Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-03-03
JOHN s. COCK.
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FRIENDS EDIToRs =
In looking over the Bugle of Dec. 9th
1877, | saw a communication, headed IN utes
from the Lecturing Field" written by J.
Walker, in which, some misrepresentation
are made, calculated to make wrong impress
sions on the minds Of your readers.
As my character is assaulted by your cor
respondents, through your columns, | claim
the right through the same medium, of CIV
ing a fair statement Of facts; that your read
erS may see both sides and therefrom Judge
who is in the right.
That Messrs. Walker and Curtis came TO
our place Of residence, and requested me TO
assist them in getting up meetings; and CO.
operate with them and that | refused to CO.
operate with Mr.. WALKER, is true.
W. says ''this he (J.) refused to do, on
the grounds, that he would not Cooperate
with a sseptic, or one who was sceptical."
When they made the above request, my
reply was | cannot cooperate with Walker
for two reasons.
First; because of his scepticism; and es-
peciaLy, because of his insinuating it into his
anti-slavery Lectures; as J. had been crediJly
informed he had done; and as J. had good
reason to believe be would do, having heard
him deliver a lecture to the young men OF
Leesburgh, in which his scepticism bore a
conspicuous part, referred him to some things
he had said in said Lecture, &c.
My Second reason was because of the
false statements he was circulating concern
ing some Of the members Of the Alleghaney
Yearly Conference &c.
w. says, "He (Myself) after telling us a
good deal about our preaching inhdelity on
the an,i-slavery platform &c. coldly asked US
if we would have our horse pu, up &c."
1t is true "gfIsr telling" Mr.. WALLER, Il
did not, and do not accuse Curtis of being
sceptical,) "a good deal about preaching in
fidelity &C." l urged them to stay over
night. 1t is also true; before one tUord pas
said aJ'm igfdehiy;" Immediately after they
called (about . P. N.Y. | requested them to
permit me to put up their horses; and let US
provide some refreshments for them.
w. replied, "No We eat but twice a day;
and have no occasion for eating" | gave
them every necessary assurance that they
were welcome &c. He says, "We conclu-
ded we would try to obtain lodging without
il being known who we We're" He says,
tive put up with a Wesleyan (Jas. Patterson,)
who was soon apprised who we were by Mr..
McBride, who rode over and told them"
w. would make it appear tina, | rode over
on purpose to tell Mr.. p. who they were;
when he knew | was on my way to au APP
pointment, having told them | was to preach
that evening and was preparing to go before
they left. | called at Mr.. Pattersons Tor a
friend who was to accompany me, who ask
ed if knew those men that had called &c.
w. says: ave saw one of the trustees OF
the Wesleyan Church that evening and
asked him for The house TO Lecture in, but
were refused"
The man to whom he refers must be Saml.
Patterson, for he says the Wesleyan with
whom they stayed, was brother to said Trus.
tee. w. asked Saml. =. in our room if he
was a trustee. He replied, l think | am; bu,
finding he was not, went TO his brother James
and told w. in the presence of two or three
witnesses, that he was not a Trustee.
w. says "In the morning We tried to &c
the house," &c. shut it was no use, we wers
driven from the place without being allowed
to speak for the dumb"
All | wish to say in reply to this, is, Their
was bnt one Of the Trustees asked for tn,
house. In conclusion, l would just say w
is the first man | ever refused to assist in get
ting up an anti-slavery meeting, ] hope h,
may be the last. did not oppose him il
getting up a meeting but refused to assis
him in doing so.
Now | do not say a man must be a Chris
tian in order to secure my cooperation o.
the anti-slavery platform but he must be
man Of integrity.
| have thus endeavored 10 give a fair an
brief representation of plain facts, wi,hou
coloring, or exaggeation. having tried. I
make things so plain, that he that runs ma,
read.
Yours, &c.
]. MCBRIDE.
Orange Up, Delaware Co. o..
a, Fahruarv z. 1919.