Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-09-22
LETTER FROM IOWA.

DEAR BUGLR | have intended for a week or
more giving you a little account Of a Republican
Mass Meeting held 10 Vin:on, on the 18th inst,
and how | was agreeably disappointed. The Re-
turned out about 1000 strong, raised
a pole with a blue stripe Of some kind Of cloth,
the names of Lincoln and Hamlin on it. Bot
the wind which blew pretty smart, coon scattered
the names, which was of white paper, sewed on.
After the people were marched around town a few
times, they went to q beautiful grove adjoining
town, where q stand and seats were erected. j.
II. Shuts called the meeting to order with some
very appropriate remarks, and then introduced
Hon. VIM. Warren who addressed the meeting in
an hour and a half speech, eadeavoring to prove
that neither he nor the Republican party we're abb
which, | think he succeeded in doing
admirably. After hearing him | don't think any
one doubted it, ana some knew it before. lie wGs
wonderfully alarmed, lest somebody woull think
he was tincture6 with abolitionism, and to- prove
that he was not, be said il was none of his BUSH
ness how much the slaves of the States were bes-
ten, and he didn't care.
Let me say to the credit Of the people Of Benton
county, that be and his speech were pretty gener-
ally dGspised. The next speaker was Judge PWr
Der of Independence, who delivered as good and
as radical an anti-slavery speech as | ever heard,
and | have heard the veterans. Garrison, P~illsbury,
Wright, and others. l never was 50 taken by sur.
prise ia all my life. He told us when he began
he was Responsible, and not the Republican party
for what he said and spoke with the highess
praise Of our beautiful county, said the only OBJ
lection he had 20 it was its name-Buchanan, but
to redeem that as much as possible, they called
their township Washington and their town Inde'
Dpn1enna He told the npOOlp he = an Ahnli.
ZIONIST, and was proud Of the name, and said EN-.
phatically that every slave not only had q right,
but it was his duty to hue his way to freedom. lie
honored John Brown as IL hero ard martyr. Whas
sca,hing rebukes he administered to the Ropubli-
cans for their short comings, ard hollow hearted
pretensions 1: did my very soul good to see the
breathless attention he received from she audience,
and their looks OF approval and enc engagement.
The only dark passage to his most brilliant effort.
was his recommendation Of old Abe to the PEG.
pie for their suffrage. He then seemed out of his
proper place. Bot he is doing a great good. and
may he be heard throughout the State. is my
wish. After Mr.. Us speech the meeting adjourn.
ed till evening, when it assembled in the Court
House to listen to Mr.. Bats of Cedar Rapids, Hon.
E.. W. Catell, State Auditor, and E. Sells, Secrcta-
ry of State.
Cannot the Republican party leaders see THAI
they are behind the peoplei Their papers are
teeming with complaints of the apathy and in'
difference of the party, while the facts are, the
people, as a general thing, cannot find i. III their
hearts to throw up their caps and hurrah for these
leaders, because they don't fill the bill, and they
will only vote for them because there is no better
chance, With the least semblance Of success. Straws
show which way the wind blows, and the way
Judge Taber was listened to and applaUded show
ed unmistakingly how the people felt on the great
question. 1t did me good to hear him talk Of the
bombast Of the South ir her threats of Dissolution
and what a set of fools the North was to thiuk
she was in earnest. He asserted the only hone o
their salvation was in the Union, and every intel
Iligent STAKEHOLDER knew it but as long as they
could use the threat of Disunion to scare the lick
T.. spittles and dough faces of the North, they would
6 do it. lie then spoke of the effect of Dissolution;
f said that Old John Brown with two dozen men and
2 a cow, would have taken all Virginia had it NOT
Y been for Northern bayonets, and related an anec-
dote to illustrate Disunion lie said some men
had been at work sinking q shaft at considerable
d depth. and they had all assembled but one Irish
9 man, whom they were engaged in drawing up.
When he was partly up they were called away for
Is some purpose, and fastened the rope and left him
suspended. Pat became impatient and called to
" them To pull him up, but they psid no attention.
,e He called again, and says If you dOu't help me
up, I'll cut the rope, | will, sure
1 believe the people here are ready to listen to
70 any radical anti-slavery. Could we but have some
8 of your takers among us awhile, it would cause
us to know each other better, and become united
at | am glad to see an effort on the part of the friends
of freedom at Marietta, to got together. We have
an Underground Rail Road in successful Upper.
n alton through Iowa. o that We could only make
the State too hot to hold a man thief, or bis hu,
man hounds. NJ. BRANIN.