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ANTI
SLAEVRY
GLEe
MS
OLIVER JOHNSON, Ebitoh.
"NO lNI OW WITH slaveholders.
JA.MEiJ DARNAUV, J'ciusjus Aqzst.
VOL. 4. NO. 45.
SALEM, COLUMBIANA CO , OHIO, FRIDAY, JULY C, IS 19.
yaioLr no. 201.
THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE,
l'CBUSHF.D EVERY FRIDAY, AT
SALEM, COLUMBIANA CO., O.
TERMS.
$1.50 per annum, if paid within the first six
fnonthi ol the subscriber's year.
If paid before three months of the year has ex.
liired, a deduction of twenty-five cent wilt be
fuade, reducing the price to
ff payment be made in advance, or on the re
ceipt al the test Mmher, fittr reals will be deduct
ed, making the subscription but $ I . .
To any person wishing ti examine the character
M the pnper, it will be furnished six niontli. for
fifty cents in advance; to all other,, seventy-live
pent, will be charged.
4LT?io deviation from these term,.
J.J-Ve occasionally send aumber, la Ibme w ho
re not lubarribera, but who are believed to be in
terested in the dissemination of anti-slavery truth,
with the hope that thev will either subscribe theni
aelres, or u,e their in'l lence to exteii I its circula
tion among their friends.
tLTComniuniratiom intended for insertion, to be
ddresjed to Oi.lVKR Johnson, Kditor. All uihcrs
to J.tMCS UahMABY, Publishing Agent.
niNCHMAN 4c KEEN, HtlN'TKltS.
Selections.
From the True Wesleyan.
A Wesleyan Minister in Bonds.
Brother Lee: It becomes my molan
tlioly task, to communicate ihe painful in
telligence expressed in the caption. On the
3d ot April, 1819, the Grand Jury of Jray
011 Co., empannellcd in the Circuit Court
of said county, alter consuming the greater
part of two days in ransacking the county in
quest of evidence, and the foreman (a M. K.
ureacher.) using every endeavor, succeeded
in niaWng a presentment against Brother
Jarvis C. B icon, chareins hint with felon
iously and knowingly circulating the "Ad
dress delivered by Kdward Smith in the
Sixth Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, O.,
Ironi Uom. xm. Id. haid Address being In
tended to incite slaves to rebellion and insur
reclion, and denying th right of property of
masters in their slaves. Also wiih "lelon-
: iously and knowingly circulating the Narra
. tivo of the Life ol Frederick Douglass, as
beini? of the same tendency
On the same day, Judge Brown issued his
bench warrant, for Brother Bat-on a arrest,
w hich was immediately served, and the case
examined before three Magistrates, by w hom
lie has bound, in V'200, lor hts appearance
before id County,Cpuil.,l,H. AiwUJwm.
ifis trial, liovrever, was postponed until the
May Court. County Courts in Virginia are
'held monthly, and are composed ot niagis
wales, who do not try causes, but examine
nd deride if they shall gu to Ihe Superior
Court fur trial. It is not my design to make
comments on. or lake exceptions to, but lo
make a fair statement of the facts iu the case
as I understand them.
Court was called at II A. M., of thn last
Monday of May. Biother Bacon's trial com
menced about 12 o'clock, and closed the en
suing day, near the same hour of the day.
The imagination of the nailer must be
taxed, in order to a just idea of the scene,
nn accurate dcscripiion of which your cor
respondent feels unable to give, and the like
of which he sincerely prays that the reader,
nor himself, may ever behold. The Court
house was much crowded wills a mixed mul
titude. Some, (and not a few) warm and
devoted friends, and many bitter and determin
ed fue$. Two law yers appear on each side,
viz: Mr. McCommel, Stale's Attorney, fur
(irayson, and Mr. Cook, from Carroll coun
ty, on the part of the Commonwoalih.
Missrs. A. Fulton, of Wythe, Bnd a mem
her of Congress last term, and I'. S. Buck-
inrjham. of Montgomery county, in behalf
the defendant. Before the Court, coin nosed
nf fire magistrates, four of whom are mem
bers of the M. K. Church, South, and
slaveholders, is Brother Bacon arraigned,
unswer lo Ihe charge of kigk felony. You
nay fancy his feelings, as there he sits,
from the home of his childhood, and
hearth of his widowed mother. While
nround is excitement, he is calm his coun
tenance smooth carriage dignified deport
ment manly, and soul resting and feasting
tin conscious innocency. I Mould here state,
for the satisfaction of Ihe friends of truth,
his immediate acquaintances and friends, and
.brothers, and sister, but especially for
noinfort of his affectionate mother,
Jtrolher Bacon most emphatically lives above
the storm, lo the astonishment of his friends,
and consternation of his foes. So much
thai Ihe Sheriff, w ho took him, acknowledg
ed, " that he had never teen iue a man
Then, reader, hether friend or foe, reflect
what must be his trust in that Almighty
who binds the waters of '-Old Ocean"
w nh sand, saying, " Thus far shall thou
and no farther, and here shall thy proud
waves be stayed," and has decreed, "That
. the wrath of man shall praise him, and
semainder of the wrath he w ill restrain,"
and how dear to him must that deep
constant peace be is known only to
who are conscious of being prompted
worthy motives to the performance of
deeds.
