Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-01-09

which, though it long since ceased to send up Its
stream OF water has never ceased its activity,
though 1t hes substituted an infamable gas for
water The gas escapes fiom nm iron pipe about
TWO Inches in diameter, and is burning night and
day The volume of flame is Of course considera-
bic, rising to a height Of eight or ten feet. The
aperture from which it is discharged is within a
few feet of the waters of Yellow Creek, and not
many rods distant, on the opposite side, is a mag
nihcent hill covered with q dark, rich foliage Of
evergreens. AT the time of our visit the wind
came in fsful gusts, and caused the burning gas
to assume a thousand wild and fantastic shapes,
blending its hues of delicate violet and bright
orange in those forms of varied and exquisite
beauty which none but Creations Artist has ever
been able to produce. 1t the gas is sufficiently
pure | think the inhabitants Of Salineville ought
to embrace the opportunity thus offered Of lighting
their village with gas manufactured for them in
the great l~abratory Of nature.
We have jnst concluded here o protracted
meeting, which we continued for six evenings, ami
has resulted in a pretty efectual stirring up of
the minds of the people. We held ouv meetings
in the Free Presbyterian church, which was kind
ly opened for the occasion. Our first gathering
was large, but every succeeding one was larger,
and this too, Notwithstanding the rainy weather,
and the horrible condition Of the muddy roads.
Three of tne evenings we had a discussion With
Rev. Mr. Archibald, u Methodist minister, whose
name you will remember as that of one who was
connected with the bitter opposition which was
made in Leesville some years ago against disunion.
lists. A few weeks since he preached a sermon
in this place in which he attacked with Wholesale
denunciations the advocates of the disunion doc.
trine, bringing against them the most false and
libellous charges Offering not a shadow of proof,
yet presenting the matter in a way calculated to
misleed the unthinking, and prejudice the unin-
formed.
On Sunday we reviewed some of the points be
had made, and expressed a wish that he was
present to hear our structures. His friends sent
for him-thinking perhaps our humiliation would
then be sure. To say that Mr.. Archibald is a
fair and honorable debater. a man of strong mind
who understood the subject he discussed,
Would be that part Of history known Is ROMANCE"
lie commenced the discussion by asking in a
sepulchral tone, and with an ~awfully solemn
"Do you bclieve in tie inspiration Of tile
Bible ?" We, of course, denied his right to put
10 ihiOuRu llhO INK lObHOI VI buOTltT LuSOiORi |
cal Catechism in on anti-slavery meeting. Fooled
in this he proceeded in other matters on the Sec
ond evening laying down as a maxim embodying
the Christian rule of life 1.-THE motire gives char.
acter to the action" which certainly appears like
asserting in another form Of language, the Jesuit
cal doctrine "The end sanctifes the means" His
speeches abounded in the most false and reckless
Of which | here submit the following
specimens ~ don't know that there is anything
in their 1.-THE Disunionists) society but EMBODIED
DEvILIsH !" They are guilty of profigacy, ticen-
tousnesS, and blasphemy!" ''They are engaged in
a crusade against christianity" "They deny in
their leading organs the God pho bought them !"
They have prevented emancipation in several
States |"
These were some of his charges in gross his
charges in detail (Which were made only against
the absent) were of so foul and miserable a char.
acter that | hesitate to commit them to paper
they were such only as the most filthy scraper of
kennels could collect and even had they all been
true, they had no bearing either upon the question
the doctrine of Disunion abolitionists is
correct or whether the NJ. L. Church north is pro
slavery. lie withdrew the charge he had made
that Mrs. Foster was an advocate Of Free Love, not
because he wished to do it, but because the brother
from whom he obtained his information, frankly
and publicly confessed, that he was probably mis-
himself, and had thereby misled others.
charges that he made against individuals, he
persisted in declaring he believed, even in those ca
SEES in " hich he could not offer the Shadow ola reason
for his belief. Some Of his assertions we could
only meet by expressing our conviction that they
were false such, for instance, as his declaration
Jacob Millisack, of Leesville had Spindled
him of several years subscription to the Bugle II
,hargo which | commend to Mr.. Millisack's at,
IGNITION.
To prove his charges against the society he
read from a circular letter from Francis Barry, Of
Berlin Heights published in the Bugle some time
from the proceedings of the Progressive
Friends Of Battle Greek and from a pamphlet
containing the proceedings of the Bible Conven-
held in Salem. We defed him to bring q
single line from the editorial columns Of either
Busle or Standard, or to produce even so much as
,ne resolution passed by any Disunion Convention
Or adopted by any Disunion Society which would
to substantiate his charges. The libeller
iidn't dare to attempt it.
Our principles, l think we're successfully vindi-
ald the pro-slavery position of the NJ. E.
Church north, SO clearly presented that 'the way
airing man, unless be be "a fool, need not err there.
n. Ten additional subscribers for the Bngle from
is some little proof of the foregoing as.
The date which this letter bears is tho last day
# the year. Ia a few hours '57 will close its
ecord Of mans deeds. God grant that its sue,
lessor may not be compelled to record SO many
;owaraly and infamous actions on the part of the
American people, but when its historic volume is
sritten, may its pages be illuminated with that
which enanates from deeds of heroic
laring. Of faithful adherence to those principles
# eternal right which can alone exalt a nation.
B. S. j.
WAYNE, Dec. "a, 1857.
FRIEND ROBINSON; AS it may not be uninteres-
ing to the readers OF the Bugle to learn the pro.