Anti-Slavery Bugle from Lisbon, Ohio • Page 2

Let them oal rail, ridicu'e, declaim or denoance. Bui wilh humility, sincerity, and maoly honesty let them reason. If they can prove ihat political power is oaf per se necessarily evil (which we are willing to admit,) let them go farther, and prove, (what we deny) (lint aa it now is, and is available to moral reforms in thit country ita exercise is compatible with Christian principle, or likely to promote uny good moral er.terprize of the age. Let ihem proceed a atep further still, and show if they can, that it ia the mission, or any pari of the mission of our reformers, to descend from the use of moral in atru-mentalities to those of political. We say, "la the dead bury their dead." Let those who are called to testify against the iniquities of tho thn (and, and lo regenerate Us co-rupt public sentiment, adhere cioseiy to their work, and be careful never lo endorse politically Hie very errors, falsehood', and vices which they morally rebuke.

And may ihe Infinite Father, the'exnausiless source of moral' feu-er, pervudo the wide world with its redeeming inlluei.ee, till he n.a-jesty of its shall subdue the nations, and one universal chorus saluie lha fk'es, "Olory to God in the highest! on earth peace, good trill to men." As heaven's vast orb transcends tho sickly moon, And pours through all the sky eternal noooj Po glows the Moral sun wilh rays divine, Amid the widespread firmament of mind, And rules the opaque satelite of Stale With all the sceptered majesty of Fate. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE Ohio American Anti-Slavery Society. The meeting was opened by tho reading a portion of Scripture; after which prayer wag offered by the Pfrsiilent. None of the Vice Presidents being present, Jacob Jaonev, Samuel McCormirk, Georpe GarrelBon, Ja cob Heaton and Muhlon Wileman were appointed to 11 the vacancies. James C.

Marshall and Win. C. Alexander were appointed assistant Secretaries. A Business Committee, consisting of sixteen persons, was appointed bv tho choir, viz: Aquilla II or ford, Giles Stehhens, J03. Gnrretsou, Rebecca A.

Dixon, Elizabeth Wileman, Rehccca, L. Thomas, Juspe Holmes, Lot II times, John D. Young David L. Galhresth, E'izi Holmes, Jesse Garretson, Oliver Griffith, Joseph Cnpo and Ruth Cope. The chair appointed tho following persons es a committee to nominate officers for the Society the ensuing year: Wm.

H. Irish, K. G. Thomas, Jesse Gar-relsnn, Elizabeth Robinson, and Rubecca Holmes. The following named persons were also appointed by the chair as a Financial committee, iz: Lot Holmes.

Rebecca A. Dixon, Ruth Cope, J. K. Snod-grasp, K. G.

Thomas end Caroline Stanton. The Declaration of Sentiments and Constitution of the American Ami Slavery Society, were read by tbe corresponding secretary. 1 It was resolved, on motion, thai all persons present, who are friendly to tho anti-slavery cause, be invited to participate in the deliberations and discussions ol tbe convention. There being no business before tho convention, Ably Kelley addressed the meeting on the general aspects of the anti-slavery cause, after which the ses sine concluded. AFTERNOON SESSION.

Convention met, President in the chair. It. B. Davis oflurod the following resolution, which was adopted. Revolved, That the situation of Burr and Thompson in the penitentiary of Missouri, and of Chas.

T. Turrcy in the Biltimoro prison, as well as other vie tims of diubolical laws, demands tho deepest sympathy of every friond of humanity. Giles Stebbins on behalf of the business committee, offered the following resolution Resolved, Thai the members of the convention ol 17S7 who framed the Constitu'ion of the U. Siuiep, and the people of the several States who adopted it, showed by their willingness to grant (he slave interest the three-fifth representation, and thus increase the influence of men stealers and slaveholders in propor tion to the number of their slaves their consent lo forbid Congress loexerciso its authority for Iwcnty long years to prohibit the African slave trade their allowing the whole land lo be made a hunting ground for the hunters of men, in order as James Madison said "lo give (he slaveholder better security in his and their pledging the whole physical force of the nation to keep the slave in his chains that they were base hypocrites in Iheir pretensions lo love of liberty, and belief in the inalienable rights of man; and lhal a constitution, granting such "sol-cmn guaranties," as Daniel Webster calls them, to slavery, is indeed "a covenant wilh death, and an agreement with hell," which ne true friend of humanity can in any way sanction or uphold either by holding an office under it himself, or casting a vote for another to do so. The resolution was advocated by Giles Stebbens end Abby Kelly, and opposed by Mr.

