Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-12-17

ing strength impaired a spirit to the meeting,
which, had it found utterapcc. would nave spoken
from every tongue at is good to be here 4
The obol;ionsls will 60 to their homes with
new strength and cheer, and those not fully en-
listed have gained higher and truer views of right
and duty.
The opening address Of Mr. Garrison was clear.
impressive, and appropriate The "reminiscences
of the meeting in 1888, by sam'l j. May, and
others, were especially interesting to the many
who were not present on that memorable occasion,
and the few who were, must have tclt that time asl
one consccrated to good and noble, and therefore
swcetly pleasant memories Mr.. Garrison's expo
sure of The hollow falsehood of the cry Of iqfdelI
against the ant-slavery movement and its adhcr-
ents, was especially excellent. Right we'll would
it have been if some hundreds Of clergymen, emi-
ncnt in position, both North and South who are
devoted to the absurd and impous work of making
the "aum Of all villanes' a christian institution,
could have heard it, But the people heard it glad
ly, and they move the pulpit as was happily re
marked by some speaker.
The letters in reply to invitations, were listened
to with much interest. You will Of course publish
them, but the mere reading from those dead black
letters ON your pages, will give poor idea Of the
enthusiastic response given to the chiyalric bold
ness and manly rrankness Of Cassius NJ. Clay, or
the rapt attention lest any Of the pure and noble
sentiments Of q. w. Julian, should be lost to the
ear and heart
The word Of cordial sympathy Gerrit Smith sent,
even when too feeble to write at length, was all
the more appreciated. The excellent letter of
! II. c. Howell, from Western Pennsylvania lone
Of the attendants at the original meeting,) and
others which time forbids to mention, were all
listened to as many tributes of sympathy, help
ing to increase the interest Of the occasion by
creating consciousness that multitude Of dis
tant witnesses were in spirit with those in the
Hall.
The speeches of tho occasion, you will in due
time publish. Joseph Barker made several power
ful addresses Wendell Phillips was, us ever, clo-
quent and persuasive
There seemed a spirit of unity and good feeling
which some points of difference discussed did not
lessen. To use Friends phrase, "thcrc was a
precious, sweet covering over the meeting al
though there was fear las is so often the case
among Friends) that the uttcrance of free, car
nest word, not wholly in unity with some other
utterance would dispel the bright cloud and cause
darkness to brood where was light before.
Through Saturday, Sunday, and Monday fore
noon, the discussions were continued, and at noon
of the latter day the Hall vacated from neces-
sity, and an adjournment effected without delay
to n smaller ono which was soon f!lod to overflow
ing. A resolve ON tho Colonisation question:
opened at once, most interesting discussions or
rather its reading called forth repeated and in
tensely interesting expressions Of feeling mingled
with startling facts the real character of this
scheme Of pretended beneyolence. Several colored
men and women spoke on this subject with an
earnest indignation, touching pathos and spirit
Of firm and intelligent resolve to oppose this inq-
uitous project of wholesale expatriation. But
your readers must judge from the addresses you
will publish more fully than from my brief report
! simply write that you and they may gain some
idea of the prevalent spirit Of this large and i'm
portnnt gathering. No meeting ever held in this
country ever produced better impression.
The AntSavery Fair commenced on Monday
evening, in n beautiful Hall on Chestnut Street,
and closed last evening The attendance in the
evenings was so large, to fill the room, even to
crowdng The sales were so successful to
amount to over tlco thousand dollars a sum larger
than ever before realised here on similar occa-
sion.
The conclusion we must come to- after looking
back to that little gathering twenty years since to
the meeting ten years ago, disturbed by mobo-
cratic violence, and this large, orderly and impress
sivc meeting of the past week, is that anti-slavery
is gaining hold broader and deeper on the public
mind-that the teorld does more and tcW more, so
long as truth be spoken.
Yours truly,
G. b. STEBBINS.