Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-03-24
THE VIRGINIA REaUIsITION.

The editor Of the Ashtabula Se,,tinc! wiring
from Columbus, snys:-
learn that requisiion has cen made by the
Governor Of Virginia Gov. DennIson, for Owen
Brown. There was some defect in the Yapcrs, !
learn, and the messenger has returned to that
State to get tn, m corrected. suppose that Oven
Brown will keep out Of the way when he learns
this fact; but there is one thing TO which | would
call the attention Of the anti.savery people OF
AshtabulH County;--that somebody in our county
has given information to the Nirginians, Oi
Browns whereabouts If that man IL known, LEI
him be marked and treated as lie deserves. If
to hold him. lie who would in 20 cold blooded a
manner Letray this youns man, and scll out his
life is not to Lc trusted hope he will be sought
out, and exposed. and treated With the contempt
he deserves, by every honest man. 1t was "A
most wanton piece of wickedness to give this in
formation voluntarily as it must have been done
if by any o.! our citizens; unless there was SECRET
service money used among us to JUy the informa'
tim Of some of our citizens, or employ spies from,
abroad 1be lesson to our friends is-tO be not
too confding, whore they may suffer by it.
With respect to Owen Brown and those who
escaped with him, it is time for our friends who
are earnestly for freedom, to make up their minds
clearly. Either they muet find refuge eome-
where, or their lives must be sacrificed to the spirit
of slavery. Though we hold that John Brown
and those with him, took C. urse that we would
not adopt, we ali believe that he did what in the
abstract was right These young men attempted
IN rarf,rp an net nc heroism that we yould moi
aspire to. Their leader and many of their com
pauions have paid the penalties prescribed by sla-
very; and we all believe that not of these men
could have been convicted Of murder ia Ohio-nOt
John Brown himself. The other offences tech
nica and belong to Virginia only. But our Gov
ernur is Lou d-cOnrary to his wish-to deliver
them up on reqnistion. So is the Government
Of Canada. Are these young men TO suffer death
now, after all else they have endured ? or are we
TO exert ourselves to save them. | would not
counsel resistance to the authorities. There is no
need Of that. But would counsel manly defense
of the right aud right men by other means We
have st hand. | would like 1t if Oven Brown,
and Merriam, and Tidd, aud Cuppc, could feel
aaie II live in our county, because there was not
"A man mean enough to betray them. But as :herc
are such, lot il Ue undsrsrOu1 that there houses
in abundance where they can receive the hospia-
ties ot tbs family, with all the sacred observance
of those rites ,f the House that true honor pre-
scribes and let it Se KNOWN too that the public
sentiment will not tolerate their delivery no to he
butchered under the technical offences prescribed
by slavery. know not where they will find es-
ca pc in any way but in the shelter Of Il healthy
public opinion. 1t might as well be in Ashtabula
as anywhere. We have abundance of resources
without foreible resistance. We can maintain
secresy; " can frowh on, and refuse Intercourse
with spies, we have houses, ant homes, and
hearts, to lend refuge; aud the iastrCsses Of the
forests that God has given us, as means OF peace
tul defence When these can no longer be used ~e
may discuss other means. But five come to discuss
those other means, let !: he remembered that the
lives Of these men, and the cause of liberty and
Justice have claims on US, that Virginia and
slavery has not.