Keep and Jacob Heaton. The committee on nominations reported the following list of officers for the ensuing year which was adopted. President Cyrus McNeely. Vice Presidents Goorge Garretson, Lot Holmes, Wm. B.

Irish, Lewis Morgan and Edward Brooke. Cor. SocVy K. G. Thomas.

Recording Secretaries James Barnaby, Jr. end James C. Marshall. Executive Committee Elizabeth Wileman, Lydia Irish, Pierce Garretson, Rebecca S. 1'homas, Oliver Grifliih, James Barnaby, JoBeph Garretson, Dsn Bonsall, Elizabeth Garretson, Abraham Wiloinan.

The session concluded. June 6 The meeting was cwllsd to order, and a chapter from the Bible read by the president. it was inquired whether all persons present have a right to vote in the convention- The chair decided that all persons present who agreed in sediment with the constitution of the A-wericau Anti Slavery Society were entitled to a vote. Tbe resolution of last session then came up for dis-nusion. Abby Kelly, believing Ihat the decision of the chair relative lolhe right of voting, was misunder-s'ood by many persons present, appealed from thai decision, in order that the question might be more fully discussed, and the resolution before the meeting was, on motion, laid on the table for tag minutes.

A tmtion wig made lo appoint a committee to lake a roll of the mombers of the Society. Remarks were marie by Jesse Holmes, Elizibeth Robinson and Abby Kelly, when, the ten minutes having expireoV-lhe resolution again came before ihe meeting. O.i motion, the resolution was again laid upon ihe In'j'u, until Ihe question of membership should be decided. A committee of four was appointed by the chair, lo enrol ihe names of ihoso who are, or wish lo become, members of this Society, viz: J. Holmes, Jesso Garretson.

Lot Holmes, Wm. McClmn. The constitution of (he Society was then read, and tbe roll made out. The discussion of ihe resolution was then resumed. Mr.

Keep spoke at considerable length in opposition to the sentiments of Ihe resolution end was followed by Abby Kelly, who apuko in its defence untJf the time of aHjournmeni. AFTERNOON SESSION. Tho meeting convened, President in the chairr Tbe discussion of the resolution before tho conven tion procoeded, Abby Kelly speakiog at considerable length in its defence. B. B.

Davis offered an amondtnont to the resolution. A motion was made to lay the whole subject on the table, whirh was lost. A vole was then liken, nn the a nend nont, which was also lost, and iho question recurred on (ho original resolution. The tune of adjournment having come, it was voted that ihe session to.itinue one hour longer than usual. The resolution before the convention was, on lien, lai upon the table, and the siibj-jct of fund tak en up; Abby Ktlly madeaa appeal lo lha friends of Ine slave, soliciting pecuniary aid for the Society.

A collection was then taken, and pledges made the Society, amounting in all In about $215,00. June 7. Convention met at the usual hour, the President being absent Geo. Garretson called ihe meeting lo order. Jesse Holmes read the following froto (he President, Cyrus McNeely.

"The chair under the impression that the Society had elected him as their president, aflhe present anniversary, without knowing hisi position in relation to ihe "Liberty pally," begs leave to teuder his resigns-'ion together with his thanks for your' confiJencc. He wishes it to bo dititincily understood, that, for him self, be sees no incongruity whatever, in an advocate of iho liberty party acting as President of a Society, which adopts the constitution of the American Anti-Slavery Society as its bond of union; and, shauld the 8rtirrrr swe tit rffffmWWI ullUUHUmliM isJMSwsi tion, he shall be happy to act. He wishes lo say, likewise, ihaf 'Tie regards the present position of the A. A. S.

