Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-05-14
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THE following letter was not received until last weeks 10
was made up.
THAT RUINED BALLOT BOX.

CHARLESTON, w., May LIST, 1857.
"And what will this babbler say"
Our worthy friend, W. j. whipper (,ho color.
ed gentleman who voted at our spring ~election)
has given you in substance the antics Of 13uchan,
an Democracy-as concentrated In the person of
one of their number who is indicted for selling
whiskey, and vented it's spite upon mysels-up to
the time that l was bound over by ESQ. Selby. of
Paris, in the sum of $500, to appear before the
next Court of Common Pleas, for Portage Co., for
the terrible crime Of expressing an opinion that
MIR. W. had both a moral and legal right to vote.
Perhaps some Of your readers are a little curl.
GUS to know the sequel of this affair. Well in duo
time my cause came before the Grand Jury. The
Union of course was in danger; and all the good,
loyal subjects of Jim. were up in the morning,
and on hand. The Court House was full Of ,hstr,
with eyes, ears, and mouth open. WHATS tho
matter Has time ended 4 Is this the last day
of grace, and is the last trump about to BE- heard ( I
Not exactly. But oil this muss grows out Of the
fact, that an intelligent. we'll informed, Industrious,
peaceful, and good citizen tonly guilty Of being
created by God with a dark skihJ has put d ballot
into the box. And here Is this criminal who stood
by, saw il done, and said "aH right" May IL
please thee, o Court, let Us have him in Jail for
opinions sake. Let us keep him away from bis
business /; and copans him from his family for the
space Of six months, and draw from bis pocket ths
snug little som Of $500.
But the fifteen Jurymen whose voice must mo-.
be disregarded. said. No. And, by tho by, ,ha.
same Jury found a true bill against Esq Selby for
selling whiskey contrary 10 law. Democracy,
With snubbed nose, lie now gnswing a file.
Knock in TIE whisky barrel, snd you beat out
the brains of the Locofoco party. Empty the rum
cask, and the soul Of the same party runs oui, and
is lost. Wress from its tsIons the slsvs, and 1t
~starses. and dies q natural death.
Hail ! 20 twin sisters, Slavery and Whiskey,
with your III begoitou, bastard child Democracy |!
Hail ! ye children Of the Devil ! conceived in the
bottomlsss pit, brought forth BY tho dragon,
Graded in hell and nprssd by Satan's imps on
Earth
Do we indeed live under a free government or
despotism : Is Ohio free to. day 2 Then why are
her best citizens arrested and now being tried in
for obeying the very f,ss impulses of
Have we as much liberty as the sub.
jects of the British Crown Not quite, for he,
will protect people that our government
with two and four legged bloodhounds will chase
down and enslave. But We are just about as free
as the Serfs under the Car of Russia. What
you friends, one and oil, ia not the fire of'76
burning in Jour veins Z And if the Supreme
Court Of Ohio does not say to the prison door of
Cleveland. be 20 opened for those 81, then has not
the crisis comet And then shall we not muster by
upon the shore of Erie, and "leave not
one stone upon another :" Shall We leave this
battle to be fought by those who come upon the
stage after us No. No! Let Us teach our chill.
iren by practice, as we'll as precept, the inspiring
esson-"My sons, soOrn to be Slaves.
We have put our votes into tho ballot box, but