Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-09-08
CALL FOR A CONVENTION
OF THE
Anti-Slayery Young Men and Women Of Ohio.

very large number of Abolitionisls, and, as
they believe, in perfect accordance with the
feelings Of The whole body Of their c%onsIitu-
ents, the Executive Committee of the West
ern Anti-Slavery Society have determined to
call a Convention Of the Anti Slavery Young
Men and Women Of Ohio and the under
signed have been appointed a Com ,nit,ee Of
Arrangements, to designate the place where
and the time when the Convention shall be
held, and to issue the necessary Call. In
the discharge Of the duty thus assigned Us,
we now give notice that the Convention will
be holden at BERLIN, Mahoning County,
on the 2lst, 22d, and 23d days Of September
next commencing at 2 o'clock, p. NJ, on
Friday, and closing on Sunday. The time
and place thus named have been designated
after a careful consideration by the Commit.
tee of the various interests and circumstance
which ought to control their judgment, and
they rely upon their coadiutors in every part
of the State for their hearty concurrence in
their decision. Berlin is central in its posi-.
ton, easy Of access at all points, and the
friends of the cause there are not only able,
but will esteem it a privilege, to extend their
hospitality to those who may attend the Con-
v%ention. The time fixed upon, it is thought
is not so early as to interfere essentially with
the labors Of the farmers, nor so late as 10
render it uncomfortable 10 meet either in a
grove or tent.
The Young Men and Women Of Ohio,
who believe Slavery TO be a Sin against God
and an outrage upon Humanity; that Immo-
date Emancipation is the Right of the Slave
and the Duty Of the Master; who recognize
the Bondman as a Man and a Brother, and
acknowledg &c their obligation to employ all
5 Tightful means TO procure his freedom are
r earnestly invited, without regard TO their
e views upon other subjects, and without dis
tinction Of sect or color, to attend this Con-
+ vention. But while Young Men and No.
e men are specially invited, and while it is an
! ~,icipa,ed that they will take the lead in The
y proceedings, let it not be for a moment sup
G posed that the Convention is 10 be exclusive
S in It's spirit, nor that the Fathers and the
Youth will not be alike welcome. The age
" Of the Philanthropist is not measured so
much by years, as by the degree of hopeful
ness, elasticity Of spirit, and vigor of soul
IS which he may exhibit in the conflict with
>" Wrong. Devotion to Truth, AN earnest and
n. ever-increasing love for the Right, will pre-
ar serve the soul in perennial youth, though the
r. body may wear the marks Of age; while
on the other hand, the spirit defled by selfish.
ID ness and inlrumanity, however young, is
iii doomed 10 premature decrepitude and imbe-
s. cility. We do not, therefore, refer to any
y precise or exclusive numerical standard when
a we speak of Young Men and Women,
bat would leave individuals to determine for
, themselves whether or not they are included
in this class, only expressing the hope that
\. they will be extremely liberal toward them
selves in settling so delicate a question.
1t is The desire of the Committee that this
at should be the largest and most spirited Con-
vention ever held in Ohio. Let the Young
Men and Women, and all others whose hearts
of are enlisted in the cause Of the Slave, come
at together in a spirit Of harmony and fraternity,
'e with a fixed determination to adhere to Truth
and Right at all hazards, to resist alike the
IS wiies of a corrupt State and The sorceries OF a
ID false Church, and in The strength of God TO
n stand firmly and fearlessly upon the rock of
o. PRINCIPLE, and wage an unrelenting war
against the monster Sin Of our land, and upon
st all the unholy bulwarks that surround it. No
Compromise with Slavery or its a5eltors-no
temporizing or halfway measures-no doing
Of Evil that Good may come, '-should be the
y motto Of the Abolitionists now, when so ma
); ny are led astfay by a false and delusive Elk,
~ pediency. Perseverance, Fidelity, and a
Courage which no obstacles can appal, are
I'd virtues which they should sedulously cult.
y, vate, if they would stand approved of God as
Ell co-workers with him in the great cause Of
Human Freedom. True to Principle as the
it. needle TO The pole, every Aboli,ionist should
s. be able to say, not toastfully, but in all good
'g conscience,
X aim constant as the Northern Star,
Gu OF whose true-fxed and resting quality
In There is no fellow in the ornament"
In this spirit alone, friends of the Slave
can we hope to conquer. Come, then, fro1I
"a. your fields and your workshops, from YOU
lie hills and Wales, and forest-homes come with
y ~, one heart, swayed by a common and glorious
impulse, and lei us lift M before the world a
Testimony for Truth and Justice, which
shall carry dismay to the hearts of tyrants and
their ~abe;ters, and ell the souls of The ensla,
we'd with joy and exultalion.
0 Oiiuer JohnsOn, Sarah Coates,
Joel Mcmillan, j.. Elisabeth Jones,
James BarnaJy, Sally B. Gore,
g., Dartd l.. Gaibreufh, Margaret Hise,
10 Commiiiee of Arranoamepts