S. on 'he subject of voting, as bearing precisely ihe ssmo relation to her constitution that the position of the new organization; ists in IS39 on ills question of not voting, dues (o thai instrument." The above resignation was accepted by ihe icie-ly; and on motion of Jesse Holmos, Cyrus McNeely was re elected President of (he lor (ho ensuing year. The following resolution offered bj Samuel Myers, wss afirr considerable discussion adopted. Resolved, That Ihe casa of Samuel Jackson, colored mm now in (his place, who has lost ooe of his legs and is otherwise imbecile, but who it is under stood, has been denied the advantage of our poor laws, on the ground ol a nun compliance with statute uf our Slate requiring of colored men, security bonds on entering the Siulo, calls fur the aid and sympathies of ihe people. 'On motion, a committee of three was appointed lo investigate the laws which opprvss the colored people of the Slate of )io, and report to tho next meeting of ihis society.

The chair appoin'ed Wm. ing, Minion Erwin, and Jcssa Holmes, to ccustiiute ihe above committee: The report of the business committee was (hen read and accepted, viz: Resohcd, That in our efforts to hasten ilia lime when "Liberty shall be proclaimed throughout all the I md to all the inhabitants thereof," wo will rely upon Ihe omnipotent power ol truh, as above every other agency, to modify an radically change loo pro slavery sentiment which now upholds the institution; and make all parties and ecclesiastical orgaoizitions bow to the voice of an enlightened people. Resolved, That since slavery in this country is sustained and perpetuated by a corrupt degraded public sentiment, and can only be abolished by the moral pou-ty of truth, Urged with a firm uncompromising spirit upon ihe minds and hearts of iho people and since the formation of a distinct political parly based uppn one idea, that shall become sufficiently numerous ta sway the political action uf ihe nation, and yet retain the unity and firm basis of moral principle necessary to bring about a great moral change, which offy can abolish slavery, is in the very nature of things impossible iheruore our motto should be, in the very words of a circular signed by James G. Bir-nay in 1S38, "to form alliance wilh 99 political par ly but to enstamp our principles upon aU.n Resolved, Trial those who refuse to vote for men who belong to Ihe great political parlies, because ihey consider them unworthy of confidence or sup-port as politicians, and yet admit them lo the communion table, and remain in communion themselves wffh churches ihat fellowship slaveholders and their abettors, as do many membors of lha ''Liberty set up a higher standard in politics th in in religion and to shield (he horrid corruptions in the church. Resohcd, That lha Federal Union based on ibe United Slates Constitution, is the great bulwark of slavery, involving the North equally with lha South in Ihe guilt of slaveholJing; and that it is the duty uf every true friend to humanity, tu give it no sano-tion or allegiance; but, adopting (he mullo of "no union wilh slaveholders? to use overy effort to bring about a pesceful dissolution of a union which is oe minted wilh Ihe blood nf the slave.

Wheress, in view of the. great influence of the church and clergy in this country, they may justly be called "Ihe power behind the throne greater thar, lha throne itself," shaping more than any ihing else, public opinion and public action to their own standard of right, be ihnt standard or low; therefore Resolved, Thai so long as ihe great majority of ihe churches of the land are in fellowship with slaveholders and (heir abettors, and Ihe elorgy and north ern D. D'saro apologists for, and delenoers of sla very; thus lending Ihe weight of Iheir influence "in sanction robbery, and crime and blood," it is thn duly of every anti slavery man and woman to oppose their corruption, and show ihat ihey are unworthy the name of churches and ministers of God. The report of ihe Executive Committee, and also that of the Treasurer were read and adopted. AFTERNOON SESSION.

Mot at the usual hour, George Garretson in the chair. The preamble and resolutions No. 5, in the report of ihe Business Committee, were taken up and after remarks by Giles Stehbons, Abby Kelly and Mr. Sheldon, were laid upon Iho (able. The Executive Commillte were instructed lo call a special meeting of this society, sometime in the Autumn of the present year, at such place as they ill" mini iiiuai buuquici After remarks by Wm.

D. Ewing and Abby Kelly the convention adjourned. CYRUS McNEELY, President. James Baknabv, Secretary, REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Circumstances beyond the control of your Co.n mitiee, have placed it out of their power for ihe lasi year, to much for the advancement of the great caue of human rights, immediately afier the closs of our last anniversary your enmmittce met and organ izid, and appointed S.imuel Brooke our general agent, hoping through his dovotion to the cause and the un tiring and efficient co-nperation, lo be enabled truth wiih a liberal hand throughout the length anil nreaoin ol ouruialo. liul his sympalhis not bo ing enlis ed in the position of our Society in main mining our auxiliary chip wilh the American Anti-Slavery Society, he proved merely a nominal agent.

