Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-12-12
From the Liber0fOr.
LETTER FROM FREDERICK DOUG
LASS.
Cork, Oct. %, 1915.
DEAR FRIENp:

DEAR tRlEND'
am here, well and hearty, and l trust
doing something for the promotion of our holy
cause. | have already had several meetings
in this city, all of which have | e,n very well
attended by highly intelligent and Influential
people. The abolitionists here are of the true
stamp. They look with the deepest interest
on ali movements for the abolition OF slavery
in America. When slavery was abolished III
the West India Islands, it was proposed 10
disband their organization, but they nobly
resolved never to disband, while the foul
blot and bloody stain of slavery disgraced any
portion ofthe globe. And although they have
existed in an organized form for many years
longer than any of our organizations
in America, | find them as wlrm-hcart-
ed. active and energetic. as though they
had Just commenced operations. For much
of the interest manifested toward the Massa-
chusetts A. S. Bazaar by the LADIES of this
city, the cause is indebted to Charles henoX
Remond. His labors here were abundant,
and very effective. He is spoken OF here In
terms OF high appreciation; and his name Is
held in a(fectionate remembrance by many
whose hearts were warmed into life on this
question by his soul-stirring eloqucnce.
Nv reception here has been truly iattering.
Immediately alter my arrival, a public break
fast was given to receive myself and friend
BulTum-of the details of which, your are al
ready informed. Since then, ! have had eve
ry kindness shown me that the most ambl-
tions could desire. ! am hailed here as a
temperance mam as well as an abolltlonlst.-
My first speech here, as well as In Dublin,
was on the temperance question. L have
spoken on temperance several times SINCE
On the 2lst instant, Father Mathew, the liv-
ing saviour Of Ireland from the curse OF In
temperance, gave a splendid Soiree, as a to-
ken of his sympathy and regard for friend
Bufrum and myself. There were two hun
bred and fifty persons present. 1t was decl-
dedly the brightest and happiost company, !
think, | ever saw, any where. Every one
seemed to be enjoying himself in the tulies'
manner. 1t was enough to delightany hear
not totally bereft of feeling, to look upon suct
a company Of happy faces. Among them all
saw no one that seemed to be shocked Of
disturbed at my dark presence. No one
seemed to feel himself contaminated by con
tact with me. | think it would be difficult
to get the same number of persons together II
any of our New England cities, without some
democratic nose growing detormed at my ap
proach. But then you knOc white people u
.3mericn are whiter, purer, and better than II
peopLe here. This accounts far IL. Besides
we are the freest nation on the globe, as wei
as the most enlightened, and can therefore at
ford to insult and outrage the colored man witt
impunity. This is one OF the peculiar priv
leges OF our peculiar institution. On tn
morning after the Soiree, Father Mathew In
yited us to breakfast with him at his owl
house-an honor quite unexpected, and on
for which | felt myself unprepared. L how
ever accepted his kind invitation, and wen,
l found him living in a very humble dwell
ing, and in an obscure street. AS iapproacn
ed, he came out of his house, and took m
about thirty yards from his door, and with uF
lifted hands in a manner altogether pecuita
70 himself, and with a face %beaming with bt
n~evolent expression, he exclaimed-'We
come! welcome! my dear Sir, to my humbl
abode;' at the same time taking me cordial
by the hand, conducted me through a rough
unexpected passage to a green door leading
an unexpected stairway, on ascending or
nirht of which | found myself abruptly usi
cred into what appeared to be both drawn
and dining room. There was no carpet G
the floor, and very little furniture OF any kin
in the room; an old fashioned side-boaTd,
few chairs, three or four pictures hung car
lessly around the walls, comprised near
the whole furniture of the room. The breaI
fast table was set when / went in. A lars
urn stood in the middle surrounded by cup
saucers, plates, knives and forks, spoons, q
&c., all of a very plain order-rather =
plain, | thought, for so great a man. II
greatness, however, was not dependent
outward show; nor was it obscured from r
by his plainness. II showed that he cou