The first case examined is relative to
rulaling the "Narrative. The witnesses
five their testimony, which smouiite lo
Bro, Bacon, by request, loaned the book
two persons, the latter a young lady, whose
brother elanatttmely conveyed II lo tne
enemies. The prosecution is now
in a most furious speech, of three hours'
length, by Mr. Cnpk. The speaker
mences by stating, that the ease was a
une. and decidedly the most important
which he had been connected, or of w
he hid a knowledge in the history of
Commonwealth. We have come here,
to decide in this case alone, (ihe speaker
ready it Ihe top of his voice,) for, as for
1'liISONKIt. we could soon drive him
if Stilt. But yye jmvc come here to say,
our throats are to be given to the butcherknife,
our houses to the torch, and our tvivt$ and
daughters to . Here the speuker lilts
the Dibit, (which lay before him,) and de
clares most vehemently, (already very an
gry.) God is the Jluthur if Maoery, all are a
pack of hypocrites and liars, who say to the
contrary. Mr. Cook now makes a journey
on the beaten track, from Abraham, pursues
the five Kings and brings bank Lot: and
makes his way onward ever the cloud-clad,
lightning-scarred, thunder-shaken, and Deity-crowned
Mount of Sinai, down to Col
lusse, llieece to F.phesua,and terminaies his
tiresome tour at the indubitable conclusion,
that (tod has regulated, and hence sanction
ed, Slavery ; and, as a matter of course,
having to perform so long a journey in three
short hours, he had little, or no lime, to
attend to the evidence in the case.
Mr. Cook concludes his tirade of nbnse of
GW, the Dible, and Mulitionists, by slating
thai ho had appeared there, by ih request
of many resectable citizens of Grayson.
lie knew not that he should get any remune
ration for what he had said or done, except
a clear conscience, fur having discharged his
duty to hi country.
Mr. Uuc-kinghain, lor the aeiennani, al
ludes to the importance of the occasion, as
evinced by the large concourse present, and
to the prejudice against 13ro. ll.ieon, as seen
in the tuc-t. that the Press, which should ever
stand faithful guardian to the freedom if
speech, has expressed a hope that no Attorney
011 lit open tits mount tor tne aeiennani.
Mr. Buckingham reminds the Uourt that 11
sits there to protect the rights of Bro. U icon
(a freeman,) equally w ith those of the Com
monwtmlth ol trgima; nnd in a nappy ef
fort ol two hours and a half, holds the alien
tion of the Court to the law and evidence.
Says Mr. I., the teachings of the Bible have
naught to do in the. case of the defender's
iiuincct.ee or guilt of the charge cf a viola
tion of the laws of Virginia.
" All said by Mr. Cook on that subject, is
totally irrelevant. But to the law of Virgin'
ia. and to ihe law of Virginia alone, is the
defendant accountable before this Court.
What is the law, w ith a violation of which
Mr. Bacon is charged 1" Mr. B. reads from
Ihe law, as follows: " ABy free person, who
shall write or print, or cause to be w ritlen or
printed, any book, pamphlet or oilier writ
ing, with the intent to incite or advise color
ed people of this Commonwealth to rebel, or
make insurrection, or denying the right of
property of masters in their slaves, ami in
culcating the duly of resistance to such right,
or shall knowingly circulate any such book,
pamp'.ilel or writing, with the intent to aid
the a'orssaid purposes, shall on conviction
of
all
lo
far
the
all
the
thai
so,
Be
ing go,
the
and
those
by
noble
rjr?
this
to
heard
com
new
with
hich
this
not
al
the
from
if
t he a oresaid purposes, snau no conviction
insrdortnrWpiisoned
for a term of .lot l,ss than one. nor more than
fire years." "This." says Mr. U., "is the
law touching this matter. What is the evi
dence! That Mr. Bacon has circulated this
hook, fliflinr the Narrative, ) in violation of
the law! Where is such evidence? Not
before this Court. Where is the evidence
that Mr. Bacon himself has ever read this
book! That he ever said one word in ap-
nroval of its contents ! Or that there Is a
nprttnn 11 f color in the Country or Stale, who
knows iheie is such a book in existence !
