Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-05-26


Bible question. His meetings upon that, nd 9th
err topics, were spoken Of, with the greatest cntbu'
siasn,, and he will ever be greeted with a warm re-
ception by the friends of Rerorm, in that place
We found u great demand for Anti-Slavery meet
ings, on the part Of the slaves friends, and n spir-
it of vigorous oppositions from conservative, Amer.
lean Church worshippers. Much good COULD be
accomplished in that county, by Radical Anti-Sla'
very Lectures, and we were indeed sorry, that cir
cumstances would not allow us the pleasure of a
longer stay with those who were willing and de-
termined to sustain the broadcast groun1 for hui
man freedom. We regret to say that Nnow-Noth-
ingi>m has in this, MS in almost every other county
of the State debauched and rendered ~efeminate.
much of the anti-slavery sentiment, that two years
ago promised IA certain triumph, both politically
and religiously, to the principles of freedom. We
comfort ourselves, however, that among those who
have compromised the first principles of human
rights, in the vain hope Of doing good service to
anti-slavery, are ONE niSe men, to whom n ,rOJi
only is sufficient.
On our journey from this. to Steuben county, we
found quite a large poi ton of the country nearly
inundated, from late heavy rains, so that we began
to feel, rs we proceeded onward, in the face OF
great difficulties that, like the Apostle of old, we
too, might have cause to glory, if we ever escaped
such perils of sea, and perils by land, and worse
than all, perils by false bridges, to say nothing OF
fasting and fear, or watchings and WEAKNESS, be-
side our constant design, to hold meetings in Jay
County, in which we were sadly defeated, but we
were almost compelled to say, as we ovcrcamC
what seemed at first impossibilitics. that, with our
own little stock of patience and fortitude aided by
such heroic and daring adventures as our old, and
tried friends, Salem Green and Elaiah Write, OF
Camden, Jay county, who most kindly led our way
before us, bridging the streams that could be bridg.
ed, and fording, almost swimming others, which
had neither bridge or butment left. at the expense
of now and then a plunge into the water from the
floating planks and logs that were in every direc
ton intercepting our watery path, that by the helE
of such forces we too, could do all things. These
men are among the few moral pioneers, who fU
tie last ten years have kept steadily on their way
since Sidney Howard Gay and Charles Leuox Re
mond, under the auspices of the American A. S
Society, penetrated those dense farests of the Wa
bash, in the hope of finding upon that fertile soil
the type of stern manhood which should be til,
promise of the race, and the strong pillars in tn,
temple of freedom. You will not wonder, that til,
project though Il grand one. should fail, whe yo,
learn that the country is still a wilderness, will
but few inhabitants, and those scattered over
great extent of territory. We also made a shor
call at Fort Wayne, an important city, and rail
road point, noted for its pro-slnvery character
where we arranged with our friends, Doctor Mary
Thomas and husband, to hold anti slavery meeting.
Mt some future time.
Ever yours for humanity,
JOSEPHINE S. GRIFFING,