Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-10-18
T III E B u G L E .
Letter from c. c. Burleigh.
MECCA, Trumbull Co.,
10th mo-, 3D., 1851.

MECCA, lrumDuH CO.,
10th mo-, 3D., 1851.
FRIEND MARIUs:-
The meeting at Marlboro, on the 9Th, has
already been noticed in The Bugle. On the
9th, in the evening, meeting, called at very
short notice, and in numbers quite exceeding
my expectations, assembled in. large barn,
in what is known as Mess neighborhood, Ia
few miles from Marlboro village, but in the
same township,) and gave an attentive hear
ing TO the gospel OF "delvernnce to the cap
,ives." My appointment for the 9th, was at
Paris, some ten miles south of Marlboro.
where l knew not the name of n single
friend Of our cause, nor whether any body
could he found sufficiently friendly TO it,
even to make arrangements for Ifieeting.-
Il was, therefore, more by faith than sight,
that repaired thither in the forenoon, with
good friend from Marlboro, and stopping
n, public house, for want of any other har-
Dor, began to inquire about the prospect
No word had yet arrived of my intended
coming, and of course no notice had been
given, nor anything been done towards ulak
ing preparation for lecture. But several
persons who Glanced to be at the Tavern,
were willing and more than willing that the
good cause should have hearing and tho
they were not in unity with my views OH po-
litical action,-being Free Solers,-yet they
promptly took measures for securing house,
and spreading information of my purpose
the consequence of which, was that in the
evening the Disciples meetng-house in the
place was well filled with as attentive con-
gregation as l have addressed during my
whole tour. Ii was, on the whole, as grat-
flying and cheering meeting as any Of its
iedecessors,-- taking oil the circumstances
into consideration.
Thence, on the following morning, one of
my Free Soil friends in Paris, took me in
his carriage to Minerva, where the meeting
of that day was to be. But there, also, no
notice had preceded me, and of course nc
arrangements for lecture had been made.
My companion, having some acquaintances
in the place, called on them to make inqui-
ries, and try to get an opening somewhere
but met with shall encouragement. The
Disciples have n meeting-houso there, bu
were firm-set against admitting us into it
and the only place we could fnd,-a smal
hall,-it was not considered best, under tn,
circumstances, to occupy. While we were
prosecuting our inquiries, however, we fell
-. Of. E.n,,
out of town, who had learned through The
Bugle, that was TO be at Minerva, and hat
come in to hear me. One of these invited
me, as the chances seemed against our doing
anything there, to go on some four mile,
further towards my next days stopping
place, and speak in the evening at lttl'
village called Rochester, near his residence
consented, and he hastened on to give no
tice, and to send back conveyance for m,
and my baggage. While waiting for that,
was requested by few Of the Minerva peo
pie, to occupy the time or a part of il, il
s,'eaking in the open air, to such as could b.
h., lilly called together; SO taking my STAN
IN the ,-hady side of the street, and unde
,be awning e shop door, ut the hour ap
pointed, I had soo.e. considerable compan
around one, aud gave talk oi nearly wv
hours which was listened to WIN sood al
tsntion, not only by my standing ccngrega
ton, bu, also, as observed, by quite nun
ber Of the people remaining in their houses
within the sound of my voice, which ros'
high enough to reach to a good distance
While was speaking, the expected carriag
came for me, and Immediately on closing,
left the place, and was soon ia Rochester
The evening meeting there, short ss was tn
notice, proved very good one, so that ] ha
again reason to be thankful for a guidance
which had led me in a wny, knew not OF.
From Rochester, on the llth, l went
Hanover, through the dust and heat Of on
ofthe sultriest days of the season, and in I'll
evening spoke TO pretty good audience, f
ishe place, assembled in the Presbyteriu
v'fhesdngihouse, a. only few hours notice.
Word or my coming had been sent by ma