Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-08-15

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the gallery of the meeting house, c~heerfully lent their aid
to prepare food for the hungry.
The weather was pleasant, and a rain tive days before
having laid the dust, the travelling was excellent. The day
previous to the first, and during the three days ofthe NEE
ting, the country round about seemed alive, so great was
the moving population. The people came ~crowding in on
foot and on horseback, in carriages and in Wagons. Bug
gies which the maker designed for two, held three and
four. Carriages with seats for four, were expanded into
vehicles for six. Road wagons which easily accommo-
dated eight and can seat ten without much discomfort,
were in some cases too small until they had built on them
a platform for sixteen. A t the last days meeting it was
estimated there were not less than three thousand persons
present, some ofthem from a distance Of egenty miles.
The meeting was opened by Benz. s. Jones, who gave
some account of the progress Of the Antislavery cause in
England, from the days ofthe Young Clarkson up to the
emancipation ofthe British colonial slaves in the West In
dies. eshowed the progressive steps which the friends
of emancipation had taken, adverted to the increased clear
ness oftheir moral vision as they pursued the path of duty,
spoke ofthe dangers they had encountered, and the diff
culties with which they had to contend; and showed that
the labors of Aboltionists in this country must necessarily
be ofthe same character, inasmush as they were contend.
ing against the same evils and had the same kind of oppo-
nents to deal with.
Abby Kelly added a few remarks in relation to the many
advantages which emancipation had brought to The former
master, as well as othe slave, as instanced in the greater
sense of security to the planter, the increased value of his
real estate, the decrease orcrime among the former slaves,
and their growing desire for intellectual and moral instruc.
ton. The afternoon was mostly occupied by the same
speaker in continuation of the same subject, and in rela-
ton to the pecuniary effects ofslavery upon the North.
S.S. Foster made a few closing remarks. lie said he
could not fully sympathise with the speakers who had pre-
coded him. Whilst Americans wore chains, whilst wo.
men were sold in our market places, their s~ufferings SO en-
crossed his attention and absorbed his sympathies, that he
could not rejoice even though the chain had been stricken
from the slave IN other lands. He thought that tears and
deep sorrow were more appropriate, even on the first Of
August, than songs and rejoicing.
The second days meeting was commenced by a short
debate upon a motion to have read the address ofthe Gin
cinnatl Liberty party convention. When the question was
taken upon this motion, it was ~negatived by a large major
lty. j. Elizabeth Hitchcock then addressed the audience
upon the proslavery character Of the United States govern
ment, showing also the ~culpabiity of Liberty party in par
~ticipating in its conduct.
This called out a rejoinder from Isaac Pierce, a champi-
on of Liberty party. He took the position that the consti-
tuition vas both anti. slavery and pro. slavery, both pure wa
ter and poisoned water; that Liberty party could therefore
promise to sustain it--receiving the pure and rejecting the
impure: He asserted that slavery could only be abolished
by legal power coming to the aid ofm)ral, adding, 'lhave
no confidence in moral power, except when it is backed up
by the Ballat box and Cartridge box, by the Bayonet's point
and the Cannon's mouth" A young man who stood near
the platform Immediately wrote and handed US the follow.
ing resolution
"Resolved, That though we do not doubt that Christ was
honest IN adopting the measures he did to regenerate the
world. yet we believe that in not adopting political action,
ne failed to use the best means to effect his object"
Isaac did not appear to see the keen satire upon his posi-
ton contained in this resolution, but afterward when ad-
verting to it, spoke of it as an attempt to riuieule christian
. principles. He further expressed a desire that Abolition
lists should not quarrel among themselves, that they should
be kind and charitable one to the other, use mild language,
= and not resort to denunciation. He wound up BY
saying that these Disunonists preached treason, and that
"their notions were as wild and prepos,erous as any that
were ever engendered in the BRAIN of a fanatic" Well
thought we, if it is kind, and gentle, and charitable for
Isaac Pierce to call US Traitors, to class our doctrines with
the worst of f~anaticism, and consequently to class them
with the ~absurdities ofJoe Smith, with the no less wicked
notions of Matthias, with T~heophilus Gates doctrine of a
. community ofwives, and with the host OF mad fauaticisms
whose name is Legion-if this be mild and charitable, we
should like to have a specimen of his uncharitable and
harsh language.
Isaac was followed by S. S. Foster who exposed the fal
lacy of his reasoning and completely annihiiated the posi-
tions behind which he had entrenched himself.
On the morning of the third day, the subject which frs
claimed our attention was the Anti Slavery Bugle; slips
of paper were circulated among the audience. and thu
names of about one hundred subscribers were that day ad
ded to its subscription list, and between eighty and an hun
dred dollars pledged to its support.
After that matter had been attended to, Isaac Pierce
> again talked upon Liberty party, Constitution, Govern
ment, &c. Abby Kelly replied at considerable length, oc
cupying the remainder of the forenoon, and a small portion