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

tween the abolitionists of the West, and the
publication Of facts and arguments bearing
upon the subject Of Slavery and Freedom II
would be impossible for us to labor Efficient
ly for the bondman's redemption. What we
have 10 do cannot be accomplished by the
living speaker alone; without an efficient
heightened Anti-Slavery paper, comparatively
little could be effected by our other opera
tions, however diligently we might pursue
them. The Bugle has been, since the time
Of its commencement until now, under the
editorial charge of Benz. S. and J. E. Jones,
to whose faithfulness and ability our cause
in the West is greatly indebted.
Feeling the importance Of having such a
paper in the West, the Executive Committee
have regretted deeply that the Bugle has not
had a wider circulation. The experience Of
those, whether societies or individuals, who
have undertaken the publication Of uncom-
promising Anti.Slavery periodicals, has SO
far been, that such do not receive the patron
age necessary either to the greatest useful
ness, or 10 their recuniary support: The Blu
gle, in this respect, forms no exception 10 the
mass. Its receipts have always fallen far
short of its expenses.
Owing 10 the debt resting upon the Socie-
ty at the commencement Of the year-amount-
ing to $s5O,-and the constant expense Of
publishing the paper and conducting our 9TH
err operations, your Committee have experien-
|, ced moi a little difficulty and p%erplexlty in di-
T recting the pecuniary affairs Of the Society.
At one time we despaired, almost, of being
able to continue to publish the Bugle to the
end of The year, without increasing this debt
: more than we felt warranted in doing. Upon
Il consideration, however, we deemed it best
not to suspend the paper, feeling certain that
S the cause would suffer materially from such
a course. The result has been that the deb,
of the Society has increased about $l50,-its
present amount being $1,000. An amount
e however, considerably larger than this, is due
the Society from subscribers 10 the Bugle.
n Cannot some effective measures be takel
by the Society for the liquidation Of thi
debt! If those subscribers 10 the Bugle, VIII
re are in arrears, would promptly pay tn
rs amount of their dues, we would not be unde
the necessity of thus again reporting the Sc
,e ciety in this embarrassed condition. Blu
this has not been done nor is it to be eS
rs pected that a large amount of these subscrlT
ne tions can be collected Immediately. We hopt
he then, that the Annual Meeting will provid
a. for the payment of the debt, that the new e.
e. e%cutive Committee may enter unembafasse
@. into the work of commencing and carTyin
d, forward an efficient plan of operations.
We We rejoice to be able 10 say that arrang
70 ments have been made such as will make Il
raj burden of publishing the Anti'Slavery b
ell gle comparatively light for the coming ye
lu- probably romove it entirely. Abby
et- Foster, to whose devoted efforts more than
0 a those of any other individual, the paper, al
ms the cause in the West, are indebted for tht
" success, learning the embarrassment of I
'hu paper, set herself Immediately about the ia
'aF of assisting it, and owing to the liberality
inc the friends Of our cause in Eastern Penns,
the vania, Boston, and elsewhere in the ca
'y' she has been able to place in the hands OF
ow- Executive Committee Of the American Soc
on civ an amount sufficient TO enable them TO
our Society by de(raying the expenses of
oiar iting the Bugle for a year TO come. L
the timely aid, together with The receipts OF
no. paper, will be almost-we trust altoget
ave sufficient 10 ensure the publication Of The
en's per for the next year without farther expe
uch to the Society. The present editors pre-
per- ring to be released from the charge of the
pee per, the services Of Oliver Johnson have b
sub obtained whose long and ardent devotion
re- the cause of the slave, and experience
ngs, ability as an editor, are a sufficient guara
u as that, in his hands, the paper will, as her
d 10 fore, advocate, without concealment or C
NJ oil promise, the great principles of action WI
I the il is the object of the Western Society to
OF It's c~ulcate and be conducted with fidelity
ability such as shall commend it to
|. c. friends of freedom.
time The Anti-S~lavery Fair, held last yea
last the time of the Annual Meeting, contai
very, a large collection of useful and fancy arliC
the and though, on account Of the room in W
good it was held being remote from the plac
our meeting, the receipts were not so larg'
the from that of the preceding year, enough
Evul- realized to show that funds can thus be
n for tanned 10 aid our cause which could nc
oil readily be acquired by any other means.
proceeds of the Fair, including the am
lmost obtained by the sales made afterwarC
blica- Marlboro, Massillon and Bethlehem,
nstru- about $3.50. As our Annual Meeting is
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