Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-07-13
From the Pennsylvania Freeman.
Letter from Simon Barnard.
Hnntiu uton. Ia. G,h mn. 4

Huntington, Ia, 6th mo. 4, 1850.
DEAR FRIESD IL have Just been reading
some numbers of the Freeman, copy of which
| ordered to this place some two years SINCE
Not having before seen single number for tho
last four or live weeks, and not being aware
that it was still coming here, 1 was exceeding
ly gratiiicd to find that my direction had been
SO far misunderstood, as to induce YOU to con-
tiauS subscription which had designed for
ono year only. In consideration therefore of
the qualification TO myself as we'll as for that of
others, and tho good of the cause, l request
you to continue sending tho Freeman to Hun
hngton .forerer, or till slavery is abolished.
Although for time separated from our anti
! slavery friends, l trust we have not been un-
prohtably employed, if in no other way than in
storing our minds with useful information and
in forming acquaintance with men and things
as they really exist in the great West. We
have seen too, some Of the workings of the
peculiar institution" Passing through Nary
land, We moro than once had the modification
of being waited on by slaves and were very
politely and kindly entertained by their masters.
80 lar from lessening our adherence OF tho
cVil' however, as appears to be tho case with
some 1t had directly the contrary effect. As
an instance of the effect of slavery upon men
who under other circumstances. perhaps.
would he, and who in other respects and 70.
wards persons Of their own color and condi-
uon, really do appear TO DO kind, and beneyo-
iolu, ana honorable men, will relate the fol.
lowing which passed in my presence at one of
the hotels.
long table was spread in the dining room,
several well dressed and no doubt Z" well fed y
slaves were waiting upon it the landlord, aside
from ms siaveholding appeared to be gentle
man, most OF tho stage passengers had eaton
tnelr suppers; one had not money to nav for
ms; ms the landlord was hunting him up to give
MN his supper; he allowed no one 10 20 from
MS mouse hungry, "God only knows what nnv
OF us may come to-" A tall gentleman from
inc South responded heartily TO the generous
aia humane sentiments OF the landlord
mats the way like to hear q man talk.
sir' nc said' and then, changing the subject,
ne inquired as il uncertain whether he was In
Maryland or in old Pennsylvania, "what Stato
Is this, sir = Maryland SIR" was the rcply.-
After pause. slow are niggers selling sir :"
" Are there any selling hero !" "No, sir. there
are none selling just now" bought a very
line woman for my own use for "three serentv
fre,' was the answer.
envy not the man who could think better
OF slavery alter such an exhibition as this. |
was about to give expression to somc thoughts
thSt followed the above DEVELOPMENT i'm rela
ton TO the magnitude, the length, breadth. and
depth OF the evil which We arc cndeavoring TO
| eradicate, but iorbear-they will readily sng.
gost themselves. How would like to intro
duce the Freeman into q thousand families in
this western world, but that is out of the oues-
ton. The Buglc is sent by friend unknown
into the noighborhood, and very worthy and
pious people think it very wrong to take it
from tho post Office What an incaloulablo
amount OF prejudice and ignorance we have to
encounter. The people are all opposed to sla-
very, and yet an anti-slayery paper is a per-
nicious publication Tho people do not under
stand tho question, and / suppose We shall have
TO keep on trying to make them understand Il.
met man in very lonely and retired spot
on the banks Of the Wabash the other day,
VINO informed me he had been Virginia slave
holder, had come up to the North, and was do
lng al that he could for abolition. He first
saiu'cd s., me with the appellation Of stranger,
o"' on my informing him that was an aboli-