Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-01-05
For The n. S. Bugie.
AUGUSTA, CARROLL Co., o., !
Dec. Goth, 1918,

DEAR FRIENDs:-
In giving you a brief account Of the meet
ing held here last evening by our friends II.
w. Curtis and j. w. Walker, it calls up
emotions of both pain and pleasure. There
was a proposition made TO me last spring,
that if the abolitionists here would contribute
something towards paying light, fuel, and re-
pairs for the Disciple church here, that il
should be open for antl-slavery purposes
The proposition was promptly complied with.
The next Sunday after | saw it announced
in the Bugle that a meeting would be held
here, | went TO the Disciple meeting in order
TO publish the anli-slavery meeting, and ask
for the house. There was no objection made
to our having ii-all seemed right, and one
of the elders told me to call upon the sexton
to make the fire. Last Sunday morning |
called upon the sexton, who told Inc the So
ciety had agreed thatthat day the house should
not be open. | went 10 see two of The direc-
tors of the house next day they agreed we
might have it on Tuesday, but not at night,
and then ii was to be shut forever. | asked
a fulfllment Of the contract, but 10 no effect.
queried if the opposition was general. A
member present said the majority of the soci.
ETY. was opposed TO our having The house {;
that some declared if we got it, they would
never enter il again. There is scarcely Ian.
guage strong enough to express the amount
of meanness shown by both DISCIPLES and
Methodists who were present when | urged
our claims, not only upon the house, but 10
be heard. The only chance then was the
school house. We have a good one that has
been open to almost every thing. | went up
in the evening to light and make fire in it,
and to my surprise found it locked. | wen,
to the village, and the first man | met said,
:" GU are not going to get The school house
tonight either. DR.. Armstrong said, I'm.
less you pledge yourself to pay all damage
that may be done to the house, you shall not
have it," replied, Does he expect TO get
up a mob and break in the windows at my
expense ! it most certainly appears TO me
like it, as The house has been open to almost
wy mug "'hIh uH) ShSH IiVuHt' by
the way, the DR.. is a member Of the Melho-
dist church-of that august body who decla-
red in open assembly they had neither the
right, wish nor intention TO interfere with
woman, whipping and baby-stealing.
mention the name of the school director
here, because | think it proper the world
should know by whom such outrages upon
humanity are committed. When | met the
Dr., | charged with having acted from feel
ings of revenge alone. He denied the charge,
calling his God to witness. / told him he
need not call upon his God, | would believe
him just as soon without. | now leave the
Dr., hoping he may receive for his conduct
the pity of the world; and let me say my
earnest desire is, that the time may not be
far distant when the people will require a
man TO do more in order 10 atone for an act oil
meanness, than simply 10 carry a pair of pill
bags.
We had no meeting that evening. Our
friends broke their wagon on The way here,
and did not arrive till Tuesday afternoon.
told them how gloomy prospects were-lh Thai
! felt almost like giving up. James replied
THAT is just what they want" and said he
would any time sooner stand a shower OF
brick-baiS and eggs, than not TO be heard
Well, thanked James and took courage
We made another effort, the key was obtain
ed, and we met in The evening, the house was
cold, and without other accommodations.
then stated to the audience the facts connect.
ed with our arrangement for The meeting, and
charged the society with an open violation of
contract. This rather grated upon some of
their ears. II ever anli-slavery met an i'm.
Portant crisis in Augusta, il was las, evening,
An edict had gone forth to the world, decla-
ring that the wrongs of three millions of our