New Lisbon (OH) Anti-Slavery Bugle, November 26, 1859

…That he attempted to run slaves, rather than free them by the slow processes of legal and social reform, is doubtless chargeable upon him, but to actors themselves must often be left the selection of means, and if they so determine, an exodus may be as constitutional as an emancipation act. The Stampede is only a practical use of the Bill of Rights which God incorporated in the charter of human existence…. 

[Editor's Note: The majority of this article has been omitted from our transcription except for the portions directly the term "slave stampedes" or some variant.]