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

should call sneaking, cowardly ialsehood' "
has not even the virtue Of boldness TO redeem II
from contempt. The heart Of him who peuned ~
evidently conceived an act, which the head trem-
bled to perform. That you readers may see that
do YOU no Injustice in this imputation, wilquote
the note entire.
ave published the resolutions just as the com
mttee brought them TO us. They were brought py
tho Chairman in the printed iormj ana VIC pup
lished them in our accustomed spirit anG manner
viz: Just as the committee brought them to us !;
and what was stated about them we had the author
ity of the committee for. The Chairman Of the
meeting, Mr.. Geo. De Baptist just at this moment
happening to see tho above letter on our table,
says Tell Mrs. Foster from me, the Chairman Of
the meeting, that the charge that the Democrat
earblcd these resolutions is false. 1t published
them just as the committee furnished them, and just
as the meeting desired"
Now, why did you not come out mdlfnHy and
say without circumlocution, and without equivoca-
tion, that you published the resolutions as they
were passed by the meeting, and that Mrs Foster
had misreprescnted your This is evidently the
impression you intended to convey, and that you
did convey to the mind of every reader, though the
language, when carefully scanned, does not exactly
affirm this. You make Mr.. De Baptist attribute tc
Mrs Foster words which she never used, and then
contradict them evidently to convey the impression
that she had msrepresented you. Mrs. f. stated
that "the Democrat published set Of gurbled res
olutions." This statement you know to be true
I hold myself in readiness to prove, by unimpeach
able witnesses that this same chairman Of the
Al H..
drafted the resolutions, both informed me that the
Democrat refused to publish the resolutions in
question as they wero adopted by the meeting
By whom the alterations made do not know
nor does Mrs. F. assert; but that they were made
at the instgation Of the acting editor of the Dem
ocrat am ready to prove.
You say, ave have often heard that Mrs Foster
reports in her meetings that she is denied hearing
in the Democrat, in reply to our remarks" This
report is not strictly correct She has said in her
meetings that she, with other abolitionists, had
been ossailcd by the Democrat, while its columns
were closed against defense, and this you very
we'll know to bo true.
To your complaint of Mrs. Fosters allusion Il
Mr.. st. Clair, reply that for the readers of tho
Buge, this was sufficient and it was for that paper
only that her letter was designed. But dislikins
Insinuatons as do, if Mr. st. Clair desires me tc
state through the columns of your paper, thu
grounds of our objections to him, will DO so will
pleasure.
There are other statements contained in this ar
ticc to which it might be desirable to reply. bu
having already occupied so much space, will lc
them pass without comment. cannot close, howe
vor, without calling upon you to make good YOU
accusation against us of "yillainous attack upor
Horace Manu." shameless and mendacious wal
of words upon Frederick Douglas"-and of seek
ing to strike down, with perfdious dagger, sucl
men as John p. Hale, Gerrt Smith, and DIR. Baily.'
These are grave chargcsl If you have evidence t.
sustain them, or to prove that We have ever mis-
represented these men, in any way, acted toward
them in violation of faith trust let it be giyeI
to tho world. There is nothing in our past cours
towards them which we wish to have concealed
Let these charges be sustained, or all honorable
men will hold you guilty of the very crimes o
which you falsely accuseus.
STEPHEN s. FOSTER.