Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-10-31
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Salem, Oct. s2d 1915.

Satlon, between some special frlendS ant
, myself, to show the course the enemies o
the Anti-slavery cause are taking to ~frustrat'
and render abortive all orr exertions to pro
mote said cause. Not long since, l was pass
ing the house of an old friend, with whom
had long held peculiar friendship, and chris
tan fellowship when | was a member of the
Presbyterian Church. Both the heads of the
family were my intimate friends, and this in
timacy has not at all been interrupted, not
withstanding | some eight or ten years since
withdrew from said Church with which they
are now socnnected.
called to spend a short time in social
chat and take dinner, as | often do when
travelling that way. All seemed very agree
able until the Anti-slavery subject came up,
they then e%nquired whether had embraced
the doctrine that Abby Kelley had been pub
fishing. l answered in the Affirmative
They said they were much surprised that a
man of my age and experience should follow
that worthless girl who was travelling about
the country, with young men, sometimes
with one and then with another, in a dis
graceful manner. | observed, she does not
travel alone with young men, but always has
women in company with her. OF this cir
cumstance, they said they had not before
heard, and that they could hardly believe me,
Notwithstanding, / have the confidence to be-
lieve thatthey have always, from our first
acquaintance considered me a man of truth;
or to say the least, they had never manifest
ed anything to the contrary. They asked
ME however, if | could believe that she was
a good woman! / answered, / do. Can
you believe that any persons who speak
against George Washington, and the Consti-
tuition of the United States, are good people!
| replied, can you believe that George Wash
ington would have signed the Constitution
before spoken of, if he had felt as great con-
Germ for the freedom of the African race as
he did for his own liberty, and that of his
own family, o~r,colora At this l thought the
temper of my friends was somewhat rufled,
and they said that any man who embraced
such sentiments, and took the course that /
was pursuing, was worse than the traitor
Arnold, and ought to suffer accordingly. i
replied, you may know for a certainty, that
you are on the DEVILS side, for Christ
strictly forbade his soldiers to resort to such
means as you approve. My female friend
then observed, no woman has any right to 90
preaching about the country. And SO we
parted.
do not pretend to say that l have given
word for word, all our conversation, that
would be impossible, but | have stated the
substance, as near as | can recollect.
would say this interview with my friends
has led me to some serious reflections And
lst. / would mention the circumstance that
my friends had not heard, that our friend
had females in her company, when
travelling, or where she put up. They had
heard of males but not Of females. This re-
me of an ancient anecdote. An In
liam sold a Deer to a white man, who agreed
o take it in the woods, where the Indian told
lin he might find it angling up; and as the
had business some other way, he gave
lis friend directions how to find it He
a brook, and several trees, and
noticed the place where the deer hung.
The man paid the Indian, and then went in
earch of his purchase. The Indian also
vent his way. The man found the marks
nut no deer. Not long after the two sharp
rs came together again; the man began to
eprove the Indian for deceiving him. The {
indian replied you no find de brook, de tree, :
nd all the udder marksa o yes, but no I
eer. Well, its pretty well for poor Indian 4
D tell half true. And so the story ended. I
My mind has also been occupied in Y
alling to remembrance the heinous nature i
f the great crime COMMITTED in questioning d
le disinterestedness of the spirit of George 7
Washington, and the character of the Con a
tuition of the United States. Probably f
y friends would not have thought me worth Il
if had reproached the living God, q
have spoken c%ontemptibly of his word.- t;
ut my conscience would have reproved me, n
UGH more than it has done since the afore- !,
I'd interview. | have also been thinking h
me, on what my female friend said, that is, b
at no I'M has any right 10 go about u
king publicly; | suppose she meant to =.
stain this by LIST. Cor. Nth "a, "Let a
W women keep silence In the Churches, ir