Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-08-27

about mile, was led by a Band, who did credit to
themselves in the fine and appropriate selection,
well as the correct and tasteful execution of their
music. Mr.. Walker the the Presiding officer, who
has spent twoyears in Liberia, said in his opening
remarks, which were eloquent and racy, "Our enc
mics, doubtless, are rejoicing that the Niggers are
getting such a ducking. No matter. Some of them
think it necessary to purifcation dnyhow, and we
shall not be frightened from our great purpose by
a few drops Of rain" And true enough, they took
with inimitable cooness and serenity baptism,
equal in quantity if not quality, to the Prophetic
healing process in Jordon. Mr.. Palmer, of Flush
ing who has recently visited the West Indies, gave
a brief but most interesting account of British
Emancipation, in which he gave, as one of the rco
sons of the failure Of crops after slavery was abol
ished, that the women and children whose blood
and tears and toll, had watered and cultivated the
soil, moved into higher occupations and
schools.
Mr.. Walker thought no true philanthropst would
weigh coffee, rice and sugar against the rights and
liberties of eight hundred thousand people or even
Of one man.
Mr., Green, OF Pittsburgh, made most thrilling
and forcible speech, which have rarely heard cx-
cccd in b0ldpcss, aptness, ccarncss aud eloquonce
lie said, We, the colorcd people shall rise in the
ratio of our own efforts. We must be more moral
than our white neighbors-pe must not even steal
chicken, or they will say all the niggcrs rW steal
lie thought the conscience that was satisfied when
Il man skulks out of the country for two or three
years for crime, and recognizes his innocence by
giving him scat in Congress when he returns, was
too superficial for n colorcd MAINLAND they would
say o, the niggcrs hdre moral sense, if they find
such precedent among us. We must be better
husbands and fathers, and not get divorced from
our wives, and throw our children upon the cold
charities Of the world, they say, the niggers
have no natural affection. They will all do so.-
We must be moro industrious and better economists
than the white man, as we have no standing. For
mind, said he, the man is more respected who has
money in his pocket. and no religion, than he who
has some religion and no money. Ills whole speech
which occupied more than an hour, was one chain
of consecutive ideas, fitted for the occasion and the
coorcd man.
Mr.. Underwood, from Mt. Pleasant Mr.. Moulds
and another minister, from Wheeling, Va, also
addressed the meeting. With the exception of Mr.
Palmer, all of these speakers were colorcd men,
Near the close of the meeting, Charles and myself
spoke.
| have never witnessed more patience, earnest
ness and delight, than was manifested in those
countcnanccs crowded together under umbrellas
and carriages for little shelter and that they
might hear amid tho roaring thunder aud the Storm
which tossed the trces nbo1c them, words which
they received prophetic, and sentiments to which
their glad hearts often responded.
Such meetings, and such efforts from the colorcd
man in his own behalf, argues well for his equal
capability, to elevation, with the white man, and
must tell upon his future destiny
We have since held encouraging meetings in
Concord Mount Pleasant and Flushing, the resi-
dcncc of Mr.: Palmer, DIR. Bailey, and other incsti-
mablc friends of the slavb. The people of this
community seem less Subjected, and more disposed
to investigate, than most other places that we have
visited. There is unusual intelligence and enter
prise among the women. They have Temperance
Socety-take and read their own papers ON Wo-
mans Rights Temperance, and the other Reforms,
write on these subjects in their Literary Societies
speak upon them in Lyceum and other capacities.
They have established an honorable and noble
precedent, which we counsel others to initiate, and
woman will emancipatc and happily herself and
blcs. the world.
Yours to accomplish this,
InSEDIIINE nDIEEINr