Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-10-03
FIELD NOTES.
MocAponr. Sept. 9Th. 1857.

one of us to transmit to you for the Bugle Notes
from the Lecturiug field, though l fear you will
no. receive the report Of many great and enthu'
sisstic gatherings, for. as you well know, the cause
Of radical anti. slaveryihas not yet become sufficient
ly popular to draw euch crowds as convene beneath
the canvass Of a circus company.or in the tent OF a
menagcric. Community is not yet 80 highly edu-
Gated in the school of morality that any considera'
BILE portion Of it prefers hearing reform lectures to
seeing monkey shows, or witnessing ground and
lofty tumbling. We are told we must take commu-
nifty as i. is, and l suppose we must, but l trust
that is not q sufficient reason Tor reiormers 10 oe
conten, to lears it as it is is it not. on the con-
trary. IN excellent reason FOR striving to educate "
for something higher and better, go that those who
after ward labor in the same field shall IND u su-
perior material with whi'h to work?
Abolitionists are so accustomed to mail audiences
and cool receptions. that they have learned to take
such things as a matter Of course, and would feel
no li.tle astonisbment to find them otherwise
They are glad if they can get a respectful hearings;
rs for having their doctrines and measures endors-
cd theoretically and practically. they don's expect
It. except in a very few cases, for there are but
few with tastes 30 unperverted that they prefer
she mama Of heaven to the flesh pots of Eky pit
And there is no inconsiderable number who, hav-
ing been compelled. as it were, to eat awhile of the
former, as soon as opportunity presented re.
turned with longing spirit to tho latter and what
ever temporary conversion these, or those like unto
them may experience, they will as certainly fall
back into their former condition, as water will seek
it's own level.
After ! Joined our friends, the Fosters, the first
place where we held meetings was. at Ravenna.-
We occupied the Universalist Meeting House. and
had four sessiuns-three on Sunday (,he Goth inst.
and one on the Saturday evening preceding. The
house was reasonably full, and the audience appear
ed to be composed Of quite ne good material as "a
county town could he expected to furnish, Disunlon
lists, Republicans ,andDemocrats were all represent
cd. We presented our most ultra doctrines which
were listened TO with respectful attention. Some
little discussion and catechising occurred during
our meetings, which added a lice of interest Ia
the proceedings. Whether any budy was convert
ed or confirmed, it is no. for me to say. There
certainly was no sparinr of the truth on the part
of those who testified for the slaves cause, bur IT
10 probably true Of many who were present, as II
is Of thousands Of others Of protested ab"litionlsts
that they esteem the success of cur party as OF
more importance than the interests Of the four
millions bound.
A Democrat who attended our meetings stated
rublickly that Mt the last election the Republican,
drew of voters from the Democratic party by rep
resentipg themselves as more anti slavery, Du'
now. said he, honest Democrats will see ttey are
no more 90 than we. and will fursake them Mt the
coming election. 1t will not be a cause for sur
prise il his prophecy is verified.
The interest of our meetings was greatly IN
creased by the musical CO, tributions OF our iriehd'
Hale. Baird and Clemmer from Mogadore, whos'
songs were listened to with great attention.
What a pity it is, that in our anti-slavery opera
ton. we cannot go arrange it as to have song an'
speech 60 forth together for the conversion OF tn
people that would be a GLORIOUS union" that al
would approve.
We took up about SIG collection at Ravenna
obtained pledges to the amount Of upwards of 81
and got several subscribers to the Bugle ant
Standard. l am sorry however, to be obliged t
soy tha, no inconsiderable portionsof the Donation
and pledges and all Of the Bugle subscribers cam
from non residents Of the town.
Upon leaving Ravenna the Fosters went to Guy
shcca Pals, while | proceeded to Franklin Mil''
where | held two evening meetings. Dr. Brook
taking part in the FIRST. TIC say that we had NOR
ster meetings. or ever to hint that the Town liza
was crowded. would require a greater stretch
the imagination than would be proper on tins o.
casion. for when the truth, and the rhote truth
told, | cannot make my statement hold good !
more than n very meagre audience. The Dem
Gratis didn't need anti-slavery truth. and the Il
publicans wouldn't hear it. at least not many
them. | was told that on tho first evening a coup
of Republican speakers were present. one
whom vas disposed to join issue with me on son
position l had taken, but was restrained by h
wiser brother, who had learned that in such a cas-
discretion was the better part of valor. On It
second evening l saw n either of the two 2reser
On Thursday evening l held a meeting in t
Baptist Meeting House at Brimfeld, where the
tendance was larger than at Franklin, yet n
alarmipgly great. Both at Franklin and Brimhe
/ distributed after my meetings quite a number
Disunion tracts, and have faith to believe that t
labor expended will not be lost.
From Brim6eld / went TO Middlehury, Sunni
Co. where The res, of our company were. | lea
ed from Stephen and Abby that they had hi
three meetings at Cuyahoga Falls, all Of whi
were we'll attended, and the audiences listen
with great inter est 10 the discussions of our pr
ciples. Sc veral subscribers were secured for
Bugle and Standard, and q good impressl
was evidently made. :,
The 6rss meeting at MiddIebury was small
owing probably to a circus exhibition in the neil
borhood-but on the second evening the Met
dist Episcopal House was comfortably filed. So
questioning and cross questioning spiced the ne
ings. and near the conclusion of the last. q -
specimen of Rspublicanism presented himself
dissection. He advised US to go home and
pretend to lecture to those who were all anti's
yery-the South was the place for us if we wa
ed to talk. He acted with the Republican par
and had been in the South, and knew what 6
very was a great many Of the slaves we're bet
of than the whites in the North just let slave
alone and It would die Of itself. He assured
he was himself opposed to the institution, a
al.n xuook nH into a hurat nf eIhnuanpa in Whi