Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-09-17

of his citations and the general invulnerability of
his position. The only qualifer they could call up
to all this was, that ho did not discriminate, and
that he imputed wrong motives in certain cases
AT tne close Of the last meeting, a collection was
taken up which resulted in the contribution of some
few dollars. was very gratefully disappointed at
this for had feared that Mr.. P's incorporating
candor and planness Of speech would have pro-
cured for him from our village conservatives FAR
different kind Of payment.
And now what Inference may the friends Of the
slave derive from Mr.. P's reception in this town
and the effects he produced on many minds
here Surely one Of hope and joyful encour-
agement, Of faith in the omnipotenceof Gods cter
nal Truth and Love- and Of confident, unceasing
reliance in the ultimate and near victory of Liberty
and Right over Slavery and Wrong, The morning
light is breaking in glory on every land. Tho dar-
kcst corners are being made bright Even our own
little neglected region can no longer shut out the
beams of Truth. The light that streams upward
in the Eastern skv besses us too with its holy radi-
ancc The human heart will surely leap up to that
light and catch its Heavenly inspiration. It will
here as elsewhere, at no distant day, burst assun-
der the letters of low prejudice and cold indiffer-
encc and hard sclfshness. 1t has here, as well as
elsewhere, capacities, and powers and affections
which will generously repay the hand of the culti-
vator But it must be cultivated. Did you only
see with what deplorable assduity that other kind
of culture is being prosecuted, your soul would
sickon, unless your faith in the perennial goodness
of man and the over ruling Providence of God were
firmly rooted. Did we all clearly sec with what
fearful and patient persistence the wind is being
sown, which will render to tho reaper the whirl-
wind Of death and destruction some day, our en-
thusiasm, it seems to me, would be fdnnsd TO q
white heat.
There is no conccaling tho glorious fact that our
cause is progressing it is finding foothold in
most places. All that is needed now is light
Every friend of Reform is, now more than ever,
called upon to act-to aid in fastening this bthor
and greater coming of Christ. The glorious future
btctons them onward. The past with its treasures
of experience, the present with its radiant outooks
call upon them to advance, There are many souls
now struggling in the blackness of moral midnight,
which might be translated into the light and glory
Of Truth at thu sound of Mr.. Pillsbury's voice.
And they must got what their souls, unconsciously,
it may be, hunger after. 1t is our duty, it should
be our joy to give it to them The inefible, mar
ticulate ongings of these souls, even now bcsiege
the Almighty's throne and will be satisfied if not
through us, then icithout and orer u.s. "Thou Eter-
nal Providence, will cause the day to dawn"
/ hope Mr.. p. or some other of your lecturers
may be induced to come this way again. The way
is open and the field looks more promising than in
my most sanguinc moments had hoped for. Give
us light now, if possible.
This communication is week later than it should
have been, in consequence of the illness of your
correspondent. l am dear sir,
Yours very truly for the good time coming,
THOMAS j. CONNATTY.
MEADvILLE, Crawford Co., Pa,
September 2nd, 1853