Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-05-08

Solitary and alone under the head Of receipts
by the American Anti Slavery Society in the lac,
Anti slavery Standard, we find the following
Mrs. Abby X. Foster, to redeem lst of Angus,
pleige, 500, 90
FRANCIS JACKSON,
Treas. A. A. S. Society.
Thus does Mrs. Foster continue to manifest her
ever self sacrificing devotion to the cause. Be
sides this, Mr.. Foster last Autumn paid his own
expenses from Massachusetts to Ohio and gave
two months OF labor to the cause, without compen.
sation, declining to receive from the society any
thing for expenses or salary, when proffered him.
For this tour Of labor Mr.and Mrs Foster left home
subj ect to all the disadvantages and losses, necessa
rly incident to such absence to any other farmer.
of Ohio or elsewhere.
Mrs. Foster is laboring to collect funds for the
anti.slavcry cause. 1, will he seen she asks no
one to do, what she does no, %jcyfully do herself.
Probably she will find no family in the nation WIN
can be indaeed even by her tact, earnestness and
example to give as she and her husband have done
for the last nine months, taking into account their
pccuniary means. All this too when her health IA IL
hopeless wre *, from having coined her lifo's blood
into anti.slavery service. Could she be as success
ful in presenting the cause to the condolences aud
benevolercc of other people as to her own, ,herc
would DO no lack Of means to cvangelize the
country with an Incorporating anti.slavcry
gospel.
These friends net wisely in making these grea,
efforts in this time Of great emergency. The
pecuniary embarrassment Of ,ke land makes spec.
ial efforts needfhl nsw when all the lukewnrn
and partially interested will Of course Withhold
their contributions. And worse than the pecuni.
airy endorsements. multitudes in teres,edin su-,
tanning the radical anti slavery movement. and
who contributed to lite support have been corrupt,
ed and seduced from their s,eadfastness by the
spirit OF compromise and tho promise Of party
success, and now seek to cripple tina, cause
which once they priced and sustained. 1t was
wise therefore as friends of this cause, thu, the,
should thus testify to their continued appreciate,
of ITS merits by unusual l;berality as well as lab. r
And it would he the height Of wisdom in all rea
friends of the cause to initiate 80 worthy on OK
ample. We commend it to all earnest abolition
lists.
Ono othcr thought in this connection. Tbe,,
are many who disparage the labors Of the Anti
Slavery society. and represent that contribution
protessedly for the slaves benefit, are in fact onl,
contributions to the benefit of the Individuals wh,
conduct the society's operations, md who receiv,
the funds. occupying the siHecurc's position
None, from experience, observation and position
are so well calculated to judge of the needs o
the slaves cause, or e The value Of the services o
the agents employed az the persons who max,
these large contributions from ,hoir limited means
Such contributions from such persons, shoul,
therefore satisfy all honest duubteis CT this sort
(of course unprincipled cavilers will carp on
that The funds ae we'll and wisely besto W cd. -
These contributions are the highest and mobiles
testimor les to tho ability and fidelity of the agent
among whom the very limited finances OF tn
society, raised at tho expense of such personal sac
, ri6ce are distributed. These funds are sacred
And we are sure every agent 70 es,eems them
and conscientiously labors to make them instrumel
tai in accomplishing the greatest possible amour
Of good.
Our friends will pardon us that We have thu
alluded to their iabors and sacrifices for the cause
As they have consecrated themselves to the slave
service. he is entitled to tho benefit of their exam
pie in this MS in other things. We state the fact
that they may serve him by provoking others t
love. and like GOOD works