Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-07-12

cy which appears much greater, probably,
, to himself than TO anybody else.
Let me conclude with the wish, that
gentle gales may wait our friend to his native
shores; that he may live like Clarkson to
witness the triumph of the cause on which
ms youthful heart was fixed and that, like
Garrison, he may die at last cheered by the
smiles OF an approving conscience, and hon
ored with the respect and gratitude of the
world. (Cheers.)
MIR. Quincy then aid,--When had the
honor OF presiding on similar occasion n
few months since, il was my painful duty to
announce the sudden demise ofa distinguish
ed gentleman, who was expected to be pres
ent and take part in that meeting. was
obliged to show the sign-manual otthat gen
tleman, In confirmation of my assertion that
he was no man. However, on that occasion,
no came TO us as ghost from the shades be-
low, and we were able to receive some spir-
ltual advice and consolation. have learned
that that ghost has been walking since that
time, and II he is not very much naligned,
Il has been very evil spirit indeed for !
know l was told by a very respectable
member of society," hot long since, that
Theodore Parker was acting like the very
devil [Cheers and laughter | think,
therefore, that in his disembodied state, he
must have got into very bad company. lie
has certainly, been as busy as the devil in a
gale OF wind, on the Vigilance Commtte,
and perhaps he will not, therefore, refuse il
he be here in the spirit, [great laughter and
applause TO respond to this toast:--
The Vigilance Committee--Tho price of
Liberty being Eternal Vigilance, they have
not failed, by paying the price, TO secure
most of the article that has found its way TO
our market
Ii being near the witching hour of night, |
when grave-yords yawn,' the evoked ghost |
appeared, in mortal garb arraycd.' His !
coming was hailed with acclamaton, and he |
approved our eyes with speech:
MIR. President, Ladies and Gentlemen-I |
am sorry to be exalted to this bad emnence, |
Dut as you have summoned me, not in the |
fesll, but only in the spirit, and announced |
that i have been ucting like the devil, will |
mention an anecdote, which shows that |
have right TO do that. When the Vigilance |
Committee began to be formed, | received |
newspaper that contained an account of !
Convention holden in Massachusetts in |
which was represented as having said, that |
IT there was any devil he would get the au- |
thors and executors of the Fugitive Slave |
Law and if he did not, he had better resign |
The South Carolina editor said that if the |
devil should resign, he would nominate the |
Rev, Theodore Parker TO fill the office. So |
you see that when it was said that | had |
been acting like the devil, il was 'my pro-
iesslon, Hail. ] was only performing my |
Official duty. j had conquered my preju- |
dlces, and wns doing my constitutional du-
ties. l did not know, Sir, but you would
call upon me as representative of the
Church. Had you done so, was intending
10 inquire IT some of my seniors in the min
istry were not present, and express my hope
that my distinguished seniors, Rev. Drs.
Gannett and Barrett might he called upon.
But TO pass to more serious things.
MIR. Parker then alluded TO the changes
which hnd taken place since, sevcniy.six
years ago that night, our fathers made hay
at midnight on Bunker MILL One of the
strangest, he thought, was that we, whose
iatherS or grandfathers made hay with can
non balls aud musket shots mixed together,
were here to take by the hand Briton and
a red-coat, and thank him for having been
here and probed us worse tllau his kings
cannon shot. If our fathers could wake up
that morning, they would be astonshed to
see that mighty monument; they would be
astonished to find Boston with a population
greater than that of Boston, Philadelphia
and New York, when they closed their eyes
aud laid down to sleep the slumbers of the
dead. But they would he more astonished
to fnd that we were taking red-coat to our
arms for the thunder and lightning that he
exhibited TO us. lie was one OF those who
was at first sorry TINT Mr.. Thompson came
here, but now he was glad. Mr. Thomp-
son would presently go home. Our blessings
would follow him. What tales he will have
to tell! lie could say that when he came to
RDcfOu ha hoard T,.t
declare that he would send his own mother
into slavery TO preserve the Union; and an
other that If a fugitive slave came TO his
house TO ask for protection, he would drive
him from his door lie would hive TO tell
the story of the subserviency of politics and
religion TO the Slave Power, and the sacri-
nee, throughout the nation, of the princi-
pies OF justice and liberty TO the impudent
claims OF the Moloch of Oppression.
MIR. Quincy said-Allusion has been
made once or twice this evening 10 the con-
dlllon OF the Jury in the District Court to-
night, who are shut up under lock and key,
under charge of the proper officers and we
must all rejoice with MIR. Philips. TINT
whlie they are in durance vic,' Lewis Hay
len is here at large. will state-I do not
know how il leaked out-perhaps some little
bird has told it,-for such things are not usu-
'lly allowed TO circulate by ordinary meansl i
that II is generally understood that the c
ury stand ten for acquittal and two doubt q
ul lGreat cheering.) Now, although we c
nay not wish any evil TO our fellow-Chri C
iuns, think we will agree that, unless these i
wo obstinate jurymen agree with the ma C
orlty IN this case, il will not be very ill-na- a
I,ired to wish that the jury may pass a very
a'sdgreedbie night! (Laughter.) There are S
some strange Developments which we owe s
10 this trial some strange and wonderful i
discoveries in optics. The prosecuting Of @
hcer states that there are times when n {
black coat looks white.' George Il. Curtis. I
whom my friend Mr.. Phillips calls the liz, {
tie ESpounder,' to distinguish him from the