Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-09-28

on that occasion, the SUN of $450,pO was con-
tributed or pledged to I've paid during the
year and the Society solemuly
Resolved, That we hereby pledge our
honor as individuals and as a Society, to pay
the balance Of the debt incurred by the Exc
cutve Committee in conducting the cause
during the past year
The American Anti-Slavery Society hav-
ing generously assumedthe payment Of the
salary Of the Editor of The Buge for one
year from the first of June, l949, it was
hoped that the receipts from subscribers and
the donations TO the treasury would enable
the Committee TO defray the current expen-
ses of the Society aud materially diminish its
debt before the recurrence Of another Anni
versary. While that debt remained the Com
mittee could not see their way clear to send
forth lecturers, and therefore directed their
efforts almost exclusively to the publication
Of The Bugle. They found, however, as the
year advanced, that the receipts from subscri-
bers and the donations to the treasury were
more than absorbed in meeting the current
expenses of the paper, leaving nothing to be
applied toward the extinction of the debt.-
In fact the debt was growing larger instead
of smaller. Meanwhile, the time for which
the American Society had consented 10 be
responsible for the Editors salary wus rapid
ly passing away; and the Committee were
called upon to decide whether they could
employ him for another year.
In these circumstances they felt them
selves constrained, however reluctantly, TO
solicit again the advice and aid of the friends
of the cause at the East. To do this or sus-
pend The Bugle appeared TO them the only
alternative. The Executive Committee of
the Parent Society, in answer to our appeal,
informed us that they could not send us any
thing from their treasury; but when they
were told that ABBY KELLEY FOSTER and
PARKER PILLsBURY stood ready to visit Ohio,
TO aid the Abolitionists here in collecting
among Themselves the means of paying the
debt already spoken of, continuing the pub
lication of The Bugle, and carrying forward
the operations of the Western Society, they
generously offered to be responsible for the
support of those faithful and devoted labor
ers for the term of three months.
In pursuance of this arrangement, Mrs.
Foster commenced her labors among us about
the Goth of June, and from that time until
the present she has bent her energies to the
work of rnising funds for our Society. So
deep and heartfelt was her interest in the
anti-slavery operations Of the West, so exalt
ed her estimate of the importance Of giving
TO those operations renewed vigor and
strength, and wider scope, that she was
willing to relinquisl her cherished plan of
spending the Summer with her family, and
forego the rest SO necessary to recruit her
over-taxed body aud mind, if thereby she
could be the means of relieving us from our
cmbarrassments. With zeal that could
originate only in spirit of self,sacrifce as
beautiful as il is rure, with courage that
faltered at no obstacles, and faith that knew
no wavering, she has gone from house to
house among the professed friends of the
The Committee rejoice in being able to say
that her efforts have been emincntly success
ftil. She has collected S670,S6; sum which,
added to the amount received during the
same period from other sources, is just about
equal to the amount of the Society's debt at
the time when her labors commenced. Be-
sides collecting this amount, and obtaining a
considerable number of subscribers to The
Bugle, mainly by personal solicitation at the
homes of the friends of the cause, she has at
tended a large number of meetings in various
places, and, by her warm appeals TO the con-
sciences and hearts of the multitudes who
have thronged to hear her, has kindled the
zeal of the lukewarn, strengthened the faith
of the despondng, revived the courage of the
faithful, and aroused to reflection the thought
less aud Indifferent. For these labors of love
the friends of the cause at the West owe her
their warmest thanks; and we nre sure that
in no other way could their gratitude be
more appropriately or acceptably manifested
than by Initiating the example of selfdevo-
ton and untiring zeal which she has set be-
fore them.
The amount received into the treasury
since the last Anniversary, exclusive of the
sum collected by Mrs. Foster, and of receipts
from subscribers to The Bugle, is 81 on, 80.
Of the $4,000 pledged at the Anniversary,
we are sorry to be compelled to say, that
about $4,000 yet remains unpaid. This de-
linquency in the redemption of pledges vol
unfairly made is greatly to be lamented, es-
pecially when the needs ofthe Society are
known to be so pressing, and the interest
! unon It's debt is constantly augmenting the