Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-02-13

ance on the occasion referred To-, was not p~articu.
larry well posted In regard either to our principles
or measures, nor did he appear to be well settled
in his own convictions. Unless I very much mia.
understood him, he sometimes thought the consti.
tuition anti.slavery, and sometimes pro.slavery.
Sometimes declaring it impossible for slavery in
the states to be reached under Il, and In the next
sentence telling how easy it would DO to vote
slavery out Of existence. ... -'t".H
AS q single evening did not afford US an oppor-
tunity to say all we wished, we adjourned until
Friday, not being able to secure the house for an
earlier period. 80 TOW
osBoRNE's CORNERS.
On Wednesday and Thursday evenings Mr..
Rowland and | went to Osborne's Corners in
Richfeld, q place where no Disunion lecturers
had before made their appearance. The roads
were about as bad as could be, and the weather..
especially on the first night, singularly unattrae--
tive except to ducks, and other acquatic fowls.
When notice was given Of our appointment at .
singing school, a Methodist brother took the oc.
casion to notify the people that we were more 10
be dreaded than horse thieves "for," said he
these fellows are not after your horses or other
property, but they are after your everlasting parts"
He was probably as ignorant of what he was
doing, as those, who eighteen hundred years age
nailed the Prince of emancipators to the cross.
His solemn warning, together with the testimony
of other false witnes ses operated to keep away
from our meetings those who regard as old fogy-,
ish the advice of Paul, to "Prove all things" yet
n few came and to the few we spoke words IF
truth. which | feel assured will not be vainly
spoken. ... .-.
CONCLUSION OF DEBATE.
On Friday, I returned to Hinckley Ridge to
finish the discussion which was commenced on
Monday evening. Mr.. Van Dusen, the anti-Dis--
union champion appeared pretty much as he did
on the former evening, only more so-caviling,
rather than debating, making assertions without
furnishing proof. lie charged Disunionis,s with
being responsible for all the acts of the Democrat
ic party, because they did not vote with the Re.
publicans and put them in power and be prophs.
sied-uot, however. because the spirit Of the
Lord God was upon bim-thas a dissolution of the.
Union would be attended with terrible results.
and would rivet yet tighter tho letters Of the
slave.
lie further asserted that disunion was so msai.
testify a pro-slavery measure, that the South would
gladly contribute of her money to promote it-thas
the banks of South Carolina would break then-
selves to raise funds for such a purpose. Let me
sugges. to the American Anti-Slavery Society tho
%propriety of appointing Mr.. Van Dusen an agent
to make financial collections in the South for i,s
Treasury, allowing him a commission of 90 per
cent upon them, for nothing less than that would
buy salt for his p%orridge. w
l was in hopes of finding in his remarks sous
evidence of the possession of principles on bis
part, but was disappointed, for nothing was thsrs
but the spirit of worldly policy and short-sishssA
expediency. At the conclusion Of the meeting hs
Informed tho audience, that as 1 had treated hin
ina g~enuenauly manner, he treated me in the
same way and added, that if l had black.
guarded him, be would have blackguarded back.
So you may see What manner 81 spirirths man 4
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