Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-10-29
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THE ANNIVERSARY ONCE MORE.

Ed. BUGLE Controversy, of a fauit-6pdinG
character, with one whose principles you approve,
is unpleasant and not to be entered into, unless
justice to yourself, or others, or both, require il.
If you had been content to leave the settlement
of the difficulty at Alliance, with those who were
present, and saw and heard, l should have been
perfectly satisfied. Blu. you saw fit to make 4
statement, to those who were not present, and
Who would have to rely solely on you for the
facts in the case. If in doing this you had given
all the facts, l should have remained sill ,nt. On
reading your unfair, one-sided account of the meet
ing, 1 felt the time bad come for the performances.
of o "disagreeable duty" Your reply to my
first communication has not mended the matter in
the least. l find you still determined the readers
Of the Bugle shall understand it in such way a.
to excuse you and Jour friends, and blame Lang.
ston and his. Why not be fair, tell all that occur.
red. and then an intelligent Judgment may DO al.
rived at. ~
Let me try, and see if in your chair editorial I
could not have written better for the occasion. IT
you are pleased with it, l shall not object 10 your
~profting by it in the future. AS B. S. Jones, Ed.
Bugle On Sunday afternoon John Langston BY
request of the Society, addressed the meeting, Ia
q very able speech. Our readers will find it forth
coming in our columns. 1t will repay a careful
reading. If there are any who think they have
nothing to do with slavery, it will show that sla-'
very has something to do with them. i
Knowing him to be an advocate of the ballot
box, and identified with the Republican party,
at the close of bis speech, /, or we. (editors are
always plural, however singular they may boy DOM
menced questioning him, with q view of bringing
him out in defense of that party. He objected.
said he highly esteemed those who differed with
him in the use of instrumentalities, but We per-
sisted until at length he informed US, he took no
position he was not prepared to defend, and If .
were determined to drag him into q controversy
be would not shrink from il. BY dint Of persss
verence we at length succeeded in getting him
erect on his Republican podestals. When Parker
Pillsbury arose, and objected to further catechis-
ing; did not understand Langston was there for
that purpose, and as he had concluded his speech,
Vhich ,oas a very good one if he would give way,
be had some remarks to make to the meeting.
apart from the gentleman. Langston took his
seat. Parker Immediately went at him, and into
his Republicanisin much to our sur prise, III you
were surprised) and soon demolished the party
and Langston with it. Parker if possible beat
himself, (f you thought SOY Langston took the
platform in reply, as almost any one would under
The circumstances. and was making such defencs
as he could for the parties attacked, when Parker
called him to order. lie paid no heed to the call.
may not have heard it, there was some confusion
in the meeting by this time, and il required .
second call from the Chairman to arrest his atten.
ton. When he ceased speaking, our friend Gill
bert asked the Chairman to decide what point Of
order be had violated the chair decided for deal
ing in personalities. Friend Gilbert said. are you
going to stop him after letting Parker 20 unrsbuk.
ed The audience was manifestly dissatisfied