Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-05-25
Letter from ]. W. Walker,
The Mob IN Ncio York--TRe Hutchinsons-T Tisit
AZ The Home Of Stephen and Abby Foster The
Stones Of Ne,o England
WoRcEsrEn, May 18th. 1s

furnish an article weekly for the Bugle-also
full supply Of New York dailios during the An
nivcrsary. The latter have kept, and embrace
this, the first favorable opportunity, to fulfil tho
former part of my promise.
could ELL dozen sheets with observations
on the Meetings in New York, were this ncccs-
sary; but II. G. Wright having written YOU di.
rectly, with the aid Of the papers you viii have
full information on that subject. l WILL how
ever, just say, that no description can give an
idea of the stormy and terrible appearance of
things at times. 1t seemed as though hell had
let loose, in all their savage hate, masses of spir
its dark and foul, who, regardless of everything,
were determined to give carth's inhabitants at
least bird's-eye view of what spirits long in
urcd to vice and crime could be and do.
The riots have thrown almost everything else
connected with Anniversary Week into the
shade. The papers have been and still are filed
with the subject pro and con. Thousands know
of our existence and have been compelled to
look at Slavery, that would have slumbered on
but for the events of the past week. How true
it is that all things work together for good to
the faithful and true" God has cmphati-
cally in this case made the wrath of man TO
praise him. Although our meetings were bro
ken up and the mob controlled the City, yet the
anti-slavery strength of all was abundantly re-
ncwcd. 1t was glorious gathering of Gods
noble mon and women. Would that all could
have seen the Aboltionists during the scenes of
the past weck-thcir calmncss, dignity, forti-
tudo, their readiness to be offered up, if needs
be, in behalf of freedom and right. 1t was a
heavenly spectacle.
There stood the Pioneer, the leader Of free
doms hosts, the President of the Society, while
the storm was raging, curses and threats falling
upon him from every direction, calm and placid
as the summers eve. Every person could sec
that terribly as the storm ragged without, Peace
rcigned within. And there seemed but few
among the Abolitionists who were not his coun-
terpart. All partook of the same feeling and
manifested the same disposition; all were of
one heart and one mind.
But find in opposition to my intention l am
filling my sheet with remarks on the Annvcr-
sary. There is, however, one remark wish to
make in reference to the Hutchinsons. had
never seen or heard them until now, and of
their conduct cannot speak in too fattcring
terms. In the reports you have, it is stated they
tried to sing during the disturbances at tho
1aucrnacIc.- urvundrd their concert ut tho Au-
polio Rooms on the same evening. The attend
ancc was large. They sang song dedicated to
the Nashville Convention, terrible satire. At
the close a few hisscs were heard upon which
song the chorus of which was something after
this fashion:
"My old massa tells meO,
This is a land Of freedom o.
l came to the North and found it SO,
Just as massa told me o."
few moro Kisses, and they sang in manner
and with an enthusiasm that never saw equal
cd, the family song, in which tho most radical
sentiments are uttered;
"If Slavery in our Constitution,
Then we go for Revolution" &c.
This while the mob was raging in the City,
Never was more impressed with the glory of
moral heroism, except on the following morn
ing, when at the Library Rooms they stood up
in the teeth Of the mob and sung Yc friends of
Equality" They have done glorously. Thanks
in behalf of tho slave for it.
I am now at the homo Of the Fosters, who
happen to be AT HOME just now, for they, like
all lccturing agents realize but little of the en-
joymcnts of home. Stephen is quite farmer.
Ills soul seems in his business, as II is in every
thing in which he engages. 1t seems to me that
man needs soul and almost half dozen bod.
les to ever begin farming in this part of the
world. AS passed from Norwich to Worccs-
ter, could sec nothing but roeSs aud stones.
There were undoubtedly other things in the
way, but the everlasting piles of rocks and in
terminablc stone walls for fence, produced such
unpleasant sensations that could do nothing
but wonder how in the world any person could
think of getting living in such country. As
i passed over our friends farm, could not but
pity Stephen and Abby in my soul. However.
this morning tho rocks don't strike me SO unfa-
vorably, and l think might get used to them
after while, perhaps. Leaving out the above
eye-sores they have beautiful location pleas
ant distance from the City, the pleasantness and
profit of which will be increased when the hun
dreds of fruit trees already planted shall begin
to bear.
came to this place to hold meetings, and
found on my arrival that Mr.. Calvin Fairbanks
the deliverer of Lewis Hayden, had meetings in
the City Hall on Sunday. Arrangements had
been made, however, by Samuel May for us to
hold meetings in connection, and found my
name appended to the bill in a kind of Post
script Stephen and I went up. Not less, 1
should think, than two thousand persons were
assembled. Mr. Fairbanks felt moved to occu-
Ply the time till after nine o'clock tren gener-
ously invited tho audience to stay moment
and hear the Rev. Mr.. Walker" which I of
course very generously declined to occupy.
William Box Brown is in this Citv with n