Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-06-08
FROM Inc IA, FIREMAN.
The (HiCbSite) Yearly Meeting of Friends.

Enough many oil The members OF thls no.
oy' and some Of its lower meetings feel a
ilVely interest in the anti-slavery cause, and
desire the Yearly Meeting TO take hold OF the
work, the anti-reform feeling which still pre-.
walls among many Of its leading members,
prevents any action or progress by the So
ciely. This meeting, like the Orthodox So
GREY, processes 10 maintain certain testiino-
mes against war and slavery, and watch over
'ne moral character Of lis members; it pro-
Vides money and counsel 10 aid the injured
reu man; it rebukes all departures from
pldlnness of speech and apparel" and in.
duIgence in vain and trifing a~tnusements,
&C but we cannot learn, that, by address.
SEES 10 the people, or memorials to the gov
eInWehl; by honest rebukes TO its own mem
oefs' who have disgraced the name and pro-
lrSsion OF Quakerism, in voting for General
l'ylof; by denouncing our country's laws
aru constitutional provisions which violate
lhe law OF God, and make it a crime 10 hide
.ne ou'cast and help the needy by appoin-
r"s any committees, or appropriating funds
,ot 'he benefit Of our enslived brethren; or
ny recommending its member 10 an active
,n'eIeSl In The anti-slavery cause; we cannot
'e"'h mat by these or any other means, the
recGot early Meeting has done any thing to
aoo'.sh slavery, or to prevent its further en-
.o"s'oh, or even TO suppress the slave market
IN our National Capital. Both in the Mems
ana Nomen's Meetings, anti-slavery duties
were urged by individual members; and in
me mems meeting an attempt was made to
procure an anti-slavPry committee to report
upon H. This motion produced a warm de-
nd'e' ana brought forth some bitter opposi-
Ioh' and most disgraceful apologies for
slavery, and though strongly sustained, II
was lost and nothing ,oaS done. We will
give Orlef sketch Of this discussion, which
mas oeen kindly furnished us by a friend who
was present.
Nicholas Brown, a travelling preacher who
resides In Canada, rose TO say ii few words
merely as information to Friends. What he
was going TO say he knew to be true. He
had lately spent several months in the South,
ana his attention had been drawn to the con-
dlilon OF the slaves, and he had found them
wen led and well clothed. and much better
oil lhan The rec blacks in the Northern states.
ihe latter were in a miserable and degraded
condition.. This was the case within the
llmils OF this Yearly Meeting. 1t was also
lhe case III OHIO, which was full of Adolf
uoniSts' and yet there was a law there which
prevented a colOted man from another state
rom remaining twenty-four hours in the
State. lie was either sent back to the slave
state from which he had escaped, or hurried
through to Canada where he became idle and
worthless. lie wanted Friends TO raise the
condition Of the free blacks around them,
before they attempted any thing more. Take
the mote out Of your owe eye, and then you
viii see TO remove the beam from your broth
eTs.
James Mott expressed his regret at the
communication he had just heard. In fact
he did not believe it was true that the slave.
were better oil than the free blacks Of thu
Norih. Even IT It were true, slavery wa
dhS"eraoIe Tor me degraded condition OF t1t
re colored people. Besides, the testimony
OF FRIENDS was not founded on The harsh
treatment OF saves ont II was against INC
W1nc'P6 OF holding man as property.
III. george ruhldh' IN d lew WotaS' suS-
'ained me same view' expressing ms sur,
PRISE d. we apology lr slavery "iic" hau
come from Nicholas Brown.
Rowland Johnson SAID he WIS not much
surprised al what The FRIEND mad SAID Ior ne
lad been Informed by IA merchant oil fn,'a'
de'Pnn'a' VINO had oern present al one oil MS
meetings IN me SCUM 'hat lie had taken 'he
pains TO declare to his audience that he was
10 ao"lI'iohIs,'
N'cn"I"s n'o"h 'neh rose ana saul Ut
W'Sneu rtiehdS 10 KNOW mat ne a." not care
l'r 'hPse 'h'ngS' ne was prepared Tor ,h''n,
ana 'hey ala not dHtcI him' lie uiu mol
letI mem
Dr' Henry GlnoonS expressed MS surprise
ana regret al me communicates OF Nlcholas
brown lie hai Srent The greater Par' OF
nus HE Ia d slave Sld'e, not III me near OF
slavery OUT ""ere 'ne institution cA'''eo III
us h''u'' 'oI.i' ana ne co"'u not give sue"
an account OF IL tie hah no DOUBT Memo
las brown had SAID what he believed out ne
'iau eatheFee MS we" lFo" 'He P'InPefeu
dothes'ics OF wealthy planters whose hoSpl-
ta'ts'eS ne nau shared ana rom inc servants
IN 'aS"'on"o'e ho'eiS IN .he large cues ana
OF me SoNln. ne hau no'
oeeh lh'o .he PRISON mousse OF slavery fli'
picture OF me ir'e oIacNs was also over