Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-05-03

concerned, and our Secretary, 10 ask that 'ie
Aati- Slarery churches might not be so hardly
dealt with. Well, If there tcere any, should
not wish to have them dealt with so hardly
nor hardly at all In the afternoon, ono of the
eight or ten men who were recently fined in
Cass Co., Mich, for aiding slaves to escape
made statement in behalf of himself and fellow
sufferers, and a collection of more than $50 was
taken up to assist them. The case of colorcd
woman, who wished 70 raise about 800 to pur-
chase her daughters freedom, was also brought
forward, and some $40 were raised for her.
This evening, the Hall was crowded to its ut
most capacity, multtudcs standing the whole
time. Ward did not get in early, so there was
a call for Cassus NJ. Clay who was present.
lie declined speaking, Mr.. Rankin OF Ripley,
(whoso name is familiar to all the old abolition
lists of the State, as the leader of the movement
to form Free Presbyterian Church, and who
used to be foremost in every department OF the
And-Slavery enterprise, was then called on, but
had not spoken long before Ward came in,
when he took his scat, and tho speech of the
evening was made. And such a speech For
two hours that vast audience sat or stood in
brcathlcss silence listening to the mighty clo-
quence of one of the sons Of a dcspiscd and
down-troddon race, as he depicted the wrongs to
which his brethcrn had been subjected aud ap-
pcalcd to all that was good and generous in the
bosoms of his hearers, as motives to rouse them
to grant at length to the colorcd man in this
land-not the boon of mercy-but the impair
tial blessing of simple, unfavoring Justice. 1t
was not all silence, though, for oftcntimcs that
hall rang with tremendous cheering, and long
shouts of applause went up to testify to the
power of the speaker to shake the mighty null
titudc, and sway the minds of mon to and fro at
were of a class who, at any other time, would
be ready to curse a negro, and indulge in tho
manifestation of all the mean, low, heathenish
prcjudccs against color which characterize the
worthless loafcrs of this country, but no,o, they
found themselves in spite of all they could do,
sympa.hizing with black skins, thick lips, and
woolly heads, against tho government laws,
ministers, churches, and religion of the country,
and even against themselves God bless Sam
Ward for the victory he won tonight! lie
and Douglcss-our own gallant Fred Douglass
may well stand side by side, as two of the
noblcst men, who ever came from the hand of
the Father! May they live to see the end of
their labors-thc destruction of the Gorgon4
Hydra, and the death Of its nameless horrors
But some curious developments are being
made as to the Convention. Senator Chase has
not been in, but he has waited on Jenny Lind
He docs not need to be an abo,itionist any longer
in order to get into good fat Office Samuel
Lewis has been in but once or twice, and then
only just within the door. 1t is said his wife is
at the point Of death. l sincerely hope this ex-
cuses his absence but am afraid it does not
his silence and backwardncss when present.
Mr. Boynton, the great Baptist Anti Slavery
minister, Cor he claims TO be,) has not been near
us, and the same is true of many Others who
have heretofore been active in the cause. We
have wondered all along what could be the
reason, and it has finally leaked out. They arc
afraid it is Woman's Rights, Garrisonian Con-
venton Shame on their cowardly souls !
DIR. Brisbane, however, makes up for all the
rest He is on hand all the time whole heart
ed man, roady to act with any body. lie still
publishes his monthly paper" The Crisis
for circulation among his old ncghbors in South
Carolina, his Mother furnishing the paper, he
the matter, and his son, doing the printing
Anti-Savery family, that forgot to say that
Marius r. Robinson arrived to-day noon, and
was with us during the last two meetings. 1
was glad to sec him, and so were many others
Jenny sang again tonight.
April 18th. We have had three moro scs-
sions to-day, and our Convention has closed
The forenoon was occupied in discussing and
passing Resolutions, in which discussion friend
Marius took part, making capital speech and
greatly interesting the audience. In the after
noon, after attending further to business, Ward
made speech on the Constitution, attempting
to prove it anti slavery. He was replied to by
some kind of a pro-slavery fellow, not mem
Der of the Convention, but permitted to speak
by indulgence. In the evening, after making
being crowded, as usual, to overAowing, Ward
was again called out, finished his remarks on
the Constitution, and then proceeding at great
length in the samo strain as last. And another
rictory it was, too. o how he used up the lit
tie, mean spirit of pro-savery! And how he
triumphod over the prejudices of the hundreds
who heard him, absolutely compelling the white
crayens against their will to respect and even
love him Marius followed him in short but
splendid address, and the Convention adjourn
cd to meet again in Cincinnati year from
now. In many respects it has been q great
Convention, and it will do good, as you will
think when you sec the Resolutions. wish
could speak of them, but havo not time. You
will doubtless have copy, and publish them.
But the Convention ought to have adopted an
address to the people, and another to the slave.
1t ought to have done great deal more than it