Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-08-07
Communications

celebrate the liberation of the West Indian slaves
was organized by the appointment of Lewis Nor
gan as chairman. AS the Secretary selected by
the meeting, declined the service / will proceed to
give your readers some account of it. The assem-
blage though respectable in point Of numbers was
small when judged by the Importance Of the occa'
sion, or the interesting character of the proceed
ings. Many who claim for themselves the name
of abolitioDist, suffered slight obstacles to hinder
or trivial objections to the appropriation of the
funds to prevent their attendance. Neither OF
three Methodist clergymen who we're invited and
expected to speak were at the meeting One of these
was necessarily absent in a distant part of his cir
cult. The other two declined expressly because
it was proposed to employ the surplus funds if any
for the benefit of the Western Anti Slavery Soui-
ty which they declared to be inimical to their
church. Consequently but few of their members
were with US. Your readers are competent to
judge of the moral cowardice the %sectarian big
otry, and the supreme Indifference to the cause
of Gods suffering poor, which led to such results,
without any comment Of mine. The Priest and
the Levite have trodden in the one path for thou.
sands Of years.
The morning session was chiefly occupied in
the delivery of ON eloquent and interesting adi
dress by o. P. Brown Esq. Of Ravenna. As q
\~committee was appointed to obtain . copy Of this
Speech for publication, and as no description OF
it would be so satisfactory to the reader as the
paper itself 1 will spare myself the effort of char
actsrizing it. He was followed by our friend Pat.
terson of Alliance in some brief but earnest and
suggestive remarks. A recess of an hour and q
hale was then taken during which the audience
was separated into various groups engaged in
the discussion Of the contents Of their baskets,
seasoned by the excitement produced by an ex'
pected visit of the slave catching officials of the
vicinity, and their tools, who were said to be in
pursuit of a fugitive slave then in the audience.
The obi ect of such unwished for attention seemed
to be one Of the least concerned Of the multitude.
He made no threats, but said he should not at
tempt 10 evade pursuit, but was willing to face
any claimant who thought there was a better
right in some one else to the use of his body and
soul. 1t was understood he was thoroughly
armed although he said nothing about that in
my hearing. But those who attempt his arrest
will need to be possessed Of extra skill in their
~iDfernal business.
In the afternoon the meeting was addressed By
the Rev. Mr.. Way in some interesting remarks
upon the bepefcent result of West India Emanci
patton. lie uttered q xell.merited criticism up
on the time.serving and Atheistical course of thu
American clergy and church of the past and pres
ent. He declared however that there were honorable
exceptions to this deserved censure which
should ever be made and did not forget to pres
the claims of the Diciples' church at Marlboro t.
) att. slavery fidelity. He seemed oblivious to tn
fact that the male membership of this Mar!bor
church is composed mainly of shareholders VIII
voluntarily and even proudly assume that sinfu
relation by their political action. Endeavore'
5 to show that it it was a duty to vote for good mel
without appearing to know that no good ma
could either accept Office, or vote for another I
do so in q government like ours. which stands an
must ever standwhilst il continues. an impassabl
9 barrier between the slave and hs freedom.
2 Mr.. Brown was called again to the stand an
: related various historical facts to prove that Ar
Clio Saxons have been held as slaves as readily a
Africans when circumstances favored their oppret
s zion. He Contrasted Boston of one hundred year
ago when New England with Cotton Mather q
the head Of her citizens marched to the wharve
8 to meet and greet two Anglo Saxon fugitive
from Barbary, and the Boston of 1854 whic
IS sent it's soldiery to return Antony Burns I
q bondage. But he failed to point out thu
il was the oorrupting influence of the COZ
m stitution of the United States which has wrougt
the change.
Nc Great excitement was manifested both by sseal
ers and audience whenever allusion was made
the menials of the slave power supposed to
lowering near in search Of victims. Threats
n ominous impor. might be heard on every hand
The people evidently are rapidly ripening into
readiness for violence and bloodshed. Would
God they could be timely laugh, to see tn,
I'm these officials against whom they fulmina
their threats are their own paid agents, and tn
Ter the only ~effectual reform will have to begin
%r themselvesl If they are doing a vile work Il
ay responsibility for IL rests upon the whole Of thol
ed who support the government. Rightfully ms
TO they be condemned by all who are clear Of q cha
~ in the guilt. Perhaps righfully. but not 90 90
by ~sistently. BY those whose agents they are.
Ie, After paying for printing the bills &eo .