Savs Mr. It.. I call for the testimony pro
imr that the defendant has ever done or said
anvthins that would justify Ihe conclusion,
ttint be lad anv luleunoil 10 violate eiiuer
Ihe letter or spirit of the law. In the ah
sence of such proof, 1 deny, (is I have 1
rioht lu dn. 1 that he ever has done or said
any such thing."
The siioaker reads from " Clarke's Theo
logy" the views thero expressed, and ihe
proies! ihere registered ; and also from the
Discipline of the M. K. Church, South, the
duty of all ihoir Ministers to enloree on Iheir
members the necessity of teaching Iheir
slaves to read the word of God, &e. "Theso
books," says Mr. B., are circulated in all
narls of the South, and nothing said about
violation of the law: and why! Because
they are not circulated with a criminal r'ri
trnt 1 and so far as the evidence is concerned.
the cases areexactly parallel. Mr. U. con
cludes by reluming 10 the Court his thanks
for their atieniion', and delivering the defen
dant into Iheir hands. The Court rises to meet
next morning. 8 o'clock.
Is called al tl, A. M. A. Fulton commen
ces his plea, by staling:
"The case is a novel ono to htm, and per
haps lo Western Va. A vast amount ol pre
judice pussesscs the public mind ; so much
so, thai his, or any Attorney s rirtf to nanu
in his relation lo Ihe delendaut, had been
challenged. II a stood there upon rights se
cured him by the great foundation of their
common political, civil and religious righis.
The declaration ol rii made by, ana
his own Slate. Mr. Fulton proceeded wiih
his plea of about an hour nnd a hall's length,
in a highly eloquent, manly and clear man
ner creditable alike lo his tongue, had and
heart, in which he huypd'vhat ad
what 110 lo be proven. "Il is not impor
tant to the point, if Slavery is, or is mil
harmony wiih the teachings of the Bible
If it were, he did not profess lo be a Dioine,
and hence that ground was too holy upon
which for him to stand. He did not profess
lo know as much about the Bible, as
friend Cook. Said Cook should relied,
in denouncing as liars and hypocrites all ft
believe and leach that Slavery is a sin,
condemns many vho had made that depart
merit of knowledge Iheir study for a
life-time; who had proven themselves lo
shining lights and burning lamps jn theolo
gical literature, that Adam Clarke, of whom
Mr. Cook spake so highly the day before,
believed that Slavery js a sin."
Here Mr. F. read from Clarke's Commen
tary and Theology, 00 that subject. Cook,
greslly excited, said, " 1 don't regard
Clarke's or Dr. Any-body-else's opinions."
Mr. F. " 1 believa you." Cook "Jf
Clarke were to come here and teach
doctrines, he should be hung." Mr. F
" It is not at til strings that Mr. Cook
me at every step of my argument."
rjook " My tongue is my own- will
it when I please." Mr. F. ' I admit it i it
is for the froedotn of speech I am plaadinf.
You are at perfect liberty to indulge in such
language as much as you please, ft will
doubtless eventuate to the advantage of the
defendant." Cook, very angry, pours out
the vials of his wrath, tn muttering curses
on the Abolitionists. Mr. F. continued by
saying, that Mr. C. should reflect, that in
denouncing those who believe Slavery sinful,
he cast Ins reproachtul missiles nt ins lar
gest ecclesiastical organization in the coun
try: to prove which, he read Iroin Ihe dis
cipline ol the M. K. Church, Soih. "But,"
says Mr. r. "all liis has nothing to no wiw
the case. I ho questions to do ueciuea, are,
lias a book been circulated ! Is that book
of the character proscribed nnd prohibited
bylaw? V as it circulated with ttie intent
lu incite ihe people of color to insurrection
or rebellion 1 Is Mr. D icon Ihe person who
thus circulated the book t
He denied that the book was circulated
witli the intent recognized in llm law. To
effect such an object, the book iniiRt com" in
communication with persons of color. Oth
erwise it could not inlluenre their minds pro
or con. In no instance h id the defendant
sold, loaned, or read the book to persons of
color. 1 lierufure he has not vlolaled the
Lw.and per consequnce, should not suffer
lis penalty. Mr. F. plead farther, that Bro.
B .con had not even circulated the book, in
lliu sense of the law. I la had merely loan-
nl il, and that hy ihe request of llinsu to
whom ho sent it. Suppose your neighbor
should wish to borrow Clarke's Commenta
ry, to ascertain what il siys on the subject
of Slavery, and should your Worships see
cause to gratify him, would yntt thereby sub
ject yourselves to the law 1 II not, then the
defendan', standing ,i precisely Ihis ground,
has not sinned, ami hence should not toilers
and yoi arc most solemnl y bound by your oath
of ofiioe to acquit him. Not only so, fo the
Golden Kule, tvi' lit until 1 less mti.iuci.
