Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-12-12
MEETINGS AT PITTSBURGH AND NEW
BRIGHTON,

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Mr.. and Miss. Remond, on their way home held
a meeting in New Brighton, also ono in Pittsburg.
Tho iolloTing account of the meeting at the
the former place we copy from the New Brighton
Times:
CHARLES LENoX REMoND.
This talented colored gentleman addressed a
large audience in the public School Hall in this
place, on Tuesday evening last. His theme was,
"Prejudice against Color" lie endeavored to
show that it was Of slave holding, American ori.
gin-not having encountered anything Of it's I'M
righteous spirit during = two years tour through
Europe-not even in the highest social circles-in
the society Of such persopages as Douglas Jer.
rold, Amelia Opie, Lady Byron, and others not
less distinguished. But on the contrary, he was
treated 10y them with every mark of consideration
and respeet-as a man might expect to be treated
by any one ~imbibing the spirit of the noble-heart-
ed Bobby Burns, as expressed in these lines:
What though on homely fare we dine,
Wear hoddin gray and o. that;
Gle fools their silks and knaves their wine.
a mars a man for o. that;
For a. that and o. that,
Their tinsel show and o. that,
The honest man, though e'er so poor,
Is king o men and a. that"
When the world shall learn that "mind makes
the man"-thatg goodness; moral worth, and integ.
rity of soul, are the true tests of character, Their
prejudice against caste and color, will CEASE
to he,
The speaker claimed that this prejudice wa,
ditfused and made popular in the Free States a
the bidding of the slaveholder, as a means o
Strengthening the Peculiar Institution" and tina
he, 1.-THE slayeholder,) had as much contempt fol
the tree white laborers of the North, as the lattel
could possibly have for the slave. The unscru
pulous tyranny ~practiced upon them in Kansas
showed this. He called upon the opponents o
slavery to use their influence against this uni ust
un-christiana aud unnatural spirit-fOr he claimed
that it was unnuturat, and ably sustained his posi-
ton. AS a speaker, he is calm, deliberate. ant
seli-poised, and at times, very earnest and elo
quent. lie is an intrepid champion for the right
OF his race, whose influence must be felt.
At the conclusion, this gentleman's sister-Mis
Remond, made an eloquen. appeal in behalf o
her enslaved countrymen-placing her hope an,
trust in the God Of Freedom, and in the prevalence
OF those eternal principles Of Justice and truth
which will ultimately triumph, and right al
wrongs. Il.
AT Pittsburgh. Lafayette Hall was pre-
cured, one Of the best in the city. A corrrespon
dent speaking Of the meeting says: at wa
altogether better than l expected. The Remond
acquitted themselves admirably. All presen
were highly pleased. Charles is certainly a
admirable speaker and the meeting though nc
SO large as could have been wished, will ~oertainl
DO good"
Much of the success of this meeting is to b
attributed to the efforts of E.. Ii. Irish, ESQ.,. VIII
kindly assumed the responsibility of making tn
necessary preparations.
The Pittsburgh Gazette speaking of the meeting
Gays:
Last evening a large and attentive audience Ii,
tanoI D NJ. po-,nI ,.l L.. .:.o--A Tf.-.k
Hall. They wero introduced in a few and apprt
pirate remarks by f.. ii. Irish, Esq, after which
first the sister and then her brother spoke upo
the subject of American Slavery. These two, d.
l clared by the highest authority in the land, good
and chsttels. having no rights which white me
are bound to respect, spoke go we'll, 80 feelingl,
so to the purpose, that we felt there was niue
more that seemed human in them than in many
: slave-driyer we Isre seen Wanting his power an
e his prowoss over women and children.
RemOnd and his sister are on their way HON
ward after a tour through Ohio and Michigan.