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

FIELD NOTES.

LircnriELD, Jan. both, 1853.
DEAR. M The theory of the American Culoni-
cation Society is, that The uneducated, debased,
and degraded American slaves who take passage
for Liberia, upon reaching the shores Of Africa
become transformed into intelligent missionaries
perfect exemplars of civilization and christiani.
ty. l have heretofore denied the correctness OF
this doctrine, but am now holding it under con-
sideration for if q passage from England to
America transforms a radical into a conservative
a reformer into an old fogy, an anti-slavery man
into an apologist for the peculiar institution, may
not a trip from America to Africa work n change
as great, though different in its character'
CHARLES uAcKAY.
The most recent instance of ~toadyism is that
presented in the Advent of DR.. Charlss Mackay,
who makes terms with slavery as soon as he lands
on our shores, and who, fearful that the poem
which he read before the st. Andrews Society,
New York, might be construed into taking sid5s
with the North against the South, hastens to ex.
plain that the North to which he refers rs cherish
ing q love for the principles of liberty, is not our
North but the land of Burns and that he docs
not himself intend to interfere in that difficult and
complicated question now agitating our country.
Soon after appears a poem from his pen, which
commences thus -
ITO the West, to the West, to the land of the
free
Where mighty Missouri rolls down to the sea,
Where q man is a man, if he's willing TO toll,
And the humblest may gather the fruits Of the
soil.
Where children are blessings, and no who hath
most
Hath aid for his fortune and riches 10 boast;
, Where the young may exult. and the aged may
n rest,
/, Away, far away, 10 the land Of the W est"
What is the reason that a man who knows as
much about our country and its institutions as
? does DR.. Mackay, can't speak the truth Are
n truth and poetry so antagonistic they cannot
i dwell in tho same stanza' Why, | think I could
s myself infuse more truth into the verse | have
quoted, than the author dared do. Suppose ]
r try.
l. In the far distant West, is the land of tie slaves
Where the banner of stripes in significance waves
. Where man is q ohsttel, and forced to his toll
d That his master may gather the fruits of the soil
0 Where niggers are blessing "a, and he who hatl
d most,
8 Of standing and riches unquestioned may boast
G Where all are degraded, and woman is sold
With her beauty and truth for the prohigatc',
goldl
g MEETINGS AT BREcksvILLE.
To pass, by a short transition from poetry tC
field services, l will state that on Wednesday eve
ming, the 23d. inst, Mr.. Rowland lectured Al
0 Brecksville, Cuyahoga county, after the adjourn
ment Of a meeting of Good Templars, who occu
) pied, in the forepars of the evening, the room in
u which no was to speak. The meeting Of these
u friends Of Ten peraoes not only gave him q good
opportunity 10 notify . meeting for Mrs. J. and
J. myself on the following evening, but furnished
Is him with some hearers who might not otherwise
i have been OH hand. /,
On both Thursday and Friday evenings we hat
large gatherings-ths larges. anti.slavery meet
ings, we were told, that had ever been held there
In some places we have very respectful audience
who receive our doctrines pretty much as a duel
'e would receive On its back an outward application
of hydropathic medicine, but it was not 80 q
Brecksville. Our audiences there appeared to b
o mposed in the main Of wide.awake, intelligen
persons, who could understand and appreciate al
that was said. Many were present who previou
to this series of meetings knew but little abou
Disunion principles Or measures, and who had
much moro favorable opinion of Abby Kellyisr
to use their own phrase-at the conclusion c
- the meetings than before they were held.
MR.. HowLAND's MEETING AT RIcnFIELD.
On Thursday evening Dir. H.. filed the appoin
10 ment which, in my last letter l mentioned we ha
left for him at Richfeld, and in the Baptist NEE
50 ing house as at first proposed, yet not withor
IT. some opposition to its occupancy. The perso
who has most control of the meeting house is NJ
es thaniel Oviatt, who was formerly n liberal contrib
utor to the Western Anti, Slavery Society, but
es now the main prop Of the Baptist Church in Ricl
ts field. ! understand that Mr.. o. is at present OF
of posed to excluding anti.slavery lecturers from tn
to meeting house. but there are existing facts tn;
- lead me to fear that the house will ere long /
barred and bolted against the reception of til
nd anti-slavery gospel, even as the dungeon Of tn
of slave is now barred and bolted against the spir
of Freedom, and the facts are these. LIST. A Bal
VI fist preacher has recently been engaged, a larg
portion of whose salary is paid by Mr.. o. q
Some of the members of the church are yer
much opposed to the investigation (anti-slaver,
in wise) of the character of the Baptist denomint
ton. Sd. OF the handful of members who b
o long TO that particular branch of the Baptist tire
and are recognized by Mr.. o. as excellent chri
bo .ians, there is one, a red hot Democrat-and
of doctor too, who ought better to understand anat
" my and physiology-who is currently reported
10 have declared that The negro is mol a man!
u
nd MEETING AT HINcKLEY CENTER.
is- Mr.. Rowland and myself returned to Hinckl'
20, Center for another meeting there on Sunday afte
les noon. The weather, though not 80 bad as it W
he the evening Of our last appointment at that plaC
was unfavorable for much of q gathering, yet
y few assembled to hear the truth, and gave {
of closest attention. Our subject was, The Religi,
rty Of America, considered with especial reference
as ita eHect upon slavery. The doctrines and