Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-02-11
COMMUNICATIONS.
Elder Greene a legal TranSgresSOr.

stood, it will be necessary TO state. that abou
one year and a half since, I adopted the Dis
union principles, and soon after, quite a mum
Der Of the members Of the Baptist church il
this place did the same. Since that tint
unceasing efforts have been made to destroy
our influence, and harrass our bodies anc
minds: yet no scars are upon our bodies, We
are sane in mind, and our influence still
lives.
Soon after the commencement Of our anti.
slavery career, the pro-slavery members Sc
paratcd themselves from us, and occupied a
school house rs a place Of worship for more
than a year. We continued worship in the
meeting house as usual. About the first Of
April last, the pro-slavery Deacon called on
me, requesting the use OF the meeting house
half of the time. This matter WAS presented
to the anti-slavery members, and the request
granted on conditions Of their returning the
communion vessels which they had taken
from the house-and further if Joseph Gould
"a Baptist MINISTRY should preach, we would
reserve TO ourselves the privilege of asking
him a few questions. This notice wss given
on Monday, but no answer received. On
Sunday following we went to our place Of
wor shipas usual, and found that Joseph Gould
had entered the house unusually early, and
was occupying the place of my appointment.
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his hymn: so soon as he had finished read
ing, he sang, (alone j b%elieve) but to how
much acceptance to others | do not know, ]
am sure ] could not have preached after such
singing. Perhaps the Lord accepted it. II
music drove the evil spirit out Of Saul, it
is certain that such singing will never eject
the Devil from shareholders. On closing
his song, he said, let US pray. | thought of
the fox when he jumped upon the poultry,
saying as he did so "let us prey" If he
could pray under such circumstances he has
4 better tact for praying than most persons
When he said Amen, | asked if the
company occupying the house had complied
with the conditions contained in the article
sent to them; it they had, we had no more to
say, but would Immediately withdraw. Den
MS White, (the pro-slavery LEADER then said,
Mr.. Gould, you will proceed" Mr.. Gould
hen said, "Mr. Greene | wish you would
be seated" ! replied 81 wish you would be
seated"-Mr. Gould then observed, II do
not wish to be disturbed"-I responded, ~
Dc not wish to be disturbed" Dennis White
then called on the constable to take me into
custody. I informed them that | had no fear
Of their officers, laws, or Jails. We here
had another evidence Of the truth Of the BIZ
bic which says, resist the Devil and he will
flee from you.
Conscious, ] suppose, Of the inferiority of
their religion, they informed me that the
strong arm OF the law would back up their
pious effort to turn US out of our place of wor-
ship. And sure enough, on Wednesday fol-
lowing along came proslavery religions hand
maid. ! had left home for Warren, and
must have been, three miles in advance of
the officer with a fleet horse. Dennis White,
(the complainant) told the officer that | was
running my country, (but he told a .fb;
shall such a man as | feel and gave him his
horse and told him to follow.
When was six miles from home and near
the Justices, the officer overlook me. / was
sorry that the horse was so numerically irea-
ted to save such od-for-nothing religion,
for Of the two, he was the most valuable
The officer told me that he had a warrant for
mel told him to read it, but he found the
hand rather difficult and requested me to do
SO. In order 10 expedite business | did,
We then went before his Honor. After ar
Engagements were made, and the day of trial
appointed, | told them | wished to 90 to
Warren as | had LETT home for that purpose.
But no, | must give bail. | said | could no,
obtain it in that place and offered to secure
them with property; but no, | must give bail.
| then told Them | would 20 to Jail. They
then admitted that ! was trust worthy, and
let me go without any security. The next
morning ! gave myself up to the officer, and
told him would 90 to the Jury. As he had
no suitable conveyance, he asked The loan of
my buggy, which was readily granted, and
while he went for it, | went towards War
ZEN. After the officer had overtaken me, we
soon met D.. White, who told the officer TO
take Inc Immediately before his Honor, for
they were ready tor trial. There was some.
thing strange in this movement, as this was
on Thursday and the day appointed for trial
was not until the Monday following. But
the Honorable Judge had taken SO mighty a
stride, he could not get his leg back, and
came to anchor, as the sailors saw. About
this time the officer found himself in a bad
fix, he had left his warrant at home. Whilst
he went back for it, | went on to The mapis-
t~rate's. There | found that the complainant
in his zeal IN det ms 6nal ~