Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-04-28
A BLAST FROM THE RuaLR.

Even towards can afford TO be defiant when
they are a safe distance from those against whom
their anathemas are hurled. as is oviuced by the
following from the Anti Slavery Bugle, an aboli
ton sheet published at the delectablo village of
Salem, 10 he negro-loving and misunderstanding
State Of Ohio:
SIT appears that way down in Alabama there
has recently been formed a military corps Known
a. the 'Tuskegeo Light Infantry'j which, being
Southern will OF course stand with tho South
On the 22d Of February there was a gres, display
o. the members Of the company nforesaid--ths
Captain, by tbs way, bearing the significant name
Of Batte-who appeared in the street dressed 10
their bright new Uniform The day was duly eel.
tbrs'ed by prayers and ~fessting. by benediction
and by banner presentation, and by music presen.
tation. According to the Tuskegee Republican
There we're many good things TO eat grace and
beauty to look at elegance and good taste in the
arrangement Of the tables % magnificent display
of fireworks In the night aud, the beauty and
chivalry Of Tuskegee were there, together with
the grave and digni6ed.' They must have had a
good time generally and as no John Brown was
known to be there, and as the beigerant COW that
frightened Virginia was dead. chivalry was as
pVlu ~ " uuOOP W. ~ bOoohiNh 80
The Tuskegeo Light Infantry can very we'll af-
ford to be tainted by the editor Of the Bugle.-
Indeed, we consider his un adorable opinion in the
highest degree complimentary. And we're a
Soulherner so unfortunate as to receive bis CON-
mendation, we should conclude at once that he had
been guilty of something demonstrating slaves,
or else harboring fugitives from justice.
The Bugle publishes Miss Mitchell's address
with tho following comment:
THE Republican gives no hint about Mise
Mitchell being out Of her sphere on that occasion;
whether platform oratory would have seemed 10
the editor as feminine an accomplishment in one
Who believed in John Brown and Bunker Hill, it
is not for US to say-we caa only guess"
Il occurs to as that the allusion about Miss
Mitchell being out Of her sphere comes with rath'
or a bad grace from n land where the women wear
the breeches, and especially from the Bugle. when
we consider that that paper is published BY Ann
Pearson.
After giving a short extract from the admirable
speech Of Capt. Bsttle-which, by the way, il
would confer e benefit on its readers BY publish
Ing entire-the Bugle concludes;
1--WE hope memo of our readers will ask us who
'BILLgPs' is, for we don't know; nor can We in
fom them why a man with such q name is per
mitted to carry the flag of the 'Tuskegee Lighr
Infantry.' The poet asks, What's in a uamef
Much, very much, Captain Battlel Your speech
would have been sublimely beautiful had it mo-
been for your unfortunate allusion to 'BILLuPs'-
bat that name takes out all the poetry"
We will not attempt to ~enlighten the Bugle al
80 who 'Billups' is, but We promise the edito'
that should he ever risk his corpus SO far from
homo as this latitude, he will receive an introduc
ton to the gallant standard-bearer Of the Tuskege,
Light InfAntry ;bst he will not soon forget.
The Bugle heads its article with the caption
'Fuss and Feathers,' but should the editor eve
tain. the soil Of Alabama with his polluted carcass
he will have material for another story with tn
caption Tar and Feathers ia which be will f.
ure as the hero. We do not mean to threaten tn,
editor of the B~ugle-that would be adopting hi
owa taclics-but merely to inform him that ,her,
are meaner men than John Blown who have no
yet received their just deserts, and that it is GU
oyiuiJn that he Is one Of hem.-Taskegee RepubIi
can tAla.)
The Republican thinks our readers would havO
been benefited bad we published the whole 0
Capt. Battles speech. Perhaps so; By furnisbiLl
them amusement: however, rather than instruction
We would much rather publish a speech from th
Editor and will gladly do so, Of any length b
may desire. provided he will furnish the reader
Of the Republican with a speech from us of equa
length; the speeches to be forwarded in NJ. S. c
printed in the homo paper, and then copied b.
the other, as he of the Republican may prefer
What say you. Mr.. Editor. to this proposition p
Will you come aud talk with our readers in de
fence of slavery and against abolitionism, an
permit US to talk to yours against slavery and il
favor OF aboiitionisni Our readers would lk
to hear both sides Of this question, how is it witt
Voursf