Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-05-04


they will find their work and themselves
swept away by its tide, and their names
and deeds enrolled on the annals of in(a.
my, or lost beneath the dark waters of OBJ.
livion. U%nconciously to themselves, they
have been setting a power in motion that
will overwhelm them.
SIN their opposition 10 the expressed
will of a thousand of our most worthy
citizens, and the undoubied wishes Of the
greater part of the remainder on q great
question of reform in their neglect 10 do
the will OF the people, in various minor
though important matters, they have
been teaching the people that if they wish
their bidding done, they must take the
matter into their own hands and see 10 il,
that they elect men who will fulfil their
duties as their servants, and not arrogate
TO themselves TO be their masters. They
have been teaching them that if they wish
TO enjoy liberty for themselves, just
laws, and an impartial administration of
them, they must first remove this insidi-
Gus power, and then the throne will do
their bidding. This is the lesson the
people have been learning, may they con
it well before they are again called upon
10 choose their representatives, that their
choice may be made inteIligently, that
their wishes may be done, that our State
may be made free.
'During the past year, in consequence
of the political excitement of a Presiden-
tiaI campaign, there has not been the
same opening as usual for our labors in
the moral field; nevertheless something
OF effort has been made, not withou, ef.
feet it is hoped. There have been some
public meetings held, and during the ear
ly part of the year, we had a occurring
agent in the field for a short period. We
were not able to secure his services for a
greater period. but limited as it was, it
was sufficient 10 show that when moi
overwhelmed by u storm Of political ex-
element, the people will gladly receive
the ruth, when properly placed before
them. 1t is a subject of regret that our
limited means will not admit of our ex-
tending operations in this field of labor.
Were it cultivated to the extent for which
there is opening, there is no doubt that
IN abundant fruilage would be the yield.
The publication of our paper, which was
continued until recently, has now ceased.
The fund created for its support having
been expended, and no sufficient add.
lions having been made to i. 10 warrant
its continuance, this course was found
necessary. The subscription price be-
ing merely nominal, has only betrayed
a very small part Of the expense of its
publication. OF the amount Of its USE
fitness, il would be difficult to express an
intelligent opinion. That it has been ia
ken and read by a considerable number
of our citizens, is true, but that its circu-
laiion has been limited, and as a matter
of course its usefulness, by the unncces-
sary excitement of the preiudices and
fears of large class Of our citizens at the
outset, is no less true, as the experience
Of every day of its publication has mani
tested. That its circulation would have
been much more extended, and its infiu.
enc have been greater and more gener.
ally felt, had not this been the case, we
have no doubt. We are not withou,
hope, however, that its temporary publ
cation has not been in vain. 1t has been
made the medium of conveyance of IA
great deal of valuable information 10 the
minds of its readers, many of whom,
without its aid, would be destitute of the
knowledge they now possess of the work.
ings of the "pecu!iar institution"