Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-09-07


was mere farce, since there was manifest
predeternnnation that the anti-Reiorm party
in the New Garden Quarter should be sus-
tained at all hazards. On Fourth duy morn
ing the majority submitted their Report, nnd
two ofthe minority George Garetson and
David ScholfeIdD offered at the same time
counter report, in which the facts of the case
were clearly set forth for the information of
the meeting. All efforts, however, to induce
the Clerk TO read the report of the minority
were vain. II was smcthered, and minute
approving the report of the majority adopted
IN such haste as TO preclude all opportunity
for discussion. The manner and spirit in
which this was done appeared 10 me ex-
tremely overbeariug. ltwas certainly strange
that while our New Garden friends stood nc
cused of design to oyerturn the Discipline,
they should thus be punished for strictly ad-
herring to il.
On Third day Epstles were read from
other Yearly Meetings. None were offered,
/ believe, from any of the Congregational
bodies, the friends Of Reform not deeming il
expedient, as understood, in view of the
many other ogitating questions before the
meeting, to revive the issue so much discuss
ed last year in Salem. A Committee was
appointed to essay replies to the Epistles 5
usual On Fourth day, the Queries were
read, with the answers from the Quarterly
Meetings, which led to some interesting dis
cussion. References from Short Creek and
New Garden Quarters, proposing to hold
! the Ycnrly Meeting next year at Mount
Pleasant insieud of Salem, were referred to
Committee-another farce, for the meas
! ure had been, determined before hand by
the ruling party, who dared not bring the
meeting within the atmosphere of Salem
t lest they should lose the power to con-
troll it.
i. On Fifth day morning was held tho usual
meeting for worship. Oliver Johnson was
among the speakers. His theme wus, the
=, Prosecutions which the faithful advocates OF
a Truth in all ages had been called TO endure.
: lie began by quoting those striking words
: of Jesus, 'Ye shall be hated of al men for
c my names sake; f; but he that endurcih unto
3 the eud shall be saved Alter alluding tc
f the suffcrings endured by the ancient Pro-
pllets, the persecution of Jesus and bis
Apostles, &c. he came naturally to the
, history of the Society of Friends, and refer
5 red to the trials, the imprisonments and the
: mariyrdom of many of lis early founders
Z And what, he asked, was the cause of th'
c persecution which they, in common will
y Prophets and Apostles, had thus endured
> IL was, he said, all to be attributed TO tlei
Q fidelity In be;rlug testimony nsanstthc pop
t, And then he asked, who ure the martyrs o
N the present generntion? Are they tn
" leaders in our popular sccts? Are tIfos
". who occupy tho high posts of influence an
r authority in the Society of Friends amon
- - the number' No. The Society is now a
N peace with the world, and so respectable j
is its eyes that willy politicians, aud those to
=, of the most proiligatc character, were fore
g, most in praising it for its 'quctude' an
at 'prudence in standing aloof from rclorr
VI and reli'ainiug from any action calculated I
ly disturb the repose of the workers of popula
IN iniquiy. 1t was no cross to be a Quake
to active promoter of Reform, in which cas-
H. he would be sure TO be prosecuted not onl
~ by the world at large but by the leading il
fiuences within the Society. Yes, said h
II .,,, - tl;o ,,ary .,,n,,ant nm oliact of no
oii secution among you, because am an nbol
ng ZIONIST and active in the ant-slayery NOV
he ment. If had come among you specul
n tor in bank-stocks or railroads, if had uni
,st cd my efforts with those of the basest of me
I'd TO fill my purse, if had aided in olecting
cs aS ommander-in-chef of the army aud nay
k, of the United States and solemnly afiirrnt
ng allegiance to the blood-staincd Constitute
~ ~ of the country, guilty though should ha'
nd been of uampling under my feet the mo
od sacred principles and testimonies of the S
~ ciety, should still have found a WELDON
nc among you--perhaps hive been raised
mas some post of influence. But, coming amol
,ooy you an earnest abolitionist, and one WI
unites with his felow-men Of other demon
ave nations not to ill his purse but to promo
s the works of practical righteousness, the who
Ger tide of ecclesiastical power is turned agail
and me, to sweep me if possible from the Soc
not ty. Yes, and some of the very men who
ut in your high seats, who have voted for w
eks Ks rors and shareholders, aud whose hands
lost dripping with the blood of eighty thousa
and Mexicans, stand over me with the lash
ant ecclesiastical authority to drive me Fl,