Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-10-05

port description Of Ohio Ycarlymccting, which
seemed to me false in the extrccm, Commcnc-
ing with reference to last Yearlymeeting, in
which it is remarked that struggle Of days
was the result Of an attempt 70 read cpistles
from the Congregational Friends, Well might
the lamentation be rung and every soul bow in
sorrow;
oh Zion how thy beauty fades away, W.
How glowing darkness doth eclipse thy day,
Thy Citizens how they degenerate,
loo few do now lament thy fallen state,
| Thy Children from thy presence draw,
Dspising Ordcr rule or laws,
Tho many great ones now are laid aside,
And some remaining hasten to backslide;
And are not only to the borders gon,
But got within the Walls of Babylon
Thy Ministers alass n road have got
And think Continual preaching is their lot,
Who Priest like have their words at fingers end,
And principles Of faith in ,cords alone Defend,
Yet to the holy guide not taking heed.
With pleasing topics itching ears do feed,
And then L saith. "Thou art also acquainted
with the questions which have arisen during
the last year, And which were expected to form
the chief topics for discussion and action at the
meeting Just closed, these questions derive their
MPoRTANcE" &c Quccry what "qucstions,"
right of Oliver johnson as n member x the
Case of the so called Newgarden Quarter (held
at Wcst) was it, We'll be they what they may
it appears that concoctcd plans expected them
to be made the chief topics SC in conse-
quenco of "their connection with the spirit of
reform and progress SC Now if the Ncwgar-
den case be ono of them then its whole impor-
tance was derived from its connection with the
spirit of reform progress, the same spirit Of re-
form and progress that Claims both Congrcga-
tional Yearly meetings & yet that body from
whom the "Statement" Is isued tells us that
an accusation against "portion Of the society
for their interest in the Christian Reforms Of the
present day " that they were "Callcd upon to
protest against the reports so industriously cir
culatcd that they and their friends OF Newgar-
den Quarter had adopted the peculiar views of
the Congregational friends on the subject OF
church government, such reports are utterly un-
founded and untrue" s. yet the ringleadcr of
the Grccnplain faction Joseph Dugdale when
at Ncwgarden monthly meeting was minutcd
on the Monthly meeting minutes as If he were
amembcr and minister amongst friends, il this
is wholly remote know not what rcmotcness
is 1t appears however that they were same
things of the last years production, that were so
expected TO occupy the meeting, and that their
whole Importance was derived from their con-
nection with the spirit of reform and progress
and consequently having thus arisen did not be-
long to the business Of the Yearly meeting-
We are further told that they designed either
to destroy them all . ie all professions; In the
next place VIM. Thomas is tauntingly Smear
cd at us having been put to the High Seats "
in consequence OF departing from the Aboli-
ton ranks, As tho his occupying of that seat
was not the same now as when he went in their
ranks, and therefore in nowisc changed thereby,
so that i'm the author of such scurility discoy-
CT the spirit OF him who formerly crawlcd on
his belly to deceive the unwary; his next
specimen of taunt is thrown at "John Connnrd Y
and then he leads Oliver johnson to the pcni-
cal of glory for having annoyed "a few of the
leaders of the meeting" then states that they
were forced to acknowledge that there was moth
ing Objectionable in his testimony" no such an
acknowledgement by them, for it was objection
able on the same ground that the speech OF one
formerly was Objectionable when he said Cast
thysclf down for it is written lie shall give his
Angels charge concerning thee least at any
time thou dash thy foot against stone, this
was evidently the intention OF L to convey the
idea that the great body OF the meeting was in
Olivcrs favour, yet afterwards acknowledges
that he "stood almost single handed against the
ruling influence of the meeting" with another
sarcastick scornful expression as tho nearly all
the ministry of the society was "siRg song his
next Statement is at Robert Battin, as tho hO
had thrcatncd the application Of law against
Oliver Johnson, TO intimidate him, which how
ever by the by had not tho desired effect far on
I'd day he was there in anticipation as on an
occasion formerly, proper prototype OF re-
semblanoc to that great event when the sons Of
God assembled themselves together, then Satan
came and assembled with them, he now comes
to the opening Of the meeting which after in
forming who was chosen Clerk for the day, he
then states that the Assistant Clerk read the
headings and names of the representatives in
the usual way until he came to the Newgardcn
,.s ho did ot rNal lhur N tho
usual way, that he read the report of the "an-
trciorm party" this the writer must know is
another sarcastick talsehood poured out against
the society and its faithful supporters in the
true reformation of all righteousness. "Be-
ing asked" &c The Clerk admitted" sc.
o base Deception why did he not state that the
Clerk was not aprised OF any such thing being
on the table, and 30 informed the meetings 4
that all the rest OF the reports had been handed
in to the clerk and that report had been lastly
handed (by Nathan Galbreath Ii mistake not)
to the table and Q believe) had not been offered;
lie now eulogises Oliver for maintaining his
rights as a member which by the by nc had
none, II the doctrine of Christ be true which
none should doubt, that if any should climb up
into Heaven any other way, than by the door
of entrance, he is both q thief and robber,
Now as this is true, il must follow that whose
climbes into, any body whether religious or po-
ntical, by any other He'ils, thhH ny the uooi "a
entrance prepared for entering that body must
also be q thief and robber, Now as he had not
come in by that door into society he must be
both a thief & robber as respects his right
there; lie next says that all attempts to
browbeat Oliver Johnson or drive him from the
meeting, was unavailing," He should have
said that Oliver Johnson knowing that he had
no Just right there, should in all due respect
have withdrawn And not to have staid "brow-
beat the meeting as he did; After several mar
rations which for breveties sake l must pass
over as also the ''preamble of the statement
tho author now states that " this statement
believe was not impoached, the facts were clear
ly shown to be as above set forth;" shall only
saw that this is false & untrue, as l was present
& heard it protested against, and part thereof
acknowledged to be only the effect OF suppose
ton by one of the signors thereof; He next
with the Spirit of an arch demon declares that
o1.<o aafto at