Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-03-31
Misrepresentation.

We were sorry, the other evening, to hear
Mr.. Delany sly that the National Reform AS
ISOLATION 81 Salem prohibited women and CO.
lered people FROM uniting with them.
Some persons prejudiced against our Asso-
citation, doubtless told the speaker so; for we
do not believe he desired TO say anything
which was not strictly true. The correction
was, however, made by one of our members,
who received the thanks of the speaker for
the correction.
We don't see how anybody can be so blind
or prejudiced against our Association, as to
think we desire to exclude women and colored
people; nothing is further from the fact
The women have several times attended, our
meetings, and they have frequently been in
vited 10 attend, and urged to give US their in
%fuence. We know that at least one colored
person attended our meetings on one or more
occasions-and we know that there is moth
ing in our Constitution or Bylaws which
would prohibit any white or black person,
male or female, from participating in our meet
ings, or prevent any one from aiding US to
carry out our objects in any way they could
exert their influence. We hope to hear of no
more such charges against our Association in
future.-A. II.
The above article, from the Homestead OF
this place, is worded in such a way-wheth-
the dcsignedly or not-that one would think
the National Reform Association of Salem
threw open its doors Of membership 10 all
who choose TO enter. The language, will
however, bear different construction; and
the facts cited do not begin to prove that wo
men or colored people are, or can be, admit
ted as members. We may be mistaken ii
the character Of its organization, but it ha'
been represented TO us a political association
as much so as the Wing and Democrat,
, parties; we have been told that it nominate
candidates for political offices, and present
: their names as the National Reform Ticket
{ doing in short, the general business of a pc
f litical party. If this be so, there is a man
: fest propriety in those who have no politica
= rights, standing aloof from lis party mach
g merry.
r There would be nothing very wrong, in i
9 self considered, for women or colored poop
to attend the meetings of Clay Clubs or Pol
Clubs, whose members would doubtless /
), glad 10 receive the aid of all who would |
1t willing to give their influence in favor of ii
n one or the other and The women-to say n
thing of the colored people-would probabI
j be invited SO to do. The question Of me'
Is Jership would, however, be another matte
J. and we are inclined 10 think that nOn-vote
H. would be about as acceptable 10 them, as
a, the National Reform Association Of Salem
G. A. 1.-THE editor of the HomeStead-say
"There is nothing in our Constitution
st Bylaws which would prohibit any white
he black person, male or female, from particlpi
t. ing in our meetings, or prevent any one fro
l. aiding us 10 carry out our objects IN amy WI
lg they could exert their influence"
We have never seen their Constitution a
sh Bylaws, and don't know what they contaI
but if A. II. as Secretary IF lie association,
" TO be credited, there is certainly something
Of the Preamble to the Constitution-unless
IN ry recently amended-which does prohi
nd a certain class, not from participating in