Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-06-11

From some correspondence, which took
place in the Libprator the past winter. your
readers may recollect that the Association
above named, during the past year. was as
certained To have one or more slayehulders
among its officers. At The business meeting
Of the Association. which occurred last week,
! presented the three following resolutions.
referring as will be seen to the above men
toned facts
ResoireG. That we believe sla veholdinr to
be in direct opposition to the law and will of
God. entirely Incompatible with the precppts
and spirit of Chri,r unity, and wholly at Va
rance with Il Christian Profession; and,
therefore,
HesoircJ, That no slaveholder ought to be
elected 10 any office or agency in this Asso-
citation.
Resolved, also, That the public apoloai,t
for slavery is. in our view, involved in the
sin of siavehoIding, at least equally with the
slaveholder.
Objection was made. by one gentleman,
to the expressions. Christian pruIession. and
a~p0hgist fer Siacery, that they were 50 indrl-
lutte in their meaning. tn 1t he could not vote
for the resolutions! With a view 10 obviale
this difficulty, and induce AN expression Of
"IIlltoH Oh tIt IhiutT more lunltuldItIy IN
controversy. | presented the resolutions in a
new form, thus
Rcsoired, That we believe slayeholding to
he in direct opposition to the law and will of
God, and entirely Incompatible with the pre-
cepls and spirit Of Christianity and, there
fore,
Resoirei. That no Shareholder ought TO ho
elected to any Office or agency in this Assoc
citation.
After some hours discussion. it was vo-
ted to take the question on the two resolu-
lions separately. The first was adopted, one
vote only being given in the negative. The
second, by ii considerable majority, was laid
on the table. In justification of this course,
it was affirmed that, under the new Consiitu-
ton adopted this year, and which does away
with the entire board Of honorary Vice Pres
idents, it was scarcely possible for the case
to arise, in which a Shareholder wonld he a
a candidate for any office. This opinion en-
tircly failed of being established. But, grant
ing 1t to be SO, was nothing called for by The
past course OF the Association, aud by lis po-
sltion relative to Shareholders. up to the very
last week 1t has now freed Itself, | be-
lievr. from the charge OF having any slave
holding officer; but This it does, in the indI-
rect way of abollshing lh5 entire board on
which the s!aveholdlng names stood. The
Association refuses to give any distinct guar
anty OF its future course in the matter. 1t Is
proper thai | should say, that the majority Of
those who took part in the debate declared
that they would not vote for a Shareholder to
any Office in the Association. Why they
were unwilling 10 say the same thing by
their vote, others can Judge as well as |.
| am heartily sorry, aud have some feeling
of shame, that the American Unitarian body
will not take "A hi"h, true and efficient posi-
ton, with respect to the great sin and wide
spread corruptIcn of the nation. Its leading
influences, aud Is high places, for the most
part, are altogether given over 10 what |
must call-iudg!ng the tree by its frnils-a
blank indifference TO the whole subject of
slavery. Vet ! know that, IA its ranks, are
TO be found some warm and true friends OF
the slave, and fearless opponents of slavery's
ten thousand arts and eucroachmeutS But
this cannot avail to save the body from mer-
tied dIshonor and condemnation. so long as
the Influences | have spoken of continue the
prevailing ones. Let those, who have not
shrunk from this unpopular cause in years
past, stand forth, more than ever. its daunt-
less and uncompromlslng defenders, allying
themselves everywhere to those of like pre-
cious faith, and it will speedily be seen that
Tie who is for us, is mlghtier than all they
who are against US. S. NJ.