Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-02-22
The Caus, in western Pennsylvania.


DnkR FRrBND JoHNsoN: When last wrote
to you, stated that had held " fourteen
meetings, which were all good" Tlose meet
ings were held in the Counties Of Butler, ARM
strong and Clarion and hundreds Of persons
at the meetings publicly pledged themselves to
set at naught and contemn tho internal Fugitive
Slave Bill. met with no active opposition at
any OF the meetings except one, which was in
Clarion Co. there met with one KELLER-a
Methodist priest (of whom think the peo-
pie Of Ohio have some knowledgc,) who gave
an oraton, ON hour in length, in which he de-
nounced Universaiists and Infdsls, and raved,
yelled-and quit having the most glorious tri-
umph over himself of any man that ever heard
speak andhe refused to attend meeting on the
next evening If Mr.. Keller is not popular
man in the priesthood, he ought to be; for ser-
tainly none OF them have less Of truth and
moral honesty, or more Of billingsgate and
blackguardism than he has.
But wish more particularly at this time
to speak Of tho state of things in Butler Coun-
ty, noted as it is for its Democracy. have
held six meetings near to "Hannah's Tavern"
and also near to a Presbyterian Church, tho
latter Of which is infinitely the most c,Vsing in
its influence upon the morals of the communi-
ty. A leading man in the above Church bold
ly argued that the colorcd man, or "niggcr" as
he calls him, is "no part of the human race -
but in this 1 think he is moro consistent than
some Of his brethren, who admit that the slave
is man, but say that God made him to be a
slave The first measure that the Church
adopted in order to prevent the claims Of the
slave from being brought before the people was,
to forbid the use Of tho school house for that
purpose and II. c. Mccoy "a good Samaritan)
opened his house for the meeting $50 the
| Church being foiled in her "hearealy" work,
sent her agents to the last meeting (alittlc over
week since) with the documents in the shape
Of EGGS, which they brought to bear upon
the subject; throwing them upon myself and up
on Others in the audience, females not except
cd. do not say that Church members did the
work Of which have spoken above; but do
say that it was done under Church influence,
and with the sanction of some of the most piou,
among them. SO you may see how far tho
people have progressed in religion in that part
Of Butler Co. should have said that the
Methodists had reriral in the above neighbor-
hood short time since, in which a 'goodly'
number were conuertedll No wonder then that
they were prepared to mob an Anti-Slavery
meeting. Things about Millbrook arc about
as usual-the good work seems to be gradually
| advancing. The priests here seem to be in a
great 'pet'-thsy narl considerably over the
description gave you in my last of their char
acter. Poor fellows, pity them. They have
not learned the first principle of Christianity
yet; though some of them have long professed
to preach it to others | 1 think the time will
soon como when the priests will have to dc
mS- than cry 'Iyfder in order to sustain
| thor craft and keep their heels upon th'
slaves heart, crushing out his lifs's biood-tha
good time has come to this place in a asgrcat
measure. The priests sometimes complain
that We do not make some exceptions among
them / answer, that wherever there is faith-
full man, he will not feel that he is included in
all we say. The old adagc is true "a wound
ed bird will hutter." Yours, as over,
.n.f. ]. +. SELBY.
Mil6rook, Feb. 9th, 1861.