Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-02-25
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5urer's life, Some Of the latter have recently
passed ever me. 4 short time since, | visit.
ed Baconsburgh, a small place in The north
ern part Of Bazsita, for the purpose Of holding
anti-slavery meetings. ! made application
for and obtained the use of the Disciples
meeting house. Mr.. Davis, one Of the Dish.
ops of the church, | was informed, controlled
the house. lie was recommended to me AZ
a very worthy man, and all | saw of him
went far to confirm that opinion in my mind.
lie readily opened tho house.
But before | went to the place. what 7 had
heard Of 1t prepared me for indecen, and dis.
respectful treatment. | had been informed
'ha', not long since, on the delivery Of a tenn
perance lecture, tho speaker and house were
visited with a shower Of eggs. The marks
OF the eggs yet remain, a proof which left
no doubt as to the correctness of my informa.
ton.
Soon after commencing meeting the first
night it was very clear that a large proper
zion of the audience was composed of rowdy
yonng men and boys. They commenced
'heir noise and disturbance before | began
my remarks; and kept it up, so loud and con.
slant as TO very much embarrass me. Think
ing that 1t would be best not to notice them.
l pursued my remarks with as much calm
ness and deliberation as possible. But i, was
evident that the sympathies of a large maior-
ity were with the mobocrats, not with me-
They seemed much better pleased than if |
MAD been having a candid hearing. Thus
countenanccd and sustained, of course the
were bold and impudent.
went through my remarks as best | could
under the circumstances. At the cloee
made an appeal, calm and dispassionate, to
The young men. | called upon them to make
she condition Of the slave their own, and lis
ten as they would wish a congregation to,
were they the slaves, and measures were be.
ing concerted 10 relieve them. was ar
swered with c conismptuous sneer.
Inc second evening was worse than the
first. The voices of the mobocrats, at times,
lost the power Of human utterance, and | was
overwhelmed with noises like the bleatinr of
sheep and grunting Of hogs. AT the rom
mencement Of the meeting this evening, a
chairman was appointed, whose name | have
forgotten. To his credit, he it said. he did
all in his power to preserve order. At the
close he made an apology for the boys as
he called them. He said ait would be I'm
just to censure them severely. They might
be expected 10 follow high examples. Such
examples were before them. Their fathers
were there, church members TOO, who were
taking the lead" ! agreed with him.
Though the boys made, probably, the most
noise, as the fathers were responsible, they
were most culpable. | gave notice that the
subject for the next evenings consideration,
would be the Mexican War.
Among such a set, it might be expected
that an iniquity so black and damning as this
Mexican War, would find friends if any
where. Those who will mob down the slaves
advocate, would be very likely to give no
quarters to him who should undertake to en-
pose the schemes of Shareholders for spread
iHg and strengthening their internal ~institu-
ton. And SO it was. The noise and clamor Of
4he third evening exceeded either ofthe others.
To speak to any profit under such circum-
stances, was impossible. | remarked that |
should say no more unless ! could be heard.
] felt ! was lowering my own dignity and
that of my subject, by submitting 10 such
contemptuous and disgraceful treatment. On
Eesuming my remarks the noise commenced.
/ stopped short, turned my back upon them,
and left. Thus has Baconsburgh the honor
of putting an end TO my expose of this infa-
nous waE- by m%oJbing me dOwn. A very ap.
ProPFiate method, every honorable person will
say, for the accomplishment Of such an oh.
ject.
On entering the place, Mr.. Bacon, mem
Der Of the Disciple Church, and frcm whom
the place takes its name, said to me, Why
don't you go South !" answered that
thought | had better stay among the SLAVE
holders, and should show, if he belonged (,
one OF The political parties, he was one O
them. He declared he was not a slavehold
er; was willing slavery should be abolished
and believed when il was Gods wish,
a0Oud be. THAT is" | answered, 4" SLAYER
will be abolished when God becomes as be
nevolent as you are" Under a religious il
fluencs of this kind, mobocracy cannot b
wondered az,
Without despairing,
H. w. CURTIS.