Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-05-19


hands were clear Of the slaves blood. The
meeting was startled--astounded, but what
could it do? Men who help the South to
hold slaves were among its members, and
some of them probably upon the committee.
1t was a delicate subject, and the members
evaded the point-they dared not meet it, for
they knew that ii they did, the lot of the thou
sand chased by one would be theirs. 1t was
a wise decision, and perhaps as honorable a
one as The interests of the sect would allow
under the circumstances
In the afternoon, the Quarterly meetings.
committee had the opposing parties before
it; and from what we have heard of the
conduct Of the representatives of the NJ onth-
ly meeting, we should suppose they brought
up every possible charge against the appel
liant which they could manufacture or find
ready made to their hands they even AT
tempted 10 fasten upon her the responsibility
of our editorial in relation to her case! Now
whatever merit or Gemerit the article in quos-
ton may possess, we beg leave 10 inform the
members Of the Salem Monthly Meeting of
Friends that none but ourselves are response
BILE for it. Ii they have any fault to find
either with its sentiments or style, our col
umns are open for the publication of what
they may have to say.
Dickens, in his description of the landing
of Martin Chuzzlewit at New York, men,
tions that the cries of various newsboys sa-
luted his ears, one of whom proclaimed
"Here's the New York Sewer! Here's the
Sewers exclusive account of a fragrant act of
dishonesty committed by the Secretary of
State when he was eight years old now
communicated at a great expense, by his own
nurse ~ We should Judge that a part of the
representatives of the Monthly meeting were
moved by a spirit no ways superior TO that
which a%ctuated the conductors of the Sewer,
for some of the allegations they made were
about as important as the disclosure of that
paper, and about as d~ignifed in their charac-
ter. Attending night meetings was one of
them, and from the stress laid upon it, we
might infer that it was an objectionable sin in
the chatechism of Quaker faith, while it is in
fact one of the winter customs of the Ortho-
dox Friends in some places 10 hold night
meetings composed Of thousands of persons;
and so far from ever having heard anything
urged against the practice, it has been COM
mended both in and out of meeting. Perhaps,
however, the fact that the night meetings the
appellant went to were Temperance and Anti
slavery, and mol Quaker meetings constitutes
the Nervousness of the offence. We were
surprised to hear that one member of the
Monthly meetings committee, a woman who
formerly protested warm friendship for the
appellant, was so put too it to find something
against her, that she accused her of 'stroHing
the Streets" Strolling, we believe means ro-
wing idly rambling on foot. We were mol
before aware that this mode of perigrination
was a violation Of Quaker Discipline, or thai
the deed was one that could be urged against
the character of any one. We suppose, how.
ever, we must live and learn in this age Of
progress.
The Quarterly meetings. committee have
not yet come to a decision, or if they have
have not made it public and probably will no
for three months 10 come.