Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-08-18
ANTI.sLAvERY BUGLE, SALEM, O.


You know, my friend, what the Anti-Sla-
very cause has had to contend with, 10 years
past, from the treaehery Of false friends, and
from the lack Of courage and principle in
timid ones. A new instance Of this was
brough. to our knowledge, at the Worcester
meeting, which affected many hearts with
sadness, many more with disgust. But you
shall hear. You know that Father MATHEW,
The efficient friend of Temperance in Ireland,
has lately arrived in our country. He has
been for the past fortnight in Boston and its
vicinity. Having in his own land professed
much sympathy with the An,i.Slavery strug-
gle here, having united with DANIEL O'CoN-
NELL and sirty thousand others in signing an
Address TO lrishmtn in America, calling on
them TO be the firm opponents Of slavery and
to "join with the Aboliionists every where"
as the only consistent advocates Of liberty
saying that on this subject "none can be
NEUTRAL" it was thought that Father Ma
THEW would gladly avail Of a suitable OPP
pOlhohity W BiNC IinShSoi lIOOi VI hio pliu-
ciples. A committee of the Mass. Anii-Sla-
very Society accordingly waited upon him,
with a letter of invitation to attend the cele-
bfation at Worcester; the rather, because, as
it was a meeting 10 commemorate a signal
act Of his own country's justice and generosi.
ty, it was believed he would feel a peculiar
pleasure in being present. He received the
committee with evident perturbation of mind,
said he had enough to do 10 save men from
the slavery Of intemperance, and that he had
determined not to commit himself on the sla-
very question while in this country He
professed himself hostile to slavery, yet said
he did not know that there was any passage
Of Scripture which specifically condemned
it! He said that the Catholic priests held
no slaves! How is this matter, in Louisi.
ana. for instance T. He expressed not the
least sympathy with the Abolitionis,s, uttered
not one God speed in their labours! The let
ter was left with him, to which he has given
no answer. This is the substance Of the ac-
count, given at Worcester, OF The Committees
with him. One young man, who
heard it, on his return 10 this city, sought out
Mathew told him what he had heard,
It the same time giving back TO him the
and temperance medal which a few
lays before he had received at his hands,
aging he no longer felt it an honor, or an
Encouragement in his temperance labors, 10
etain them. Upon this, the young man
vas quite rudely put out of the house by
'ome persons who were present, prominent
'mong whom was a Catholic priest, as l am
informed, at whose house Father M. was
Is not this a melancholy %illustri-
ion Of human weakness, and want Of mozl
As Father Mathew is to make the
of the Slaveholding States, and (it is
iaid) has been invited to be President Tay-
or's guest at the White House in Washing
on, his conduct with most of your readers
will find a ready explanation.
Among others at our Worcester Celebra-
ion was your old acquaintance, and that of
all your readers, l presume, SAMUEL
BROOKE. All will be glad TO hear of the
,reat benefit he has experienced from the
Water treatment. He seems to be quite
made over again, and re;juvensted. Long
ife and health TO him!
Ever truly yours,