Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-06-29

camel; but you would still advise gratitude,
would you notl
Well, Of Douglass and the ladies', would
observe, to begin with, that the latter are
warm friends of Frederick, who in Europe
telt honored by his acquaintance, and delight.
ed to extend 10 him the hospitality of their
home. They are educated, accomplished wo.
men, having not only a genuine selfrespect,
but the additional strength and calm unques-
tioning sense of the right TO independence
which a superior position in society in Eng
land always ensures. They have been lately
travelling on the continent, in Austria, Ger.
many, &C., and are now making a tour Of
pleasure in the United States. Judge, then,
my friend, Of what their first impressions
were on reaching the Model Republic. AS
the elder Of the two described 10 me, in a
most graphic and simple manner, their jour.
ney across the ocean and first introduction to
American prejudice in the franklin House,
in New York, | cannot do better than give
you a brief sketch Of the same, only regret
ting that | have it not in my power to convey,
at the same time, the appropriate gesture and
varying tones Of voice in which this new and
90 them) extraordinary experience was rela-
ted.
The Captain, then, Of the Sarah Sands
was a delightful man, just the one to make
the passengers forget the length Of the voy-
age, which was, as you may remember, very
long, from the fact that a cylinder burst, and
they had no duplicate. They were two
weeks behind time. The sixteen cabin pas
sengers, with their cheerful Captain, had
what IRE call "grand tines" Notwithstanding
the delay, and laid many plans for social re-
union, &C., when they should have reached
port. One gentleman had heard Mr.. Doug
lass, and admired him vastly SO our friends
were enabled TO talk over events and exchange
opinions, as We all so love to do when we
meet others who appreciate lhoSe whom we
" delight to honor Reform both in Church
and State was discussed in council during
the voyage. All went on swimmingly, and
long before the ship reached New York il
was decided tina, they should all put up at
the sam hotel. 1t was an understood thing
that Mr.. D.. was 10 meet the ladies' on the ar
rival of the steamer, but her tardy arrival dis
arranged plans, and two or three days elaps-
ed before they met. The mutual interest felt
in the character Of Douglass, made him, to a
certain extent, the theme of friendly CONVEX
s%ation; when 10 it reached r9fned american
ears tina; a colored man Ooh 1! shocking to re-
late :. was expected 10 call on some of the
boarders in that hitherto unpolluted house
There were side looks and whispers, doubt
less, long before our unsuspicious friends be-
came aware Of the fact, for they, all uninspi-
red as they were, laboTed under the impress
sion they should never realize anything of
this vulgar prejudice which they had heard
of by letter and newspaper. 1t did, no doubt,
exist IN some other and lower sphere, but
Mey-their position was well known, and as
10 Mr.. Douglass, he ranked far above the
boarders at the franklin House-he was a
man Of genius, one If natures noblemen!-
At last a faint rumor reached them, cautious
ly and timidly expressed, that " it would not
do here that " 1T was a question if Mr..
Douglass would be admitted into the house,
that certainly he would not be permitted to
take a meal at the table" 1t was considered
Is very much out of the way" &c. You see
they did not treat the matter after the man
ner of the N. Y. Express at first, but were
very tender, and, as | said, cautious. "Milk
for b%abes," you know. "When they had
been in the country six months they would
view things very differently" said old Eng
lish friends whom they sought in their per-
p~lexity. No insinuation could be more in
suliing Than this; as if six months in the Mo-
del Republic was sufficient to divest them of
common sense and common humanity. "Oh!
butt" they persisted, sue had no more idea
Of the thing than you have when first we
We invited Mr.. -, most gentle
manly person, TO our house very frequently (;
he was a most gentlemanly and intelligent
person, but had he swindled his host out
of hisIproperty? 40 no, but they had gotten
over all that, felt quite otherwise-it would
not do, as he was %colored, in this country.''
The darkness was becoming visible. The
fellow-passengers who had entreated lengthy
visits, the delightful Captain who had been
a father to them, became by degrees %inocula-
ted with the disease, or rather, instead of pre-
senting a bold front, yielded to The American
chimera called "public opinion,' forgetting
that they themselves ought to have been the
public opinion. On board the steamer such
views would have been ridiculed, but now
they insinuated, in a hesitating, apologize
tone, "~really-that is-my dear Madam
oh / think it inexplicable-but, then, | as