Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-02-23

tNth 81 TO- 1iNlLtn recommends
no purer morality-no higher reform than
this Why will men consent 10 have their
opinions moulded by the teachings Of such a
mani Why will they continue TO drink in
the sentiments-mere milk-and-water dilu-
tions-of this Citizen, the National Era, o.
hio Standard, and Cleveland True Democrat!
There is more Of the soul of true progress in
one number of Garrison's Liberator, than in
the weekly issues Of all these papers for a
whole year.
Saturday afternoon went 10 the corner of
Rootstown, and spoke an hour in the league.
meeting that evening. Talked the next day
on The subject Of sectarianism in connection
with slavery. That night, when we got to
the school-house, we found six Of our Meth
odist friends assembled for a prayer meeting.
From everything / could learn, ! am bound
in all candor to believe that they came there
on purpose TO conflict with our appointment,
made the evening previous; for though it
had been their custom TO meet there every
Sunday night, yet they had not done
so for three or four weeks on account of
preaching at the centre-they were having a
revival there-and there was preaching there
that night. The house was full and all were
in favor of our having a meeting, except the
six Methodists. In fact, there would have
been none but those six there, if it had not
been given out that there was TO be an Anti
Slavery lecture. So we asked them 10 give
SEQ TIA- ~zC.-.l w H.. tz1l ,hAp,
that we would give way, and stay and hear
them till they got done, only asking, that af-
forwards they would stay and hear us. SO
they went on with their meeting, exhorting.
turedly %joined,) and praying seven times,
particularly " for the young man who was
going to give an Grafton, or whatever else it
might be called, that God could give him re-
hgion." The instant they were done, the
Heightons broke out in one of the most beau
tiful and christian songs l ever heard. 1t
was so good that the leader of the former
meeting, though he had his hat in his hand
ready to jump the moment it was finished,
could not stir TO go. But as soon as the ech-
oes ceased, almost before | could rise 10 my
feet, he was marching straight out of the
house, followed by one or two Of the others,
in spite of the pleasant and earnest entreaties
of those whom they passed in getting to the
door. l Immediately commenced talking in
a kind and alfectionate manner TO the three
or four who remained. Presently ! had &C.
c%asion TO speak Of the great sin of voting for
Taylor, when one of them-who voted for
very meeting-nudge d his nearest neighbours
elbow, and whispered, "let's 60" and out
they all walked but one, who staid through
; the whole evening, and whom | lectured
But they carried no! one Of the congregation
wiM item all remained and listened, for the
most part attentively, to an exposition of the
nature Of true christianity, and to the teach
., ious meetings, as contained in the first chap
ter.of Isaiah. BY the way, the good Melho-
dist friend who was so elfectualIy placed
hOrS du combqt by my rebuke Of the sin of
voting for Gen. Taylor, declared, soon after
the Philadelphia nomination, that he had ra-
, Their his right hand should drop from its
r shoulder blade, than cast a ballot for that
great Mexican cut-throat and when, still la
ter, a hand-bill was posted mp on that very
school. house, calling on the people to attend
t a Free Soil Convention at Ravenna, to be adj
dressed by Thomas Corwin in favor Of the
, election of Gen. Taylor, he said he wished
somebody would 60 and write on that notice
t "H's a. He!" In his case, therefore,
| no wonder " the hit bird iuttered "
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights,
spoke in a school-house in Randolph about
' two miles from the one in Rootstown. Halt
! a dozen or so of the leaguers went down
+ with ne each lime, and going back the frs
= night, we all got lost in a swamp which we
d had to cross.
Wednesday afternoon, was in at the Sew
D ing Circle a few minutes. Thirteen present.
5 Obtained the names of all of them 10 a petit
ton for the secession of Ohio from the bloody
Union.
Sunday afternoon and evening, spoke at
l The cross roads in Marlborough. Had some
opposition from a member of the Disciple
t church, who thought the reason why the alb
3 olitionists had no greater success, was be-
2 cause they did not give God the glory, and
did not have Christ for their chairman. A
Comeouter in the congregation asked him
= who the chairman in his church was. This
was a poser. He dared not say Christ was,
3 /" but if the church was what it ought to be "
-"that's not what ! asked you; who's the
chairman of your church as she now is? ]
y don't want any of your u.s." He tried TO
evade the question three or four times, but
: the comeouter held him to il. Finally, the
a necessity of his position, (having made it SC