;m.j the tame drcitian. Mr. F. submitted
ihe case to iha Court, returning!! his lhanks,
nod txprt-asing hU deep convioliuit of the in
nocence of Bro. Bacon.
M'Coinmet, on ihe part of the Common-
wealih, occupied ebuut an hour, alteni ilely
appealing to the judgment and prejudices of
the Court. 5b ild Mr. M L... II is true mat
they (ihe prosecuiinn) might have confined
their remarks to the iiul-thell to which Mr.
F. would limit ilicin, but we thought it best
to Ireat the subject as we have. The plain
r.nglistt of w hich is, ' I here Is not sulln lent
evidence to convict the defendant, hence we
deem it polilic to go heynnJ it to slfect that
object." and Air. Al U., it lias neen mateu,
there is great nreiudice against nir. uacon
V"--": V. 1
filing. I am free o aeknuwle-. B
a
I
jor
and
in
his
that
ho
he
long
ha
D'.
Dr.
such
inter
rupts what is the cause I II has been said, that
he came here a Preacher if lace. W hal
kind ol peace ! What do we see to-day !
persons who had been neighbors and mem
bers of the same church, refuse thu hind of
friendship in the street. Mr. Fullor called
M'C In order. That was mil in evidence.
Mr. M'C. came lo order, and argued l!io evi
denee some 15 or 'id minutes gavo evident
signs that he felt cramped by the meager
ness of the testimony. Said M'C., it has
been denied that ihe book was circulated.
What is it lo circulate! To move round, to
put ahuul. Had not ilie culpril moved round
and put about ihe book ! What could have
been his intent ! This we are to learn from
his conduct. Mr. I'. argues, that ihe book
must come in ruiiimuiiicaiinn with persons
of color, before it can affect them. This is
not the case, lie could not but believe, and
was sorry to say, Ihere were white persons
in Grayson, who would tell persons ol" color
alt about such matters.
Abruptly leaving tha case, ihe speaker
poured out a torrent of denunciation against
the Abolilionisis. He itii them because
they were enthusiasts, liars, scoundrels and
hvnucrites. God is ihe author of Slavery.
W hal was once right is hum-, and always will
be. Heaven and earlb shall pass, but My
word shall nut pass lill all be fulfilled. The
Abolitionists have hut one lexl to prove that
Slavery is a sin, viz : lie that siealelh
man, &c. This ihpy misquote, misconstrue
and misapply. Lifting 1I10 Narrative,he read
the song commencing,
"Come sainls and sinners hear me tell,
How piuus priests whip Jack and Nell."
The entiie concourse is thrown into a parox
vsm of laurrhter. He then road from
close ol tne rrciace: "torno w nai wi.i,
cost what it may," &c, on which he. com
mented vilh great warniiti. sjpoke ol li oou
Btaincd Jcniiies and hearlij, Lnrnintf houus.
bruken altars, and much more such like,
the closo of w hich, the Court derided
the case should go up lo Ihe Siiperh.r Court.
Brother Simih s pamphlet was Delivered
the Court, with ihe request, by M'Cuiiimet.
that it would read Iho passages tual
marked. Mr. Fulton wjsheJ their Worships
lo read ihe whole argument.
The "Ciunsel on belli sides agreid
their pleas in the rase of the Narrative should
apply to Ihe .ampelel.
The. Court lead about fifteen, and consul
led for about len minutes, and announced
reference of the pamphlet also (o Ihe Supe
rior Court.
Mr. Fulton, in behalf of Brolher Bacon.
askeJ for leave of bail. McCotiiiuet object
edread the law on 'hat point, which
to this: "If there was but slight
suspicion of guill, they had the power
grant bail. But it Ibere was g.ioo prooi,
ihey had not." The Court allowed bail,
thereby said there was but slight suspicion
of cuifl. Broiher Bacon lin n gave securi
iv in k hnnd of a thousand dnllais in
case. I give it is worthy of u, that
Cornout (a slaveholder.) gave his name
bail, it which M'Cnrninel expressed'great
surprise. Brother Ifaojn is now in
of 8.2.0P0. for his appearance at the Superior
Court, to be held al Grayson Court-house,
on the 1st day of September, there to answer
the charges ibove written.
ADAM CROOKS.
Big Creek, Stokes, co., Va., June 7, 1849.
Slavery in the District of Columbia---
Incidents, &c.
Incidents, &c. Correspondence of the N. Y. Tribune.
