Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-02-23

And at the close Of Proceedings, the claim Of
che kidnappor having been allowed and bis prey
surrendered to him. VIM. Slade, Esq, son of Gov
ernor Slade of Vermont, offered Resolutions de-
clariDg that however repugnant the Fugitive Slave
Law may be, the people of Cleveland will never
resist il by force, nor allow il to be resisted.
Judge Spaulding objected to the Resolutions,
but moved,
That Marshal johnson proceed to Wheeling to-
morrow with the girl, accom- panied by only tpo
deputies; and that this meeting give Unanimous
assurance that he shall not be dtsturJedN"
"The question was carried unanimously"
Such is the result Of our eighty years Of Repub-
loan and Christian government. Judges and Law.
yors are to sacrifice the finest feelings Of their ma
ture," and their duty to their God" to "Consti-
%tutional Law" and drag the people, Unanimous
"" after them. Such are our Patriotism and Pietyl
But when was Judge Spaulding converted to the
belief in the Constitutionality of the Fugitive Slave
Law2 Or did no not rather simply lie, daringiy
to his God, unblushingly to his own soul, in such
an intimationl
Or suppose tie Law really Constitutional. Is it
therefore to be obeyed, against oil the finer ieoi-
ings of our nature" and "Our duty to Godf"-
Better men than Judge Spaulding were hung In
Revolutionary times, for bowling to the Maj esty
Of Constitutional Law" Had he lived in those
scenes, and inculcated that sentiment, his crime
and guilt would have been far less than to-day;
but his fate might have been a Tory's Halter. and
a tory's blot on the page of history.
What rivers Of Martyr and Patriotic blood might
in all time, have been spared, had men, and
women too, only been willing to pay homage to
the majesty Of Constitutions Lawl"
A Constitutional Law Of the ancient Assyrians
REQUIRED every female, at least once in her lie, to
prostitute herself in the temple of Mylitta, in hon.
or Of that loathsome divinity. Had Judge Spauld-
ing lived then and there, would he have paid
homage to the Law, or to its obscene goddessY
Would he have accepted it for his mother, sisters,
wife, daughters, and daughters daughtersH
How coolly, how deliberately Judge Spauiding
and other Republican Officials could lay the poor
slave Lucy and her unborn babe on the altar OF
tne American Union! And then to think that not
ono of them, though black as Perdition with the
guilt of the transaction, would even now dare be
found In one Of at least a dozen OF the States COM
posing our American Sodom! And yet to save
such a Union, Judge Spauldng could lay such a
sacrifice on its reeking altar, and be himself q min
istering priest while the blood of the devoted vic
tim ia shed, and the fire kindled. Would he
doom his own daughter to such a fate, for such a
causoP Would he give her, body, spirit, beauty,
chastity, health, culture, accomplishments, all,
and her children after her-would he give such a
price to save this Union? to save any Union, Con-
~stitution or Government, that ever blessed or cur
sed mankind Let him look on his daughters IN
all their maiden loveiiness, and answer. And !
he decline the price, let him REGAL who 1t was that
said,
"WITH WHAT MEASURE YE METZ, IT eHALL BE
EAsURED TO YOU AGAIN.
CONDUCTOR CLELAND.
1t would hardly be necessary to speak of the
Attempted Rescue, except for the action Of one OF
the railroad officials. AT Lima, two or three hun
dred men assembled for the purpose OF demon
strating the spirit of &c but the Conductor who
had charge of the train which was conveying Lucy
into slavery, with great presence of mind and ad-
mirable tact, avoided q rescue by dasbing past
without the usual stop, regardless of the rights OF
passengers, except those who were from Virginia
For this he was presented with whet is alleged
to be "a gold headed cane" bearing the folio wing
inscription.
'Honor to wtew honor is due"
''Presented to W. c. Cleland, Esq, by the law
abiding citizens Of Alliance, Ohio, as a testimo-
NAL Of their appreciation for the manner in which
he conducted his train, January 9th, 1861, in
passing Fort Lima, c.. & p. R. r., with the fugi-
tive Lucy" thus avoiding blood-shed and dis
grace, and securing the ends of justice and law"
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