Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-11-03


ticket could an anti-slavery person obtain, al
though quite a sum would have been given
for admission. The result was that the INF
del Garisonians were foiled, and a revival
brought forth. The meeting with closed
doors lasted three or four nights, and then
expired. Some three or four, ] understand,
were " brought through" This, by the way,
could not have been a very serious operation,
all having gone through the same experiment
quite a large number Of times before, and
will be ready for the same process by the
time the next two days" meeting is held.
haze been writing about things spiritual.
until ] had nearly forgotten about things tenn
poral. Blu, to things more worldly in their
character. A meeting was called to form a
Free Soil Club. Being in favor of Free Soil
] attended with the rest Of the call-obeying
citizens. The leading Free Sellers were the
old defunct Liberty men, with hardly an ex-
%ception. A committee was appointed to draft
a Constitution, &c. 1t was moved and car
fied by The meeting, none voting against. TO
instruct the committee TO report a clause open
ing all their meetings to free DISCUSSION
The commiue reported on the night appoint
ed. Before the usuul hour for holding meet
ings, a few, say half a dozen, met, adopted
a Constitution, and signed their names. And
how, think you, read the clause on free dis
c%ussionl
"Rcsohcd, That all questions coming be-
fore the association, shall be open 10 the free
discussion of al the members Of the a~ssUcia.
ton, and such others as the association shall
invite"u!
This club head their notices, &C., with
Free Speech, &c. We challenged them 10 a
full discussion on the character of the Bufa-
10 platform and the Buffalo nominee, but it
was no 90. 1t is curious to see how anti
slavery constitutional constructionists Of the
Liberty party have played at somerset, and
gulphed down Van Buren,, pro-slavery con-
s,rnction and all. Anderson Dempster, the
leader of the Wesleyans at Leesburgh, boast
ed that he was the author OF the idea Of not
hvoting for a man fer office who was a mem
yer VI d pIO-oIdNciJ ChuICHs anu WIZ ItPuuT
ated Samuel Lewis because he belonged to
the Methodist Church, is the leading Free
Soil man of the town, and stands side by side
with the Methodists priests, advocating the
claims of Van Buren,. Ills Spooner theory
and church theory all thrown by the board,
at the bare prospect of availability. But such
inconsistency is not surprising on the part OF
a mere lay member. when the heads of the
church do even worse. 1t will be remem-
bercd that the Rev. Edward Smith, who does
more to control the sentiment of the church
than any one man beside, left the Liberty
party on account Of its nominating and sus-
tanning pro-slavery men for Office, writing a
series of letters in the " Spirit of Liberty" on
the subject, and yet he was one of the first
10 receive the nomination, and make a speech
in its support. Well, well, these things may
do for men who can swear to support the
Constitution of the u. S., but 10 me they
look rather suspicious.
If these parties who believe that the Con-
s~titution is anti-slavery, felt that they must
vote, would it not be more consistent and
more manly to vote for Gerrit Smith, who re-
presents their views on these particular points?
Many will be induced to vote for Van Buren,
by these blind leaders of the blind, who will
heartily repent of it, have no doubt.
] leave Leesburgh with a good deal of re-
greet there are some glorious spirits there.
Things had become so uncomfortable in re-
ference to my family, that ] felt bound to
place them, if possible, in circumstance
more peaceful and secure. If the religious
bitterness of the place had continued 10 man.
ifest itself in open outrage as it was wont to,
l, and others should have felt differently
Such, however, was not the case. Secret
> midnight injury, was the course pursued.
! A few weeks before ] left, an anonymous
letter was sent me-, making the most vlolen
: threats against my life if did not ceas'
preaching agains, the government and church
J, at the same time breathing the most consu
mately religious spirit. ] have not the lette
!, with me or I would lay il before your read
ers. A few nights afterwards, | was assaiI
ca ON my iodu W hieeHhS' Wy d Wdh WIN l
at learner at the Methodist temple, and sal
v to be a member. He called me aside, an
n then, although ! expected nothing of the sor
seized me by the coat and vest with ~violenc,
e stating that | had said something in one {
e my lectures, to his injury. He asked if
was a non-resistant. told him | was.-
Then" said he, "you devil, will give
YOU" making a tremendous blow at my fac'
n which "providentially" did not take efec
He then fell TO kicking me with all the viz