THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE, Salem, Ohio, Jan. 12, 1850

• Rare Anti Slavery publication - slaves
• Emancipation of the enslaved - abolition
• Over 10 years prior to the Civil War

The motto printed in the masthead reads: "No Union With Slaveholders", which sets the tone for the newspaper's theme. This is one of the less common anti-slavery newspapers we have encountered.
Among the articles: "The Work To Be Done" "Selling a Free Boy into Slavery" "Slave-Catching" and more. Page 3 has a report on the California gold rush.
Four pages, foxing to some front page folds, irregular at the blank spine margin does not affect type, otherwise good.

Background: The 1850 volume of the Anti-Slavery Bugle serves as a crucial primary document capturing the radical Garrisonian response to the Compromise of 1850 and the fierce nationwide uproar following the passage of the draconian Fugitive Slave Act. Published in Salem, Ohio—a prominent Quaker and Underground Railroad hub—under the editorship of Oliver Johnson, the newspaper holds immense historical value for its uncompromising editorial stance under the motto "No Union with Slaveholders", directly advocating for moral resistance against federal law enforcement and aiding self-emancipated Black Americans. Beyond its central anti-slavery mandate, the 1850 issues are particularly notable for documenting the early intersectional ties between abolitionism and the nascent women's rights movement, reporting on key regional conventions that laid the groundwork for suffrage in the Midwest. While original physical copies from 1850 remain rare institutional artifacts held primarily in major archives like the Library of Congress and the Ohio History Connection, complete digitized collections are now fully accessible online, making it an invaluable resource for researchers studying mid-19th-century American reform movements.