Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-06-29
The Annual Meeting.

The Annual Report and Proceedings Of
the Western Anti Slavery Society at its re-
cent Anniversary will be found in our columns
to-day, and to them we invite the careful at
tenIion Of all into whose hands this paper
may fall. The meeting, though not as nu
mcrously attended as in sone former years,
Owing to the busy season at which it was
deemed indispensable to hold it, and to the
fact that no very eloquent or distinguished
speakers were expected to be presently was
yet large AMI enthusiastic. 1t was held I'M
der the Great Tent, which was pitched in a
romantic spot on The border Of a fine wood
contiguous 10 the Grove Westinghouse, near
New Garden. Commencing on Tuesday
morning, it continued three full days, with
undated interest, the audience at times fill
ling the Tent to its outerinost circumference.
To an eye unaccustomed to the great meet
ings Of the West, the scene was full Of r-
mantle interest and unsurpassed beauty
The sight of such a multitude, of all ages
and compilations, brought together for a
common object, and that object the freedom
of the enslaved the royel appearance Of the
immense tent, which covered the assembled
throng, shielding them, though inadequate
ly, from the fierce rays Of the sun the in
numerable wagons Of all sorts and desrrip-
tons, with the great number Of horses stand
ing under the shade OF the trees as far as
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stances combined to form a picture which
we cannot undertake to describe, but which
we can never forget.
For a list Of the topics which came before
the meeting, the reader is referred to the olli-
cial record. The resolutions which excited
the most earnest discussion were those rela-
ting to the Church and 10 the inhercntiniqui-
ty of the Union which has SO long upheld
the system Of Slavery. Among the speakers
on these or other topics were Henry e..
Wright, J. w. Walker, John Knox, 5.
Myers, A.Cowles, Jas. Barnaby, b. S. Jones,
Sarah Coates, Truman Case, Jane Tres
colt, IIarlwell Preston, and Oliver Johnson.
Mr.. Preston appeared as an opponent of Dis
union and the champion of Free Soil, and
was heard at considerable length. He GER
tainly displayed much ability as a speaker,
but his arguments were based on EXpediency
rather than Principle. lie was exceedingly
shy Of the great MORAL ISSUE presented In the
question of the pro-slavery character of the
American Constitution, and had a great deal
TO say about 'utilitarilnism,' and the great
difficulties which lie in the way of carrying
out the doctrine of DisuniOn. 1t was no new
device, that of attempting to frighten timid
souls from the path of Duty by telling them
: there is a lion in the way; that a strict adj
herence to Rectitude would produce disas;
trous consequences, &c. Such arguments
conld have had but little effect upon the
minds Of any thorough Abolitionisls. That
they were ingeniously and forclbly presented
We acknowledge; but that they had little
weight is eyinced by the fact that the resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted.
On the subject of funds, we think, on the
whole, that the meeting exhibited a COM
mendable spirit, The sum OF $500 in cash
and pledges was raised to pay OIL the debt Of
the Society and ii the friends Of the cause
who wce not present will only exhibit the