Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-12-29
ASSEMBLY Rooms, Philadelphia,
December 81, IS4e.
To The Editors Of The Bugle.

december II, 1915.
To the Editors Of The Bugle.
DEAR FRIENDS sit is ? o'clock, P. M. of
a wet day. | am in the saloon of the Assem-
bly, Building, corner of Chestnut and Tenth
streets, sitting by the Byberry table, attend
ed by Harriet Purvis, wife of Robert Purvis,
in the Anti-Slavery Fair. There are twelve
tables, besides the provision table, covered
with a choice and valuable collection of use
full and fancy articles-for most part the
handy work Of the anti-slavery women of
this State. As we enter the Hall on the
right, near the door, is the Toy table, cover
ed with an almost countless number Of toys
for children. A kind of childland universe
is there. Our friend Abby Kimber is there,
to wait on the happy little ones that gather
around that table. | know not how it is,
nor do l care to know, that feel a deeper
sympathy with that table, and the bright eyes
and happy young spirits that gather around
it, than with all else in this Hall. | wish
all the children, whom | met at the Pic Mics
in Salem, in Marlboro, and on the Lake
Shore in Geneva, could walk into yonder
door, all bright and happy and kind as | saw
them in Ohio, and gather about that toy Ia
BILE. | would soon make one of their num-
Der, and | doubt if we could resist The tempta-
ton to have a romp and a hearty, joyous
Slavery Saloon.
At the south end of the salooA directly
opposite the door of entrance, is the Prori-
sion Table, covered with all sorts of whole
some and rich food-apples, grapes, j%ellies,
oranges, oysters picked and stewed, and
above all, Ice CREAM, which has come to
be the (arorite luxury of Philadelphians.-
You would laugh to see, as you doubtless
have seen our SlDeeps, covered with the SCOT
and dust of chimneys, in Market street, eat
ing ice cream. The provision table is well
patronized about this time OF the day.
The Fair was opened on the evening of
the 10Th, and continued yesterday, the 2Olh
and is to continue till the evening of the
22d. An Anti-Slavery Convention rom
menced yesterday in an adjoining Hall at the
north end of the building. There was a
goodly attendance yesterday afternoon and
this forenoon, ard we have warm and inle-
resting discussions. In the evening all came
into the Fair to buy, TO see, to chat, or to
partake in some way in this pleasant and
most profitable gathering. There are choice
and noble spirits at work in Pennsylvania
for the American slave. Too much praise
cannot be given.to the women, who, by con-
irving heads, warm and loving hearts, and
active hands, have created this scene.-
There cannot be much less than 50, 900 dol
lars worth of goods on and around the tables
in this Fair. 1t is truly good to witness this
display of purely domestic manufacture
This, dear friends, is the temple of Humani-
ty. 1t is good to come here and worship at
her altar. 1t is, | believe, the altar Of Chris
tianity and of God. But more this evening.
EVENING, 8 o'clock, Dec. 81, '4s.
Again am ! in the Anti-Slavery Saloon. l
broke of to 60 into the other end of the build
ing to attend the Convention. Resolutions
were offered, and speeches made by Mary
, Grew, C.. G. Burleigh, Lucretia Mott, Tho
mas Whitson and others. We had a spirited
and interesting discussion. Convention adj
journed at 6, and the people, many of them,
came into the Saloon to spend the evening in
the Fair. 1t is deeply interesting to sit here,
and see and hear. Many men, women and
children are moving about from table TO table,
examining and purchasing the things; and
the women who have the care of the tables
are kept busy showing the things and telling
their prices. The men and women walk
slowly and staidly; the children move with
a hop, skip and jump, up and down the room.
Then the c%latter of feet and of tongues! Ten
thousand tones, from the deep base of some
tall, strong man, to the shrill, merry tone of
some laughing child, exclaiming and WON
dering. All sorts of subjects are being dis
cussed.
Over the entrance TO the Saloon is a ban
ner, surrounded with a wreath of evergreens,