Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-06-05

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requires him to do, is morally right; or, that
it is morally right for him to take an oath to
do what lie knows it would be very wrong
for him to do.
He spoke very Indignantly of the abomi-
nable slave laws that exist in Ohio and the
District Of Columbia, and told us that there
are but two ways to get rid Of them, or rath-
er bring about a revolution of any kind, viz
by r%esorting to physical force, or by the ex-
ertion of moral power through the ballotbox.
Certainly Christ was mistaken as to the
efficacy Of the means he used to regenerate
the world. Verify, Luther, Fox, Penn, and
all the great revolutionists Of the 10th and
17th centuries, knew but little of human ma
ture in adopting the means which they did
to effect a revolution. But Mahomed, aye
Mahomed understood the true philosophy
He resorted to physical force to effect his
object. IT'S true that Liberty party prefers
the ballot box, but in the days of Mahomed
that instrument was not discovered /; conse-
quently there was but one way for him t.
adopt. Nj. Lewis possesses a strong mind,
is quite an energetic speaker, and makes
powerful appeals to the feelings. During
the evening SESSION, which was ;hinly at
tended, Mr.. Preston made quite a good old
fashioned anti-slavery speech. The meeting
then adjourned after it was announced that
Judge King would be present the next day,
and it was expected there would be a very
large meeting.
Next morning a booth was put up in front
of the house to accommodate those who could
not get in, but when the hour came, just fifty
four, friends and foes, men, women and
children, assembled. Some resolutions
against the action of government in relation
to Texas and Mexico were passed with but
little discussion. The meeting then adjourn
ed till l o'clock p. NJ. to hear the committee
on nominations report, and until . o'clock for
other business. At l O'Clock about a bakers
dozen convened and nominated candidates
for county Offices. During the afternoon the
meeting was larger, numbering near a nun
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read, when Mr.. Lewis addressed the meet
ing, after which Mr.. Hoffman gave an adj
dress, at the close of which the resolutions
read at the opening of the session, were pass
ed without a second reading, and ordered to
be published. Then adjourned sine do.
Considering that this is the strong hold of
Liberty party in Columbiana county, and the
efforts that were put forth to get up a large
convention, it was almost a total failure
Poor Liberty party | hope that those who
are sincere will soon abandon it as an instru-
mentality incapable of overthrowing slavery,
and adopt the motto which is the hope of the
slave, "No union with Shareholders"
NJ.
We did not attend the Convention above
referred to, but have heard several speak of
it as does our correspondent. We had de-
sire 10 see and hear Liberty party's candidate
and the other speakers present with whose
fame we are somewhat acquainted, but were
unable to DO SO without great Inconvenience,
and did not feel disposed to make the sacri-
flee, especially as we had reason to believe
we should not be welcome unless we attend
ed as silent spectators. We had not forgot
ten that at the last meeting called by the
friends of Liberty party in this place, that
some of them manifested strong symptoms of
displeasure because we opposed the Icsolu.
tons they reported we had not forgotten
that we were accused of monopolizing the
time of the meeting we had not forgotten
that an attempt was made to gag one of us,
and that after adjournment boasts were false.
ly made that the attempt was successful
As this was an electionesring and nominating
meeting, we felt less inclination to partici
pate in its proceedings, than if it had been
gathering of the people uncommilted to ii.
measures, and therefore better prepared t,
judge dispassionately of the arguments tina
can be brought against it.
We will remark in this connection that W,
have been informed, and we think our author
iiy pretty good, that Samuel Lewis occupie
a position which he would not maintain wer,
he not the nominee OF the party, that so sool
as the election is over he intends to Withdraw
from his present ecclesiastical connection
but cannot do it now as his position is in
certain sense the property of the party, who's,
prospects would be injured by the s%everins
of the bonds of christian fellowship with the