Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-08-04
From the True Democrat.
4 Mass Meeting Of The COlOrtd Citizens OF
Cleveland.

Pursuant to a call for a Mass Meeting, the
the colored citizens in obedience to thai call,
assembled in the Wesleyan Chapel, Monday
evening, July 9th. The meeting was called
to order by appointing Mr.. HENDERs MooRE
10 The Chair. On motion, Mr.. ]. ELLIS and
MIR. j. GREEN were appointed Vice Presi-
dents, and Mr.. d. FIsHER, Secretary.
The object of the meeting was stated by
the Chairman, with Introductory remarks.
On motion of ii. F. DoUGLAs, f.. DAVIS,
G.. VosBuRGH and w. H~AYcocKs, were an,
pointed a Commit,ee of three TO draft resolu.
ions expressive of the sense of the meet
ing. Ya-
In the absence of the Committee on reso-
l~utions, the meeting was addressed by Mr.,
MOORE and H. +. DOUGLAS. The Commit
tee reported the following preamble and reso.
lutions, which were unanimously adopted.
Whereas, The Legislature of Virginia, in
December 23d, 1916, passed a resolution re.
questing the Governor to correspond with the
President CT the United States, to obtain ter.
ritory on the coast of Africa. And, whereas,
the object of the American Colonization So.
ciety, was, and ever has been, to remove the
free people Of color 10 diminish their number
and not 10 better their condition. And
whereas, we believe that the American Col
onization scheme, never has effected any
thing 10 better the condition Of the slave
therefore,
Resolved, That we regard the colonization
scheme as detrimental, both toihe interest oil
the free people, of Cleveland, and 10 the
slave.
ReSoired, That we as American born citi-
zens have rights in common with other men;
and regard them sacred as a gift from God.
R%eSOired, That we d~isapprobate and detesr
the course being pursued by Mr.. MILLER
who is now in England, urging the claim;
Of the accursed system of American Coloni
cation upon The minds of that noble-heaIteC
people, against our will.
Mr.. DouGLAs, after the adoption Of The
foregoing resolutions, being called on, res
pended by presenting a preamble and resolu'
lions, and followed in a lengthy and conpre'
hensive speech.
On motion, the resolutions were unaDi
mously received, and laid open for remarks.
After being discussed by Messrs. j. ". FL.
LIS, E. MOORE and ID. s. FISHER, they were
adopted as follows:
Whereas, the colored men during the
storms Of The American Revolution, coniribu.
ted as much TO redeem this country from
British despotism, as did the white men, in
proportion to their numbers.
And, whereas, in view of this ever mem.
orable train, We claim an equal share of the
blessings derived from that glorious contest,
among which is The right OF remaining here
upon the soil bequeathed 10 us by a toil-wom
but glorious ancestry. Therefore, be it
Resoiped, That we never will leave this
country either peaceabiy' or %forcibly, bul we
will remain here in the land of our birth, un-
Ill the three millions of our own bound and
bounded counlrymen, shall be cheered by
the joyous, and animating gales of Freedom.
ResOiped, THAT TO sustain the foregoing
declaration, we pledge our lives, our fortunes
and our sacred honor.
On motion, Resolved, That the proceed.
ings OF this meeting be published in the
True Democrat. North Star of Rochester,
and the Anii-Slavefy Standard Of N. Y, are
requested TO copy.
On motion, the meeting adjourned sine die
e. MOORE, President.
D. FISHER, Sec'y.