Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-09-14
Letter from II. c. Wright.

DbhbA, THURSDAY, Aug. ~, 1900.
DEAR OLIVER: Chcqucred have been our
fortunes since you left us at Litchfeld. Ny
own experience has been varied and exciting
and has made great draughts upon my social
and physical energies and sympathies. am
pretty well run down.
Invent from Ltchfeld to Grafton, and there
had two mectings-onc on Nom Resistance and
one on Anti -Slavery--and found much interest
there in both subjects among some. Thence
went to the Town Line meeting, between Hinck-
ley and Granger, on Saturday and Sunday tho
oath and 25th. There, on Sunday, Abby, Par
ker, James, Samuel and myself all met aeain.
We parted at Litch6eld, Parker going to Sulli-
van with Samuel, and James and Abby meeting
them at Wcstfeld, where they had most ex-
citing scene, an account Of which 1 hope will
appear in the Buglo from Parker. On that
tour Samuel WINS struck down by fever and aguc,
and appeared at the Granger meeting very much
prostrated, and was advised to leave us at once
and go off and recruit in Salem or Marlboro.
have never seen larger concourso in Ohio
than appeared at the Toen Line meeting. A
Methodist priest, STAFFORD by name, appeared
there and resolved to thrust upon the meeting
his peculiar theology and his views Of Christs
Church. The audience determined that the
time should not be thus wasted We had
higher object than the discussion of tho Bible
as an infalliblc rule of fifth and practice the
true church, Baptism, or any theological qucs-
ton. We came to discuss no questions not
even God, except as they conflict with Anti
Slavery. We did discuss the Church, the State,
the Constitution and Bible and God, as they
arc brought to bear on slavery to support and
perpeiuate it; and for one, have long since
ceased to treat tenderly, respectfully. or revcr-
entity, my institution, book or God, that, in tho
view of their revcrers and worshippers, sane
tionthe enslavement Of human beings. can
no moro respect God that sanctions slavery
than can respect slavery.
In the afternoon of Sunday I rode to Bcrea
(where / now am) to lecture in tho evening"
The Tent was raised Saturday, and blew down
Saturday evening. 1t was raised again Sunday
and stood as long as it was needed. Monday
Parker came and he and went on with tho
meeting. Tuesday Abby came and helped, and
Samuel came, not quite the ghost of himself,
but looking Frustrated, having concluded to
leave us here.
Where was James; Stricken down as with a
thunderbolt. Sunday evening he left tho meet
ing at Granger, barely able to sit up, rode few
miles and stopped for the night. Monday NOR
ming he and Parker started for this piace-rode
few milcs-and were obliged to stop at tho
I
kind homo of Josiah Soahan', in Hinklcy-
Jamess head in an agony of pain, and fever and
ague hold of him. All seemed to center in his
head. Parker left him and camo on, and Tues
day news came that James was worse. So l
was dispatched to him after the meeting closed
here Tuesday afternoon. / arrived at friend
Southam's, nine miles from this, and found
James very sick man. Watched with him and
administered Water Cure Tuesday night and
"Wednesday. The fever was reduced, so far as
the general system was affected, but he was en-
tircly bcreft of reason most of Wednesday.
yesterday till midnight / sent for his friends
the Douglasses and DIR. Parker (Botanic) of
this place. They came to assist. The Doctor
subdued the pain in his head, and this morning
he had pack-up bath, and at nine this morn
ing, on bed, in buggy, we brought him to
Berea. His brain has been terribly racked with
pain-I never saw man in more excrucating
agony. 1t will be long before he is able to take
the field again. His head is easier, but his
brain has been so taxed that he is left entirely
PROSTATE. He is in good hands and the dan
ger seems to have passed.
Thus one and another of our party are strick-
en- down. Parker and shall have the princi-
, pal labor of all tho other meetings, as Abby
must be at her appropriate work, Of raising
funds. Parker and hope to meet all at Salem
toeA. II. G. WRIGHT