Washington, June 12, 1849.
me Jot here and lliero a fact as it
turns up in the run of a few days. Not long
since, at Baltimore my business led me to
the wharf just as the Philadelphia boat was
about to stait. There were nrrsent from
twelve to twenty intelligent, well behaved,
finely dressed colored people, chiefly belong
ing lo I'hilalelphii, as 1 learned. They
were on lo attend a genteel wedding, und
were now about lo luke the sieamboat on
their return as a bridal parly, with the new
married pair. CoulJ they go to t tie "cap
tain's offtoo" like other dicent people, and
buy their tickets! Befori one of ihcm could
step upon the boat, they must go to an old
ware-hcuse, and there have 8 una while man,
known to Ihe person in attendance, to vouch
tor the freedom of each one ot them hy name.
The record is made up, Ihey then are allow
ed to go on hoiirJ and pay at muc'i nunc; fts
auyboJy. Il seetnd lo 111 a tiiis is a sintuga
flourish of republican scusibiliiy. 1 recollect
a few years ago in Canada, how mrongly
disjiosud 1 fell lo light, raiher llinn endure
the impertinent inquiries of a Custom-House
officer iibout my residence, name, aje, occu
pation, (lesiinalion, nnd the like. Wouldn't
il sor ly puzzlo Ihe old winii.s lo make a
siiislacunry 1 huice bt-luei ti the ilepoiisin of
Kinrcrjfi and the despotism of ' Democracy!"
1' or one, if my rights must be tratnjded
down, let il ba under the iron heel of some
Grand Monarch, far raiher than lliriughihe
petty wxations i.upoed by the spawn ((
vul.'ir insolence and tyranny. U ii ilus out
rage upon decency and public law is prat I Iced
of course lor the security and Sjiecial bent tit
of.Maviry. Ills intruded to guard oi;e vl
its espcse J outpost.
A Week ago last Monday moriiinn; I took
the cars al llaitiuiorc for Washington. lire
standing on the. platform where, passengers
stei inu Ihe cars, Uev. John F. Cook of this
Ciiy, emu up and entered lit to conversation
with inc. lo had been to Baltimore to
preach Ihe day before. While, la. king ue
advancud a lew steps, which brought us op
posite ihe Jim Crow cat, in which weie sea
ted a clerk or runner I rum Donovan's slave
pen, Willi live slaves, a young man and wo
man, 1 ii 0 exact picture of despondency and
desolation, and three children, who seemed
satisfied with 1I10 novelty ol the scene abuut
lliem. These slaves were on their way to
Alexandria, to be sent thenoa overland, by
Bruin & Hill, lo the far Southern inaikel.
W.wle chatting with uiu. Mr. Cook was obi
a
the
Al
that
11
were
that
the
a
mounted to
and
each
John
as
bonds
was unit-
slaves and trie wreicti Having Ilium in cliarge,
as It was olf. L'pun taking my seat iu a
car, which usually carries the well-dressed
and ordcily sort of travelers, I observed a
coloreJ girl with a pale, puling little while
child in her arms, crowded iulo a seal with
a young white mini, apparently the filher ol
the child. I ho child made llsell conspicu
ous, by noise and fretfulness, for a tune, but
was ul last southed by Its Colored nurse. Of
course the passengers were crowded close
around the coloreJ girl, and no une look of
fence. Certainly, 1 ti.ul.e no couiphinl
now.
Who is John F. Cook ? Why was nit lie
in the samu ear wiih me 1 Wo an; person
al friends, John F. Cook is 11 well educa
ted man, und a thorough gentleman in all his
deporlmnni. lie is ihe minisur uf a highly
respeolab 0 Preshylerian congregation in this
cltv. nnd ul the head of a school sis Weil
tiained and flourishing as any other in Wash
ington. His unblemished lile and integrity
of character command lor him universal ies
pecl and cnnftleiu'e. It would probably he
very difficult to select a man in ihis community
more devoted and in evuy way more
useful. Ho happens to rango souiewhete
about hallway between the puru Anglo-Saxon
and ihe tlmimul ruix! Thai excludes him
from the respectable car, w hile Slavery thrusts
the poor, simple, dull-color. d girl inlo il.
More properly and truly speaking. Slavery
ihe tyrant who presides over this whole busi
ness. It banishes Mr. Cook, wuh his iuti
ami refinement, lo the Jim Crow car,
to biood over the gross insult to his manhood
and the oulrage t his people in the person
the helpless slaves, lule It puts into ine
richest seat ihe simple, coarse, black r.urse,
to the moriilicatioii and annoyance of those
who are compelled lo v, Itness the transaction.
I should like lo havo anybody show, il
can be done, in what respect ihe theory
witchcraft adopted and acted upon by Cuti"ii
Mather and the dupes of his limes is
whin more absurd, exiravaant, I'joIisIi
wicked than the theory of human nature
relations txlensively received nnd lipplied
among us at the pn sent lime. As to its fatal
effects, llialold witchcraft delusion was con
fined and comparatively inconsiderable.
was the blindness and tlfeivosCcnce i f
hour. Our delusion is uu fill iu the extent
its havoc, in the ilepih of its cruelties.
sweeps away al a blow the centre column
Chrisr Gospel oneness of the human
in origin, poweis and dis.iny.
