Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-11-07

At meeting of Friends composed p%rinci-
pally of members of the Western Quarterly
Meeting, but embracing a number from Cain
and other quarters, met in conference at
Marlboro, on 18th day, the 18th inst, the fol-
lowing address, which had been produced
by a committee to a previous meeting, was,
after protracted discussion, adopted and Or
dered to be printed in pamphlet form, for
extensive distribution.
TO The Members Of The Society Of Friends in
PennsyiraniG and elsewhere.
In view of the position now occupied by
the Society of Friends towards slavery, and
other crying sins of the times, we have been
led seriously to consider what course of ac-
sion it is our duty to adopt, In reference
thereto. We nave several times met in a
general conference, embracing Friends of
every station in society, and of great diver
sity of view in relation to the precise course
of action, consistency and duty require to be
pursued, and have come to the conclusion
that toward the most sublime moral move
ments of the age, the anti-slavery and other
reforms, the Society of Friends is either pos
lively hostile or c~ulpably indifferent. We
have, therefore, after mature deliberation,
with much unanimity, agreed to address you.
W. WOulu tlllt VIC tohih utttA u NOASV tltNb
might be heard as widely as the extent of
the evils which we ~deplore. We would that
we might speak in tones which should reach
not only the ears but the understandings and
consciences of our quiet-loving people and
arouse to Christian activity all those who
are now resting in the harness of sect, wait
ing, as it would seem, for a sign from heav-
en- to teach them that it is right to relieve
suffering and rebuke oppression and wrong,
by silently witnessing guilt to give it sane
ton and support. Need we multiply words
to prove the character of the society! Are
not all familiar with its ~inaction on the side
of truth, if not with its less passive adher-
ence to error, which have won for it the
sympathy and approval of the opprassorl-
Who is not acquainted with the proceedings
of the New York monthly meeting, sane
toned by the quarterly and yearly meetings
of that place, in the disownment of the ven
cradle Hopper and others, solely ON account,
of their anti-slavery character and dceds!-
And has one meeting in unity and cores
pondence with New York ever uttered a
word of disapproval and remoastrance! Not
one.
A response, in like spirit AMI feeling, has
been sent back from Indiana, in the arbitrary
LAYING down of Green Plain Quarterly Meet
ing; a measure which, from the manner in
which it was conducted, cannot be under
stood as having any other OBJECT than that
of overruling its anti-slavery members, which
were comparatively numerous. And follow
ing this we find a few individuals who Sc
ceded from Green Plains monthly meeting,
and assumed its name, issuing a paper of
disownment against Joseph A. Dugddle, for
action wholly of an anti-slavery character.
He comes to Philadelphia yearly meeting,
in obedience to what he b .lleves to be IA ell
al duty, bringing with him, according to the
,assel order, a certificate from the monthly
meeting, Of which he is a member; but the
small dsarly of seceders, that pro(essed to
have disowned him, forwards an account OF
its doings - Philadelphia, and his certif-
cate is ,rejeeNa, True he was allowed TO sill
in the yeasLg rvaeting, but it was evidently
a ,HBISIbEGE. yielded for the sake of peace,
ind not led ged as a RIGHT The re.
lection of the certificate was all that the OPP
posers Of anti-slavery required. 1t was all
that was necessary 70 eountHnance the body
issuing 4he disownmcnt; il was a smile Of
approval upon the doings in New York.
BesiAes these glaring Outrages committee
by tin taost influential divisions of the soci
CIV, there are countless other movements o
liko pHuthcy' 'uci was t"e nasty uiSHiS
sal of 2 eSGjpiitee which was. some year'
since, appointed in Philadelphia, for III,
purpose OF investigating the subject of sla
veryi the smotheripg Of almost every at
tempt AZ efficient anti.slaysry action; a pro
cess bettef understood by those who witness
it than described by those who do not
The closing the doors of almost every meet
ing.hopsc in the country against anti-slaver,
meetings, which of itself sPcak, 4 llngpag