Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-10-10
COMMUNICATIONS.
Mr.. EDIroR:-

VIII. IIDlNbks-
In looking over a late number of your pa
per ! observed Il communication written by
Mr.. Prescott in which he pretends TO give a
true account of the citizens meeting recent
ly held in this place, and as he has made
some misrepresentation or mistakes, |
thought it due to myself as a member of that
meeting, and to the public, TO correct some
Of these statements. Friend Prescott was
under the necessity of going as far back as
Massillon IA order to get at the pith of the
meeting here. Now | cannot see any connec-
ton whatever between the meeting held in
Massillon and the one held here. | know
nothing OF the character of the people of
that place, but what | can learn from others
they will average with the rest of commune
ty. In speaking Of the meeting at Paris, he
says, "Flushed with success on came Am
bler and Murray to this place" | cannot
learn that they were successful in any thing
except the conviction Of some of the speak
ers Of false statements, for | understood the
speakers themselves, that they were not sue
cesstul in driving or requesting them to
leave town until they had a mind to CO.
He passes very lightly over the first and Sec
ond meeting held here, saying "most Of our
citizens know about that Now | can see
much more connection between all the meet
ings held here than | can between a part of
them and the Massillon or Paris meetinr.-
II Mr.. Prescott had possessed half the hon
esty that he assumes i'll his statements, he
would have stated to the public the banter
that was thrown out from the stand for any
one to contradict statements made there
which a large share of the audience believed
70 10 81 -lz- a. "
ped forward to take the stand, how he was
rejected with this excuse, that his character
was not good enough for the speaker to de-
bate with, when at the same time this speak
er admitted, that be had associated himself
with characters of ill-iame with the view of
reforming them, but conld not associate HIM
self with a minister of the gospel to con-
vince hlm of error. No wonder that he
kept this logic in the dark, as it would have
altered the picture very much. DIR. Prescott
knows that Mr.. Amber and others who wan
ted to be heard, asked for only half the time
and they would not give it; they would not
give any time for a reply but wanted only
one side to be presented and then asked us
to give judgment in their favor. Again he
says, "Flushed with the mobocratic victory
of that afternoon Ambler and Murray agreed
there should be held a citizens Indignation
meeting" Now here is something new UNI
der the sun, after a company Of people have
mobbed another company, to then hold an
Indignation meeting. Who ever heard of
the Like whoever thought of the like hut
our Friend Trescottl If he had put the
meeting foremost and the mob after, then
people that knew nothing about the matter
might have swallowed it, but as he has it
shaped | think ne is taxing peoples guilt
bility too much to believe it. The truth is
there was not the least symptom of a mob
through the whole meetings, except by Mr..
Prescott and some Of his cOadjutors when
he held the floor contrary to the decision of
the chair, and of the meeting to which he
took an appeal from the chair, and | was
surprised when | saw in his article the state
ment that he was sustained by the people
in his appeal. This ! think | can safely saw
Is false, as the chairman told him that their
decision was against him, and he did not
claim it otherwise at the time as he might
have done if he had any doubts about it, and
had the votes counted. ] was sorry to see
him show a disposition to consume the whole