A poor w qman w as put ii.io j'.il about
wet k since. It is Iho j ill that cost iho peo
pleol ihe United Stales neatly er quite sixty
thousand dollars. Had Hits woman com-
rallied any crime! Not ihe least in
world. Her mistress wants to sell her
pocket the money thai' all. She put
into jail simply lo know where she ii when
she finds a customer. Thjs poor woman
for sale experts 10 be confined in a
weeks. She has a husband and mother,
neither of them is allowed lo go into the
to visit her. The husband Iried 10 talk
her through ths grated w indow, the
day, but was dtiven tff by s mo inenjal
he establishment. Amar.da, the tl..ve
is a member of the Methodist Church,
which takes the name of Bethlehem. (
she is in good standing in the church,
sustain a fair and good character generally.
the.
Ths mistress the owner tr-der
is she I She is Mis A. U. a fuerable
pinser, a few years aif, Irorn Virginia, and
now residir.g in this ciiy. She brought w ith
her Ihls woman, her mother and two or three
children, upon whose wages she hat liv,d
lor some years past, and now purposes to put
Amanda in her pocket. She (Miss A. B.)
Is a member ot the Methodist Episcopal
Church, belmig, to the MtKendree Chapel
coiiaregui ,n, and attends class regularly. 1
am g!ad D say some or the brethren are a
liule slirnd about this transaction.
Wiihin a lew days another young wife,
wnb an infant child in h. r arms, has been
put into tins same l'enpe's Jjjj. iie is
seized tiponhy Iho sheriff, and one hundred
anu cigniy dollars levied upon her. This is
uone ny a woman, too a Mrs. or M'ss M
of Prince George's Counly, Md. Mrs. M
sold the woman a lew years since, with her
to ciuiuren, lor six hundred and fifv dol
lars, and has received the entire sum, wihin
fifty dollars, w ith the inlerest, (say, eighty
uoiiars, linn now levies upon her lor this
balance. The husband procured a purchas
er, and has himself contrived lo pay up63i0
ol the original sum. The balance is yet due,
not to the woman but some one tl-.c, who
made Ihe purchase. The lawyers have got
hold of the rase, and whether the anxious
husband will be able to stve hi wife, or be
compelled 10 give her up, Heaven only
h HUH S.
I'lis-se few slight inciJents will In !p you
to sec, a lilile, how we live and gel on iu
this part of the country. Have we any oc
casion to di,r up old superstitions and witch
eries! or may we fiml ftiH occupation iu ex
posing anil combatiiu ihose that remain ! Is
it nut enough lo make one sick al heart, to
see, at this noon of the XIX'li Christian
Century, fiiiacv, the sanctioned usage of so
cit iy! How lung shall we grow weary and
liiiiii in looking, belore thoso who have pray
ers lo olTer, testimonies lo maintain, b.illot
boxes 10 wield, will shako themselves from
sluth and st.ipidiiy, assert their sovereign
majesty, and swear before '-Israel mid the
Sun," ilii'su enormities shall no longer be
tolerated 1
Tnere is a strong disposition on Ihe part of
1 SUviholders 111 tins District to sell their
I slaves. They anticipate the 'ngiialion of
i Congress i.h the question of Emancipation.
II tney can sell, at high market puces, the
smartest and most Valuable of lh?ir Slaves,
and get Congress lo pny for tl e old und re
fuse ones, when Ihey must give Ihein up,
that will all be decidedly clever and Comfor
table. That is the g une. You al the free
Norlh know but Utile of the miseries endu
red by iho colored people here. Not a day
passes, tnal some lamiiy Is not lorn to pieces
B, a i. 1... ti... .i:..u..i; .1 .... .r.
the
of
may
tic
the
)fl
1
The case of Drayton and Sayrcs has gone
through the forms of Ihe Courts. They
stand convicted cf Ihe awful crime of "carry
ing out of the District of Columbia" seven-ty-ono
"persons !" That is the lurglli and
breadth of iheir offences. t je not proved,
that ihey inveigled, urged, advised or asked
litem 10 go. Ii is not pretended, Ihey did
anything of the kind. The seventy-one
"persons" were found on their schooner.
Peat), going down I In) 1'iloinac; that is all.
Diayton is lined one hundred ami forly dol
lars for each of the "person," and Sayies one
hundred for each of Ihein, the uiiule sum
footing up seventeen thousand and forty dol
lars! Tney are committed lo jail lill pay
ment is made One-half of the fine money
goes to tl.fi schools of the county, and the
other to the rascals claiming the "persons."
