Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-05-26

vine guidance and help in our mighty con-
test for human rights. Samuel j. May is
now reading a passage from the prophet l.
saiah, applicable to this nation OF oppressors.
Now Garrison is calling the attention of the
large.audlence to the Memorial and Remon-
STRANGE from the Women of Scotland to the
W omen of America. 1t is hung up around
the great room, over the heads, ard in the
sight of all, and makes an imposing appear
ance. 1t could not all be unrolled and hung
up, and the part that is not unrolled, lies close
by my side, on the little round stand on which
| am writing. 1t is good to look upon it,
1t speaks with power to all who look upon it.
Your sisters, Catharine and Eliza, labored
faithfully and actively TO get the names on
this memorial; and could they, and all who
were concerned in getting it up, but see how
powerfully it pleads for the American bond
man with his oppressors, and also, the nigh
ty word of encouragement which it speaks to
abolitionists, they would be glad and rejoice,
for all the trouble they had.
Now Theodore Parker is speaking, and his
voice is heard in silent and wrapt attention.
He is now expressing his joy over the social
earthquake that is rocking Europe, and con-
trasting the despots of the old world with
the professedly christian slave-breeders and
slave-drivers of America. Mr.. Parker is now
showing forcibly that the question OF slavery
Is one OF peculiar concern to the non-slave
States. The great room is now nearly full.
Over 20O0 are present; and they listen with
deep interest. There are som malignant ia
ces present. There are Shareholders and their
political hackers. 1t is good to see Garrison
sitting in the chair, the loved aud the honor
ed of all abolitionists. Parker is making a
speech full of great thoughts, and expressed
in his own terse. clear and happy style. Mr..
Parker is now closing a noble speech amid
great applause.
Lucretia Mott now takes the platform and
begins to speak amidst the most intense, ear
nest, and attentive silence. She is a woman
that is doing a great work for Humanity
We have some queer developments. see
before me the very man, LEWIS TAPPAN,
who, Just eight years ago, moved TO split the
antl-slavery hosts of the land, because a wo-
man, Abby Kelly, was put upon a committee,
and allowed to speak and vote in the annual
meeting. There stands the same Lewis Tap
pen, listening to Lucretia Mott, as she pours
forth her calm, dignifed, most searching elo-
quence. Before me, in this audience, | see
many ministers and others who have fought
against this Society, and sought to destroy it
for eight years-because we allowed women
to speak at our meetings. They are here to
listen to the deep and powerful eloquence of
a woman. They have expressed no sorrow
for unjust and wicked conduct. They pre-
tended to say we Sinned because women were
allowed to take part in our meetings; yet, they
came to hear, They are h%eartless and I'M
prlnclpled. They show that they were false
hearted in their ~factious conduct. Lucretia
Mott is going on in a powerful strain. She
is a small woman in stature. but she has a
great intellect and a heart as large as the u
inverse. Her every gesture is eloquent, and
her clear, firm, emphatic voice, thrills through
the Whole audience. She on the
pro-slavery priesthood, churches, and poliii-
clans. Now she is paying a merited tribute
to GARRISON, as the piOneer of this holy cause
OF human freedom. She is illustrating the
law Of progress, by the history of the anti
slavery cause in this land, and she does not
forget to notice the part WOmen have taken
in it. She points to the Remonstrance from
the women of Scotland, now encompassing
this great room all around. She is rebuking
those who try to ridicule the efforts of wo-
men to rescue humanity from the slave auc-
ton and the battle field. Now she is rebu-
king the apostates from this heaven-approved
cause. This audience is sprinkled all over
with %clergymen, with many of whom | was
once acquainted. They could not stand the
test of anti-slavery. They were weighed in
the scales OF justice and humanity, and were
found wanting. AS a general thing, the cler-
gy are the most heartless, INSCRIPTIONS and
unprlnclpled OF all the enemies of human free
dom and Improvement. Lucretia is going
on III a powerful strain, and you and all our
friends in Britain and Ireland would delight
to sit here and listen to her heart-stirring APP
peals. There, she is now done.
Garrison comes forward and says-'The
meeting will now be addressed by Wendell
Phillips, of Boston, Wendell takes the
platform, and is now reading a Resolution
That there is no exodus Of the American
slave out of the present house ofhis bondage,
except over the ruins of the present Ameri-
can Church and American Union As he
finishes the reading, there is great applause
over the whole house, mingled with a few
sharp, malignant Kisses. Wendell is now
fairly under way, and the deep silence and
fixed eye, the posture of eager attention OF
= the audience, demonstrates his power over
mems minds. Dearly do | wish he were
t this moment in Europe, showing up the char.
r acter OF the American Church and Union, ia
the awakened people of Glasgow, Dublin,
, London and Paris, as he is now exhibiting il
. to the great assembly present. 1t is now
! one o'clock, p. M. Wendell is still speak.
l ing, showing up the heartless and u%nprinci-
. pied character of The presidential candidates
I Taylor, Webster, Clay, Hale, &c. The
l assembly has gone on increasing, and nearly
5000 are now present, ] should think, and
t., there is no tagging ofinterest. Hincreases.
: He is Tebuking Hale for saying-'I never
counselled nor approved, and never shall coun-
sci nor approve efforts to induce slaves to run
: away, and to violate the compromises of the
= Constitution in favor of slavery. Our Liber-
ty party friends look sour at the s~cathing re-
: Dukes of Phillips. They are present in num.
4 bers, and look as if they felt the truth of his