Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-12-05

HARTFORD, Nov. %, 1857.
FRIEND ROBINSON: 1t is some time, since my
last report. written for the Bugle was sent you
whether it appeared | know not, as | am not stu
ated 30 as to see any Anti-Slavery paper regularly.
| have forgotten whore l left off, and consequently
if | shall repeat myself, l hope / shall be excused.
We have had q strange experience the last few
weeks | have been often reminded Of my first
years of school teaching, when we were required
to board around. l have been in twenty three
different families since this month came in, and to-
day is only the 25.h of the month. l have met
only two persons whom ! ever saw before, but then
when enc gets in the family of an abolitionist,
one can very soon feel quite at home. Bot, of the
twenty three families, whose hospitality l have &C.
cepted only seven Of them were of our STAMP
The others felt afraid of me. Spiritualism, Free
Loveism, and many other isms are abroad in the
the land, and whatever is obnoxious in all of them
is laid to the charge of Abolitionism. Hence as
soon as you are seated in one of these families, i'm
mediately the questioning process, begins with an
introductory something like this what is your
religious belief" "Do you accept the Bible MS the
word Of God ?" "Do you believe in baptism, and
other ordinances?" "IIave you any faith in the
monstrous doctrines of the Spiritualists?" Il hope
Mrs. Coleman, you are not a Free. Lover-indeed
| feel afraid to take you into our family, as ! know
yOur ~professed leader has always repudiated mar
rage not only theoretically, but practically. Now
friend Robinson. can you imagine how pleasant
these things are after one has exhausted all her
strength, in the public meeting, and wearied out
with labor, almost discouraged by the opposition
vghinh Oh q M " Iauu p,nt che lnoLo 40 laoat g.,
quiet, where she cannot hope for sympathy, but
finds that she is expected to, not only set herself
right upon all these questions, but to clear up the
character of every person, who for the last twelve
years, has been known as an abolitionist. Surely
if ! did not love the cause, more than my own
soul, | should leave the field in despair, if not iD
disgust. / wish all persons who feel that the lee.
turing agent has a pleasant, easy time, could have
my experience for the past month. Our meetings
in Chardon, Hampden, Hartsgrove, Windsor. Dodge.
vile, West Andovcr, and Wayne were well attended
considering The weather, which was much of the
time exceedingly stormy. We met with some OPP
position, at West Andover. but it was too feeble 10
be Of much Udiue to the cause. Opposition from a
a strong and respectable source is encouraging, but
when an ignorant, illiterate minister is the opposer
it is a small affair. AT Andover We were shut Out
of the Church, and of course it was of consequence
to the bigots, to stamp upon us In6delity. and fol
that purpose a young man, who prides himself up
on being a preacher of the gospel, questioned
us. upon our Orthodoxy. but, as he failed show any
just reason, for our being made to answer an eccles
%iostical cdtechism, in an anti-slavery meeting. We
Of course kept our opinions upon total depraviry
vOcarious atonemena.endless misery, and the minol
points of theology all to ourselves. I think We
shall return to that region, ne there semcd to be .