Il Will he good hard money when it is paid,
pruhably ! it ia for the people of the North
lo say what shall bu done iiexl 111 the Case ol
these ivjlile inarlyrs lo the fanaticism and It
rociiy ol Slavery.
ADDRESS TO REFORMERS.
To u.'l IJitrncsl and Divided Lubortrs in the
various Jhtmanilary llifornt, o eonsjiiiivus
in the present day, the Yiarly Mating if
Congregational friends smdc.'h grating.
is
I
ligence of
it
of I
one
or 1
ami j
j
1
It
tin
r.f
Il
of
race
a
Blloi:o Fitit-Niis; Assembled, in obedi-
eiice lo the call of Duty, for the proinu-
I lion of pure aud undi filed Ueligiou through-
i out ihe world, our souls havu been stirred by
! an earnest desire lo attcngtheo tiie hands and
I encourage the hearts ul thoso who, in the
i miJst of obloquy und reproach, are slrug-
gling, through the various Uefurmatury Asso
j elation of the present day, to abolish the gi
i ant evils which hivu so long cursed and de
1 graded the human family. Having broken
iho tits ol pally and seel, under a solemn con
viction that they are incompaublu hh the
freedom if the soul and a mighty obstacle
the progress of the human race in know ledgo
and goodness, ve have been drawn together
for our spiritual strength and elevation, and
by a common sympathy in every work
practical lighicousucss and a common desire
to find a b. .sis of union fur all Ihe friends
God and Humanity a common platform, on
which they may meet in perfect harmony
w ith the laws uf iheir being and the equal ri
which our F.ither In Heaven has es
tablished for them. Such a bjsis of univer
sal fellowship ue have sought, not in creeds
and forms, hut in love to God, mi l in those
nrincitiles ol KlNO..Mt.Tt- siuraw iy uii;
.1 . . . C .11 .
are me tiemeius vi in uuo khiuhi
and
which ore so clearly set loriti in Ihe precepts
' and to beautifully illustrated in the lilo
ihe,
and'
her j
.
of
fered few.
but
jail
to ,
of)
wo
man, hear
and
ho
Christ. VV hiio your Atsociatlont are ovo
leJ each specifically loone or another of the v...
rious branches of Reform, onrs is designtd
to embrace ihein all in one common Brother
hood, and lo open a channel, through which
those engaged in one department 111 ay help
Ihose who are lolling in another, and receive
and imparl the strength which is derived
from communion vyjih God and w!'h kindred
spirits. Standing upon this platform, w-e re
joice to greet you as feljow-lahoiers wiih
in the great work of Human Redainplion and
Salvation, aud to tender yoj our hearty Qud
speed in thu work to which you havo been
called.
In the field of moral nn lest titan that
physicsl effort, there is an absolute necessity
f r a division of labor a iiittsMiy aruinj
one hand from the magnitude and Tarietf
the work to be acconipljshed, and en th
other from ihe great divcrsiry of gifts n ihsj
different classes uf the human family. Thq
attention cf one? class may be particularly
culled lo the (Mis ot Intemperance; inothtf
be inspired lo do battle with the gig tp:
sin of Slavery ; a third to denounce and
expose the! rttrociiios and cri.net of Yar, end,
mother for the ah ilition cf the Uatlowa and
adjustment nl the whole penal code o lht
Christian law of Forgiveness ; another may
called of Cod to arrest lh" tide f S 'Xul
l.npuniy; ihe province of oihcrs may bs lo,
seek a remedy for the blighting evils nf Pov
erty, to protest against the tyranny of Wealth,
monopoly of Lind, or to harmonize the,
relations of men in Industrial Associations j
another class may be impelled lo labor for ihe
restoration to Woman ot the Inalier.abit
lights of wh.ch she Iihs been so long des
poiled ; others may setk the overthrow of a
despotic and mercenary Piirtthqod, 0 tal
mankind away fiom reliance upon eraply
firms and the observance of holy days, an
to consecrate all time lo iho service of God i
and still another class may devote their '('net
gies to Physiological Heform, or t.' the sagred,
work of Education. But, ns all moral evils
spring from the same root, so is the wqrk pt
abolishing ihsm essenlially oKit work.
