Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-09-05

"We leave you with your hoadmcn to straeS
gle as you can
| With the strong upward fcndepcics and Cod
like soul of man
! their voire would send CONSERVATION tD the
heart Of the oppressor, he wouhh knots' ard
| feel his weakness, and the day wout1i nSt be
far distant wlIeu ''Iiberty would be' prockTim-
ed throughout the land to all the inhabitants
/ thereof" Aud sltaff not that voice be heardS
Right is with us, God and Truth on ourAdes
If We are strong as we should be in our faitts
zone can chase a thousand ard two put tee
thousand to aigbt,'' for truth above sIl things
bearcth away ;dc victory. y.
ANTI-SLAyERY MEETINGS IN OHIO.
Accused be the American Union! How
it dries up and witiiers the humanity and
Christianity wlicL naturally spring up i'm
the heart of man at tn contemplation of OPP
preston! involunta. lily made the above
exclamation after in vain atteic ptiug to get III
place in which to. hold an anti-sldvcry meet
ing in the town of Hanover. Four churches
and no place in which to ''preacL deliver
ance to the captive" Not even a grove,
Goods first free temple'' could be Obtained
within a mile of this slavery cursed, priest
ridden town; and the reason assigned was
that we preach moral treason to the Union.
Nothing but the blind veneration people hayo
for this Union, would so close up their hearts
to all the noble impulses of human nature
which prompt to succor the oppressed, un-
less it be their equally blind veneration of
the church and clergy. Notwithstanding
the exertions of pro-slavery priests and their
abettorS we (G. b. Stebbins and myself pro-
cured the ase OF a grove about a mile out Of
the village where we held a meeting on last
S1nhau attnnIaI ku 4, an;J,.,Il ~
who seemed interested in what was said,
though a portion of the meeting showed mob
obratic feeling, which only wanted darkness
to develope itself more fully. A few eggs
and apples were thrown which were proba-
bly, their best arguments, as men always use
the best they have in meeting an opponent.
Something akin to. this was our reception
at Paris, where being, as usual, barred out
of the churches, we held a m,eting in tho
yard of a friend, on one afternoon AMI the two
following evenings. Here we Were inter-
rupted* by two Methodist priests CAScssrs.
Amber and Murray who seemed to consid-
or the meeting quite under their control,
claiming that seven-eights of tlsp audience,
belonged to them, altho' they declined show
ing their title deeds. Accordingly the Rev.
MIR. Amber commenced exercising his. over
seer duties, by putting various motions to
the audience, upon which he required them
t. vote. Among other motions put, was ona
requiring us to leave town the next morning
before daylight. Thus did these Reverend
mobocrats and their allies consume the time,
ehectually preventing us from examining the
great questions at issue. After the mob had
voted to his satisfaction, Amber moved to-
adjourn, although the meeting had not bech
organized except as he had assumed thu,
chairman's duties. We gave notice that wo
should hold another meeting there on thes
next evening; and the mob dispersed. A few.
ln1ulrlng persons remained, however, with
whom we afterwards had some talk. Tho.
next evening brought the mob again with.
their Reverend leaders. G.. B.. Stebbins,
commenced speaking, but before he had time to-
finish, he was interrupted by Amber, who,
with true clerical impudcnce, proceeded to,
nominate, and with his followers, vote in, a
chairman over our heads, and against our
protest; though, to his honor be it spokep.
his chairmlm would not take his seat or act.
Amber again acted as chairman, reading
some resolutions and putting them to vote,
himself, making a short speech between. each,
TWO resolutions. From the crowd surround-.
ing and sympathizing with him came ffe-
quently rotten eggs, chips, stones, &c. Saws
MIR Amber to the crowd around him "T de-
Preca'e any disturbance" yes, the man who,
hid just broken up two meetings with mob,
violence, had hypocrisy enough to tell tho,
mob that he deprecated any disturbance, he.
hoped there would be none, &c. Altoreth,
er it was the coolest specimen of clerical o.
verseerism and mobocracy we have seen for.
a long time. And | repeat it again, nothing
but a blind, aye, an insane reverence for the.
Union and the church, could ever so harden
mems hearts towards the oppressed, or blind
their eyes to its effects on themselves.
AT Masllon, too, we encountered mob vio-
lence, sanctioned and encouraged by some of
the most prominent citizens of the place.
we commenced our meetings in the Disci-
pies church, but were driven out of it on the
last day when we succeeded in getting the
Clay Club room, where we held one meet
ing, much disturbed by noise and eggs
We also held meetings at Ravenna, RAM
dolph, Mt. Union, and Augusta. But how
great the contrast! At all these places, ex-
cept Mt. Union, where we had a beautiful
grove, we were admitted to the churches;
the people thronged to hear us, and if they did
not all adopt our sentiments, they were will
ling to reason together, showing themselves
TO be Indeed honest seekers after truth, On
a review OF the whole, we feel great cause
for rejoicing. Certainly day is breaking, and
the sun of truth shall soon shed its light over
all. A pro-slavory church feels itself totter-
ing to the foundation, It's convulsive strug-
giles and efforts to cover its own hideousness
from view, only serve to display more fully
Its loathsomeness. One of the most favora-
Bile signs OF the times is that a pro-slavery
church resorts to mob-violence. Ii shows
that slavery is attacked in the right place,
and every effort 1t makes to strike down lib
erty Of speech should be looked upon with
rejoicing as calculated to destroy its infu-