Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-07-24

was lVSdid'u dS Il iudH Vi very ucCtbt utlldN-
ior. J. II. Howe is a young wing lawyer,
who has recently "setup" at Unionville and
a man of some importance among the rowdies
Of that village. OF his religious character |
know nothing, except that | heard it remark
cd that he was often seen at work in his gar
den on Sunday.
My first knowledge Of Howe was at orr
meeting in Unionville, last spring. On that
occasion he availed himself Of the liberty of
our platform TO make some very low, %scurril-
GUS and abusive rem1rks, in the course of
which he Offered a gross insult to my wife,
This called forth a resolution of censure from
the Rev. Mr.. Odds, charging him with hav-
ing lnsultod not my wife onLy, bu, every wo-
man in the house. This resolution was
adopted by a large vote, none but the rowdies
voting against it. A short time after this.
Howe made his appearance at our meeting in
gainesville. and was represented by his
friends as a person from the South who wish
ed to be heard. He was called to the plat
form, both by ourselves and the meeting bat
before he reached it | discovered who it was
and declined holding any discussion with
him, on accornt of his previous misconduct.
meeting, on learning the nltare Of his Of
fence, uttered an involuntary burst of indig-
nation, under which he sneakad from the
house, and we saw nothing more Of him du-
ring our stay in the county. Bot on our re-
turn to this vicinity, on the morning of our
meeting at Geneva, | received a copy of the
following letter which accidentally fell into
the hands of friend:
KNOXVILLE, June 30, 1916.
Eiphact Nils, Esq.,,
DEAR SlR-Tour line is received. and in
reply | will say that | will be in attend lnra
tomorrow. Same chyice frjcnds wjH c3ms
Wjth me. | wish vou tn have a goo1ly num-
Der Of our kind Of people present, that the
h1ndir of the ing may not be all on one side.
! shall come prepared to eNrose their creed.
and show 1t up in its rrur light, and shall tx.
pccL 10 be sustained by those who think with
me. Yours respectfully.
J. II. lowe.
The person 10 whom this letter is address
sed is said to be a man Of wealth, and is a
trustee OF the Geneva Baptist Church, in
""''' we nr'' or ulfe'ng'
1p."P'''"'V WIN MS promise 10 Mr..
'l"'s' rowe was IN Attendance at the hour
vac "''etl"@' packed up ny MS "c""ica
"'F"'S' pu'' LOT me reasons already CIV
We "'el'he' hoiiing any debate with
NJ" IL ''1''u ''"' "'' 10 occupy The
P'''''''n' ZIG however lHTuded himself up
u" '"' "t.''n~, anu py ne anu OF these
'"',G7 ''E.'S' prominent among whom
'' ''' n''''s' SH'e'cDei III keeping Inc
muse u" "''''"'' ''F nearly an h9ur' "hen'
o''''"'" ny VI" force oil PuoIlc sentiment
ne 'ocl'ne P"'e'' having an assurance from
WI ,'''S 'Ia' he should nave the house at
'"e c'""e oil our meeting but when cur
meeting closed the audience left and he crept
out a'''f tAeh mortified ana chagrined 1t this
uneNP'ctt d defeat
but he was not yet satisfied with the pub
lie Scorn ana contempt Of which he he'd made
himself the meri'of'oa3 victim. Ga the fol-
lowing SUNNY ON i"St'' he again appeared
IN our meeting al CenireYiII', supported by
d ne" recruit OF "choIce irends,' and at The
can OF Judge Rage and Sevefl! other row
u''S' LOOK the PLATFORM while my wife was
fAf ts4a g.