Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-10-29
THE ANTI-sLAvERY BUGLE.

If we say but little of him. We think from what
we and heard last night that he is an honest
fanatics and that is n character we can respect The
character of Abby Kelly we have been for years
trying to get up little feeling Of respect for but it
is dead failure. There is nothing of her, but
a love of notoriety; and there isn't one garruous
old lady in a hundred who, with her practice
wouldn't make better speech than hers of last
night
Foster is very much in earnest. Ills ruling idea
is to edo the martyr" and, in small way he does
it well; at least he says he does lie told us he had
great many old clothes at home, much torn in
scufilcs with rowdes. lie said he often went into
the lecture room with fear that he should be mob
bed and killed. and he evidently regretted that he
could not say he had BEEN killed once or twice. by
way of extra brightness to his earthly crown and
glory of martyrdom; he had been in perils and in
prison, (he didn't say what for but we all know
what sort of people they imprison in New Eng
and) lie compared his pcrils and trials to St.
Pauls's; and found greater. No less than four
times in his remarks he instituted comparisons be-
tween the Apostle and himself; and every time the
modern saint was No. l. and the ancient had to
take up with the second honors. All this was
uOhC WIN pItut nbncsly Uhu iic
MT say very hard things, but he thought he did
lie used large words and dcclamatory style and
tone; but there was nothing but the most empty de-
nunciation.
lie was ftful, aggressive, and illogical. His
honesty his good voice, and his boastfullncss;
were his only merits. lie quoted no facts; and
read no documcnts,-ah, that's mistake: he did
read something from "thc Kcy;" we have forgot
ten what and something from the Adreriiser,
which we have not forgotten. lie charged that
men often joined the church for gain and for stand
ing in society; which pleased the oasscmbly because it
true, &hc added that clergymcn often presented
the pceuniary advantage as an induccmcnt and said
that he would prove that it was even in Detroit
and went to the desk for the documents, when Alb
by handed him the .drcrtisey, with an article from
the Cleveland Herald, tho pulling of Garrisons s
nose; which he read and commented on at great
length, in a very feeble and foolish manner.
] We don't suppose this was meant as proof of tn,
assertion which ho said he was going to prove; for
we are not aware that Mr.. IIosmcr is Clergyman,
or that layman, he is in the habit Of persuad-
ing people to join the church. But this was n spe-
cmen (rathcr a strong onc) Of the way his proofs
followed his charges.
/ lie is not n logician-makes no approach to it;
But he would bc an orator-an eloquent dcclaimcr
if he had ideas; but he is destitute of intel
lcct-as his wife is of passion. His countcnancc
is bad. His face is very large, with broad full
jaw; while his narrow excuse for forehead is
almost wholly cngrosscd by his eye brows. lie is
man of considerable force of character the result
of strong passions, evidently well controlled by
still stronger consccntiousncss. Abbcys passion
is mere notoricty, but he longs for martyrdom:-
not martyrdom to death, we presume; but to the
tearing of more clothes.
lie came down on the 1dreTiscr very severely
because the article which he read was headed
Served him right" lie said Garrison COM
ing to Detroit if it right to snub his nose at
Cleveland, then it would he serving him right to
snuL his nose in Detroit, characteristic noh-Sequi
tcr, and that if his was to be snubbed, Hos
mer who was the first to see it to be right, was
the man to do it. 1t was his duty. another
of his Characteristic inconsequcnccs) (Thc people
laughed; Foster thought it was at his wit; but il
really was at the idea of lis jumping nimbly
over the table, up the platform and sczing the
cat-lkc Garrisons nosc.) lie hoped those present
would put lIosmcr up to do it. lie begged that
they would get up little martyrdom, for mis- graf
ifcation. lie cntrcated; he became pathctic il
was easy to see his heart in it, lie had failed
to be mobbcd himself; but he evidently hoped they
would not be 50 unkind to Garrison
Bnt we have occupied too much time with these
weak and deludcd people. They will not be able
|, , to do much in Michigan. We have but little o
, the material of which mobs are made, among oul
quiet law-abiding people. They can do bette
> East. They might waste six months of thc
valuable time without the tearing of a single pa
of trousers.