Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-03-12
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Notes frOmsthc Ltcturing Field.

There lis no field of labor with which ]
sui'asquninted.mor promising than good
portion OF Columbiana county. For the
most parti,he people re.industrious, and in
tslligsnt on, those suhjects1ihnt have been
presented to'lhciriminds. On the question
sf Slavery in9'some Of tho remote, towns
there may be and is much 10 learn. But my
esnviction Isl lthat'even insthosc placcs'grent
Yswardswonld follow earnest, thorough Ia
Dor. More attention should he paid to this
part OF the county than has heretofore.
. Since my last letter, have held meetings
% several places, Mt oil Of which the meet
ipEs have been Of very interesting chnrnc-
ter.
Al Mount Uuionlthc Baptist westinghouse
wss opened for the first time TO Anti. Slavery.
Tho audience wns tOlerable, aud the atien-
fion oil that could be uskcd'
Here, there was a short interchange Of
views between one of the Free Soil brethren
and myself on the U. s. Constitution. lie
shsught that poliiicaii abolitiouists aud the
American An,i-Slavery Society could not
cooperate even in changing public seni-
nsni, until the latter should give up the
pro slavery character of the Constitution. !
differed with him. ! thought the great thing
to be done was TO spread light TO awaken u
conscience in the people, and tint when
thnt WINS done, no mntter what the cliarac-
ter Of the Constitution, Slavery would he
abolished. Then showed him that the Two
classes did work together-ihnt he and Gid
dings, Hale, Chase and others worked to-
getber, though they differed widely ON that
very subject THAT we all worked together
more or less. But, that IL he considered it
essential to proper anti-slavery usefulness
% believe the Constitution Anti-Slavery, he
bad better begin to labor with the Free Soil
party, and convert its leading men FROM the
error Of its wny.
The next day, Sunday. ! spoke twice ut
Friends meeting house, Fairmoilnt The
house was filed, and the deepest interest
pervniled. ~ the morning, the subject was
the ruinous effects Of compromising princi-
pies, especially NJ seen in our national Gov
ernrnent. In the aItern0ou, En0s Hills Of
fered some remarks on The subject of the
morning discourse, after which the meeting
continued with much interest. In the even
ing, large circle of friends met at the house
Of Robert Hills, where in social CONVERSE
ton, we talked OF our relations, duties, re-
sponsibli,ies aud destiny, ill hours had
pusseJ away. Il was II time Of refreshing
which shall long remember.
On Monday evening spoke in the church
Of the. United Brethren, at Alliance,or rather
Freedom. The audience was rather small,
but the wonder TO me WIS that any got there
through such mud. Quite an interest was
awakened, and | promised TO return on the
following Saturday.
On Wednesday evening, spoke at Col
umbiana. II had showed and driiied, 80 that
from that and other causes the meeting was
held in the school house. Abraham Ram
sey, a good aud true man, who lires us well
~ breaches the Gospel, spoke with much
earnesiness AT the close, showing that every
hol, being in the universe WINS of necessity
on the side Of freedom aud justice. The
friends there, as usual, are awake to the
righteous cause of liberIy-wlIie the narrow
and almost souless seem resolved that dark
ness and chains shall pervail. Friends are
talking of having a weeks meeting there, in
order, il possible, to make un i"road upon
shs slave influence. On Thursday evening
4 spoke in the Wesleyan church, two and a
half miles from Columbiana. was accom-
panied by Lot Holmes, Allen Hisey, and a
number Of others.
siAllen spoke at the commencement OF the
meeting OH the everyday working character
of the American Anti-Slavery Society, and
copuasted their labors with those of mere
politicians. He reioiced to say tha, he wns q
imenber Of that society. Mr.. Hisey spoke
aweII and feelingly, showing that If his head
ah ssta little pssit, lust fall, his heart 10 in