Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-02-20
From the London NoncorJormist.
ANTI-SLAVERY MINSTRELS FROM
AMERICA

An extract of a letter from Manchester will
nave points of interest, to those who taxi
pleasure IN seeing how in America, the blood
oil those OF whom England was not worthy.
struggles with the offspring of our negro
drivers on the question Of slavery.
~ must mention to you a family of Amer
lean voc llists-the IIutchinsons-who have
made their appearance in these parts; a pro-
Erainmc OF whose performances | send YOU.
lney are tour brothers AM u sister. farmers
children OF New-Hampshire, part of a family
OF thirteen. In the spring they put the seed
IN the ground, during summer 90 out to sing,
ana In autumn return to gather in the harvest.
lhls year they determined to try their luck
IN England; and from the success already
met with, should think they will have no
reason 10 regret it. The first thing that
struck me was the good taste they displavel
IN the selection Of their words, and in the
next place. the excellent ear they have
Many Of their melodies, and if mistake not
the whole Of their harmonics, are of their own
composition; and there is an earnestness, as
well as d~eliclcy, in what they do, which is
delightful. Their manners are simple. unaf-
ircted, and independent; as you may iudre
from an anecdote ] gathered from an Ameri-
can paper. The notorious editor of the We 10
IOrk HsraH told them, that if they sang one
of their anti-slavery songs, a mob would rise
upon them, and he knew sixty Young men
who had determined to fall upon them. But
said one of them, I'VE must sing the truth: if
not, we will 90 home and dig potltoes.'-
The night came;' the hall was filled; they came
on, accompanied by their sister, and began
the song. The tumult begin; they persover-
ed; by-and-by there was something like APP
plause; and before the conclusion, they we're
received with cheers. They repeated the
song, night after night, to audiences of three
thousand people.
Here, and in the neighboring towns at the
various institutions, their success has surpass-
ell anything | remember; AMI they are engl-
ged every night for this month. You must
not expect Il Mllihrau in the girl, who is on
ly sixteen, nor a EIprca or a Lablanchc a.
mOng the brothers; but simple harmony and
blllld singing in a style which catches hold
of the popular feeling in a high degree. |
have seen the whole Athenrum an Mechln-
les Institute, consisting of clerks and the
working-Inen, with tears coursing down their
noses most pilPously. They are encore in
almost every thing they sing, and they have
considerable comic humOr, which, though up
on local subjects principally, has caught hold
Oh our h1hcaSnlrr people most thoroughly
They come with excellent letters of character
t. Mr.. Cobdcn, Mr.. Bright, and Mr.. Geo
Thompson, as well as to myself
Truly the hand that is not shortened, hath
variety of instruments, AMI can make the fem
ced city fall before the voices of singing men
and Staging women, as well as before the
battle and the storm. Every one who con-
tributes to the reputation and success of these
anti-slavery minstrcls in England, may be
considered as giving them the power of speak
ing to at least one more heart and conscience
in their native land when they return.