Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-07-06
Benevolent Fair.

Messrs. Editors Tho Ladies Of the Anti
Slavery Sewing Circle have resolved to hold a
sale for the benefit of that Society in Septem-
| ber next and would ask the assistance of all
friends Of the cause to forward their object, by
such donations Of money, goods; or produce OF
! any kind, which may be converted into money,
| as they may find it convenient TO spare. AL
though the whole community profess to be an
ti-slavcry, it has been with some hesitation
that this sale has been undertaken, as, owing t.
tho difficulties of opinion as to the mode OF ac
ton on this subject, many of our warmes
friends think we cannot succeed. But we al
spend money! and if those who do feel, viii
bear it in mind, and refrain from expendinl
their money on different objects, ace shall d
| iceH.
If the friends of the country will knit ant
send to US some dozens of mems yarn socks
suspendors, mittcns, &C., and those in the city
and vicinity will delay supplying themselves
for the winter, till they have examined ours il
will be the same as money TO us. Many of the
friends have farms, whose produce would be as
acceptable as money, If those in the city viii
give us their support by buying of us instead of
strangers. This is dono in all the Eastern cities
at these Fairs, and in this way all work togeth-
or for this sacred cause.
Ours is not a political, but moral and reli-
gious movcment-the object of our Society be-
ing to assist with clothing the destitute and op-
pressed colored people; but moro especially, as
our means shall admit, to lay before the COM
munity by lectures and the press, the sin and
evil OF slavery, and by all peaceful means to
labor to abolish it. We have felt the objections
usually brought against Fairs by all conscien-
tious people, and shall avoid them by allowing
no rafting, selling nothing on commission, and
having fair return of change; and We know
the most fastidious will be satisfied that our
course is a correct one. All trades and callings
can help us if they will. Let the saddler send
US some carpet bags or small trunks; the tailor,
a handsome vest or two; the shoe dealer, chill
dren's little shoes, or gents slippers the mer-
chant, silk or neck handkerchief or pound of
sewing silk, the stationer, books or stationery,
and the china dealer children's tea sets or some
thing in their line; tho cooper, tubs and buck
cts tho cutler, pen knives and scissors; the
brush maker, hair or horse brushes of any kind
the druggist, fancy soap and perfumery; the
fancy dealer, combs of any kind and work bas-
kots the cabinet maker, children's little chairs,
work boxes, or towel-horses; the timer, tin
pans and dippers, the jcweler, salt spoons and
butter knives; the baker and confcctioner,
cakes, pies, and candy the horticulturist, fruits,
plants and flowers the halter, caps and chill
| dren's muffs the potter, bowls and pitchers
the foundry man, iron toys and fire setsj the
hardware man, preserving kettles and fiat irons
the grocer, dried fruits, coffee and sugar; the
milliner, caps and ruffs soap, candles and
starch will all come in their place, SO that all
may give of their abundance little, and by the
| blessing of God it shall come back TO them af-
| ter many days.
ANY of these contributions may be left at Mrs.
JoHN III. CoLEMAN's, Elm street, doors above
Twelfth, or at Mr.. LUKE KRIS, Jeweler, cast
side of Main street, between Fifth and Sixth,
directed to Mrs. ANDREW III. ERNST.