslf or not! But let us enact, as a sovereign Stat
rortby Of the name. that every human being OF
our soil is free, and shall be protected in his free
aom. We owe II to ourselves, to humanity an
;~os..ce, to honor ard consistency, to do this thing
Erie True Amcrican. @ io'
- H|L -EH -H HL" -
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TIME AND PROGRAMME CHANGED-oUR
CANDIDATE

The Southern blusterers have fixed a great ma
ny times and occasions when the important event
of dissolviDg the Union was to como of, and, no
postponement for weather or other cause. But
all have hitherto agreed that whatever other occa.
scratch" the election of q Republican, or as
they have it, an abolition president, would not
fail to justify and secure the great event. when
these paupers were to rise and assert their indie
pendence of the government that maintains them.
They could bear anything else but the selection
Of such overseers for them and their beggurly ap.
pointments as Chase, Seward or Fremont. But
as the late election and the symptoms of general
revolt at the North against pauper domination,
seem to indicate the possibility of Republican sue.
cess, the pauper chivalry are preparing to retreat
from this post, and are philosophically recouciling
themselves to the idea that they would DE no worse
off at present with seward or Chase, than with
Wise or Hunter. How near right they may be il
this w shall not now attempt to say. But at al
events they are becoming reconciled to the idea
that with either of these "abolitionists' at the helm
of government they will still submit for o time
longer to have the people Of the north unde: hic
direction, import their goods, pay their postage
guard their plantations, and hunt, catch aud re
turn their runaway slayes. They are really becom
ing quite reasonable and submissivesas We learr
from the following which we clip from the Tuske
gee, (Alabama) Republican. And we have n,
doub, that if Wendell Phillips was elected presi
dent on a Northern disunion Platform, they would
be equally philosophical. 1t would then be thei
deliberate opinion, "that it was best to "continu,
to enjoy good society even if compelled as tn,
price TO submit to m abolition president, cud Il
paying .heir laborers for their honest work. A
all events w are for trying them, as they are nov
in a reasonable and melting mood. They consen
now to have the Abolitionists Chase or Seward
We think it good policy to 'put them through" a
once, and have done with it. We want "peac
and quiet" on the subject, and Wendell Philips
election would settle it. lie is our candidate
We shall not be as accommodating as Mr.. Greedy
Don't see how we can afford to give Governo
Chase even the Vice Presidency. Tor fear if b
should happen to be an accidental president, b
might send in a message without a word on tn
subject he was elected to settle. We must insis
upon having somebody who net only has back.bon
but lie not tongue.tied.
Here is what the Albanian has to say, afte
publishing approVingly the address of the Mon
gomery Disuaion league to the people of tn
South.
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leen's MINISTER'S they unanimously yenounce the
idea Of annexation.
These able and long.suforing patriots did not
renounce a hope to which they had so long devo.
ted life and fortune without grave and-to them
Mt east--eOnclusive reasons. These reasons have
hitherto boen confined to tho members of the Rev.
olutionary Junta. and perhaps three or four Of
their A nerioan friends.n
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Che A~nti-5lapsrp Bugle
SALEM, ONO, JANUART15. 1858.

FAIR GOODS FOR SALE.-The goods remaining
unsold at the close Of the late Anti Slavery Fair,
are %stilllfor sale ut the residence of the Editor of the
Bugle, on Garfield Street. Among them are many
valuable articles Of children's clothing together
with shirts, socks, mittens, &c. Also many taste
ful fancy articles, beautiful pieces of embroidery
valuable paintings, engravings, &c.
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isrh and and disease which exists. lie recount
meads the construction Of an asylum for inobri.
ates, but suggests no means to prevent the evil Of
intefh pefance. The Governor has, we believe, al.
ways been a little chary about mixing up temper.
ance with politics,