Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-06-26

From The 4. s. Standard.
TO THE ABOLTTTONISTS OF THE
WEST.
New YoRK, juno LIST. IslG.

NEw-YoRK, juno LIST, 1916.
Tire American Anti-Slavery Society, at its
late annual meeting, ia New York,
Resolved, That in view ofthe present exi-
gencies Of the cause, and the plan of the cam
paign of the ensuing year, we will raise the
sum Of ten thousand dollars.
In accordance with this resolution, the Ex.
%ecutive Committee of the Society, resolved
that a special fund be raised in the West to
sustain Agents in that field, and farther re-
solved 10 contribute from the Treasury of the
Society for 'hnt purpose, 800 90
Thomas Donaldson, pledged 100 DO
Mary Donaldson, " SO 90
c. B. Taylor, OF Pittsburgh, so 90
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Total 500 90
All subscriptions and donations to this fund.
will be promptly acknowledged in the Anti.
Slavery Bugle; and the friends o. the cause
are urgently solicited to forward their names,
with the amount they are willing to contrib
ute, 10 he paid within the year, TO James Bar
naby, Jr., OF the editors of the. Anii-Slayery
Bug(e, at Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio.
individuals are requested to become volun-
tecr agents, to procure subscriptions to their
respective neighborhoods, and to forward the
names of the contributors with the amount.
subscribed as above Specthcd.
Abouitionists of the West, shall not the
above sum beequadrupled Your replies to
that question will be heard in your actions
viii you not act! With a little effort, the
sum may be more than quadrupled, and eight
or ten lecturing agents kept in the field du-
ring the year. Respt ctfully.
SAMUEL BROOKE,
Gen. Ag't, Of Am. A. S. Society for the West,
Special fund to sustain The Agents of the
Western Anti-Slavery Society
Total amount pledged for this
purpose, S26 95
by reference 10 the proceedings Of the last
Anniversary meeting of the Ohio American
Anti-S!avery Society, it will be seen that this
Sociaty has become less local in its character.
so that its operations hereafter will be extend
ed, as circumstances may admit, to all parts
of the country, west of the AIleghanies, that
could be reached by the Agents of the Amer
lean Anti-Slavery Society, and as the West
era Society is auxiliary TO the American So.
ciety, the principles of each are the same,
and the objects Of both are The same the on
ly difference in the Agents employed, is
those employed by the American Society are
sustained by the funds contributed 10 it's
Treasury, and those employed by the West
crn ~Anti-Slayery Society by the funds coll
lected by it.
The difference between the Special Agen-
cy funds Of either Society, is only a nominal
one; hence, persons can contribute to either,
attheir option. In either case, the fund will
be expended exclusively in the West, and for
tic purpose specified.
James Barnaby, Jr,, the Treasurer of the
Western ~Anti-Slavery Society, will also act
as Treasurer Of the American Society for the
West. Persons can forward the funds of
either Society TO him, specifying particularly
to what fund the payments, pledges or con-
tTibutions are made.
The Agency funds of the two Societies, TO-
gether with the General Fund of the West
crn Anti-Slavery Society, amount, in cash and
pledges, TO about one thousand dollars.
SAMUEL BROOKE,
General Agent.