Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-09-04

y. r. EElNEcE.
Much has been said OF the failure Of Mr..
". to appear IN defense Of Liberty parity
Mr.. ". himself clears up this matter as fol-
lows: "Why should Liberty men quarrel
with abolitionists who do not votel [hcoe
no defense or apoigy 70 make" This is a
sufficient reason-it corers fhe eho!e ground.
Suppose then that Cour, business" [urgel
during tie meetings as the only reason that
prevented Mr.. w. from entering the arena
with Mr.. anL Mrs. ~ had not been at all in
the way would Mr. W. have appeared in
defense Of Liberty party against the charges
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fl Certiinly not. Why
should he " quarrel with aboli;ionis;3 who
do not voto?" lie has 40 GCense to make!
Now no one asks why Mr.. w. did not at
tend the lectures as q bearer but why he
failed to discuss with Nj. and Mrs. T. tho
points on which they differ. The reseon
given by Mr.. W. rs perfectly satisfactory
and il siv9lDu5 u7 the reason So frequently
aud so i~n3iynrg.,y urged by bTr Sterling
during tie meetings and repeated in your
e]ditorili rema KS. "SheritT, shy is juror
Nc. S absent from his seat 7" For twenty
good reasons, your honor; the first Is, he is
dead!" stop there" says the Judge, q" your
first reason swallows W the remaining nine
teen" l am satisfied with the reason given
By tir. W. he is satisfied with it Of course;
and | doub, not it is his o%piuior, 20 we'll as
win, 1T. III ;,;, :; .;o,,y -;.,1- .. . = H.
You say "there are abundant reasons why
Liberty men are not over anxious to enter the
arena of discussion with Mr.. and Mrs. F."
Whether 'a5lndant'' means tweujy, the
number Of reasons for the nonlppearanco of
the Juror, l know not. Bat there Is one good
reason | wot Of, which wouli play among
them like Aaron's rod among the serpents Of
the magicians.
wish however, to glance at reason No. ,.
1t is, in substance, hat when a Liberty man
rises in opposition to Mr.. and MIS-. +. they
are sure, by sallics of wit or harsh epithets
to get the laugh upon him and the prejudice5
r Of the audience against him. You endorse
Mr.. Smith also, who speaks OF the syn,pa-
: thies of tho hearers as being with Mr.. and
Mrs. +. On this | have only to say, that ii
9 it lie true that the audiences of Mr.. and Mrs.
) F. generally sympathize SO strongly with
them, it is remarkably strlnce circumstance,
being a most rtsgiendent testimony II the
might Of truth. For surely they do not eater
to the preiudicos ard preposse5ions Of their
hearers. They deal not very lightly with
pr9-sl4very ministers AMI church members,
(tho great body Of the church and clergy of
the land y aud as to the strong sympathy Of
such, the prosecutions and irnprisoRments Of
Mr.. f. at their hands, and the "evanrolical
kicks" he has received, bear testimony
DO they dell softly with the Wing and
Democratic parties, and 10 glin taeir good
viii, are they careful 10 make it known that
they iiolize Henry Clay, and worship James
K. Polk? Let thcir course testify. Let the
repe'ted mobs set upon them by these par
ties answer. Do they deal gently with Lib
erty party, and to carry favor with the rank
and file DO they 60 round the country singing
pcans to "Birney the Just!" All, is it not
possible after all that the pinch may be herel
Reason NJ. i. NJ. Smith says in his
stlicment, (and Mr.. Rice end orses it as sat
, isfactory,') "Opponenis occupy the plat
form u tho mercy Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. With
. out any umpire y y + leaving them 10 de-
, eide what privileges their opponents shall en-
JOY, how iong they shall occupy the platform,
and by what means they shall be removed, 81
a., Sc. As this statement is given in connection
, with your notice Of Mr.. and Mrs. F.'s course
in Cleveland, docs not fair play require you
to state also that Liberty party was invited
and urged to appear in discussion with Mr..
, and Mrs. F.--wilh Mrs. F. aIone--or with
Mr.. T. alone, (Nrs. r. leaving the house ii
y this was do'irad,)--Li5srty party choosing
' their o'oa moler1tor, anil pre3cri5in5 The rules
By Which The 3sj4;s sI3uu Be rega!a'ea? Taus
d much for No. 4.
2 ! will not aIlude 10 any other reasons, sta
y ted or implied, for the allure Of Liberty par,
f ~ to meet Mr.. and Mrs. F. Neither is il
my business to harmonlzc those Of which
have already spoken. | know of no p%rincipl,
o. - strict construction " which would enabl
n ME to do it. That Mr.. Wade was prevented
from attending the lectures by business pre-
/ par4tory to Court, | have good reason t
,f know. That this was not the reason why h
filled to encounter Mr.. and Mrs. T. in DE-
he bate, his letter pl1iDly informs me. Il
5; elks, however, in his good natored wa,
Of defending Liberty party when he is ''ma'
at. sensible Of It's DANGER" Very well. I s.
m. nothing now Of the danger that threaten
rha last fall; nor of the indications that Mr..
H. was " made sensible Of it---his mounting
The stump SO soon after the lecturers had lef,
the ground