Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-10-24


the propriety of fully and freely discussing
all principles and measures relating To- the
cause. Another member then. renewed the
motion, or rather again asked permission to
present the resolution, but was also gagged,
Williams, the reformed drunkard, then adj
dressed the meeting, and in the course of his
remarks, warned the people. not to discuss
the question which was presented in the
gagged resolution. When he had conclud-
ed, B. s. Jones briefly gave his"views in
relation to the forbidden subject, presenting
arguments against the rightfulness and ex-
Pediency of resorting to legal force in such
cases, and administered a severe rebuke to
the society for its application of the gag to
its members, and its cowardice in refusing
10 hear the views Of the minority. Oonsid-
cradle excitement was manifested while he
was speaking, for there existed in the minds
of many present a strong personal prejudice
against him, and in favor Of Williams. We
believe that Williams has done. a vast deal
of good, and will doubtless do much more,
hut we do not regard that as a reason why
his false positions should be suffered to pass
unnoticed or that which appears wrong to US,
unrebuked. When he adverted TO the CONF
mandment "When YOU are snitten on one
check turn the other also," he said she
would do so, and then jump into the fellow,
like a dog into a leg of mutton" We could
not hut feel that such an expression was de-
grading to christianity and its founder, and
that he ought to be reproved. Many who
could hear such a sentiment unmoved unless
by laughter, were exceedingly dissatisfied
when the unpopular speaker called the atten'
ton of the audience to its character. One
member said the house was not open for thu
purpose of such discussion, though the SAME
individual sal very easy under two shor
speeches which were afterwards made on the
popular side of the question of isgal force
On leaving the house, stones were thrown
at US, and Just as we reached our boarding
place, a large one came with such force al
proved u was sent by = mans strength
Jacob Heatoa, wing was with us, narrowly
escaped being struck by it. After We hac
entered our home, Is. =. Jones discovered
that some fellow had cut . slit in his coat
and thus concluded our first visit to the Fem
p%erance society Of Salem.
The moment we took our seats in ~
meeting house, we could sec by tie darl
ScoSl which rested upon the countenance Q
some, and the insulting remarks of Others
that anything rather than a good spirit pre-
vailed there. And what wonderl The mai
who regularly dictates in that house on tn,
Satbath day, declared " a 4Lblic meetin!
not long since, that inasmuch as we had dis
franc!ised ourselves, iUe had no rigAtsi ant
his people evince a willingness to Build upoI
the foundation which their mobocratic pas
tor has laid. W. pit f, m re tn II " b!am'
his poor dcluded tools. They are the blin'
followers e. a blind guide: they think not
nor reason for themselves. H..
If the spirit which obtained at the TEN
perance meeting op Saturday evening is tn
ruling spirit Of their society, we are not SUI
prised they have so little faith in the mora
power they possess, and therefore resort
legal force, The spirit they ,rlanifeste
or she occasion referred to, most certain
ly viii not be very eticacious in convertin
the rum-selle- to Temperance principles.