Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-05-19
From the Principal.
TEMPORARY RELEASE OF THB REV.
DANIEL WORTH.

His friends in North Carolina became security
for him, and he is at large on a bail Of 50, 900,
and has arrived 10 this city. An abstract of his
speech, at q meeting held for the purpose, will be
found below. An effort is making to raise the
above amount, and obtain his permanent release,
by cancelling his bonds. We trust the friends Of
Christianity and freedom, will not be backward
in making up the sum. Funds or pledges may be
forwarded to Lewis Tappan, New York. The
money must be ready in less than five months.
EXPERIENCE OF A CITIZEN OF NORTH CAROLINA IN
VENDING HELPERS IMPENDING CRISIS.
An audience variously composed, of white and
colored, males and females, adults and Juveniles,
TO the number OF about q thousand, assembled at
the City Assembly Rooms last evening, to hear
the statement of Rev. Daniel Worth, of North
Carolina, recently imprisoned in that State for
vending Helpers Impending Crisis"
Mr.. Edgar Ketchum presided. and in introdt-
cling Mr.. Worth, sqid that gentleman was a ma
tive of North Carolina, a Missionary Of the Amer
lean Association, and a preacher Of the Gospel
lie had been convicted of selling four copies of a
book written by a native Of his own State, ad-
dressed to his fellow MISREPRESENTATION
and not slaves-for the purpose Of convincing
them Of the ~impolicy Of Slavery. lie had been
imprisoned four months and twice convicted on
that charge. Mr.. Ketchum read several extracts
from a paper published in Greensboro, South Car
olina, which he had received from some unknown
hand. 1t stased that Mr.. Worth had been convicted
in Guilford aud Randolph count g, for preaching
against Slavery and circulating Helpers Impen.
ding Crisis" But the indictments were only for
selling four copies of the work named. And tbit
had not occurred in Russia, or Turkey, or any far
off country, but in these United States; or in an
uneducated or unchristian society, but in the I'm
tied States. From the Greensboro paper he saw
! that the Church in that place had contributed
3 $3,OOS for foreign and domestic missions, for edu
= cation, publication, church extension, &c. AnC
this Church had contributed more than any othel
Church in the Synod for these purposes. But, t.
show that there was some idea of what was jus
aud unjust in North Carolina, there was an or
r ticle in the same paper on Religious Intoleronc,
in Spain" Yet there was not condemnation bu
s approval, Of the treatment of Mr.. Worth in tina
0 State. After q few concluding remarks Mr.
Ketchum introduced the speaker.
o Rev. Daniel Worth Was then introduced, an,
o received with great applause. lie proceeded {.
J. sketch the early efforts Of Quakers to teach Anti
9 Slavery in North Carolina. lie said that being
a native Of the State, the American Missionary AT
n ISOLATION thought he would be of service, becaus
It the people would hear him; and so they did. Iii
work was progressing among the Anti-Slaver
o Churches and probably had it not been for tn
Harper's Ferry excitement, he would have bee
g preaching yet. He had always studiously avoid
n ed interfering with the slaves in any way, by cor
& Versing with them, or giving them tracts. II
d supposed that by doing that he would avoid a
trouble. lie addressed himself only to the white,
But. IN one of his meetings there happened to b
& a ehattle present, who seemed to be affected b
the word of God. There was present at the NEE
ings a Rev. George McNiel. of Fayetteville, VIII
Published a Presbyterian paper. That man ha
denounced The American Missionary Society AZ a
Abolition organization in disguise, and havin
for its covert object the spreading of d~ssolatio
aud ruin over the South; and that man had d