Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-09-24


be the especial favorites of God, to whom he has
given much gract TO slander and despise Abolition
lists without stint or measure So general was the
opposition that the hand bills announcingour meet
ings were torn down, and no meeting house, hall
shop or vacant room could be procured for us, and
the groves adjoining the town where meetings are
sometimes held, were also refused. In6delity was
the great crime charged against us by the priest
hood and so thoroughly had they excited the church
members against us, that tar and feathers and
understandable eggs were freely spoken Of as the
arguments they should bring against us, If we pre-
sisted in holding MEETING in the place, and had
they not Cleared the people," we have good reason
TO think they would have thus opposed us.
But We were not to be turned aside from our
purpose by such demonstrations, well knowing that
over such discouragements, Anti-Slavery always
triumphs After repeated rcfusals from timid
souls, one man was found possessing sufficient in
dependence to permit ty oectpy an open porch
in front Of his workshop from which we could
address the people standing In the street before us'
Here, we held meeting, morning and afternoon,
having large, intelligent and attentive audiences,
to whom we pointed out the wrongs Of slavery
and the reason why this curse is continued in this
lando Of meetinghouses, and minister's and members
of churches. The balance Of our meetings were
effective in opening the eyes Of the people to see
the true value Of their religion, which, not content
with forbdding TO plead for the slave in their
houses boastcd that we should be mobbcd and
; driven from the place. But the humanity of "the
world" triumphed over the churches, ard gave us
an opportunity to exercise tho right of free speech
, in pleading for the slave, unholested We corii-
ally invited any in opposition to u.s. TO our platform
for the discussion of principles and measures,
but those who were most violent against before
we came were most quiet while we were thsre.-
During the afternoon, one Of the ministers of the
pacs vcntured to come on horseback into our CON
gregution, to look upon us and the people, and heard
little truth which, hope may benefit him. Mr.. Pills
bury was speaking of the pro-slavery character of
} the church. lie looked moment in astonishment
and then turned his horse and fed, as though he
feared the developemcnt
Trohahout the day but person came forward
to the defence Of the church and government, and
he was proessed Wing and practical Presbyterian,
u combination that especially fitted him for the task
he had undertaken. and if personal exhibition of
ones own stupidity, ignorance, dishonesty, and
pro-slavcry piety is evidence Of a martyr spirit,
r then surely did this young give evidence Of
its possession in most eminent degree. We were
t told he was a student both of the Law and the
Gospel, having not yet determined to which profess
sion he should attach himself But, as he declared
4 we were indebted to tho Law rather than Religion,
that we were not mobbUd and driven from the place
it is presumed thdt his predictions will lead him
from the law down to the ministry las there less Of tai
A l..
to give him toerable standing among his associates
Q At the close of our meeting, we obtained number
of subscribers to the Bugle, and parted with the
r friends, feeling well assured that into good and
honest hearts, the seed of truth had been that
will ultimately bring forth abundant ant-slayery
n harvest
i Our next meeting was at Smyrna, appointed by
e permission Of the Trustees, In the NJ. Il. Meeting
house. At tho hour for meeting we went there
and found it closed against US, and informed
that oftheTrustees who had promised friends
G the house, had taken possession of the key and
: gone to his home some miles distant, 30 that we
could not occupy it. But this trick, religious il
: was did not prevent our holding meeting. large
Z coopershop in the village was soon proposed and
IS we held our meetings in it. The owner promised
n unlike the Methodists kept his word and granted
II the of his house he had promised leading
u us to conclude that a common cooper is a better
e man than lying Methodist.
The fact of our propagating Infdel sentiments il
given as the reason why we are thus treated, ant
yet the very persons who raise this cry against us
o will attend meetings and interrupt us in ou
y Anti-Slayery work, with questions "Infdelity,
IL and by every means in their power, endeavor t
y y make us avow some sentiment of which they cal
," thus complain and become exceedingly mad agains
' us, because always refuse to discuss any que,
IL tion not legitimate to Anti-Slavery meeting
;" During meetings here the ministry repeated
r interrupted us and annoyed the audience with the
efforts to made do that which they declared the
y did not wish us to do But their efforts only had tn
~ effect of exposing their hypocracy and making tn
immortality of their religion more manifest, demon
u strating most clearly that it is not infdety the
fear so much as an exposition of their own pro
slavery connexions Itis truth alone that they fear
IL and this when plainly declared will do away thei
p influence for evil.
! In this vicinity is good field for Anti-Slaver,
labor, and here, too, are some good laborers, an,
" to the homes of the Steels, Stantons, Dulbins AM
,e Browns, the friends of the slave will ever find
: hearty welcome. q.
m A FREE FIGuT.-The following is description
in of free fight in Western Virginia, related b
or one of the eye-winesses thereof. Promising thu
v there was but one blow struck in answer to all il
I'd terrogatory to who hit the narrator replies
81 reckon he was from low down on Guya,
ft somewhar, Jes as they war iawin a chan rode u