Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-03-20
THE FIRST MARTYR IN THE cAusE OF ANRRit An
FREEDOM.

THE FIRST L%uARTYR IN THE cAusR OF ANRRit a
FREEDOM.
AT our second meeting in Wellington, which wa
held on the 9Th Of March, we took occasion to cal
the attention Of the people to the fact, that on tina
day, eigbty-eig b years ago, fell the FIRST martyr 10
defense of American freedom.
If he deserves to be remembered who by strik
ing the first revolutionary blow. inaugurates a new
state Of %afFairs, animatipg by his example his COM
p~anions to like deeds of resistance, ard beginning
a contest, which, though dihearteniEg in its com.
mencement, resulted in the independence of the
American colonies then should the inhabitants of
this land hold in grateful remembrance the name
and deeds of CRIsPUs ATTucKs, the colord hero
who, on March 9th. ITO, at the head of a band Of
American citizens, dared to meet the British SOL
diery, and fell mortally wounded in the streets Of
Boston.
But the American people long since decided that
the negro has no rights which the white man is
bound to respect so the right which Crispus At
tucks would have had to their grateful remembrance
had be been a white man, is denied him aud his
deeds-his hero,sm, and his martyrdom are con-
signed to oblivion.
A COLLAPSE
On Saturday evening, the hall at Wellington
being engaged. q meeting was appointed for US
at Brighton. q place about FIVE miles distant.
After we had loaded ourselves and baggage into q
sleigh. and were just about to start over there, an
express arrived with discouraging intelligence.
Word had got out that we were Abby KelIeyites,
and to the ignorant, that was rs terrible an af-
fair as was the charge brought aforetime against
an old woman that she didn't believe in the
Equator. 1t is true we had advertised simply to
lecture on slavery. but what right have Abby
Kelleyites to NEEDLE with such an institution ?
True, we invited the people to provo all things,
and hold fast to that which is Good, !" but what
right have Abby Kelleyites to quote Paul? True,
we sought to plead for the restoration of marriage
to -four millions of American citizens, but what
right have Abby Kelleyites to concern themselves
about such a matter? True, We wished to enforce
Democratic principles, to honor and elevate Chris
tianity. and by our deeds hallow the name of
Our Father in heaven. but what right have Abby
Kelleyites to do any of these things.
1t was intimated that the private hospitality
which had been rendered US, nigh: be grudgingly
bestowed, and from what we could learn there
a strong probability that the house grant
ed for our meeting would not be opened, or if it
was, that none would attend on our ministrations.
We therefore declined going to Brighton, recog.
niz;ng the right of the people of that place to be-
a lie, if they choose, with the consequent
s~criptural promise of their damnation for SO doing.
OUR LAST AT WELLINGTON.
Our last meeting at Wellington was held on
Sunday evening. when we had quite as many in
as we expected to find, seeing there
were meetings at two of the churches, with .
stranger filling one Of the pulpits. who, I under
stood. was to communicate the manner in which
a recent revival was got up in Painesville.--
Though on Sunday night we had a smaller audi
ence than on any preceding evening, yet it was
far better in quality.-there were more adult
thinkers, and fewer restless Juveniles. We scat.
tered among them our last instalment Of humani.
ty's seed wheat, and then left, with the hope that
the harvesters, in their appointed time, will bring
thence their sheaves with them.
B. S. j.