Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-09-01
CALL FOR a CONVENTION
OF THE
inli-SlaICry Young Men and Women Of Ohio

In compliance with the earnest wish Of a
very large number Of Abolilionis,s, and, a.
ihey believe, 10 perfect accordance wiih lha
feelings Of the whole body Of their c%ons,itu.
enis' the Executive Committee Of the West.
ern Anit-SIavery Society have determined to
call a Convention Of the Anti.Slavery Young
Men and W omen Of Ohio and the under.
signed have been appointed a Committee OF
Arrangements, to designate the place where
and the time when the Convention shall be
held, and to issue The necessary Call. Ia
the discharge of the duty thus assigned US,
we now give notice that the Convention will
be holden at BERLIN, JTahoning Cguniy,
on the 2lst, cad, 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 careful consideration by the COMMIT,
tee Of The various interests and circumstances
which ought To control their judgment, and
they rely upon their coadiutofs in every part
Of the State for their hearty concurrence in
their decision. Berlin is central in its posi-
ton, easy Of access at oil points, and the
friends Of the cause there are not only able,
but will esteem it a privilege, 10 extend their
hospitality to those who may attend the Con-
vention. 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 to
render it uncomfortable 10 meet either in q
grove OF cent,
The Young Men and Women of Ohio.
who believe Slavery to be a Sin against God
and an outrage upon Hnmaniiyi that Imme.
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
acknowledge their obligation to employ al
TiShttul means to procure his freedom are
earnestly invited, without regard 10 their
views upon other subjects, and without dis.
tincliOn of sect or color, TO attend this Con.
%veniion. But while Young Men and IA.
men are specially invited, and while it is an.
%tIciPated shat they will take the lead in the
I proceedings, let it not be for a moment sun.
) posed that the Convention is to be exclusive
In It's spirit, NOR that The Fathers and tbs
+. Youth will not be alike welcome. The age
n Of the Philanthropist is not measured SO
much by years, as by the degree of hopeful.
a ness, elasticity Of spirit, and vigor OF soul
e which he may exhibit in the conflict with
Wrong. Devotion to Truth, an earnest and
b. eyer-increasing love for the Right, will IRE.
'e serve the soul in perennial youth, though the
body may wear the marks Of age; while
on the ot3erhand, the spirit deGled by selfish.
d ness and inhumanily, however young, is
doomed to premature decrepiiude and imbe.
ciIlty. We do not, therefore, refer TO any
s. precise or exclusive numerical standard when
y we speak of Young Men and Women,
; but would leave individuals 10 determine for
themselves whether or not they are included
S in this class, only expressing the hope that
u they will be extremely liberal toward them,
e selves in settling SO delicate a question.
; 1t Is the desire of the Committee that tbi,
should be the largest and most spirited Con.
ven'ion ever held in Ohio. Let the Young
, Men and Women, and all others whose hearts
? are enlisted in the cause of the Slave, coms
together in a spirit Of harmony and fraternity.
with a fixed determination TO adhere TO Truth
and Right OF all hazards, TO resist alike the
wIies OF a corrupt Stale and the s%orceries Of
false Church, and in the strength OF God 10
stand firmly and l~eaTlessly upon the rock Of
PRINCIPLE, and wage an unrelenting wa.
against the monster Sin Of our land, and upoa
Z all the unholy ~bulwarks that surround il. .Na
Compromise with Slavery or lis a5elio-s-no
= 'empori2ing or halfway measures-no doing
u Of Evil that Good may come,'-should be- lhs
motto OF the Abolitionisis now, when SO ma.
b ny are led astray by a false and Jelusiye Ex.
pedlency. Perseverance, Fidelity, and a
Courage which no obstacles can sppai, are
virtues which they should seduloasly cult,
! va'e' II they would stand approved of God as
co-woIkers with him in the great cause of
Human Freedom. True TO Princinle as tina
needle to the pole, every Abo!iionist should
be able to say, not hoastfully, but in all good
conscience,
I'm constant as the Northern Star.
OF whose truc-GSed aud resting quality
Ihero Is no fellow ia the irmainent."
." az spun a1oHe, friends OF the Slave
can we hope to conquer. Come, then, from
your fields and your workshops, from yout
hills and wales, and forest homes; come with
one heart, swayed by a common and plorious
impulse and let US lift up before The world a
Testimony for Truth and Justice, which
shall carry dlsmay to the hearts of tyrants and
'helF a%0e'lers' and Gil the souls Of the ensla.
we'd with joy and exultatiop.
Odver johnson, Sarah co,,,c.
JO'' NG5l"'aH' j. Eh2abeM Jones,
] James BQysDOJa- SIN. n