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

They would at least drive all the drihkihs to the
back cellars, and by doing so many. d shbject of
temptation would be sdtcd from falling: lie did
not consider that the public will or inclination was
always the proper basis for a law. A Inv should
be based upon essentitl righteousness; and then it
should challenge public sentiment to conformity
thereto If we had laws formed in righteotshess,
there would be- in the e2stehcc of such laws; such
a powerful moral influences cbthtahtly exertcd in
bringing public sentiment and public dction in
practicability of the MbiHe Lew, and concluded
by advising determined effort to secure a major
ity in its favor at the next election.
LETTERS were read, in which NEAL Dow, writes
] see neither the wisdom or cxpe
dicncy of excluding women from Temperance Con
ventons; their earnest, equal and powerful coop
Grafton l earnestly desire. u..
S. P. CHASE writes: y The great
cause which the Convention assemblies to promote
has all my sympathics; and certainly, in the nd-
vanccmcnt of that cause would admit no distinc.
ton which would exclude from active participation
in labors and counsels for its promotion, any of
those whom God has gifted with intelligence hui
manity; and disposition to share them, and who
are, PERHAPS above others, Interested in their re-
suits. In great haste, yoours truly,
JAMES Hrsskl howEEi, writes:
MY DEAR Sik: It will be out of my power to
attend the Worlds Contention: can only declare
that sympathize heartily with any movement that
shall promote temperance or shall elevate man or
woman socially or morally. The ho,c must be left
to the care of individual experience.
Yours truly; j. r. LoVkrb.
The following extract from letter received from
JAMES lAUcmrUN; of Dublin was read to tho Con.
v6ntion
"In regard 10 the TGnip6rdnct Contsntioii; find
myself in entire agreement with you, and wish /
could send you OVER /, body of Irish sympathizers
r. There is ono well-known female
advocate of Tectotalism in Ireland, Mrs. Carlisle
now an aged lady of over 10 fears, l should say
she has laborcd long and well; and never heard
that she was considered out of her sphere when
addressing public assemblies; / have heard her
frequently: but sht is known better in England
than lrtl;tndi Several y6ars ago. in bondOn: |
heard two wdti!cn. Soldiers wives, ! think, ac-
perance. { em not able to send
you any expression of feeling on This subject, from
Temperance Societies in this country partly be-
cause the subject has not come before them, and
partly bfcduse havE few organized associations.
The wealthy classes in society take little Part in
the MOVEMENT, that our operations consist chief
y in addressing small bodies; who arc associated in
what We eall benefit and Morality Societies, =
composed Of; workingmen: Many IF these socic.
ties consist of Tcctotalcrs
+" Yours truly, JAMES HsUeHroNp'
H0RAcE MssS writes:
WEST NEWTON, May 81, 1858.
DEAR SiF: have read the full debate, as report
cd, of your mGStihg; and l assure you, my sympa-
thics are with you.
have strong impulse to accept
your invitation, and should do so ut once, were
sure could command the requisite time = v
Yours truly; Horace MANN.
The PRESIDENT next introduced Mrs. MARY
Jackson, of Wakefield England, a speaker in the
Temperance meetings in England for over twenty
years; and delegated by five Temperance Societies
to attend the Convention, among them the Preston
Total Abstinence Society, the Oldest in England.
Mrs. JACKSON said: The principle of true sobri-
city, embodied in that of entire abstinence from
Intoxicating drinks, was that she dearly loved,
and it stood in her estimation second to none save
that which is necessary to renew the soul and fit
the sinner for Heaven When she had first entered
the fthl; she had encountered an amount of Oppo-
sitioI from certain quarters She recollectcd well
the efforts Of pee,ish Tory Editor in the neigh
bofhood where she resided to hold her al to rd
culc before the Tablic Ife had even gone SO fan
as to fix handle to her name, by calling her
Rererend Mary. He seemed to have forgotten
about tho true sphere of usefulness in which
Womsrr could engage, inasmncl as h6 attempted
I to draw line stating her work. For herself, he
had prescribed as her individual sphere to be nj
home and mend hcr husbands stockings. But il
had not affected her feelings in the least, though
she had regretted that any should desire to limit
her usefulness to that Of mendhg stockings: She
felt that the gentleman must have forgotten that
at the Creation il was stated woman was presented
to man that she should be a llelpmatt to him. She
supposed that the meaning of hclpmatc was sim
ply mate in accordance with the dignity of man
as social and intellectual being. If that be the
correct defritioh, she thohSht that the greater and
the more noble the cause in which Woman is en-.
gagged, the better she answered the end of her crc
alton. The opposition she had met WITH however
had never troubled her, inasnnuch as if one party
refused to hear her, another party was always
ready.
With reference to the la,%s which had beoini spo
ken of in thu resolutions she had not much to say
but its suggestion had reminded her of Scotch
anecdote which she had heard often before. A
silly-minded man had once taken it into his head
to station himself in the pulpit of the Church one
Sunday morning. The Minister came in subse
qucnty and looking up into the pulpit was sur
prtscd to see it occupied, but expected to sec the
individual come down. Hewas still more surprised
however, when he addressed him, saying, "Comt
up, come up, it will take both Of us to nianhgs
"them, for they are stii-neckcd generation" So
it was in the present case, the speaker thought as
she believed that all tho efforts which could be
brought to bear in moving their cause along would
be required, as the people "werc % stfnccked
generation"
RItHARD D. GLAzIER of Michigan, next occupied
tho attention of the Convention. He adverted to
the successful termination of the issue in Michigan
as to whether the law should prescribe the rum.
power Or not, and in the course of his remarks
spoke also of another bright feature in the statutes
of that State, in the abolition of capital pun
ishmont His remarks we're listened to with much
interest.
P. T. BARxuM said: Ladies and 6e,4lea,ea! !
met friend as was coming here this evening,
and he told me he thought should find many isnis
here. Well, / think there are some This is a
whole worlds temperance Convention. If there
any here who do not belong to the world, why,
lot them leave. IF there are any here who have
never suffered from tho effects of intempcrance let
them get up, and sec if we don't soon turn them
out. But don't believe there are any persons
here who have not SO suffered. Then ali who are
here arc justified in being here and in taking part
in these exercises. lie then made some facctious
remarks, in which he hit off himself in happy
manner, and set his audience in excellent hunior.
lie then proceeded to analyze the vice of intem-