Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-11-30
Notes from the Leeturlng Field.

have been peculiarly long and irksome. The
new turn that the passage of the fugitive law
has given to affairs and feelings. made me un-
commonly anxious to be in the field of con-
Aict; and feel thankful that my desires are at
length realized, and am in position where
work seems to be plenty enough, ard the way
tolcrably well open in many places to do it.
feel, however, great difficulty in prosecuting
the work here, in the absence of the Buglc. But
few take it, and those few either don't get them
at all, or till some weeks after their publication
This makes It bad every way. see no reason
for this, as there is weekly mail from Mead
vile on the ono side, and Jefferson, Ohio on
the other.
When arrived in this field, not a word had
any one heard about it, of course no arrange
mcnts had been made for meetings. But that
ever faithful friend of the slave, Isaac Brooks
soon had his boys mounted and sent in ovc-
ny direction announcing meeting the next
day, (Sunday,) and fine meeting We had to
begin with. 1t was held morning and night in
the Universalist Church, two or three miles
from the village of Linesville. Abby X. Foster
spoke number of times in this Church on her
way home after the anniversary. The fruits of
her uncommon diligence are vsibly seen.
The prejudice against the cause, and herself
in particular, was strong, bitterly strong The
people went to see her as though they were GO
ing to sec some monster in the shape of wo-
man; but, to use church phrase, "many who
went to mock remained to pray" The word
was quick and powerful. 1t is to me, even with
my knowledge of church matters, astonishing to
see and hear men and women of good roputa-
tation in society engaged vigorously in crculat-
ing the vilcst ISLANDERS and falschoods against
this devoted friend of the slave. In the Ian
guage of one who was put to death by similar
class, and for like cause, cxclaim, "Fathcr !
they know not what they do" When VIC all
sec eye to eye, and know even as VIC are known,
1 think they will be heartily ashamed of their
course We must bde our ne--fccling assur-
cd that all will be well.
On Sunday evening 1 spoke on the fugitive
bill. 1 examined its claims, and pointed out
our duty and responsibility in the present event
full crisis. Deep was the impression made. and
stern the resolves entered into. The people
wero of one heart and soul in their deter
minaton to resist the law at all hazards A fire
has been kndled by this wicked law that will
| reach o'er tho whole system until slavery is en-
tcrcy destroyed. People generally will not
stop in their opposition to this bill, they will
fnnd themselves, in spite of themselves, loathing
and cursing the cause Of its cnactmcnt-S Slavery.
.ol r.
him. Deeper and moro terrible may the indig-
nation become.
Our next meeting was held at the village of
Lincsvillc, where two years since II. G. Curtis
and myself could get no meeting at all. Not
so now. The house was filed with deeply
nectcd with our movement were listened to
with profound attention by all, and with glad
ness by many. On the first night touched
upon subject upon which very many are pc
culiarly sensitive. In this village there are di-
visions of 4" Sons and Daughters of Temper
ancce," also a " Temple OF Honor" showed
them the wrong they did the colored man by
his exclusion from their divisions and their in
consistency, while protesting to be abolitionists
in receiving the STAKEHOLDER and rejecting his
victim. On this subject many of the very best
members are much troubled. On the second
night gentleman undertook the task of con-
victing our Society of guilt and inconsistency.
He never seemed to dream of defending the
Church or State from the charges VIC made, but
hoped to make out that VIC were as wicked as
the rest. A free soiler, too. 1 never saw q
man get less sympathy from meeting in my
life. When he found himself unfortunately on
the wrong sidc he accused me of msrcprcsent-
ing and injuring the temperance cause Here
he was met by the unanimous declaration of
the " Sons" that I had told nothing but the
truth.
One lttlo incident transpircd during this
meeting, which shows the change the public
mind is undergoing. When here two years
since we were rather unkindly treated by one
of the persons present, who said good many
unpleasant things in very unpleasant manner.
This same friend attended the meetings this
time and seemed deeply interested in anti-slav-
cry He holds commission as Justice of the
Peace. After the opposition alluded to, he rose
and made some very pertinent and handsome
remarks, among which was this That al
though he differed from me on political action,
the Constitution, &C., yet he believed we were
doing vast amount Of good-more than any
other organization for tho enlightenment of the
public mind-and great praise belonged to us
for our fidelity &c.i and he proposed collec-
ton for the Society, which was taken, and three
dollars contributed. Just at this point will
mention another circumstance which afforded
mo no small pleasure at the time. When at
Leesvillc, q few weeks since, / held some meet
ings at which saw in one of the front seats. as
an attentive and interested listener, man who,
when lived there, attacked mo on my road to
the same meeting house, and severely injured