Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-05-03
NO. 81.
The Cincinnati Convention.
CrNcrxxArr, April llth, 1851

ton, the call Tor which, was in your paper a
week or two ago. arrived yesterday morning
about o'clock, in the cars from Cleveland, and
as the road runs parallel with the Ohio River
the last three or four miles, all at once woke
from nap to find myself within a stones throw
of the Kentucky shore-that accursed shore
where Human Slavery lives The very thought
startled me, for though had travelled hundreds
of miles both East and West, and been over
great part Of the whole Northern country, l had
never been so near the great Slaughter Field
before. The sight of it that morning, as it
loomed up before me, dim, dark through the
clouds and rain that obscurod the coming dawn,
so much affected me that l turned away and
shuddercd, for il seemed as If hell was opening
before my gaze, and was about to be petriied
by the uncovering Of its ghastly horrors
Slavery is hell, worse than man ever pictured
or can picture, even though it were an eternal
lake of liquid fire and molten birthstone 1
would infinitely rather go to the hell of ortho-
doxy, and be punished as a man, than to be the
victim of system which crushed out my hu-
manity and left me nothing but q sensolcss,
soulless Mirg-a brute, n olod And a land
where slavery exists is a hcR-land whether it be
Kentucky or Carolina, and so is every State that
will keep company with such a land, whether Il
be Ohio or New York This Union is a hell
land, and as such, is q spectacle to God and to
Angels 1t has been, from the day that it was
formed, and it will be so, till the day it is dis
solred!
Yesterday afternoon heard l.. A. Hinc preach
his tenth sermon on the Human Gospel His
topic was "The Philosophy of Evil" and most
ably and well was it handled He is a sclf-con-
stituted preacher, and has never been set apart
to the work, that is, the people think so, and
they also think that in each of these particulars
he differs from their ministers, and they think
lies both times Would that such preaching
were moro common
But must como to my main business, and
tell you about the Convention. 1t has Just
commenced its sessions, the first one having been
held this evening. Its designs is to reorganizc
the Anh-Slavery sentiment of the country, lin
this eventful crisis of the cause,) on as catholic
basis as possible, the Call inviting all the
friends of tho slave, without distinction of creed
or party. So when we got together to night,
there were Liberty men, Free Soilers, Wings,
Democrats, Nom -Rcsistants, Women, (for hey
arc to be allowed their equal rights and Come
cutters, all ready to act harmoniously against
slavery, and all entitled to equal privileges on
an absolutely free platform. a Business Com.
mittcc of Ave was appointed, (two of them wo-
men, consisting of three Gorrit Smith, Liberty
men and Free Sellers, and two Disunionists, of
whom l was one. 1t had been announced that
Samuel X. Ward, of Boston, (whom your read
ors will of course recognize as the colorcd man
whose name is on the Gerrt Smith ticket, as
the candidate for the Vice-P Prcsidency,) would
be present to address the meeting, but for some
reason or other he did not come. In his alb
scence, was called upon to make the speech of
the evening, and of course gave them some ra-
dical, fiery Garrisonianism. But l hope Ward
will be on hand tomorrow, especially because
he is on the Business Committee, for no ono
here has made any preparation whatever for
the Convention (thcy have their reasons sup
posc,) and have not because did not know it
was going to be held at this time till day or
two ago. Jenny Lind sings here might; the
city is all in rdge to hear her and thousands
are in from every part of the country. The
first ticket sold to-day for $3.50. that the
money of her concerts was mine 1t would be
not mine, but the slaves.
April 10th. We have had three sessions to-
day. The Convention was permanently organi-
Led by the appointment of officers concerning
whom / will only say that the President is L. !
A Hine, and the Secretaries are Edward NJ. |
Matthews, (the Baptist preacher who was re-
Gently lynched in Kentucky by being thrown
into the pond) and Mrs Sarah III. Ernst, whose
name is appended to the Call. When has a
Free Soil Convention ever appointed ,con,en to
I'LL the responsible posts of Secretaries or men,
bers of Business Committecss No, it is left for
the Garrisonians and Gerrit Smith men to do
that Ward got along this morning in time to
attend all the meetings of to-day. A most no.
BILE and powerful fellow he is, as l well knew
beforehand for heard him in Buffalo nearly
eight years ago. And might have said that l
used to know Mr.. Matthews, in Wisconsin,
when VIC were both lecturing there five years
ago. 1t seemed good to get hold of the hands
of those had known, battleing for the cause
in former times. Ward has had to do most of
the talking to-day, as every body is crazy to
hear him, and well may be, too, for he is one of
the most powerful speakers, and greatest man,
of this, or any other country. In addition to
him, however, Mr.. Mathews, and Mr.. L. II. |
Nevin of Cleveland, have been speakers this
evenings the former giving an account of his
lynching, and the latter thrilling his audience,
Ia very large one,) with an outburst in opposi-
tion to the internal Fugitive Law. We have
set apart tomorrow night for the particular con-
sideration of that Bill of denominations, giving
notice in the papers, sc. Ward will be tho
speaker, and we shall have o great time. Mrs.
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