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

on Wednesday Marcn gu, " "o0"eeW''
County whore we had been informed that proba'
bl, meetings might pro6ssbly be hold, to pros
pect.
Arriving at theDopot I found the Station Agent,
II. Bacon, to be an earnest Anti Slavery man, and
70. he was surprised to hear that any one doubt
On that the Republican party was any thing but a
thorough Abolition party. and such men "a ). r..
CAasc we're not pattern Abolitionisss. But he was
willing to hear anything that could be said upon
tho matter, and went actively to work to arrange
q meeting for me at the School house near BY, on
,hs, evening. Aud, in the face of the short no.
,ie,. an exhibition near by to which many went,
and a slight snow storm, l had . fair audience.
and eudeavored to break to them the bread Of
An,islsvery truth, which Was for the most part
new to them.
The mex, evening I went q mile and half to the
center Of the town. where . meeting had been
advertised for me at the Presbyterian meeting
house, and by direction Of Mr.. Bacon l called on,
and enjoyed the hospitality OF Rev. MIR. Eiho't'
q presbyterian minister formerly settled over that
Church. The meeting was we'll attended, and !
smoke upon tho relation Of the American Church
70 American Slavery, and at the close proposed. u
,bsre was no objection to speak the next evening
upon the political bearing, Of the question. No
objection being made l gave out the notice.
On the morrow oil appeared we'll. till about four
o'elo.k. when as I returned from the Post Ofice'
Mrs. Elliott asked me il l had seen Mr.. Elliott
when I WAS out 1 replied that / had not, asking
II he had gone in the direction that l had been.
She .aid he had not. D~ivcstipg myself Of my
boots and overcoas, l sat down TO write, when
after q while Mrs. Elliott said that Mr.. Elliott
wished her 70 say to me that there WAS some OBJ
lection to my having another meeting in the meet
ing house, and TINT had better see the trustees.
Aud learning that one of them lived near l sallied
eu. to see him, without success, as he was not at
home. Returning l learned from the children,
that notice had been given in the school that no
meeting would be held I! And 80 my programme
was broken down without any consultation with
me. or notice TO me whatever. waited till my
Reverend host returned to learn Of him something
about the matter. All that he could cay was that
che people had been very much dissatisfied at my
lecture of the previous evening and wise unwilling
,hat coueouterism should be preached in their
house and they feared I were an in6del! A spirit
ualist !! An Abby Ksllyitel!
After a plain talk with him and q methodist
minister who came in very opportunity 10 Ills as
sist ,nce. in which | endeaVored to set forth our
position distinctly and their wickedness a"d dis
honesty in such q form that they might compre
hsud. I departed, as no other place could De
found tor the meeting. rejoicing over one new
Busle subscriber, paid in advance, and one copy
Of Madison Papers apld. to Look eissvhere for al
opsu soil on which to SOW the seeds OF truth.
After various hsps and m~ishaps, | arrived with
ths Jones' at Alliance On Tuesday evening March
9th, from whence they went to their home to
res, from their winters labors. while l stopped for
tho night. to 70 forward on the morrow TO Marl'
boto, 60 labor awhile in that vicinity And here
T p.rted with the Jones' with whom ! have tor
ton weeks been 30 pleasantly associated in the
tolls and sriefs as we'll a. the pleasures and III.
mphs Of anti slavery field work. That l parted
from them with regret. | need not tell you. WHO
40 we'll know their many virtues. and rare "oii''
ties as lshurers in this vineyard. and who have
worked yourself alone in the field enough to
know how pleasant it is after days of toll to meet
such genial friends as these, and together recount
YOUR various rehuffs and victories. Many is the
n,easau. reunion that I had as l from. time to time
me, and passeG with them in varied talk. thu
passing hour that brought a full ~recompenae i"'
the weary journeyings, and stormy criticisms ,"nt
more disheartening apathy. that | often found It
my lone wanderings.
But they left me now among good friends Il"
q tramp Of eight miles through the deep mod
brought me to that glorious home for Abolition
,aborers. Abraham and Elizabeth Brooke. wher'
found a hearty welcome and a pleasant home 10
a week, while I held meetings in that vicinity.
A. New Baltimore l held two meetings viii
sol,rable SUCCESS. eliciting s"me objection and dis
cussion on each evening. that vas not very i"rm'd
able or great of itself.but helping to bring out NOR
clearly our poiuts and illustrate the subject II
hand. A Deer Creek. | also held y meeting. IN
particulars &c which with my observations amen
tho colored people domiciled there. appear Y
length in "a letter I felt called to write to the Lii
orator, and which you have thought worth coryin
into tho Bugle.
held two meetings at Marlboro; at the fir:
OF which, Mr.. Gilohriss the principal OF tho Unto
School, took exception TO my criticism upon tn
United States Constitution. saying that he though
IL time it WAS defended against the attack
that we're so constantly made upon II.
invited him Z, the defence. lie made o few n
marks, svincing o commends' le degree Of ign
rance of the matter, that accounted for the deli
sive position that hetried to assume Of the Anti.Sl'
very character Of the Constitution. But as b
confessed q lack Of familiarity and preparation IL
the task. invited him to mako she needed pre-
aration and meet me st some other time which /
arranged to do on the following Tuesday evening
At the appointed time Mr.. Gilchrist appears
withw ebster's Unabridged Dictionary. and sundl
other folios and octavos. Many pamphlets and
portfolio of manuscript from which he elaborate
aspeeeh Of an hour and a half, to which l reptile
in about halt the time. and then as he had n
completed his view Of the case. We adjourned
the next evening when he spoke about an hot
and / in shout the same time replied to him al
saads application Of the subject and argu'
thc 6iyunion question.
cannot give you all the many formidat
aeists gAieb he made but will cite only q few of {