Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-08-31
Meetings at Sullivan and westflsld.

to report our movements in The Bugle. i
will do so with pleasure, but you must ex-
pect only word to-day. james w. Walker
is confined to his bed, and in old time with
the old physicians, would undoubtedly have
fourteen days fever. As il is we shall lose
his services for the Convention at Berea,
which commences to-day. Samuel Brooke
is also unfit for much labor, and you may
we'll suppose the rest Of us are too much oc-
cupcd for much writing reports of our pro-
ceedings.
From Litchfeld, Saml. Brooke and Iwent
to Sullivan. Three meeting houses in so
small place, foretold as we entered, that
there could not be much humanity. 1t was
even SO. The only place where we could
bold meeting, was in the Wheelrighfs Shop
of our excellent friend Commings. This he
cleared out and furnished with seats, and we
held three meetings. had spirited and pro-
fitable discussion, sold large number of the
best Anti-Slavery books, procured some sub
scrbers, and left the place in a most healthy
and hopeful state Of agitation. One man
appeared in behalf of the Presbyterian church,
and treated us with great courtesy and pro-
priety. But the defenders Of Methodism,
some of them showed themselves fit repre-
scniaiives of their woman-whipping, baby
stealing religion. The star of those three
churches has set.
At Westfed we were joined by Mrs. Fos-
ter and Jas. w. Walker, and held Conven-
ton of two days continuance, and more
successful aud profitable meeting, it has sell
dom been my happiness to see. We met in
the handsome aud convenient Universalist
Westinghouse, that had been freely rendered
our use. Opposite stood the Presbyterian
church, with its stepess doors, its broken
windows, its fading whitewosh, scowling
down at us, like some hateful, toothless hag
in olden time, uiter her spells and sorceries
had all been exposed and broken up. Ihopo
the Universalists will be warned by its fate.
1t was dedicated to God, but an inhuman re-
igion has given it to the birds and bats. 1t
stands a terrible prophecy ofthe doom that
awaits all others of similar character.
Our meeting was considerably annoyed
one evening by representative oftlie church,
who seemed quite unwilling that we should
proceed, until we had satisfied him of our
belief in the inspiration of the bible. Dis
appointed in this, he commenced long Ii
rade of most instnerable stupidity and OBJ
scenity, about the moral character of the late
wife of DIR. Thomas, now glorifod spirit in
paradise, and some others, who are distin-
guished for their lofty purity aud virtue.--
Mrs. Foster dignifed the creature with
some reply, which might have been ofser-
vice to him, had he been capable of esiima-
ting it. have seldom seen so unfortunate
and degraded specimnn of humanity.
We had also a methodist clergyman pres
ent who took some part in our discussion.-
He did not appear to great advantage, con-
sidering that he is guide and teacher Of The
people and however he might by his exam
pie cast healthy moral influence around,
he surely could not lead them far in the way
of knowledge especially on the greatest
moral question of the age. But his manly
bearing towards us, belonging as he does to
the privileged order,) entitled him to our re-
spect, and he added much to the interest of
the occasion.
The Presbyterian minister of the place
is like his meeting house, no longer needed
there, and is about leaving Whether he
can be spared very well, may be seen from
two or three facts we learned about him.
lie was champion in advocating and de-
Tending the late massacre of $4,000 Mexicons,
| by the barbarty and brutality of this nation.
That shows his heart-of his head it is
enough to say, that when asked to give no.
tice of the first of August celebration he
said the aboliionists would on Thursday,
August first, celebrate the abolition of slave
ry in the SandCich Islands /" A friend in
| structed him a little better, and he then gave
the notice right The History of West In
dia Emancipation had unfortunately not been
included in his secular reading. One other
When told during our meeting, that we said
the Scotch Convention was right on the sub
ject of slavery, and that we found no fault
with them, he said, "yes knolO those Coz
enanters-they are The greatest set of hyfdeIs in
thc country" Such are some of the teach
ers of the people. Such are many of them
in head and heart.
Our meeting was most successful. The
closing scene was very impressive. Some
of the oldest and most influential men of the
town expressed their full conviction that
they could not innocenty vote in the govern
ment, and declared they never should again.
Yours in Faith and Hope,
PARKER PILLSBURY.
| Elbrdge G. Eastman has been compelled
to retire from the editorial chair of the Nash
vile Union, for the crime of once publishing
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