Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-10-31

opement Of the present posture of affairs, and
80 far ds they have come to our knowledoc,
the future prospects OF the committee. This
we shall do in a hasty sketch of events which
have transpired since their arrival at Rich
mond. The sources of information from
which the following statement is compiled,
we believe to be entirely reliable.
On the first day of the Yearly Meeting at
Richmond. the minute of the appointment of
the committee was read, and one of their
number made some remarks %rel1tive to their
mission. They also proposed the appoint
ment of a committee, by the meeting to give
them such Information as they might wish
for. The meeting complied with the request,
taking the precaution to have every name APP
proved before it was tiken down by the clerk.
With this committee, the London committee
have had several interviews, OF the nature Of
which we are not fully informed.
They attended the Yelrly Meeting through
out, and we are informed, some of them ex-
pressed much satisfaction ut finding Friends
doing more for the c0loled people than they
(the committee) anticipated.
Fhey expressed no dislpprobation Of their
course in regard to the 4. $. Friends, of their
general bearing towards the anti slavery
cause. nor Of their voting for shareholders,
and pro-Slivery men.
The Information of what passed in the
meeting was communicated by their own
members.
The day after the meeting concluded. be-
ing the day on which the mid-week meeting
of the "body members" was held at New
port, the London committee attended it, went
to the house of a 'body Friend" for dinner,
and after dinner nude a social visit to Charles
Osborn, at Levi Cofin's, Of perhaps half an
hour. They returned to Richmond the same
evening. This is all the instance, 80 far as
we are informed, of Thea! laying any a;ten-
ton to A.. S. Friends, since their arrival, ex-
capt as a few have sought an interview with
them since that time. Several other friends
were present during their visit to Charles
Osborn, in the course OF which some intima-
tons of their intended course were given,
and it was understood that they intended to
set out for White Lick the next day.
After they left Newport, several Anti-Sla-
very Friends thought ii necessary to confer
a little on the circumstances of the case. aud
the result of the conference was the follow
ing communication, which was delivered to
them in Richmond, next day, by three Of
the Friends who had signed ii.
NEWPORT, 10th mo. sth 1915.
Esteemed Friends, William Foster, JOSH
all Foster, George Stacy, and John Allen:
Being solemnly impressed with the i'm
portance Of your mission to this country, and
July approaching the arduous nature Of the
undertaking, we cannot but express our ear
nest desire and hope that your laburs may be
blessed to the promotion of the cause oftruth
md righteousness, and that when you return
% your owH land. you may hear with you
.'a oong,ltur rananttDn th,f thrOpph tho ii
line aid, you h,ve been instrumental in uni
ing Friends in this country in a hearty and
efficient cooperation, III their sndeavors u
indo the heavy burdens, and 10 let the OPP
| pressed millions in this land of boosted lib
.rty, 90 free.
As you must be sensible that We, as Anti
Slavery Friends, feel a deep interest in the
,rogress and final result Of your labors, We
hope You will duly appreciate our motives.
md at least give us credit for candor, in ma
King to you tte following suggestions.
We understand that your object is to en-
leavor to re-unite Friends of Indiana Yearly
Meeting, who have been separated, in conse-
luence of different sentiments, as to their
proper course op the Anti-Slavery question.
lhE of the measures which resulted from this
difference Of opinion. We are now two
Yearly Meetings, AID We have understood
The object Of your visit TO be, TO net as medi-
tors between rs, that we may become unit
Cd again. Need we suggest to you the pro-
priety Of endelyoring to stand as much as
possible uncommitted to either side, and SO
far us in(or,nltion may be wanted, to endeay-
or to procure it in that way which shall he
least likely to lead you TO partial conclusions,
or to give either party room to distrust your
m lartiality.
Now so far as we have understood your
course, since entering upon the object Of your
mission, and your plans for the future, we
fee, bound to say, we cannot view them in a
light that is satisfactory,
You have thrown yourselves as 1t Were,
into the bosom of one of the parties, to the
neglect almost entirely of the other, the only
exception that we know of. being a visit of
few minutes. TO Charles Osborn, You at
tended thcir Yearly Meeting throughout, and
requested the appointment of a committee Of
information, with which committee, we nm
derstand YOU have consulted, as to your flu,
lure operations, thus giving strength to tho
idea that you ape altogether on their side
The result of your COUNCILS, so far as we pn
derStlnd your plan Of tuEuTe operations, ap
pea. 90 us eXceptlonable In several particu
lars. We understand that YOU expect 10 cal
A. S. Friends together in their respective
ne,ghhorhoods, beginning with some of thu
remote and small meetings, and to tead u
them the address Aom the london YEARLY
Meeting,
Our ohieeiipp 10 this eopTse will sngges
!, itself to youF minds w-thout our naming it
Il may be a master stroke of policy TO atiacl
our nutposls, tos the purpose of weakening
our forces, in ap attempt 10 destroy our OF
: gnrzalon, il that is the pbjsrf aimed al, bu