Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-04-23
WESTERN ANTI-SLAYERY FAIR

1t ia proposed to hold a Fair, to aid the
cause OF emancipation, at the time and place
Of the next Anniversary Of the Western An
ti-Slsvery Society and the object Of this
Circular is to invite alt, 10 assist in prepar-
ing for that occasion, who are the foes of OPP
p~ression-who desire that our country shall
be redeemed from the rule of tyrauts-who
wish to break the yoke Of The captive, and TO
repel the aggressions which slavery is ma
king upon our own rights. Whether the
contributions shall be worthy Of the cause
worthy the high professions If those who
stand forth as the friends of liberty, may
greatly depend, reader, upon your enoIis.-
Are you willing TO contribute Of your abund-
ance or your penury 7 are you willing to slim
ulate others to good works, and unite with
them 10 bring your neighbofhood Offering,
and lay il upon the altar Of humanity Ii
you have neither silver nor gold, are you
willing TO consecrate a portion of what you DO
possess to this cause Lei. the farmer and his
wife bring grain and wool, broons ard bask-
cts, cloth and other manufactured articles
let the dairy maid come with her cheese and
butter, and the miller with his lour-let the
halter and timer, the saddler and shoemaker
present such needful things as their several
handicrafts can furnish-let the merchant
contribute literally of his stock, and those
who are skillful with the needle bring such
useful and fancy articles as their ingenuity
may devise.
The proceeds Of this Fair will be appro-
priated to tie support of the Anti-Slavery
movement in the West, either by placing
them at the disposal Of the Western Anti
Slavery Society or applying them by direc-
ton Of the donors to some branch Of this re-
form in harmony with the views Of that So
ciety.
The cause for which we ask you to labor
is one which is fraught with the deepest in
terest 10 millions of our race-it meets with
favor from the ~virtuous and the good, and is
approved by the Father OF the oppressed
We atfectionately invite you to share the toll
and the reward of this work-we appeal to
you in the name Of MAN, robbed and outra-
ged-we ask you to be True 10 the instincts
of your better nature, and to prove by your
actions that you appreciate the blessings of
liberty and the Safeguards Of virtue.
BETsEY NJ. CowLEs, Aus,inburg,
LYDIA lRIsu, New Lisbon,
JANE d. MCNEALY, Greene,
MARY DONALDSON, do.
MATILDA s. Howell, gainesville,
SUSAN MARSHALL, DO.
Maria l.. GIDDINGs, Jefferson,
MeRcY LLOYD, LloydsviIle,
Mary ANN BRoNsoN, Medina,
PHEBE ANN CARROLL, liavenna,
MARTHA J. TILpEN, do.
SUSANNA +. Donaldson, New Richmond.
Rum DUGpALE, Green Plain,
ELIZABETH BoRToN, Selma,
MARIA WHIrMoRE, AndoveT,
REBEccA S. THOMAS, Marlborough,
SAREPrA BRowS, New Lyme.
ELIZA CowLEs, Geneva,
ZILPAu DARSABY, Mt. Union,
HARRIET n. ToRREp, Parkman,
ELIZABETH A. STEDMAN, Randolph,
CoRDELIA SMALLEY, do.
ELIZABETH BuTrERwoRrH, Hopkinsville,
ANN WALKER, Leesvilie,
MARY GRiswoLD, New Garden,
ELIZA HoLMEs, Columbiana,
LEAH FoGLEsoHG, do.
ANNA G. FULLER, Brooklyn,
CoRNELIA r, CowLEs, Buffalo, y. y,
LAURA BARNABv, Salem,
J. ELizABETH JONES, do.
1T was expected that other towns woul(
be represented, but the names Of The persons
who were written TO, have not yet been re
ceived. We hope tho friends at Chagrir
Falls, Richheld, Grafton, Garfield, Deer6eld
New Richmond, Brunswick, New Brighton,
West Middleton, Cleveland, Cincinnati an,
many other places will cooperate with US i
this proposed work.