Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-09-14
Correspondence of the Hartford Republican.
Henry Ward Beechcr.
ArLANrlc ocrAr. yuly 25. ls5o.


Among my fellow-passengers, there are
some noidJies. Henry Ward Beecher 1
place first ON the list, for consider him tho
choicest pattern of a man and Christian.
He goes the trip to England for his health,
and will only stay few weeks. The day
before he started, he had no idea of coming,
but made up his nina very suddenly. lie
has been very sea-sick, and at one time the
Captain was somewhat concerned for him.
The passengers oil love him.
You probably remember how, last May,
when Garrison and his friends were put
down in New York by Bennett and Isaiah
Rynders, they adjourned TO Brooklyn, where
they hired and paid for the Lyceum Hall to
hold an evening meeting in. The meeting
was finally held in Henry Ward Beecher's
splendid church. A great many wondered
how such thing came about. On my sea-
voyage have found out all about IT, aud
will tell you.
Early on the morning Of the day Of that
meeting, MIR. Beecher met the principal
trustee of the Lyceum Hall, and said to
him:
Wendell Phillips, believe, lectures to-
night at the Lyceum"
I'VE agreed to let them have the Hall,
but shall not allow il TO be opened-there
will he mob' was the reply.
What have theyn not paid you for il 2
/ Yes
~, ssesa a. :lso lsst iss,,s. ss,u
your engagement and break up their meet
ing? You will consent to do in BROOKLYN,
in genteeler way, what was done in New
York yesterday? said Beecher, with his
heart on fire.
Yes replied Mr.. -, 6 it is not safe to
do otherwise.'
Not safe = replied Beccher. AFTER you
have agreed TO let them have the Hall, you
should stick to your agreement, and be men,
though every timber in the Hall be razed to
the ground.'
lie ut once went to see the leading men
of the Garrison party.
Say nothing,' said he, about your defeat
i'll not getting Lyceum Hall, but if you do
not hear from me in one hour, get out 5000
handbills, stating that Wendell Phillips will
speak IN my church tonight. Circulate them
everywhere. / would do thus much If YOU
were atheists, and were propogoting atheisnh
for The rgM Of speech"
Immediately he drew up a paper, which
gave consent that Wendell Phillips might
use the church in question for that evening,
and presented himself before trustee.
Said he, Il want you to do me a personal
IuNoI-HlSu llls. IcIlupS yOu uou iihc tuo
idea--I do. Oblige me this once, and then
ask of me a favor lie got consent. In
this manner he went 10 every trustee, and
got their Names Then he went TO the May
or of Brooklyn, and said:
Wendell Phillips speaks in my. church
tonight. ! want you to be present, and with
good constabulary force. Let them quiet
ly be scattered over the church, and let the
first fellow who opens his mouth TO inter-
rupt the meeting, be marched instantly TO
TO Jail. Let us teach New York lessonH
1t shall be as you suggest replied the
Mayor.
The evening came, and 5000 people
crowded Beecher's magnificent church,
Everything was quiet. One Of his friends
--an orthadox deacon-took the chair.-T-
Rev. Mr.. Storrs opened the meeting with
prayer. Wendell Phillips was invited to
take the stand. At first the audience hissed,
then partly cheered-but the last three-quar-
tiers of ON hour was one storm of deatening
cheers. Said Beecher, Il never heard a
grander or a truer speech on slavery in my
life. We have indicated the right of speech,
and also heaped Goals of fire upon the heads
of the Garrisonians. They will see that
there are churches that are not afraid to
stand by libertyp
There is such manlineSs in Beecher that
every one likes him who is not coward,
and at the same time he is one of the kind
est-hearted men in the world. The slightest
pathos will make his soul run over with
tears. ID. w. BARTLETT.