Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-02-18

tors, and apologists who, with brazen efrontery,
claim to be the followers Of Sesus will not say
that you know us to be the advocates and devotees
of the christian faith but do say, that, if you
do not know it, IL must be because you have never
known what that faith is And yet you have pois-
oncd the public mind with the impression that We
are the enemies of christianity. Verify, you have
a zeal for your religious faith, but it is the same
blind and prosecuting spirit that nailed Jesus to
the cross.
But notwithstanding you knew us to be the vile
pcrfdous wretchcs you have hero represented
enemies alike to God and man-you still desired to
extend to us "Nothing Jm friendly encouragement"
At least, this is what you have, in substance, re-
pcotedly affirmed. And in proof of it, you assure
your readers that you published the following no.
tcc, in a conspicuous place.
"MoRE AGITATION"
"Mrs Abby Kelly Foster, and Stephen s. Fos-
ter the distinguished anti-slOvery champions, will
address the citizens Of Detroit in tho City Hall
on next Sunday afternoon, the 9th inst, on the
subject of human slavery. 1t is enough to say
that they are two Of the abest and most interesting
anti-slaycry speakers, to the attendance of
all who arc interested in the great question of
human liberty, to give them q hearing"
Your readers are given TO understand that the
publication of this notice was your act and you
ask that it may be set down to your credit, and
received as cvidcLcc that Mrs. Foster was the
aggressor in this controversy. Be it so, them
Where does this assumption place you as an abo-
litionist and man Of honor7 According to your
own statement Of the matter, this commendation
of us was false and hypocritical II was fraud
upon the public, as it was evidently designed to-
draw them out by false gloss, to listen to speak
crs whose aim it was, as you affirm, to "strike
down, with pcrfdous dagger, pretty much every
prominent abolitionist in the land" Comment on
such conduct is unnecessary.
There is however u tale about "the utmost kind
illness and the largest liberality," of this notice,
which is not yet told, and one, which is essential
to full understanding of your course and charac-
ter It is this. With the publication Of this no
tcc, understand, you had nothing whatever to do.
It was inserted in your absence, by Mr. Bibb, and
he was told by the then acting editor, your late
associate, Mr. Fox, that had he seen it, before the
paper went to press, he should have refused its
publication 1t was to the honest and hearty CO.
operation of Mr.. and Mrs. Bibb alone, that we
were indebted for the very interesting meetings
that we held in your city, and not to the good will
Of the organ Of the Free Democracy.
How are we to understand you, when you say,
ave did not attend her first meetings, and inti-
mate that you acted in this matter, only in compli-
ancc with the earnest solicitations of "leoding
members of the party and Of the State Committee?
Surely, you cannot have forgotten that you were
present at our first meetng-that you introduced
yourself to us-and that in our presence, you took
no exceptions whatever either publicly or in pri-
vatc, to any thing we had said or done. As to the
truth of what you say about having acted under
the advice Of the State Committee, have no means
of judging. Knowing, however, that no confidence
can be placed in what you say Of us, it is safe
to conclude that you may have equally misrepre-
sented them. If they are honorable men, you
must have done them, as well as US, great injustice
But, if it be true that they have counscllcd your
course, it should be publicly made known, on COM
petent authority that they may share with you the
responsibility.
Hitherto, as / am crcdibly informed you havo
prirately disclaimed the and vulgar assault
made upon Mrs. Foster, 10y your former associate
Mr.. Fox, and have repeatedly said that had you
seen his article in reference to her before its publ
cation, you would have excluded it from your col
umns His namc was struck from the imprint Of
your paper, and you have assigned his removal
from the editorial chair, evidence of your dsap-
proyal Of his course, and as reason why you
should not be held responsible for it. But now, it
seems, you are ready formally to endorse it, and
declare his STRUCTURES strictly true and perfectly
just" But why, if you approve of his course,
have you so often discaimcd it in private? And
why do you now withhold his article from your
your weekly issue.
The reason you assign for this attack, namely,
that it was required to "Disabuso our community
of the injurious impression which was diligently
sought to be made on the public mind, that Mrs.
, Fosters views identical with the Free Demo-
cratic PLATFORM" is a mere sham. If your own
testimony is at all reliable, no one could possibly
mistake her position. You tell us that your
" Ears were Jesciged with reports of how she had
= assailed the FREQ Democratic party" and yet it
d was necessary for the organ of the party to play
b the blackguard towards her to convince the public
that she was not identified with it! Such nonsense
;. may pass current among the "leading members Of
il the party and the State Committee" but among
II Nno hluooco ~ VIII Oue enough 10
n be deceived by it.
q But this article was "Publshed only in the daily
;, edition." And why? You say, because the
purpose it was designed to accomplish was confined
It to the city, and we had desire to prejudice anti
u slavery people against Mrs. f." Why was pre-.
judiccd then against her? If she be tho "disto,-
II est "meadacous," 'peredious," "JelligeranP era
, ture You represent her to be- it not your duty
= as public journalist, and especially as the mouth
/ piece ofan anti-sayery party, to expose her char
actcr TO the world, aud thus save the ignorant and
h unsuspecting from being made her prey? Does
Detroit need light in regard TO this wicked foolish
j. woman more than other sections Of tho State
If hundredth part of what you say of her be true,
you baye been false to your trust if any honorable