Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-12-28
Notes from the Lscturing Field.

more particularly than had some others. L
do this that the readers of the Bugle may be en-
abled to form some conception of the state of
things in Western Pennsylvania.
Wellsburg is q small town in Eric County,
possessing town-housc, open, / believe, to all
who wish to speak. felt little interested in
visiting it, from the fact that when last in this
State, MIR. Curtis and myself held some of the
most exciting meetings l have recollection Of.
At that time the Free Will Baptist Minister,
Mr. Wells, had been stumping it for Gen. Tay-
lor, and boldly defended himself At my FIRST
meeting during this tour, the assembly was
good and the people attentive. At the close
gentleman, bearing the title of General, be-
liovo, roso and made a speech of near three
quarters of an hour in length and such
speech A real raw-head and bloody bones
speech He showed the glorious state of our
FREQ country, the horrible doctrines Of the abo-
ltionists,-the manner in which such men and
doctrines ought to be trcated-rcferred with
great gusto to the treatment Of George Thomp-
son in Faneul Hail. and declared that although
he was opposed to all mob violence, no man ev-
or more richly deserved coat of tar and icath-
ers that myself mover saw mana gentle
man, so completely excited-deranged in meet
ing. He raved and stamped about, accused me
of being an cmmissary of Great Britain, and re-
ceiving large sums Of goid (pity that amt true,)
hoped the people would sit quietly and hear
me, then declared no American ought to allow
such sentiments to be uttered. Verify the love
of country had made him mad l do not be-
licve that in his sane, sober moments he would
have conducted himself so disordcrly. At the
close of his remarks a Mqor General rose under
a very strong head influence of spirit, and spoke
some in opposition then Coionei-but am
happy to state they were officers without troops.
II the rank and file had been equal to the Com
missioncd, cannot tell what would have been
the result.
On the second evening tho Fugitive Bill was
the subject of discussion. Seldom have seen
more determined spirit of opposition to the
law. None spoke in defence, save the gentle
man who made The speech of the evening be-
fore. lie was more calm than on the previous
evening. But, said he, IF you had hundred
chairmcn Ga chairman had been appointed)
would pay no regard to them, when hear sem
timcnts uttered derogatory to our country
This evening Rev. MS. Winton (Frce WHY
spoke out clearly the duty Of all to resist the
bill My old friend, Rev. Mr.. Wells also spoke,
and tell you, it made atonement for his sins.--
He is very excitable man, and the way he did
put it on the bill and its abettors was caution.
You never saw more excitement in Methodist
revival than there was in that meeting for a
time. Tho General is said by all to be q very
J fine man in the ncighborhood, Of good dispo-
stion, &c. But alas he is Democrat. To
and bought somo anti-slavcry books at the close
J of the meeting.
At Lockport held five meetings, all which
were attended by very large and interested au-
diences. Two years ago the school house was
largo enough to hold more than would attend,
, and had it not been for magistrate we should
have hccn hardly used. This time the meetings
were held in the Protestant Methodist Church,
; a shell of a building, and cold and uncomforta-
5 Bile as the house was, it was none too large for
the congregations Here Abby X. Foster held
> meetings OH her way East, and was interrupted
by Free Will Baptist minister named Page
lie also appeared at my meetings, and although
he very carefully opposed the fugitive bill, HI
wished it distinctly understood that he had nC
! sympathy with the Garrisonians who were ev
cry where known to be inidels &c. / told him
thanked him in behalf of the Anti-Slavery
| Coo;otx, that "a. had diaclain,a1 all cnnnact;ot
with US, for he could not possibly be more will
. ling and anxious that that fact should be known
/. than we were. The Anti-Slavery Society hat
nothing for such men to do. 1t needed ant
could only use men of mind, men liberal ant
:. large in their views. But he was so priestly
sectarian and narrow in his views that he coult
not even grasp the magnitude and glory of oul
movement Here Mr.. Winton was again pres
c ent, and made thrilling and effective speech
Q a perfect contrast to his BROTHER as much so a
s a volume to a page. He declared himself
n Garrisonian were it not for one point, viz tina
: he thought tho Constitution could be amended
He would go for dissolution-anything rathe
than slavery should continue in existence.
' Mr.. Rouse made himself look very foolish b
his defence of the slave laws. Another ma
y tried TO get up cheers after the Faneuil Hal
fashion, but no one helped him, and he ran ou
!. OF tho house crying traitor, &c.
On the whole, the meetings were glorious
- and have no doubt will produce good-muc
good. At a school-house in the neighborhoo
,y of Lockport VIC found tho door nailed up.
e. was showing pretty hard, and tell you it wa
C. not long before the door opened. Our frien
n Ira Randle said that rails were good things fc
al opening refractory doors. When we did get il
he the meeting was good one-a kind of rcviva
10 Sold books, got a few subscribers and cam
n away rejoicing. 1 hope II. C. Wright wi
I'd make it in his way to go through that regio
between this and Spring. There's good tim