Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-02-19
New LisbOu.

The good people Of New Lisbon, almost
all of whom have pledged themselves to the
Wing or Democratic platforms, and of course
were bound either to discountennnce" or
"resisi," seem utterly to have forgot them
selves last week, There was a great agita-
ton got up there, and that by one ofthc Ilated
and hunted race, and almost nobody was
found either" to resist" or disconntennnce."
How they will answer it to the offended
majesty of slavery we cannot tell. Anti-sla-
very has certainly made n real progress
Never before did il get further than the Court
House. So far MS we know, Il has always had
humanity enough to admit il. The churches
never. But last week the Presbyterian house
opened its doors to Mr.. Joseph Mason, and
n house full of attentive listeners. MIR. Ma
son lectured there three evenings and of his
labors the Democratic paper, tho Patriot,
made honorable mention. For further par.
ticulars, we quote from a note of that tried
and faithful friend of freedom, John Frost.
Ills note was not designed for publication,
but We venture ille responsibility. Mr.. Frost
says;
"Well, we have had the greatest Anti
slavery revival here that this place has ever
Witnessed. Joseph Mason, a colored man,
was sent here Oh Saturday last by DR.. Rob-
ertson, of Hanover, 10 preach the gospel of
liberty, 1t wns my business to try to make
him known, get a. "a meeting &c. confess
that felt discouraged at first MS Mr.. Mason
was so reserved and quiet that thought il
impossible for him to interest our citizens.
On Monday we went TO work, procured the
Court House, got out notice, aud hnd the
lhiug nude as public as possible. When
the time came, n respectable sized meeting
assembled, but not enough to ill the house.
The speaker commenced, nnd before he was
through the house became pretty full,
large proportion being little boys. You
know they will he men some day. We were
grenily surprised in the mnn. lie wns not
so demure and quiet on the stand, but
gnve us brief history of the condition of
his people in Canada, followed by his per-
sonul narrative. At times he was truly clo-
qnen', always interesting, and often a vivid
flash OF Wit or sarcasm at the expense of
oppression, convulsed the audience with
laughter. lie talked Oh until near nine
o'clock, when he closed, supposing the peo-
pie were tired listening. But we were not.
We became more and more Interested, aud
tiose little boys seemed to be all tnrned to
cars
suggested to the audience TINT those who
desired to henr him ngain on the next eve.
ming should say "aye," when hearty re.
spouse was raised in the affirmative. Tues
day evening the old court house wns crowded,
numbers of those little boys being in, and
all ears again. We were intensely interest
in his narrative this evening. lie talked ill
near nine, and then stopped, proposing to
give the rest on Wednesday evening. No
thing else by this time was talked of but Joe
Mason and his narrative. The private circles,
the social parties, the stores, aud even the
hpEBSiWS NhHSHt ilt lllltCllOl. III llHS Gre
ated perfect enthusiasm. BY some effort,
aud for the first time, we procured the Pres.
byterian church, large house, for Wednes-
day evening, aud filed il full. Never did
the slave nor his friend speak in it before"
Speaking of the lecture in his last paper,
Mr.. Frost adds 'irther:
The truthful and liGelike character he
delinented of mean stakeholder, old Spin
die, of Missouri, cannot lie erased from the
memory Of large number of n certain class,
aud rs those youth grow up it will influence
the political course of many of them on tue
slave question. Avnrice, cruelty, revenge,
cowurdice, aud ak that is hateful aud mean
were conspicuous fruits in that old tyrun;'s
character. Aud often when those children
think or read of n stakeholder, they will per-
soniiy him wiihthat slriveled up old wretch
who rendered himself miserable by torment
ing and trying 10 murder by inches some 20
harmless slaves"