Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-02-25
FROM MICHIGAN.

over fifty odd miles Of ordinary road, which consti-
tuted my first day and balfs experience in the
State, made me moro than ever thankful for the in
vcnton Of the iron track And yet railroads havo
by no means attained n strtc Of perfection for
though the managers Of the various companies
have done much to secure the comfort of their pas
scngers, there is still room for further improvement
have heard Of smoking cars being attached to
some trains, for the benefit of those who were
unable to exist without cigars or perchancc for tho
comfort of such as object to being fumigated by
the vile weed which is used by almost every other
man and boy you meet. And in so far separating
The impure from the pure such action is good, but
the principle demands further extension A line
Of demarcaton should be drawn between the chew,
ers and non-chewers, the spiHers and non-spitters
And every one who witnessed the condition Of tho
car in which took passage from Salem, would have
been convinced that such is the fact. The floor
had no mats to absorb the expectoratons Of the
rumnating animals who had or who then occupied
the car so that the amount and consistency Of the
liquid thus disposed Of could have been accurately
ascertained by the curious Some of the more en-
ergetc chewers had created perfect Lake Superior
with here and there used up quid towering aloft
like an island in its midst; others had formed in.
Vulnerable miniature lakes here ran n stream rs
ntermnablc as the Mississippi, and there Rad
fallen deuge scarcely inferior in quantity to tho
cataract of Niagara Quite n number OF women
took passage in the cars and it was ptiablc sight
to see them with their skirts carefully gathered up,
wandering about, vainly seeking for decent place
in which to sit And after they were seated they
were not out of danger, but had continually to
guard against the foul wacrspouts that were con-
tinually descending and breaking at their very feet
don't know but girls have just as good right to
use tobacco as boys, but l confess was somewhat
astounded TO be told by teacher in village in
this State, that not long since two Of his pupils,
girls between twelve and fifteen years of ago,
chewed, and several others smoked. But enough
of the weed.
"W has, presume, given you account Of
tho Convention at Livonia; since then have held
series of meetings in Waterford Wayne Co., the
people Of which place mostly unconnected with
any church organization, and more than usually
interested in questions of moral reform. At Ypsi-
lanti Joined j. W. Walker, and VIC held there two
meetings, neither Of which were very largely at
tended; after another meeting at place six miles
distant went to Detroit. We had sent appoint-
ments there for the l3th Nth and ljth and as the
=" Free Democrat" had seemingly complained that
those in connection with that paper had not been
applied to by some who had previously held meet
ings in that city, wrote them request to secure
a hall for us, and notify the meetings. On our ar
rival in Detroit, we Immediately visited the Demo-
crat office, and were informed they had secured the
City Hall for Monday and Wednesday evenings but
were unable to procure n place for Tuesday; they
informed us we need give ourselves no further
trouble about the Hall, and we did not. We had
some bills posted announcing our meetings and
then patiently awaited the hour. At o'clock
friend accompanied us to the Hall, which we found
in darkness and with closed doors some of our
disappointed auditors informed us that il was not
only necessary to the grant of the Hail. but
the services of some person to open, light and warm
it. | do not know whether the Democrat folks
were ignorant of this, or whether it was case Of
neglect. Taking into consideration tho fact that
DIR. Cutcheon was giving a course of lectures on
physiology, that on Wednesday evening (the only
night we could be in Detroit when we could have n
hall) very popular temperance lecturer was to
speak, and that Uncle Toms Cabin was being
played tocrowded houses every night, we concluded
to withdraw our remaining appointment and defer
our labors there to more propitous time.
AS we could not ourselves talk antslaycry, we
thought the next best thing was to go and hear il
from Uncle Tom and St. Clair Although was
never in theater before, could readily see that
the one in Detroit was of an inferior kind Tho
company were not strong enough in numbers to do
justice to the piece, and several of the characters
were indiffercntly represented. cannot conceive,
however how Uncle Tom could have been better
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and rs childlike as Mrs. Stowe created her. Indeed
it was almost impossible to realize that it was not
Eva bodily, as it was spiritually. Topsy too, was
admirably done; and Cassy St. Clair, and Miss
ophelia were passable. 1t is but seldom that one
can hear as much of the Gospel of Humanity from
the pulpit as was preached that night from tho
theatrical boards; and there are not many an-sla-
very conventions that put forth ultra doctrines
in relation to slavery than there ennuncated,
and received too by the audience with the loudest
demonstrations Of applause. Uncle Toms pathetic
words, and Eva's sweet and angellke tones as
they sat in their favorite bower and the one read
of the sea of fire and of glass and tho other sang
of spirits bright, melted the entire audience into
tears. And in other parts of the drama, the Ian
guage of these two frequently so appealed to the
sympathetic feelings that the response was in tears
Success, say l. to Uncle Toms Cabin, whether II bo
read in the word painting Of its originator speaks
from the canvass doramas, or is embodied by his
trionc art Had the unti-slavery agitation Of the
past twenty years done nothing more than to pre-
pare the public mind for the reception of Mrs.
Stoves work-softening its prejudices, enlghten-
ing its perceptions and nfusing into it an increased
love for freedom-tho labors of the abolitionists
would have accomplished great work. But in
} preparing the way for Uncle Toms Cabin they
have also been preparing the way for an anti-sla-
very reform in Church and in State; and who can
doubt that the work will speedily progress until
the principles of anti.s slavery are MS nractically