Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-05-25

At the appointed time, on Thursday NOR
ming, the Convention assembled, and, aflel
the usual preliminary proceedings, the foo
was taken by Mr.. Garrison. We observed
at the outset, OH the skirts of the assembly
and in the rising seats behind the platform
and commanding view of the whole au
dience, number Of the desperate and hard
looking characters which are the material Of
which mobs are made. There was, howev-
CIR, for some time, no demonstration of vio-
lence. Mr.. Garrison held the audience in
fixed attention, as he proceeded, in his clear
aud ringing voice, TO enunciate the truths of
Anti-Slavery, and which no man can set
forth in more forcible terms, and in clearer
logical sequence, than he. The Heraids
gang-not for the last time that day, as the
sequel proved-werc fairly mystifed. Here
was flight above the Tommany Hall ba-
rangues, with which tho ears of these
groundlings were accustomed to he split,
and at winch they are used TO throw up their
greusy caps and utter such deal of
sinking BREATH The speaker was oltogeth-
er above the level of their comprehension.
They could not understand enough even TO
raise hiss, much less an objection, till
charge OF the sin of Slavery aud slavehold-
ing was made against the Catholic Church
Then came n question. CAPTAIN RYNDERs
good, pious soul l-wns scandalised at an
attack upon the Mother Church. Why, he
asked, were the Catholics singled out as
alone guilty in this matter? So tremendous
II lonie-thrust was received with n storm of
applause from his followers, aud the speaker
could not, for some moments, secure atten-
ton to bis usseveraiion that he, by 10 means,
meant TO be partial, but that lie should he
equally sweeping in his charges, aud equally
severe, against the other churches of the
country, ere he should finish. He proceed
ed in his analysis. The Episcopal Church,
the Presbyterian, the Baptist, each in iurn
passed in brief review before him, and with
them the whole religion Of the land, with all
its dogmas aud its observnnces. But the in
diguant Catholics of a moment since were
changed, almost in the twinkling of an eye,
certuinly in the rounding of period, from
Catholics to Churchmen, from Churchmen
TO Presbyterians, FROM Presbyterans TO Bup-
lists, in turn TO devout persons Of all sects,
indeed TO religious men of an altogether
heterogeneous and quite impartial character,
ready to defend religion in the general, and
protest against that iinpiety which could find
in slavelolding any offence against Christi
! anity. Aud the manner of the protesintion
was quite worthy of the protestants.-
Screams and cat-culls, oatlls and howls,
manifested their pious zeal aud earnestness
in behalf of the Church; and il was very
evident that il only needed that there should
be sonie to them, tangible point presented,
something which they might be absolutely
certain they understood, to bring them down
like an army of crusaders upon the heathen
and fanatics whom they surrounded. The
opportunity was not long wanting. Mr.
Garrison alluded TO the character of the
great men of the nation, and the assertion
of their pro-slavery character. This, Capt.
Rynders- being himself distinguished par-
ty leader-felt called upon to repel more
distinctly and unequivocally than any other
that had yet been offered. Here was a sub
ject that was not altogether unknown i'll
Tammany Hall, that was not curiare to the
vulgar and the truculent Rynders at once
declared that neither his country, its laws,
its President, its Constitution, nor its insti-
tutons, should be spoken evil of; the COM
pany that surrounded him backed the asser-
ton by various demonstrations of hostility,
and the whole gang poured down upon aud
covered the platform, like a flock OF unclean
birds settling upon some fallen animal which
they believe is dead, or about TO die. A row,
apparently, was inevitable. The desperate
blackguards were full Of fight, and only
wanted the smallest provocation TO fall pell
nell upon any body and every body within
their reach. Such is the way of a New York
mob, and il is not easy TO calculate the pow
er Tor mischief of an organized band of on
ly so men, but ths-ior this was the New
York mob, the rioters OF Astor Place, the
rowdies OF TammaDy, the friends, in short,
OF Bennett-this had met with an opponent
hitherto unknown, and undreamed of in
their philosophy. They encountered men
who wouldn't fight! To their utter discom-
future the red with rage, and redolent OF rum,
stood face TO face with men as calm as
summer morning, and no more drunk than
they were angry. There is no getting to
fistlcuffs with man who carries his hands
in bis pockets aud a smile on his face. Ryu-
ders at first singled out Garrison, expecting,
probably, TO setIle the matter as other great
questions have been setiled in other and
chivalric times, by battle of leaders. The
pioneer was as good as challenged 10 round
or two of pugilistic encounter with 10 less
man than the said Captain Isaiah Rynders, IN
defence of the various heresies OF tile Socl-
ETY., on whose platform they stood But the
Pioneer wasn't game and wouldn't fight
Instead of that, he proposed talking, and
offered full liberty OF that TO the opposite
party.
A good deal of confusion, several attempts
to make a beginning of the fighting, yells,
vociierations, grand and lofty tumblings by
Rynders and extravagunces Of various sorts
by his party, continued for some time, uI-
influenced by the singing ofthe Hutchinsons,
who poured the oil of song upon the ocean
of dscord, aud unchecked by the Police
who stood quietly by, protecting, if not en-
couraging, the mob; MIR. Leonard, one of
the Captains of Police, declaring TO the wri-
arrest Rynders as rioter-not only that he
assault were committed, but that Rynders
and his people were committing no offence
and that they had right to do and say what
pleased them, this being free meeting. Il
is only just, however, to MIR. Matsell, the