Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-09-17
LETTER FROM MEADvILLE.
Yb The Editor orme A. s. Bug,e.

DEAR Sm:-our morally bcnightcd town has
had visit from Parker Pillsbury recently. Ills
spiritstirring tones have tinglcd in many dull
dead ear;-havo gone down into many cold cal
lous heart, willing unwilling, and are now wor-
king, trust amid this mass of selfshness and in
differentism and inhumanty for the good of some,
IL for the condemnation of some. Out among the
muto hills which embosom our village have his
words gone to make even them witnesses for or a.
gainst have received or rejected the treas
ures of truth he brought us.
regretted much that Mr.. p. had not n larger
audience the two evenings he lectured here But
then if we take into account the prejudice against
hes cause which pervados this community, princi-
pally, their fond worship of tho constitution their
hatred of the colorcd race and the extra cxertons
put forth by few of the sol disam leaders of pub
die movement to disparage his labors and cast op-
probrium on every one who would attend his meet
ing, VIC shall not be surprised that his audience
was few and select nay, shall rather wonder that
shero were so many as $50 or 200 men whose souls
were sufficiently their own that they could act in
dcpcndcnty ola vile, petty public sentiment. But
there were so many. i rejoice. For the sake of
this people generally, rejoice; for it furnishes me
with reason for the hopo, that this regiment Of the
great circle of humanity is not entirely given over
for lost. Had Sodom held half the number ofsouls
much superior toits day and surroundings
heavens hot vengeance had not fallen upon it,
And these men that attend Mr. P's. lectures were
chiefly bone and sinew Of the community; not the
cowardy priests with couple of honorable cxccp-
tions the trucking politicians nor the unprin-
cped anglers for public patronage or smiles. But
ho bor1 oI Oh lo-hn rtoI e Ali II,o
men who, with their fellows all over the country,
are carrying this nation forward to the sublimest
Victory-the men who arc mainly making all that is
intrinsically noble in the history of their time
Upon such was it Mr.. P's good fortune principally
to act while here and think, more apparently
susceptible audience 1 have never seen. They
seemed to be, nay they really were, completely at
the control of the lecturer, born away by the
of his eloquence, moved to melting by his pathos
and reused to frey indignation by his vivid portray
al Of the injustice and inhumanity wrought upon
tho weak and lowly of Gods household. Not n
figure tropc not fact statistic not fash of
wit or logical inference was lost upon them. They
bore the whole away from that hall, and hesitate
not to assert it as my opinion, that what they heard
from Mr.. p, on those evenings, is now burning in
their bosoms-a pcnt-up fre---ready to burst into
the clear flame of righteous action, upon fitting oc-
casion, Be assured that if Mr.. p ever lectures in
this town again his readiest audience will be that
which greeted his first appearance here.
am sanguine as to the effect produced by Mr..
Pillsbury upon his hearers in Meadvic, you per-
cciye, bat trust l do not "reckon without my
host" speak that do know. Let me mention
an incident from among many others equally con-
elusive on this point
The day before Mr. p. arrived here, called upon
one Of our Democratic Editors-a man bitterly OPP
posed to every kind of Abotionsm, and one who
holds the opinion that Negro has no soul-for the
purpose of getting notice of Mr.. P's intended
meetings inserted in his paper. He told me the
notice was too late for that weeks issue; "but''
said he an tell you what / will do. I will give
him scathing notice in my next paper. A mad
fanatic who raises his unpatriotic hand against the
Union aud the country of Washington, and who
would dash down the cup OF fruiton from our ca
ger lips, who holds the Christians hopes and sub
lime duties denominations, deserves little mercy
from those who love their country and their God"
Weh. ON the evening of Mr. Ps second lecture,
saw this indignant Editor at the meeting watched
him with interest and noticed no moro absorbed
hearer than he. The following week I searched
his paper and could find no such TRADE as, from
his promise, had been led to expect Whether
more intimate acquaintance with Mr.. P's views had
anything to do with changing his purpose know
not; but think his patriotic and christian horror
of Abolitionists is somewhat qualified of late.
This is only one instance of what could expa-
tiate upon, from amidst many others. omit here
much of tho lattering criticisms passed upon Mr.
P's abilities as a speaker. His powers of Oratory
were admired by all who heard him; his arguments
were fully consented to by many, and even those
who differed from his method of thought and action
acknowledged the soundness of his premises the
fairness Of most of his conclusions, the correctness