Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-12-18

close Oh my remarks. i asked Tor evidence
10 be produced against any Of the positions
taken, or arguments advanced, taking the
liberty only of reminding the audience
that if there was any opposition made, | ho-
ped il would proceed from conScientioasneSs
and not from exclied comJa'ireness; but not
an opposing word was heard in public, either
then or during the sitting Of the meeting
From Salem ] bent my course to Camden'
Jay co., the grea, seat Of excitement alluded
TO in the extract Of the letter mentioned in
the forepart of this communication. | arri-
we'd there in time to attend tho Fair, which
was an interesting occasion for that "scene
among the wildwood )" The females brought
stockings and gloves, collars, bosoms, lace,
and many other things Of their own manufac-
tnre, including a number Of fno willow bas-
kets; the brethren brought rakes, brooms. la
dies, and wooden swimmers, and skins of the
wild deer, with many articles Of merchan-
die, such as pencils, combs, books, &c. 1t
was a scene not soon to be forgotten, for as
iron sharpereth iron, so did the countenance
of many a one his friend. The Fair was on
9TH day, and the next day was a general con-
ventioD, the first address was made by John
Bowles, a yonng man from Mercer county,
Ohio; he is Completed and gifted very much
like cur friend Charles Lenox Remond. This
may the first notice which many have ever
received Of the name of John r. Bowles, but
we presume it may rot be the last, if they and
he should beth live a few months. After
friend Bowles remarks were through, | made
a jealous effort to show the guilt of the north.
and the League of Alliance between the south
and the north in carrying on the trade in man
kind, and closed with an earnest appeal to
come out Of such a union. ! then asked for
different views to be presented if any thought
| had been advocating error, but no arguments
were brought or attempted to be brought
against the positions. And at the close of
the meeting there were two of the most prom
lnent liberty party friends come to me, and in
the most friendly manner assured me t1atI
had certainly made the oest Disunion speech
they had ever heard, &c. And when we left
that neighborhood | saw nothing but mani.
of the best feelings towards us from
the lew liberty friends who had not openly
themselves Disunionists. /
even had a conversation with the man who
had debated the subject with friend J.. P. D.,
told me that he had got drawn into the
debate rather thoughtlessly that time, but
mad no desire to enter into controversy upon
The subject now, &c.
On our return from, Camden we had a NEE
ting in Winchester, met the member of Con-
gress from that district, (Mr. Kennedy.) He
came down upon us with a full hour of pro-
slavery noise, very loud and violent, some
times s%iraining till his face was red he was
answered most happily and ably by David
Z. Low, an eloquent advocate of human
rights, who has just came into the field.
We also had a meeting in Newport, Indi-
ana, and had got a good impression made on
the audience in behalf of Disunion, no one
being able to raise any serious objections
against what had been said, or against Dis
union, until the Editor of the Free Labor
Advocate read the unfortunate extract from
Joels letter in the Bugle, and complained of
the charge, and under cover of that ad Vantage
took courage to say a few things against our
positions, which would have been easily an
swered and refuted but that extract, and the
manner in which it had been read & commen
ed upon had so prejudiced and excited the
people, that they shot for the door as soon as
an attempt was made by our friend David P.
Low to answer the objections.
wish this article published as my protest
against charging the western gofcrs with be-
ing so full of dishonesty and corruption
they are like other men, they respond to those
wine meet them in language precisely accor-
ding to whatever faculty of the mind has
been awakened or excited.
In lore and in hope,
VAT ENrUpINE NTIrIInT COX