Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-11-09
The Fugitive Slave Law.
PRSSsvrLLR, Morgan Co., o., !

DEAR OhrvER: do not know that can
furnish a contribution that will enable you to
make your weekly salutation to the readers of
CAsn it otherwise would be; but in these try
ing times, when treason to humanity charac-
SERIES many of the leaders in Church and
State, 1t seems proper that those who arc en-
gagged in the holy work of mans redemption
should be apprizcd of the extent of like move
mcnts in other parts of the country. 1t is
therefore for the purpose of giving some of the
indications of public sentiment in this vicinity,
that commence this communication.
During the past summer, have devoted
what time l could spare from other engage
nsntS, to the agitation of those great reforms,
And-Slavery, Temperance, Anti War and kin
drcd subjects, in this immediate region of coun-
try.
There has been much less agitation here on
these subjects than in many other parts of the
State, but the people are anxious to hear, and
(whcre free from the trammels of sect and par
ty) to receive the truth. There is considerable
sf anti-slavcry feeling, but far as it has man
AAEshSo AeSch dphhb rum tiic oAu puibltst ~ huo
been through the free soil organization. Scc-
iarim influence is brought to bear powerfully
sgainst froe inquiry. had debate, q few weeks
since, with free soicr IN reference to the COM
Ysrativc merits Of the two modes of anti slave
~ action. We hold our meeting in n school
housc-commenced on Saturday, and as there
was u good deal of interest manifested by the
morning when we assembled, VIC found that
pious supporter of that embodiment of all wick
edncss, Gen. Taylor, had ordered tho house
closed against us. He had paid so much non
ey towards building the house and would not,
therefore, suffer such meetings to be held in it
on the Sabbath Their only tendency was to
corrupt the morals of the young people of the
neighborhood i When will such heathcnism
cease to control tho actions of human beings
We obtained another house and continued our
meeting, and hope some good was done by it.
Last Saturday and Sunday we held meet
ing in Pennsville to consider the recent 'Fugi-
tive Slave Law Four sessions were held, and
great amount Of intense feeling manifested by
those present. The Secretary was instructed
by the meeting to furnish copy of the pro-
ceedings, for publication, to The Buglc, Ohio
Standard and Era. This, from some cause, he
failed to do, and subsequently sent the minutes
and resolutions TO me- will enclose tho pre-
amble and resolutions adopted by the meeting.
for you to dispose of as you think best. If you
see proper to publish them with request that
tho Standard and Era do the same, it will be a
qualification to those who voted for them.
The chief opposition to the proceedings came
from tho Free Soil candidate for Recorder, Il
been considered leading Free Soiler, though
he admitted that this Fall he had voted full
Democratic ticket with the exception of ono can
ddatc
This opposition was made upon tho ground
that the resolutions were too strong The
people Of the county generally would not sus-
tain them, and therefore, it was wrong for us to
vote for them
We expect to hold similar meeting, on
Saturday week next, in Plyneth, twelve miles
south of this; perhaps you may hear from me
again after that meeting. have heard but one
expression of sentiment in reference to that
odious law-and that was universal condomna-
ton but the people are SO welded to party, and
party interests, that they are afraid to make
any public manifestations of their opposition,
until they fnd out how it will affect their pros
poets at coming election.
am every day more convinced of the uttct
incompctency of political organizations to cf-
feet any reform in the world. Those politicians
who make the loudcst claims of devotion to re-
form seem to be most ready to barter their in
auence on the most flimsy pretence. 1 have
mentioned ono leading Free Soilcr that voted
the Democratic ticket at the recent election
Another who has been regarded as THE leader
in this township, voted for the Democratic can
didatc for Congress, because in aprivatc letter