Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-07-28
Notes from the Leetnring Field.

with the Bugle, and through it with the abo-
ii'onisis generally. And seldom does a
week 'ransPire when incidents connected
WIN the cause, and worthy of record, do no,
present themselves. But such have been
my circumstances that il has seemed almost,
impossible to find time 10 write a sinole
iine' ] have, like one of olden time, been
uonbied about many things. Still, amid all,
! nave not forgotten the slave, or my duty to
him as his representative. Not a Sunday.
save one, since March, has passed, bu, in
which have held meetings, often travelling
after the 'oils Of the week, when I fell, /
needed rest, twenty miles to hold meetings
and returning in the evening. Had | time TO
give you even a synopsis of the character and
results of those meetings, you would feel as
have often felt, that there was yet gvou nd
Tor hope. l have lectured at New LYME.
Cherry Valley, Jefferson, Geneva, Ninevah.
MessoPotamia, Pennington, Rome, &c., &c.
oome oil The meetings have been exceedingly
interesting, and The change produced in the
public mind very marked. Two weeks ago
hev Mr.. kellog, a Universslist minister, at
tended the meeting at Ninevah, in which he
gave his reason for voting for z ,chary Tsy-
Tor al The last election. 1t was because Tay.
Tor was an "honest man." OF course. | wen,
INTO a pretty general exhibit of the Generals
honesty, as manifested in the holding of
hundreds Of his feliow-beings in bonds, rob-
o'ng them Of their all. He next proceeded
10 justify The entire South in holding slaves.
on the ground of ignorance, and even quoted
several 'iexts" to prove that Taylor, Cal.
houn, &c., were g%uiltless in their daily out.
RACES upon their fellow-men. ] told the peo-
pie we had a fair representation of the ma
lions clergy and the nations religion in the
person of our friend, and that, so long as we
had such a race Of priests, the world would
groan and writhe in agony under their oppres- :
sions. Poor man ! pitied him. He ac-
tually declared that God was just as much |
pleased with his voting for Taylor, as with =.
The most vigorous efforts to secure emancipa. l
lion. His last resort was an appeal 10 the q
preiudices Of the people. He told them v
was E'aking them all out worse than muir
and that | was abusing them and
him. asked the people if they thought
mad abused him; all voted no. He said the +;
people would justify him in his course 4; / ,
thought not, so we put this to the vote
when, although it was the genileman's con- 4,
gregation that he usually breaches 10, not a =,
soul would stand by him. The meeting !,
lasted about four hours, and closed in the tri-
umph of humanity over tyranny. :
Last Saturday evening, l held a meeting a
In Pennington. The house was filed, and ,
a good impression appeared to be made. +,
The next day | wen. to Messapo.amia.-s
The friends had prepared the grove for the n
meeting 1t being preaching day in the Uni +
%veTsallst church. When Mr.. Todd arrived, +,
he freely gave up his pulpit, and we occupi- +
ed the house, he being present and taking j.,
part in the meeting. 1t was a large meeting,
the house was filled to OVERLOOKING.
told the people | was going to preach two 1
that day, from two different texts,
from authors that in their estimation would =
stand equally high. The one from Isaiah, :,
the other from Zachary Taylor. In fact ill.,
people are to be judged by their actions, !,
they had far more respect for the latter than
the former. then read z. Taylor's procla.
nation for a Fast, and Isaiah's notions on the v
subject. l showed that the people y
would obey Taylor, the priests everywhere q
falling in with his directions, while they =
would reject the other with indignation.-n'
Sill they would declare that Isaiah, was in p"
spired Of God, end all are inadels who don't e
believe it! The people felt the guilt of the a
nation, and they saw that the only way to ="
escape was by letting the oppressed 60 free.
Tit change in public sentiment in Mesa +
is very great. A year ago, no audi :,
ence could be obtained, and there was no p
house but what was closed. Now people, g
aye hundreds, who that length of time since +
would not hear a Comeouter on any ac- n
count, flock to hear the word gladly. A few h
weeks since, when there, the congregation ;,
was equally good. 6
ought TO mention, that, at the close, thew .
gave me over Eve dollars TO bear my expen. -
ses; the only money i have received since n
March for lecturing in any place. il
have received a challenge from Rev.
]. Flowers, a Methodist, 10 discuss the
of that church. or course | accepted
it. have heard nothing since | wrote him. v
Next Sunday l 60 for the first time to Eagle. :,
vile, where expect a stirring season. i
Yours in haste, w. y
OF TAG YANKEE BLADE is a very skarv \