Hence wu exhort the Irientis of Jleform, ii,
whatever portion of the moral vineyard t'hey
are called 10 labor, to remember that they am
ono Brotherhood, and should therefore Its of
one heart and one mind. We are deeply jm,
pressed with the conviction that not only i
an earnest devotion to one philanthropic en
terprise consistent with a hearty inters;'. ij
cvpry work ;( Ifeform, l;t tl.at ot:r jisefuU
ness and efficiency in uiir several spheres
will be proportioned 10 our Just appreciation,
of Ihe labors of others tnd to our diligence jq
caltivating the spirit of Universal pmiy. ;
Tiie narrow bigotry which leads us to lorrq,
an exaggerated estimate of our own immedir
ate labors and to undervalue the toils and sac;
rilk'io of others not less devoted than our
selves ti Ihe welfare of maul.ind, is at wat
wiih Ihe whole genius of Reform, and
mighty hindrance to our moral and spiritual
growth. The friends of Humanity, o(' every
class, should seditiously cultivate (he "Bptrif
of b irmony and mutual co-operation to Vjejur
lifully described by one of the prophets of It:
rael : "They helped every one his neighbor
and every one said to his trojher. Be of gooo,
courage. So the carpenter encouraged" thi
goldsmith, und he thn smoolhelh with ihi
hammer htm that smote ll;o anvil, saylflg. It
is ready for the soldering: and Hi rASTtfEBj
IT WITH NAILS THAT IT SHOULD SuT St MOT
asJl4 Isaiah i4s
j
I
lo
-laiions
1
We admonish you, beloved feliow-lubqiers,
to be siesdf.ist arid imipoyablo in your adhe
rence to fundamental principles, to Highland
Truth in opposition to the maxims of a world
ly Expediency. Be true, under ul circum
stances, to your highest convictions, 10 (he
voice cf puty in your own 80,11. Let nq
temporary good, no impatience' (of immediate
results, tempt you to swerve from the Une of
strictest Uecliiude. It '.member that duty if
yours, while consequences are God's. En
'er into no compromise with the evi.s which
you setk lo exierminale. While you dea
kjndly and patiently with ihose who set,
themselves in opposilipn to too causa ol Re
form, seeking to win ihem lo the righ way
iu 1 ho spirit ol love, wo exhort you lobe bold
and fearless in proclaiming tlu 'J'rtjlhj yoq
am set (t) defend, l.et your rebukes of sin
be tempered wiih kindness, but give no plaus
to thai false charity w hich shrinks from the
utterance of an important truth from the feat
of giving offence.
We entreat you also to he faithful to tint
Truth in dealing wifii iho corrupt arljes anij
sects which lend their influence lo sustain in
justice, oppression nnd crime. The Church
which saneiions or apologizes for Slaypry and
War, or which negkett or refuset to lake ihe;
bide i f 1 It o oppressed and down-trodden, i
controlltd by the spirit ql practical infidelity
and atheism. The Ministry which js zeal
ous for creeds and forms, but utters no effi
cient testimony against the popular sins cf
the age, is not a Christian but an infidel Mill;
iiry ; and we counsel you, by your rever
ence lor Gud and jour love for man, lo lend
t no support, lie not tiecrnved by lite potent
wi'ms, liur aw pil into submission by tie an;
athemas of such u Church and such a Nlir,!S;
try. Though the hosts of sect and party are
encamped on every side, be not dismayed noj
di-dieartencd, for 111 Ihe conflict w ij,h unrigh;
tcuusness "one shall chase a thousand, and
two put ten thousand to flight." The advo
cates and apologists for Sin may feck lo over
wheliu you with the waves of popular indig
nation; you may he denounced as heretics,
fanatics and inlidels i but remember for your
consolation that such has been the fate of Rer
formers in all past ages, und lhat even Jisus,
of Ndnrclh, in whom was no gujle," was
charged with blasphemy and doomed to lufr
Ii r an ignominious death upon the cross.
In thus a "Jressing ynu, we otjey llio 'holl
rst impulses cf our nature, which are ever,
prompting us lo deeds of charily and benev
olence, and lo manifestations of sympathy foe
all who arc sincerely concerned for the wel
fare of man. The r ligious association in
cs
of
on
whii.li v'e are soiled assumes no ecclesiasti
cal authority, neither does it, as suet,, se( up
any claim to your veneration as u Divinely
constituted body. Your reverence is due iq
ihe manifestations of ihe l)ivip Wiliny'ou(
ow n hearts, not to nrganiz iiions, w hich, how-r
ever holy in their origin and purposes, ira,
but the instrumentalities adapted to the rret:
ent condition and wauls of mankind. ' '
A deep sympathy f ir you under tfie msni
fjld trials und discouragements which throng
t our pathway, sod an ardent desiro that yeq
may prove I .ithfnl even unto dea'h, construing
ls, as your equal fjr.nhreii. iq offer you thete
words of admoniiion nnd cheer. IJeoelvq
them, we pray yoo, in ihe spirit of Love, and,
s far as they shall be found lo accord w firj
your own lushest convictions, let the. n be (tiiy
impreSAcd upon yiur minds and hearts. ' 7
Finillj', dear friends, bs vigilant rt itt
woik to hii.li you aie called ; arid iriy tl;j