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

ness wouldn't our newspaper books soon present
a cheering array of subscribers names, with that
little word so dear to the heart of the printer
.paid-written opposite to eachf Woule'nt we
have a glorious anti.slavery revival such as the
cause has never yet knownf
You remember what a terrible day it was for
travelling when we left. Our first meeting, which
we held at Cool Spring, was necessarily small,
though larger than we bad any right under the
circumstances to expect. Although that neighbor-
hood has been reasonably we'll saturated with
an ti-slavery trnth, yet / was told that among our
auditors was a Republican and a Democrat, mel.
Their of whom had ever before attended an anti.
slavery meeting.
Our second gathering-on Friday evening-was
at a very diferenct place, and was reach ed only
by a very rough ride, in very rough weather, over
very rough roads. And when we reached Elkton
we continued to find some use for the adjective by
which | described our passage thither. for our
audience-or a considerable part of twas about
as rough and ill-brcd as the warmest admirers of
uneducatcd nature could desire. But bless you
they have had no anti. slavery meeting there for
fifteen years, and what better could be expected of
themf The church, the pro-slavery and in6del
church Las been their instructor, and it would be
unreasonable to look for kindness and courtesy to-
ward reformers among those whom it has trained,
to say nothing Of equal and exact justice, which
was all We asked. Not less than ten or twelve Of
the audience came in putting at their long mines,
and promising a very smoky atmosphere for the
being the kind of light which we thought the
a-Iz- IuI.A. z-,A -z.ll .la
to extinguish it, which they all did, even to the
small, pale faced boy, some ten years of age, who
appeared to feel that in parting with his cigar he
was abandoning the only testimonial he possessed
of his manhood. Though a part of the audience
was disorderly, the greater portion was we'll be-
haved. and some manifested much interest in the
truths we presented. The prospect for another
gathering was so promising, that we appointed q
second meeting there for next Thursday evening.
From Elkton we went to Carmel, not the Car
mel of Scriptural remembrance, but that which
lieth about four miles distant from Bull Greek
Station on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and,Chicago
Railroad. Carmel used to have among its inhabi-
tants quite a number of disunionists, NEST of
whom have disappeared from the stage of action,
not by death, but in a far less exceptionable man.
ner. They were, | suppose-to use the language
of a Scotch horse jockey-"rather shaky in the
legs" and therefore incapable of standing long in
any one position. Republicanism has, with some,
eaten out the kernel of their anti.slavery, and left
nothing but the hollow shell of profession. Others
l heard Of, who were seized with a Cowper-like
desire for a lodge, if not
"In some vast Wilderness,
"Some boundless contiguity of shade,
yet for a Masonic Lodge in the village of Column
biana, and who now regard the whole duty of
man as comprisedi in grips. and signs, and pass.
words, and the consequent recognition with feel
ings Of fraternal love af all good and accepted
Masons, even though they be foggers Of women,
and stealers of babes. Well, well, l suppose ii
can't be helped. Men wH ultimately find the
place for which they are best fitted, just as water
will find it's own level.
We held meetings at Carmel on Saturday even.
ing and Sunday. The weather was unfavorable,
which in conjunction with the circumstances al
ready referred to, rendered our meetings smaller
than they would otherwise have been, but l ON
of opinion that those who attended them, will re
ceive some benefit. b. S. j.