Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-09-07
Meetings at IIInskIsy and Bsrea.

, gIOflOuS OOnNCuuOnS NHctcNcf We e"' @'~'
which YOU saw at Litcbiield was hordIy a
specimen. We commenced our meeting
on Saturday last nt Hinckley, in grove Of
inutchess beauty, fitted in the very best
manner for our use. In the forenoon James
Walker mnde us one of the ablest addresses
we have had during the Compaign-bap-
tizing almost all who listened 10 il into the
very spirit of the occasion. Towards noon
Henry C. Wright entered the grove, and he
with Walker aud myself conducted the dis
cussion on our side, through the day.
We encountered some opposition from
several persons present, particularly from
Methodist minister named Spoford, Of the
old church. DR.. Hopkins of Sharon spoke
somewhat against US, though with great
courtesy and candor, and withdrew his hos
tility when he understood our position.--
There was eoine exception taken to our
course, by Disciple preacher present, and
a Baptist clergyman likewise but neither Of
them impressed the audience deeply, or add
ed much to the life and interest of the de-
bate.
On Sunday morning, lone Of the most
delightful mornings Of the Summer) by nine
O'Clock, the roads began TO be thronged with
people, on foot, on horseback, aud in every
conceivable form Of carriage, (not excepting
wagons drawn by oxen,) all vending their
way to the grove. There was hardly a
house in sight and far the larger part of the
houses for miles around, think were of
logs, aud where SO many came from, was to
me n mystery. We are apt in my judgment
to ovcrrate the number attending our meet
ings, but in this instance, the crowd was
very great. II covered larger extent Of
ground than is sheltered by the Big Tent"
and think the meeting was larger than !
ever saw in the Tent. The congregation
itself was scene and circumstance never to
he forgotten.
No sooner had we commenced operations,
than our fippant Methodist brother was on
our track. How he will settle it with the
Conference Mightinesses, that he should at
tend our meeting two days, and one of fthem
Sunday too, was to some very unaccount-
able. Others thought be was sent there to
rob us of our opportunity, and prevent the
multitude from listening to our truth.
Mrs. Foster, (who by the way arrived on
Saturday evening,) said that in the early pc
riod of Our enterprise, the ministry set the
mob on to us. But falling TO arrest our
progress in this way, and finding that they
rather increased it, they changed their course,
called off their mob and counseled or com
manded every body to stay at home. This.
she said, for time, had better effect. But
now, this device having failed also, and the
priesthood finding that the people will as
semble TO hear us, and in such crowds too
as they never witness at their own Con-
venticles, have resorted 10 another equally
infamous and prieslly plan. They will come
or attend by few hackers, and cndeavor
las this fellow did, TO use up the time, by
raising some false issue about church organi-
zation, civil government, the Sabbath, or the
Inspiration of Peter, Paul and the Prophets.
We bore with him as well as we could on
Saturday, and friend Wright went so far as
to reply to some of his positions, and to dis
cuss with him some of his issues
On Sunday morning, we felt that we
must proceed without delay or interruption,
to the work for which we had come together.
But this Methodist Divine Il think he was
indeed Divine, for he had little about him
hun'dn,) mounted our platform, and with
particular priestly pertinaciiy, claimed the
right TO show that there could be, and should
be, and would be u pure, true, organized
church-and moreover that we, the aboI-
tionists, were most essentially pro-slapery,
and that our pro-slayery amounted to totcl
Deprauity, which doctrine he defined and ex-
planned, with on JUNCTION which plainly show
ed that he could preach best when he preach.
cd his own experience. II was in vain that
we called him TO order. Il was in vain that
we told him what our positions were, and
what was and was not relative to the subject
matter in hand. 1t was in win that we as
sured him we could not reply to his har-
rangue, without being ourselves out of order,
aud that we should call any of our friends
to order, who attempted reply. 1t was in
vain that we told him we would admit our
depravity, all that he charged upon us, and
that we would if he wished it, be consider
rank infdels or blank atheists-and the audi
ence might judge of us after hearing us in
these matters for themselves. lie was there
for purPose-a. base purpose--a disgrace
ful aud infamous one in the extreme. This
was too apparent longer to be mistaken. And
SO Mrs. Foster rose to treat him as he deserved
and the flogging she gave him never heard
exceeded, if equalcd. never saw such
literal meaning in the old utterance She
stoops to conquer" 1t was STOPPING indeed