Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-08-25

| ing on the stone pavement his face was somewhat
bruised buhhc qnickly got on bis feet and ran fol
hio li!o to the Mopes House, old Capt. Mapes
standing in tho door with revolver in each hand
protecting his retreat. He was encouraged to thi,
audacious attempt by the assurance of democrats
and few false republicans that would be taken
out of the meeting without the least resistance
Nothing but the accident Of my pistol being en-
tangled with my pocket handkerchief prevented
me from shooting him.. lie has since sworn a,
hos Garlick. to take me dead or alive. After hi,
summary election finished my speech; the peopl,
passed strong resolutions to protect me at all haz
ards, and enrolled over one hundred men, which
on Sunday was increased to three hundred to &C
ss safety committee. The excitement was very
great the meeting adjourned to meet at Mason't
Grove at p. NJ. Sunday. A large body of mer
including the Ripon Wide Awakes under the com
mand Of Col. Crane, escorted me home. Tht
American flag was planted at the gate, 25 armed
men kept watch around Prof, Daniels house al
night.
Sunday forenoon the people from the country
and adjacent towns began to gather with loaded
muskets and rifles and marching in procession tC
the grove where addressed a great army Of live
men aud women in behalf Of humanity and liber
ty 1t seemed like old Revolutionary times wher
men were obliged to worship God on the Sabbath
with arms in their hands. The strongest resolu
tions were passed, the men and women all VOTING
with upli:ted hands, pledging themselves to stand
by the doctrine of State Rights as proclaimed by
our Supreme Court, unto death. You will doubt
less receive the resolutions and therefore I need
not state their substance They express tho senti.
ment OF the people Of this region and are warn,
ing to all kidnappers. TIE people are ready TO obt
and have made up their minds to do it manfullv.
They will wait no longer for Courts or State au-
thortiOs, but will protect their own rights and
liberties by the strong arm.
Alter the meeting the men to the number of
several hundred marched to the City Hail. appoin-
ted committee OF twelve to wait on the kiduap-
pers and direct them to leave town and no longer
disturb the peace of this community. The com
mttee performed their duty and received for an.
swer that they were here to arrest S. NJ Booth
that as soon as they had accomplished their mis-
sion they would return. After the report of the
committee the members Of the meeting subscribed
to pledge and made solemn oath TO Almighty
God to protect me, and all engaged with mo in re-
aiShng the execution of the Fugitiye Slave Act in
Wisconsin, at the hazard OF their lives and at o
moments warning to forsake oil other business
and shoulder arms for God and liberty. In or
ganization is being perfected, such as they had in
Kansas, and if the Federal hounds continue to
pursue and harrass free citizens and threaten, as
they have done, to kill them if they resist, they
will be shot down, in the highways and byways
like mad dogs That is now the settled purpose
Of the people to an almost incredible extent 1t is
not the resolve OF wild, reckless men, but of peace
able, staid sober, religious men, including officers
of the church and ministers of the Gospel. 1t is
very clear that we have yet to fight for our liber
ties here in Wisconsin. But woe to the kidnap-
pers, when once they have begun to shed the blood
Of our free citizens.
S. NJ BOOTH.