Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-01-08

Thompson and Garrison were the especial
objects Of popular hatred, evidences of which, |
enough to apral the brayest heart that ever
lived, were oi daily occurrence. One morn
inc in September, 1885, Tor instance, a oal-
lows was found erected before Ciarrison's
door, with two ropes suspended tierefrom,
aud on the cr0ss-bar this nscription-'Judu
Ivnch's Inw.' One Of the ropes was in
tended for Thompson and the other for Garri-
son. Yet, through al this, these men were
not dauntea nor liscgurIund {: their souls
rrnw only The more earnest rs dancer ard de-
ftncc 'hicktuei around them. Again we
s1t--Ihaut God hat spirits q This nature
are found fWoug mrn; they %sanctifv and en-.
noble Humanity and, were u not for such as
these. W might despair o. every good cause
which has 70 be rescued from the hands OF
the y icked and the strong!
In he following rHonth occurred that mem
or4ble mob outrage in Boston, which has iei,
a stain on that otherwise noble ard enli4ht-
eued city. Sors itls detail Of this We must
he permitted to give, as it marks, in many
ways. the characters of the two PARTIES
There hal existed for some time, in Boston.
a Ladies Anti-Slavery Society, the members
Of which were Of almost every variety of reli-
/ giOus opinion, and amongst them some of the
most nir|Iiectuai, enlightened, end estirnable
women OF the city. These ~women-eHem-
plHTy mothers, wives, and daughters-had
been amongst the most active co-uperators in
the Anti-SlHvcrT movement. The times and
The temper Of the times were such. that none
unTraplred to maintain their principles at
'uF cot Of Islander aud abuse, nay. even Of
life Itself, would have dared to Join its ranks.
These women were of that class stedfdst to
~ hat they believed their duty to God and
humanity. The head Of this little band,
which has vindicatsd 20 nobly their right of
meeting and free discussion, was Maria Yves
ton Chapman, Of whom Harriet Alartineau
slJs-"she is a woman of rare intellectual
accomplishments, full Of reading, and with
strong and Ncll-CX"rcised powers Of thought.
She is beautiful IS the day, tall in her per-
son, and noble IN her carriage, with a voice
az sweet as a silver bell, and speech as clear
and sparkling as a running brook" This
noble creature, at the head Of her band of
glorious women. had announced a meeting
Of their own body, on Il Wednesday after.
noon. This announcement having been made
from the Puipits OF some Of the AntI-Slavery
preachers. various newspapers of the CITY
took up the subject, ard put forth violent ar
t'cisS for The purpose Of i%nlaming the worst
passions Of the Strengthening portion Of the
community. The shop-keepers, also, in the
immediate vicinity of the hall in which the
meeting was to b. held, petitioned the town
authorities 10 prevent it, lest evil should ham
pen to them and their wares. Placard5 were
posted uP, stating. that "that infamous scoun-
drel, Thompson, would hold forth that dav.
and that this was a good opportunity for the
friends Of the Union 10 snake him out. and
that a purse of one hundred dollars should be
the reward Of him who would first drag him
of to the tar-kett.e." Such was the spigit Of
the DAY.
1t was the general belief that the lives of
the ladies would be ia danger, and when thew
applied to the Mayor for protection at their
lawful meeting, they Were told that 'they
were Troublesome" Troublesome, howev-
e', thsy were compelled 10 be, for their con
sciences Obliged Them to assert lhrir liberty
OF ineet!hg ana tree discussion. Mrs. Chap
man. however, sent TO every member 4 warn
ing OF the danger that awaited her, leaving
1t then to the discretion Of all, whether they
would attend CT not.
A mob Of many thousands, all in the carb
oil gentIemen, presented themselves before
the hail. and even filed it before the time Of
meeting. fIvo.and-twenty ladies'" says
Harriet AariIneau, REACHED the place %ofInee-
ting, by presenting themselves ihree-quarters
Of an hohr before the time fixed five more
Struggled mp the stairs, and a hundred were
turned back by the mob with the most M
Eentienaniy violence. Thirty women were
IN 'he nall which, being engaged for a pTi-
Va'e meeting, was now filled with a frantic
rahbie. spite ct this however, the business
oil ,he meeting. began. Mrs. Chapman
read an appropriate portion of Scripture. and
pat up "A fervent prayer to God for direction
and s"ccor' and for the forgiveness of enc
mics. me clear, calm tones Of her voice
were heard AMID hisses' threats, and cur5es,
and me rudeSt insults. In the midst of this
me mayor entered ia the greatest agitation.
lie declared himself unable 10 %disperse the
mon, or in any way to obtain peace. He ear
neSly oeSought Mrs. Chapman to adjourn
me meeting The meeting therefore was