Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-07-14
Reception of Father Mathew.

The Apostle of Temperance landed on our
shores on Saturday, the 29Ih ult. He was
honored on the I'd inst. with a grand public
reception by the people of New York, con.
Quoted by Populations Of Aldermen, and of
Temperance Societies, by professions with
bands OF musician "army with banners"
though a peaceful one-to the City Hall, and
after an introduction to the people from the
balcony, he was attended 10 the apartments
prepared for him at the Irving House, and
the dinner which awaited him and his atten-
dants. The occasion was one of absorbing
interest, the people turning out almost en-
masse to honor the man who had done so
much for the moral elevation OF mankind
Subsequently, there was a grand gathering in
the Broadway Tabernacle, under the auspi-
ces of the American Temperance Union,
when Father Matthew made a brief address.
A private letter from New York informs
us that the people, particularly his own coun-
trymen, as the procession passed through tho
streets, seemed perfectly mad with enihusias-
tic delight. Our friend says: 81 think he
will be able to do much good here, if he can
be kept out of the hands Of wine-guzzling
s~ychophan,s, who are endeavoring 10 lionize
him as a means of bringing themselves prom
inently before the public"
OF The Homestead Journal, we perceive
from an article which escaped our notice
last week.-Mrs. been "smiling at the inge-
niousness displayed by Mr.. Johnson (mean-
ing the Editor of the Bugle,) in referring to
the unanimous passage Of tie Disunion reso-
lutions at our recent anniversary as a proof
that Mr.. Preston's arguments against them
had but little weight in the minds of thor
ough Abolitionists.' Our astute neighbor
thinks if we had told h1W the resolutions
were passed, il would not be wondered at
that they were passed unanimously :" and
he very gravely proceeds TO reveal the as
founding fact, that the resolutions Of the
Western Anti-Slavery Society were passed
exclusively by members Of that Society !
Well, we W up our Yankee Ingenious
ness was mol cute enough to discover the
necessity Of announcing that important cir
cumsiance. We had supposed. until our
neighbours provoking smile reminded US of
our mistake, that Societies in this part of the
country, as ,lsew here, usually passed their
0lCn resolutions without the aid Of their oppo-
nenis, and that there was no need Of any for
NAL announcement Of what every body must
take for granted. Allowing none but mem
hers 10 vote, we are told, % was in fleet say
ing that none were allowed 10 vote except
those who were in favor Of the resolutions"
But how could the President know that be-
forehand I How did he know-how did any
body know-,hat Mr.. Preston's arguments,
whose annililating effec, had been predicted
for two days in succession, had no, changed
the opinions of The members, The fact that
the resolutions, notwithstanding Mr.. Pres
toms opposition, were passed by a unanimous,
evidence that his arguments had but little
weight " ith thorough Abolitiouists. AS we
said nothing of their effect upon others, We
really cannot perceive what the Homestead
W NOaHlloAh W. MI L SIT anu MS
friends are certainly welcome 10 all the con-
ISOLATION they can derive from their specula-
tions as 10 what W0uld have been the result
If the Society had not insisted upon the right
ion is, that if the whole meeting had voted
indiscriminaiely, the resolutions would have
been carried by a large majority but, of
course, the President was bound 10 remind
opponents of Tho Society that, although the
platform was free TO them for the presentation
of their objections, they had no right to vote
one way or the other. But we are wasting
too many words upon a small matter.
o. Henry A.. WISE has renowned poll
tics, and refused 10 enter into the crusade
against Thomas II. Benton. Hangman
FoOte, Of Mississippi, addressed him a long
letter recently, reviewing Senator Benton's
great Free Soil speech and charging that emf
nent man with ireachery to The South. Mr..
Wise was not quite JooLish enough to respond
favorably to this prO.slavery episIle.
This reference to Mr.. Wise reminds US of
an anecdote. In the winter of 1867,
when Congress was agitated by anti-slavery
petitions, and the blood Of the South was at
fever heat, Mr.. Wise boarded at The same
house with a Northern man, before whom he
was constantly u~ttterirg the severest denun-
Citations of the whole North, and the Adolf
iionists in particular. The Northerner one
day asked, "Wise, what is The matter with
you Southern chaps, that you are SO sensi-
tive to the denunciations of Abolitionists =
True they call you robbers and men-stealers,
South were to organize Societies TO deprive
us our cattle, and denounce US as a sci of