Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-02-23
Yours, for the right.
j. II. PIIILLEO.
FROM MRS. PHILLEO.

t--.-. GRAND RAPIDs, Feb. 4th 1866.
DEAR Mr.. ROBINSON: Just as had prepared
you q list of names yesterday for the Bugle,a lady,
Mrs. L. Turner, (who together with her husband
and family, have made us welcome to their pleas
ant home during much of our stay in this city,
proposed taking me to Plainfeld, a distance of ten
miles, for the purpose of getting up a meeting the
following night. And although the extreme cold
ness and inclemency of the weather made such an
undertaking seem rather forbiding, yet screwing
up our courage and jocously saying that our abo-
lition would defy the external elements, we threw
on our close bonnets and o weight Of cloths, and
were off on our way in n trice.
1t being nearly night when we arrived in this
little village of strangers-strangers not only to
us, but our cause, we had but the faint shadow of
n hope of being able to get an audience that even
ing; but having long since learned that there is
nothing like trying, we lost no time in making our
mission known. Getting the ready consent of the
use Of either the church or the school house, as we
might choose, by dispatching boys in every direction
with haud-bills, we were to our happy disappoint-
mcnt at THE hour of the meeting. greeted with a large
respectable, and apparently interested audience.
But although many gave signs of having been
druNh tHcic uut 1 y Wpdlhy uhu " HC"0 ~ Oui
cause, yet doubtless onr success IN numbers was
ewing very much to the novelty of the attraction,
as l was Informed, that this was the first meeting
Of the kind ever held in the community.
Quite a liberal contribution was made up for our
cause, a vote of thanks for our visit, and a cordial
invitation to come among them again. that we
might he enabled to show more thoroughly the ter
ri6le wrong and criminality Of American Slavery,
our relations as q people to the system, and what
seems to be the best AMI most speedy measures for
its overthrow.
The house being very cold near the close of our
meeting. | could not consistently urge the con
sideration of tho Bugle upon the audience, but
promised to visit rs many as | could, before leav-
ing the place, next day, for the purpose of getting
subscribers.
For it needs but little experience in the lecturipg
field, to learn, that however impressive an& appar-
emily promising our meetings may seem to be, yet
all our efforts are comparatively lost, unless the
agitation and interest be kept up by the ever tex
ling notes of the Bugle, or by other living, radi-
cal anti-slavery reading matter, finding its way
constantly among the people.
Therefore agreeably to promise, at an early
hour this morning, with a sample of the Bugle, |
went forth on my errand. l called at nearly all
the places of public resort, and at several private
houses, urging upon the people to tho extent of
my ability the necessity of radical anti-slayery
reading (for the Tribune is the highest type of
anti slavery read, or even kno,cn or dreamed of by
many with whom | talked.)
/ succeeded after a tedious effort in getting oil
of three subscribers! / VAS however very thank
full for these few, and trust that through the instru-
mentality of Mr.. Lewis Clark, who very kindly
consented to become loca! agent, that many more
will soon be added to the list.
Yours truly,
MARY A. PIILLEO,