Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-08-17
Anniversary Of The Portage Society.
MAnLbono, Aug. 1ith. 1850.

uine Christianity A. X. Foster convicted
the pro-slavery, Sabbath-lauding commune
ty of gross hypocrocy, in crying " Sabbath
breaker" at the abolitionists, while they ele-
vated Taylor to tho Presidency for pouring
out human blood in rivers ON their sncred
day II. c. Wright, as usual, called up tho
Freesoiers and pro-suvery theologians to
say their catechism, both "sliorer" aud "on
ger" In the afternoon all hearts were glad
dened by Parker Pllsbury's advent among
us, and we were particularly gratified to find
him able, after the fatigue of his long journ
ey, to give us n short but interesting address
Officers for the ensuing year are:
LEWIS MoRGON, Marlboro, President.
n n19IIS q Rr1E, ED'Ts psorRsig RGI%a'ld' Vic. Presidents.
NJ. II. RoHINsoN, Marlboro Secretary.
CHAUNgY HARsfAN, Randolph, Treasurer.
Cynthia Price, Randolph,
X. @. Thomas, Marlboro,
Wm. Stcadman, Randolph, ,.....,,.
Cordolia S. Smally, " '0'"'e"o'S'
Edtha Wadsworth, "
Jacob Staufcr, Marlboro,
The following resolutions, reported by tho
Business Committee, were adopted:
|. Resolved, That in view of the efforts be-
ing mnde in Congress and elsewhere to give
greater force to the Constitutional provision
for the return Of fugitive slaves we feel it
incumbent upon us to speak with great plain
ness our views on this subject we therefore
distinctly affirm, that all men have a birth
| right to liberty, aud that any or all laws,
whether eminating from political or religious
organizations, that deny this truth, or call
| otI in ,nf fIto
from slavery, are absolutely null and void -
and furthermore declare that we will resist
every attempt on the part of the slave power
to carry fugitive from our midst into slave
ry, aud hereby invite all who are now in
| slavery, or may have made their escape, if
need shall be, to throw themselves into our
arms and houses for protection, and we
pledge ourselves that come what may-loss
OF property, or even life--we will give them
the same protection we would our wives,
husbands or children.
| 2. Resolved, That the experiment of uni
| ting slavery and liberty, love and hatred,
truth and iasehood, after having had trial
of more than seventy years in this govern
ment and nation, has proved failure, and
] demonstrated the truth of inspiration, that
between Christ and Beia, Righteousness
and unrighteousness there is no concord
| We therefore avow ourselves Disunionists =
endorsing the principle OF the Am. A. S.
Society," "No union with Shareholders"
3. Resolved, That as the Apostle goried
in preached gospel, whether il was preach
ed out of love or hatred, so we rejoice that
disunion is preached in the North to secure
liberty and in the South TO secure the pro-
lection of Slavery. Thanking God that for
any and every cause dissolution of Union
is sought; feeling assured that in the sepa-
| rnti nf tint foI
erucy the liberty of the slave is secured and
our efforts realized.
a. Resolved, That while we avow our
want of confidence in the popular religion of
this nation, guilty as it is disappearing slave
ry IN lis worst form, we nevertheless rejoice
10 know that some OF the Churches are
awakening from their guilty slnmbers and
speaking words of fnuth and soberness to tho
consciences of the people.
5. Resolved, That feeling deeply interest
cd IN tie Temperance cause, il is with indig-
nation that we have seen the action of tile
National Division of the Sons OF Temperance
on the admission of colored mon and We
declare our conviction, that that Order is in
imical to the cause Of liberty and freedom
every where. AT the same time those Divi-
sions that oppose and resist the unrighteous
course OF the National Division have our
: earnest sympathy in refusing TO submit to
this internal prejudice against color.
d. Resolved, That while the cause in
which we are engaged is every where de-
nounced by slave-holding Church and
Government rs infdel, we continue to re-
joice that our objects aims and measures
have the full sanction of our conscienccs and
the approval of Christ and his gospel.
Abby X. Foster presented the following,
which were adopted
Whereas, those who join, or having Join
ed, remain in the Government of the United
States, knowing what It's pledges to the
shareholders in regard to the escaping slaves
. are, engage intelligently to give the slave no
o protection, or violating that engagement,
a agree TO pay the legal penalty therefore
Resolved, Tint such persons when OPP
pressed by the fines imposed on them by the
: Supreme Court should remember that they
: are suffering under their own laws and ara
n reaplng the seed OF their own sowing; there
i. fore
Resolved, That if we would repeal such
: laws by building up public sentiment which
shall render them null aud void, we must
utterly abjure the Constitution on which they
s are based, by Withdrawing from it all sanc-
y ton and support
:, The following, by II. G. Wright, were also
d adopted.
Resolved, That slaves owe no service or
obedience to their masters, and whatever
: book, or constitution, Church or States, says
: that they do, utters ialsehood, and ought to
= he regarded and treated as such.
s. Resolved, That il is our duty to induce
slaves TO escape from their masters, and Ia
& enlightcn their slaves in regard to their own
n right to liberty and to the injustice of their
masters--and that every man and woman
:, who refuses to shelter the fugitive slave, and
d who would aid his rccapture, is traitor 10
Il man and to God.
IS NJ. .R. ROBINSON, sserstary.