Bing then, without an efficient general agent (he having been dismissed from the agency.) Ihey hive not been enabled lo carry forward thai efficient plan of operation contemplated at the commencement o' the year. 'They have, however, been enable to avail themselves of ihe services of that devoted and talented brother Wm. W. Brown for three months. Your Committee have ihe satisfaction to say that your treasury is unencumbered with any debt; and ihe report of the treasurer will show the of the fioances of the Society.

Your Committee cannot but look wiih deep emo tion on tho state of "this nation' al the present moment; containing within itself the demon's of a fearful and bloody convulsion, and threatened from without with ihe hostilities of a jealous and powerful potentate, bringing down upon its devoted head Iho indignation of an offended God, by not only trampling on ihe rignis oi numamiv al nome, nul paving Ihe way lor extending the mgis of the American Eagle over the accursed system in a foreign land. It is lhal dclei-tn-We principle of compromise found in tho adopiim ol the Constitution, and acird upon by the government lo Ibe present lime, I hat has riveted link link in the slaved chain, that has manacled limb after litiih, until the bleeding and plundered captive is well tiijih crushed beneath the ponderous weight. Il is rever ence for this same principle that holds every slave now in Ihe land. Lxpose this wicked principle, uproot lhia foul compromise, and the victory will be won for humanity. THE BUGLE.

NEW-LISBON, JUNE 20, 1845. "1 love agitation hen there is cause for it the alarm- bell which fcta riles the inhabitants of a city, saves them irom teuio ournea in their KUmuni liurke. THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE. Tbe Executive Committee of the Ohio American Anti-Slaverj Society, deeming it of vitul importance to the in terests and progress of the cause to have an organ to disseminate Anti-Slavery truth, have concluded to issue the first number of a paper with the above title. The object of tho paper will be to show what are the great barriers that stand in the way of tho slave's redemption, and lo poniioui a pian lor mcir removal, i ne subjects or Tem pera nco, Peace, Cnpiiul Punishment, v.dl also ro coive a share of attention in-its pages.

Ita chief labors will be for the overthrow of slavery. In or4or to effect this it will be necessary to attack this monster in his ref uge and hiding-place tho Church. Here he sits enthron ed, defended by tdlcmn Reverends and Doctors of Divini ty. Hera is his strong hold. Whenever an attack is about to be made upon him, he seeks shelter in the pulpits of tho land.

Divinity conies to his rescue. And as said Frederick Douglass, "the Church is the fountain from whence the stream of politics flows," therefore must the stream necessarily be corrupt; (if politics can be any thing else,) for a bitter fountain cannot send forth sweet waters. And it does teem from the general doings of the Liberty Party that it is acting the part of a decoy-duck, to divert attention from tho "bulwarks ef Slavery," pointing at the same time lo the ballot-box as the only hope of the slave. Doubtless there are honest minds who think it is so, but more light will enable them to see their error, and the Bugle will endeavor to impart it. And now, friends of humanity, we ask you in the name of the sighing bondman to lend your aid in sustaining this little sheet.

Tbink of tbe anguish of the heart-broken slave-mother. Think of the forlorn and agonizing condition of throe millions of our brothers and sisters who are clanking their chains upon our soil, robbed i every right. and ranked with the beasts that perish! Talk uot of "hard times." It is the slave who indeed has "Aon limit." Tour condition is an Eden compared to his. Scarce a ray of hope lights up the long night of slavery's doom. The past to him is bu' "a glaomy wilderness of dying thought;" the present a scene of dread and anguish of spirit; the future a moonless and starless night) Then come to his rescue.

"Remember him in bonds aa bound with him." Let us sound tho bugle-note of Freedom over the hills and through the valleys. Let us blow a blast that will wake from their slumbers the tyrants at the South, and their more guilty abettors at tbe North. T. "OUR COUNTRY, RIGHT OR WRONG." Such Is tho motto adopted by those who3e patriotism la of a mean and selfish character; it fully expresses the principle upon which contracted minds are willing to act, for there are those whose minds are so unenlightened as to have no more definite conception of the meaning of Right and Wrong, than had the cian we read of in the story- book of felicity, which he defined to be, some part of a pig's "innards." In their estimation, that is right which their party ar their sect approves, and every thing which is oppos ed to the doctrines of their political or religious creed ia wrong. for that unanswerable reason, "became it They swal low down doctrines without examination; and are flaming patriots, "becaute tliey are." They were born in America, and therefore every thing American, is to them, just right.

