Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-06-30
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Noes frCm The LeCturing Field.

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the 18th, where ! met II. G. Wright, and on
the following day c. c. BurIeigh. Our first
meeting was held on tho evening of the 18th
which, considering the size of the place, the
Importance of the subject, and the character
of the speakers, was small while on the 9TH
or hand, considering the number Of churches,
the power and corruption Of the priesthood,
the strength and subserviency Of political par
ties, and the money-loving propensities of the
people, was respectable. If those churches,
priests and parties only knew how much they
had lost, by non-attendance upon that meet
ing, they would scarcely forgive themselves.
1t was the first time ] had ever heard G. c.
Burleigh, and the impression made upon my
own mind was great. My mind fully assent.
ed to the high character everywhere besiow-
ed upon him as a public speaker. His calm
and dignifed appearance, his soul-slirring
eloquence, & overpowering arguments, made
a deep impression upon the mind of the au-
dience, calling forth repeatedly, the most ear
nest applause.
The meetings continued over the 10th
17lh and 18th, having three meetings on the
latter. II. C. Wright was himself during
the whole series. The way he brought the
slaveholding religion and religionists, poll
tics and politicians up 10 the mark, was by
no means slow.
l have no doubt but the attempts to get up
the presidential fever, kept very many away
from our meetings. You are aware that no
al occupies half the attention of this reli-
gious, freedom-loving nation, as president
making. During the time we were in the
city, the 'HOnorabies' Crittenden and Graves,
made a visit and held a meeting to promote
the election of the Florida-blood -hounH-can-
didate for the presidency from the accounts
given of the meeting by the papers, it was
large. This meeting gave a good oPPortuni-
ty of judging of the character Of the citizens
Of Pittsburgh. On the same day, at the same
hour, the same papers announced two differ
ent meetings to be held one in behalf of
freedom, to rescue millions of American born
citizens from a worse than Algcrine despo-
tism-to raise millions Of free born men and
women from the basest degradation, and 10
put them in possession of their manhood and
womanhood to be addressed by men Of elo-
quence and power, whose hands were free
from blood, and whose souls were baptized
into the spirit Of Love and Liberty. The
other, in favor Of tyranny, outrage and wrong,
to do honor 10, and promote the glory Of a
man whose life has been spent in the service
of oppression and human slaughter, who to-
day robs three hundred Of Gods sons and
daughters of their daily toll, their rights of
conscience, mental development of them
seives-a man who has ruthlessly slaughter
cd thousands of his neighbors and despoiled
them of their country and their homes to be
addressed by men who are not only tyrants
themselves, but are the advocates of the right
of man to property in man. One of whom,
if there is such a thing as murder, is a muir
derer, a cold-hearied, calculating murderer,
Graves, the murderer of Cilley. To which
of these meetings did the mass of the people
gol Where were the men who boast Of de-
mocratic and republican institutions, found :
Upon which side did the men who support
a hundred churches and a hundred priests
rally? Where were the men Of prayer, Of
fasting, of sabbalhs and sacramento found
At the Altar Of Freedom lending a helping
hand for the deliverance Of their race? cheer
ing the hearts, and unfolding the hands o
the self-sacriiicing advocates of human broth
erhood! No. They were found doing no
mage at the shrine of adultery and incest, 0
slavery and murder, lifting high their voice
in favor of hoary headed oppression and sane
tilted slaughter. Out upon such democracy
~whiggery, christianity, or by whatever nam
it is known.
There were a few men and women VIII
preferred right to wrong, freedom TO slavery
goodness to diabolism, and these few shall
be, aye, are honored of God, and will ye
"woIk oul" the worlds salvation.
During the meeting many questions wer
asked and answered. On one evening, on
"divine" brother rose to warn us of our dan
ger, and urge us TO repentance. He had
more than ordinary share of the /" tone" wit
a good deal of gesticulation, which caused
good deal of merfiment among the audience
Poor men would to God they knew bettel
and if they knew better, that they would b
honest.
Near ten o'clock on Sunday night, severs
of our Liberty party friends came to the res
cue, but alas alas it was too late. A goo
deal of stir was created for about an houl
some half dozen wanting to speak at the sam
time. | wish they had commenced earlier