Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-09-22

audience. All were indignant TO a high de-
Crre-ruy friends ata deed that seemed So
atrocious, the captains, that | had exposed
il. AZ ! let he platform, a friend came and
told me not To venture Ear from the circle OF
abolitionists. as threats Of the most alarming
character had already begun 10 be banded a.
bout. Soon after, tile captain made his APP
pearance in front Of the stand, in a state OF
frightful agitation, and demanded who mad
accused him Of stealing. He was told mat
his name had not been mentioned, and mat
no one had accused him Of stealing. Atihat
time | had not learned his name. He de-
clared himself the person meant; and so we
had the platform cleared, that he might make
any defence or explanation he wished. lie
came up. and in a verY frank manner. and
with the utmost courtesy too. confirmed eve
ry one of my statements relating to the trans
action. When he had concluded we gave
him a seat on the platform.
Stephen s.. Foster then rose and said
"Our friend has confirmed every one Of
Parker Pillsbnry's statements to the very let
ter, except one-he has not told us whether
he is a member in good standing Of the Bap-
fist church. Now | wish to ask him, is that
true" The captain answered d" IL is true"
Foster then took the case in hand. and laid
/" RICH ieousness to the line, and judgment TO
the plummet." 1t was Foster, clothed with
more than wonted thunder. Few such
scenes will be exhibited, before the Judgment
Of the Great Day. And yet our friend the
captain, listened with the most respectful in
ierest. Not so with the mob spirits around.
They soon began to clamor and curse in n
most frightlul manner. They called many
times on the captain, 10 throw Foster from
the Platform. He replied that he wished
none Of their Interference or defence. He
evidently was reviewing his treatment Of the
poor slave, and was no better satisfied with
il than the rest of us. Soon after he left the
platform, remarking that he had no more to
say, and entered into conversation with our
excellent friend, Mrs. Merriam, of Boston.
They retired a short distance from the crowd.
and he took no part whatever in the fearful
melee that shortly followed. He told Mr.,
Francis Jackson that he - had no complaint
10 make Of tie manner in tchich zoe had treat
ed him.
Foster closed his examination Of the case
we had in hand, and then returned 10 the res
%olution before US, which was, That our Ma
TONS Religion is a lie &C., and declared that
for four days we had been making our charg-
es against the Church, and that no one had
defended her, and no one successfully could.
lie was proceeding with a train of the most
searching and terrible remarks and rebuke,
when a member of the Orthodox Church,
who it was said, had Just come from his
own meeting. leaped 70 the platform, his
very eyes flashing fire and fury, with fists
and teeth clenched, and shouted 'il's a lie
it's a lie IFS a damned lie q! I'll defend the
church ! III defend the church :" He was
followed by the whole troop Of human tigers.
and the scene which succeeded beggars all
description Of mine. I%sprung 10 my feet,
butroned my coat close about me. and stood
waiting our doom, which seemed likely 10
be a serious, ifnot a fatal one. What be-
came of Foster and the rest, ] could not tell;
for ! was Immediately seized with great vi
olence, and hurled with blows and kicks to
the ground, tearing the buttons from my coat,
and otherwise injuIing it, and was then drag
ged and pushed soma distance from the
stand, where | was at length rescued by
Capt. Godfrey, Capt. Goodspeed, of Hyan-
mis-. and other friends, and was protected by
them, until we left the grove.
Friend Foster suffered less in person than
in clothing. His coat, a good one of broad
cloth, was rent literally from bottom to top,
he was surrounded by a swarm Of myrmi-
doms, who pushed and dragged him toa con-
siderable distance, until he was delivered
from their power by the arm Of the friends of
humanity. VIM. Brown, the %ruflians pitch
ed over the back OF the platform, down six
or eight feet, and left him TO his fate.
Never did | witness such a scene as that
multitude exhibited at the breaking out of
tt mob. They were all on their feet, and
seemed TO be waving 10 and fro like a forest
in a terrible wind. The oaths and blasphe.
mics uttered by our assailanls, would have
been heavy in hell itself, while the shouts
and yells would have scared a hyena out Of
his feroci,y. Never was | taught such a les
son Of the degredati and depravity of thu
human character. And the mob was in de
fence of the church. II was literally led OF
by the church. 1t is, and will be defende'
by the church. To her and her God, be al
the honor and glory, forever and ever.
Trdly Yours,
PARKER PILLsBURY.
BarnstaJf, Sent. I'd, 1913.