Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-01-29

huesi dropping some OF the bricks down the pipe
into the stove. Although we were occasionally
Obliged to suspend our remntks, and wait until the
storm obated, we continued our meeting, bringing
1t to a close when sc were ready, and not before.
We felt it necessary to talk more upon tho right
OF Free Discussion, than upon slavery proper, and
the means for its abolition. The few men to whom
| have referred as lovers Of order, and all the wo.
men who were there, were able TO place n proper
estimate upon what we had to say, but whether, in
regard to many others, it was not an improbable
casting of the pearls of truth before tho swinish
multitude, the result written in tho future can
alone determine.
AFTER THE MEETING.
Our company was the last to leave the meeting
house, and had VIC not carried a lantern, it is i'm
possible to say how disastrous would have been
our egress. The night was very dark, and the
steps leading from the door on the mems side had
been torn away leaving some three feet Of abrupt
descent, down which we should lave fallen, had
we not discovered it in time by the light Of our
lantern. But what would have cared the Demor
Gratis of New Garden for the broken legs, or brok.
en- heads of anti slavery lecturers? Hadn't they
indicated Buchanan Democracy as taught from
the Presidential throne, and as practiced By Dor
der rufians in Missouri ? And would they not re.
cieve their well earned reward of "Good Doqs
Fine FeHoicS !"
Our stopping place was from a quarter to half a
mile from to meeting house, and as we proceeded
thither we were pelted with mud by some who
worked in darkness, and who, finding so soft a
material incapable Of making a forcible impress
sion, from mud proceeded to stones, one Of which
struck Mr.. Rowland on tho back of the head.
causing him to utter an involuntary cry of pain.
and staggering him for the moment. This caused
a cessation Of hostilities, and for the rest Of the
way we were unmolested. Upon reaching the
house, we found that a couple of women, who had
preceded us a few minutes, had also received a
pelting Of mud from the same Democratic patriots
of New Garden,
A BRACE OF MoBoCRATs.
1t was amusing to see what a Pecksnifian look
some Of the mObocrats in the house would at times
put on laughing, stamping, and otherwise encour,
aging their associates when they believed they
could do it without observation, but when watched
looking SO exceedingly meek and holy on the sur
face they would have made excellent models for
hypocritioal saints, Among those who were
closely watched were two instructors of youth, and
such instructors i. B. WILLIAMS, teacher of the
school in New Garden village, and WM. McGAv.
RAN, who occupies a school house about q mile
west Of there, were, as ! am crc0ibly informed,
openly aiding and encouraging the mobocrats.-
These men will probably attend the nextmeeting of
the Teachers Institute, and manifest q great dc,
sire to know in what way the rising generation
can be best educated to become a virtuous and in,
telligent people. 1t would perhaps improve the
youth somewhat if such pernicious examples as
those set by the instructors referred to, were dis,
pensed with.
A LITERARY SOCIETY.
On Friday evening we had no appointment, for
not thinking that New Garden needed another
meeting at present, the spare night we had resery'
ed for that place in case it was worth while to hold
d third meeting there, we spent in attending the
meeting of a Literary Society at McCan's school
house. The resolution discussed affirmed that the
United States Government was the most despotic
upon Earth. Both Mr.. Rowland and took part
in the discussion.
In one of the dialogues,or performance of some of
the members, there was Il character called Uncle
I"'t WV h''St u hOpilNLOhlolc, u NOuiu Ut
glad to tar and feather them, who thought we had
no business to interfere with the South, and who
wouldn't help a niger escape from his MASTER
But the appearance Of a fugitive slave in the
sohoo. house with her master in hot pursuit,
changed Uncle Dams views, and in a scufie which
he had with the slavecatcher, be dispatched him
with a pistol shot, and then ordered the fellows
carcass to be thrown on the duughill. What say
the defenders Ct the Constitution, the conservators
the public peace to such a use of Ohio school
houses? Had they not better look into this mat.
ter, and hasten to save the oft endangered Union ?
The deliberations of the Literary we're presided
over with much ~propriety and dignity by a Miss
Windle; and the equality Of woman appeared as
a recognized fact in the conduct of the Society.
AT LYNcHBURG.
On Saturday evening, and on Sunday forenoon
and evening, tbs Sth and Och, we held meetings at
this place of ominous name. The good conduct,
close attention, and evident interest manifested BY
our auditors, was in striking contrast with the
brutal. low.lived performances of the bulhes at
New Garden.
The citizens of Lynehburg have what every vii.
lage ought to be provided with-a good hall open
to free discussion. Our doctrines were doubtless
and startling to many who heard US. but the
subject was SO presented that they did not appear
to deny the correctness of either premises
Or conclusion, doctrine or practice. Lynchburg is
not very much oppressed with the visible presence
Of a slaveholding religion, nor do its inhabitants
appear much disposed to prefer a God of Abstract
Theology, to one of Practical Righteousness.
B.. S. j.
LYNcHBURG, Jan. 10th, 1859.