Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-03-22
Notes from the Ltsiurlng Rield.

Cold Water amid torrents of that ciement-Aftcy
more applications for Churches, Court Houses,
&C., than Lazarus is said to haze made for food,
Is as icdntonly repuiscd--R Receirsth hospitality
from good Wesieyan Abolitionisf, ,ohom he
describeth, tcith his sudden retreat herefrop,-
Visiteth "Union City" strong hold Of Free
Soiiism, and is made toeicome both by saint and
Snnsr-Discusseth the Constitution oith the
baptist Elder, aud of course coDieth Oft victori-
ousiy-The people contribute TO the cause, and
order Bugles-Joseph mdketh descent on Bur-
ington, aud .fadeh many ready TO receive the
cord Of We-Sdmuei Creighton is heard from
the fruits Of his labor stu monifest- Extend
our mission to Battle Greek, vhere good meet
ings are held and sundry fnyitives coDlf6ted-
Meetings are held to profit feio miles from, this
place, and finally The oriter eoneiHdeth.
at the close of our meetings at Litchheld, one
was held at Aliens Prairie, but such were the
circumstances that il was not deemed best to
continue longer. The above place is on the
Chicago Turnpike, along which, through mud
and rain, deep and inccssant, over log rail-
roads laid crosswise, and other sundry accom-
panimcnts, for twelve long miles, we journeycd
at last reaching Cold Water, village of consid-
cradle size, and where we expected to spend
several days, but were doomed to disappoint-
ment. 1t was near night when VIC arrived, and
having seen the gentleman to whom VIC were
recommended, were sent by him to the house of
an abolition Wesleyan brother, who would be
glad to keep us, and assist in our mission. Next
morning it rained very fast, but went again
to the village, and having found one or two per-
sons who were anxious to have meetings, we
made application to the trustees of the different
Churches for the use of their respective houses.
But Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist, all rcfus-
cd in the most heartless manner. Tho place is
both in its religion and politics of the old
IIunker Cass stripe. The Prcsbyterians said,
al their house was beautifully carpetcd, and they
did not wish it injured" The sexton of the
church offered to take all the carpets up, and
put them down again after the meeting. find oil
and wood, clean out the house, etc., without
any expense to the people, but it was of no use;
still they refused, showing that their former rea-
son was not the reason, but an orthodox lie. BY
the way, this furnishing Of Gods houses in
such manner that his children cannot occupy
them is o queer affair. have too good an
opinion Of our great Father to suppose that he
could DO induced to enter, to say nothing Of TAX
ing up his permanent residence, in house from
which his children are excluded. Application
was then made for the Court House, but with
no better success. Then the directors of the
school house were seen, but all was unavailng.
The slPve could find no spot where the deep
degradation of his nature could be told. So
from this Cold Water and cold reception VIC
turned away dripping with VIC. and almost COW
| cred with mud
mentioned that we--that is myself and hors-
cs, for Joseph was not along at this placo-wero
at the house of Wesleyan Abolitionist, -
about whom wish to say a word. He is q
man that owns beautiful farm, lives in a
splendid house, with large capacious barns,
with oil other appurtcnances, himself and all
around him giving evidence that they enjoy the
good things of this life. And withal he is a re-
markably pious man, never failing to have fam
lily worship twice and to say grace three times
a day. Reading the Scriptures by course, thai
he may know tho whole counsel of God, is his
particular delight, which he did the evening
was there, unfortunately, however, stumbling
on something that he became ashamed to reat
before his daughters, and which in endeavorinl
to translate into an nkno1n tongue made ter
rible havoc with the original English. i, no
being verscd in the dead languages, nor in SOM
of the living ones, could not say Amen. IL
was very solicitous 10 know why / did no
"jinc'' in prayers, and being told, very feeling
ly informed me it was q scheme of the devil h
steal away my soul. After praying most fer
vcntly for the slave, and requesting that W
might all feel for those in bonds as boun
with them, telling God how much he loved tn
poor slave in his chains, and how much he long
> cd for his redemption, he rose from his knees,
very quietly told me he wondered how any bod
could think of sending abolition lecturers to HI
house, telling me had better go to the taverI
] as he didn't know that he had any fodder
: spare. You may guess how felt. told hi
Q would pay him for what l had had, that h
a prayers and professions were all sham, and h
religion was savage; thatif he had been hone
Y that morning, / would have lain in the higl
f way rather than have entered his house. to
# him would go and tell his brethren all abo
s him, at which he seemed much affected, al
IS even resorted to lying to try to cover up /
o course. You may be sure was not slow
o Harvesting my horses and putting out Is
70 any wonder that not place could bc got
'r speak in when this is a sample of the abolitio
% ism of the placei l ought in justice to ad
l. that his brethren felt bad enough at his couri
80 The mans name is Fiske, believe.
: Union City was the next sphere of operate
os We arrived there on Saturday evening, a
were welcomed by Mr.. Hammond to his hou
Although Free soiler, he went right to wo
with us, secured the use of the Congregation
y house for two meetings on the following dI