Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-11-14

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a meeting house by the Wesleyans, when the
attendance was Somewhat larger. The meet
ings during the day on Saturday, were Occur
pied with addresses from BENZ. s. Jones and
]. Elizabeth Hitchcock.
A Business Committee was appointed,
which reported the following resolutions:
Whereas, The Constitution of the United
States has been ordained by the people, is a
contract of the one with the many, and the
many with the one which they may yearly
renew or at any time repudiate; and whereas
it was evidently the intention of the trainers
of that document to give ''sOlemn guaran-
tees" to the system of slavery, and to
strengthen the might of the oppressor by le-
CALLING the African slave trade, by pledg-
ing the power of the nation for the suppress
sion of slave insurrection, by declaring the
fugitive slave should be delivered up, and
by allowing to slave claiming districts a
representation upon their slave property, thus
making the American Union a terrible en-
gine of tyranny and cruel outrage: and
whereas, moral honesty forbids US to en-
deavor to alter the meaning of a contract, or
attempt to place other construction upon 1t
than the contracting parties designed at
the time of its adoption; therefore
Resoired, That the Constitution of the Uni
ted States is a pro-slavery document, and
that the construction which the people have
put upon it, and that given it by the Su-
preme court, which they have appointed 10
be its interpreter, is in accordance with the
intention of its trainers, and with its pro-
slavery character.
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the slave and consistent advocacy of the
principles of liberty, require that we should
refuse to be parties to it, and that we no
longer support it either by holding office or
voting urHer it, but that we repudiate' it by
word and deed, and strive by peaceable
means to effect a dissolution of the Am.
Union, which is the bond of the Am. slave.
Whereas, 1t is the religious influence of
the land, the teachings of the church and
clergy which moulds public opinion and
gives life and strength to the institutions of
our country; and whereas the clergy claim
this power, and declare that without the coun-
tenance Of the church hardly any proper-en-
terprise can succeed, and with it, that scarce
ly any can fail; and whereas, slavery is an
Am. institution, and exists in a country
which claims the name of christian, is
tolerated and justified by organizations call
ing themselves a part of the church of
Christ, and is practised by men who are
professors of that religion; therefore
Resided, That upon the Am. church and
the Am. clergy rests the awful responsibility
of the continuance of slavery in our land:
that we regard the former as its bulwarks,
the latter as its body guard.
Resolved, That the church of Christ never
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tilted slaveholding, and never refused to
plead forthe captive's deliverance; and there
fore those denominations that tolerate or JUS
tify slavery, or who pass by in neglect on
the other side, aIe'not a part of the church
of Christ however bold may be their claims,
however high their profession.
ReS0lred, That to contend that a"christian
can hold christian fellowship with those who
.are, not christians, that he can recognise as
members of the church of Christ those
whose actions are not based upon principles
which Jesus set forth in his teachings, is to
contend for an absurdity which is derogatory
to christianity, aud highly injurious to the
cause of pure morals.
ResOlced, That in the capture of the three
Ohioans by Virginia kidnappeTs, we recog-
nize another manifestation of that power
WHICH has IeuuCcu nearly llIee lHllllOHS Vi
our fellow citizens to a state of abject bond
age, and an evidence that if we would pre-
serve the remnant of liberty we yet retain,
we must oppose in every shape and form the
aggressions of the slave power.
The resolutions relating to the churches
and clergy were taken up on Saturday even
ing, and discussed during that meeting and
the forenoon meeting on Sunday, when they
were unanimously adopted. Those relating
to the u. S. Constitution, and the one in re-
lation to the captured Ohioans, were dis.
cussed on Sunday afternoon, and adopted
without a dissenting voice. 1t was voted
that all the papers in the county friendly IL
the cause of Emancipation be Invited to pub
lish the proceedings. Adjourned to meet il
New Lisbon on the first Saturday in Februa
ry, 1916.
LOT HOLMES, Pres't.
WIN. G. ALEXANDER, Sec'y.
Other papers please copy.
TO A. PICKERING.