Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-11-07
FIELD NOTES.
NEAR JAMESTOWN. Pa. I
0ctnhar 90 1877 I

bEhh W. AFTER the conclusion oil our AnuoVer
meeting we made a brief incursion into Pennsylva-
nia--poor t~enighted Pennsylvania, where the star
of party Democracy is always in the ascendant,a and
the majority Of whose people, in the event Of q
dissolution of the Union, would, l fear be far better
fitted for cLmpanionship with southern cradle plum.
derers and stealers of men. than with those who
were determined to form a government in accord.
ance with the Declaration of Independence.
The Fosters held two meetings in the Protestant
Methodist Meeting house in the Brockway neigh,
%borhood, the DR.. and myself occupying one even
ing in the same place. We also held a meeting
near Mayville, and another in jamestown. AT
Mayville we had an audience composed, l should
think, of about equal parts of Democrats and Re.
publicans,. who we're all go ignorant of the Abe Of
anti'slavery, that one could "scarcoly tell tother
from which,. A Republican who came to the SER
vice of his party, frankly admitted that a Republic
can President, by his oath of Office would be
obliged to see that the Fugitive Slave Law was
faithfully executed, and in the event of q servile
Instruction would shoot down the insurgent slaves.
lie then attempted to justify such action on the
ground of constitutional obligation, and it being ne.
cessary for the preservation of the Union. He was
right in every thing but the attempted justification
OF such Infamous deeds, and if anti-slavery Repub-
licans were generally as honest and candid as the
speaker referred to, we should not have to spend
so much time in exposing the miserable bubbles
by which they seek to s~tultify themselves and de-
lude others into the belief that the Republican
party is an anti-slavery and not q ro-slavory in
strumentality.
AT jamestown we had a candid, and in the main
an apparently intelligent audience. Here was
some opposition, or perhaps l should say supposed
opposition to our views made by q Republican
lawyer, who, from the exhibition of his powers
could hardly be considered as sustaining SO near a
relation as first, or even second cousin to the Phil.
~adelphia lawyers, whose keenness has passed into
a proverb. l could not but regard his speech as
an excellent illustration of the Scotchman's defni
ton Of metaphysics-"When the man wha talks
dinna ken what he is saying, and the people whs'
listen dinna ken what they hear. We wero urged
to return on the following, or some other evening,
but our engagements were such we conld not accept
the invitation. So much interest was excited on
the question of disunion, and the inconsistency of
abolitionists sustaining the United States Consti'
tuition, that a debate was appointed three weeks
hence, the parties to which, will be the Republican
lawyer alluded to on the one side, and q plain farm.
CT, on the other. who is one of the few Scotch Con
venanters at jamestown.
The meetings held in the Brockway neighbor-
hood were the only ones of the kind the people
there ever had. They presented to many a new
revelation of anti slavery truth, calling them to
occupy a higher plane of action than they are y ct
prepared for. l sometimes keenly feel that in our
efforts to educate contracted consciences, and
awaken in limited intellects the power of compre.
hension, We are making but slow work. Yet al.
though we may feel impatient to witness the more
rapid growth Of our principles, we cannot expect
it when we remember the character of those
whom we have to convert into anti-slavery labor
ers. Little by little the bird builds her nest"
The Br~)ckway family are doing q good W york in
that region. They are of themselves enough to
keep up q continual agitation, end can, by q liberal
circulation of tracts and papers greatly increase
the amount of anti-slavery light among their
neighbors, and ultimately warm them into effect
i've action for the captive's release.
WARREN, Dot. Goth.
After leaving Pennsylvania, Mr.. and Mrs. Eos.
ter and myself held three meetings in .Kinsman just
this side of the State line. They were pretty well
attended so far as numbers was considered, but
many of our auditors we treated contrary to the
scriptural rule concerning the disposition Of pearls.
The town is under Presbyterian influence, and
that of the old school stripe. l trust, however,
we did some good. and if in no other way, by
strengthening the hands of some two or three
friends we have there.
s. S. Foster held the concluding meeting in
Wayne on Thursday night, when the audience
was large and interested. The friends there put
a few dollars into the treasury, and subscribed for
some six or seven nnti.slavery papers which will
greatly aid in continuing the excitement and inter
est which now prevail.
On Saturday evening and Sunday last we held
meetings at Warren. The weather was unfavora-
BILE for a large attendance, but the moral feeling
of the place was far more in fault than the wealth
err. We had, however, q larger congregation than
| expected, and if the growth of the seed of truth
is not choked by the stony soil, which is ever found
in county towns, we shall receive, at least, a scan
ty harvest. Pledges were made to the amount of
S2l, rs, and s4,56 given in contributions.
And thus endeth the last chapter.
B. S. j..
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CoNvENTIoN.-The pro-
ee'"6 "a IA ooouPy v" ooiumho
this week to the exclusion of almost everything
else. Our correspondents must therefore excuse
delay, and we find no room to wedge in some words
of comment, we should Ike to make.
ANTI-sLAvERY AGENTs.-Dr. Brooke, Mrs. Cole
man, William Wells Brown and Joseph A. How
land are now lecturing in Lake and Ashtabula
counties, Mr.. Foss and the Remonds are in Geau-
ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster, Miss Susan B. Anthony,
Parker Pillsbury and Aaron NJ. Powell, returned
home after the Cleveland Convention. Mr.. Pow
ell We are sorry to say was compelled to leave on
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