Thoy are perfectly satisfied -villi this reasoning, and "Stand by their country therefore, Without a why or whoreforc." We say there is no greater enemy to bis country than such a patriot, that, in effect he deals treacherously with the land of his tirth. Ho is my true friend who stands by me in the right, but condemns me when in the wrong. He who loves America will tell her of her faults, will rebuke her for her iniquities, so that she may be brought to repent, and bring forth fruits for repentance, and become in deed as she is now but in the land of tho frco, a refuge for the oppressed. It is no evidence of patriotism for a man to boil over with indignation because the institutions of his country, and his actions or those of his fellows are presented in their true character; or to frot and fume with wrath bo- cause the God that he has worshipped is shown to be a fulse (iod, and not the Creator of the Universe. The true patriot feels this "his country is the world, his countryman are all mankind," and he labors to advance the interests of all, to diffuse the blessings of light and love throughout the world; and he who has not experienced this desire, knows not practically the meaning of patriotism, for tbe interests of man ure one the wide world over, and to promote those interests we must labor for the overthrow of all wrong whether in our own or other lands, abiding ever by the Right and Truo wherever found.

THE LIBERTY PARTY. One of the most unpleasant labors in which a refjriner can be called to engage, is to oppose those who have professedly as much at heait as himself tho good of the enterprise in which he is engHged, but whose measures bo is convinced instead of promoting, are retarding its progress. We have found it so in our controversy with tbe Liberty Party. It was comparatively easy and pleasant for us to battle against open and undisguised pro-slavery, to tear off the lair but deceitful mask from tho hideous (enures of colonization, or to expose the windings and cunning tricks of the insidious serpent New Organization in its clerical garb, but we confess that the Liberty Party has so assumed the guise of an angel of light, and we find drawn into its ranks so many sincere and conscientious, but mistaken friends of the slave, that our duty in exposing its pro-slavery character and tendency is inoro difficult and more un-plontaiit. While we admit that there ere such among them, we also jeontend that as sincere and conscientious advocates of emancipation are to be found in tho colonization Society, and in the Whig and Democratic parties which the Liberty party men sejun sparingly denounce, and in the pto-6avery sectarian organizations, which they do not denounce; but at the same time we insist that the measures of colonization, of whig, of democratic and ofliberty party, however they may for a while teem to promote the cause of emancipation, af, all tend to build up ihe accursed system of slavery and we insist moreover that the leading men of he parties, tho influences which govern th 3 rank and file, arc not to be trusted with the slave's cause.

The American Anti-Slavery Society has from the first opposed the formation of a istinct political A Lti-Siavcry party as inexpedient and unwise, and always has condemned the so-called Liberty party, as a meat ure originating with those who had proved then.stlves false to the ciusa of tbe slave, and whose motives were far from being above suspicion; and this society holds that a political party, whether liberty party or any other which acts undor the United States constitution, is to be condemned upon principle, and docs not regard it as a piea6uro whoso expediency is questionable. We will briefly stale why we, in common with other members of the American society, occupy this position. The United States constitution. we regard as a "covenant with death, and an agreement wilh hell," a partnership contract which all who vote under promise to fulfil, or to aid in fulfilling. We know that it requires its supporters to surrender the fugitive slave, and to gather with force and arms and hew down the insurgent slave- ve know that such was the character designed to be given it by its framcrs and original adopters, and that all honest and enlightened minds will so interpret the instrument.

And we also know that before any one can cross the threshhold of office, he must swear to support it; and therefore believing it to be wrong to enter into, or promise to fulfil such a compact, knowing that such partnership and such promise gives additional power to the slaveholder to crush, and bruise, and bind, we are bound by our duty to the slave, ourselves, and to God to protest unceasingly and energetically against usirg as an Antislavery agency, the poiver which is derived from, and is the reward for swearing to support it, but to declare on the contrary that it is in its character and tendency, and that no matter bow sincere or how consistent the Liberty party man may be, that Liberty party ground is proslavery in po..