Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-10-11
7 I'll E B u Gil E +.
Mr. Thompson at Home.

Mr-Thompson since his return to Eng
land, has been holding meetings among his
constituents Mt which there was desired
free interchange of views in regard to qucs-
tions Of national reform-and Mr. Thompson's
course in reference to them, and especially
his protracted absence in this country. Tho
result has been triumphant approval of his
course and strong and reiterated expressions
of confidence and attachment, us a man aud
n reiormer.
The columns of the Libcrator, for several
weeks past have been filled with the inter
esling details of these assemblies. They erc
interesting to us, because topics of world
wide interest have been the subjects of dis
cussion-and because our nation in one puyii-
cuidr, is so garingly outraging the rights Of
the ruce, has been prominent subject orrc-
mark
Mr.. Thompson vindicated his prolonged
stay in this country, by the fact, that free
speech was denied him on our soil. Ills
constituents at homc-the slaves in Amcri-
ca, aud men everywhere were thus hy his
assaulted position. constituted his couSiit-
uents. As their representative he could not
yield-he dared not leave, until he had ti-
IMPLIED. In reply to one who had charged
him with ncgecting his parliamentary duties
for the sake of pecuniary gain in America,
he repled-I can only say, us God is my
Judge, that lost all thought of pccunary
profit in the presence Of that gigantic system
of wrong, for denouncing which my own
liberty and life were put in peril. remain
ed, not to fill my pocket, but to pour out my
heart, aud, Unnecessary, TO die defending thai
liberty in America which is worth more than
life in that or any other country OF the globe.
j did not goto neglect my Parliamentary du-
ties for hire. 1t was not lccturing for profit
that kept me in America. 1t was not any
other consideration than this-lhat great
and mighty people, calling themselves a free
republic, had said that should be sienced
forever. demanded, in the name OF tliat
Being who made me capable Of speech, ca
pable of thought, aud capable of sentiment
in the name OF that Being, who, when le
gave me the power to speak, gave me lie
right to speak, to stand wherever ] choose
upon his footstOol, TO vindicute his law, aud
fay to the aIleislca robber that comes to lay
his felon hand upon Il brother man-'Caititf,
forbear your hold Give TO my brother his
rightp (Cheers.)
From the London Morning Chronicle, tho
Liberatoi aud other sources, we learn that
in England there is a large class OF respecta-
ble pety-lay and clerical which most hear
lilly sympathses with our American phari-
sees, in their supreme adherence of abolition
infdeity. AS slavery has no existence, aud
of course no offices-no saleries, and no res
pectability to bestow in England, all are u
bolitonists there. And priests, bankers,
merchants, and politicians can denounce
American slavery, as fippantly, us safely
aud quite as sincerely as our northern serls
or southern hotspurs, can European despo-
tisnl, or the horrid destitution of Irish peas
ants or English artisans. Indeed TO be an
abolitionist in England is quite as indispen-
sable 10 success, as 10 be friend of slavery
ON this side the Atlantic. Hence the class
of which we are speaking, have their anti
slavery assemblies and associations. The
British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
after which our American and Foreign, was
worthily cbristeped, is the preeminent orga-
nizaton of this sort This Association thrO'
jts organ, carefully refused 10 utter one word
concerning Mr.. Thompson's course in this
Country, though its prominent object is to
effect the abolition of slavery here. As vii.
liam and Ellen Crafts in their flight from our
murderous government, went from Boston,
the suspected source OF Infdelity, they re-
Trained from any announcement Of their es-
cape or arrival-or any notice of their pre-
sence, at the numerous meetings to which
they were welcomed in the Metropolis and
other cities of the nation.
The Evangelical Alliance, an Association,
professedly composed. of the orthodox of the
world designed to bolster up the Church and
Clergy, and composed in England to great