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

light, we give the preference over ehe tui0oii"'
statement which we should otherwise have felt
called upon to make. Ed. Bagie.
Ninth MoNTm 3lst, 1850,
MY Dean M;
have not forgotten my promise to give
thee, on my return from Mount Pleasant,
some account Of the proceedings Of the Year
" Meeting, of which ] was an eye and ear
witness. Thou knowest the excitement oc-
casionetl last year by the presentation to the
meeting of epistles from the Congregational
Friends, and how, after struggle Of three
days duration, those epistles were finally
read. 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 importance from their competition with
the spirit of Reform and Progress, which is
now ugilaiing oil sects andpurties, and which
mus, either mend or destroy them all,
The meeting for worship on First day was
largely attended as usual. No ministering
friend from abroad being present, William
Thomcs sat ot the head of the meeting
This man, am told, was once an active abo-
| litionist, who had not strength TO stand firm
against the seductive influence of sectarau-
ism, and who, since his detection from the
anti-slavery cause, hos had prominent place
among the occupants of the high seats'--
The speakers at this meeting were Joseph
Watson, Abel Pickering, VIM. Thomas, John
Connard, (the man who, in the meeting last
yenr, rebuked another for an improper use
of the plural pronoun, and then added that
he joined the Society last March, and Oliver
johnson. The presence of the individual
last named was evidently source of much
annoyance to a few of the leaders of the
meeting, though they were forced to acknow-
ledge that there was nothing Objectionable in
his testimony. He spoke calmly, but earn
estly, and was listened to with apparent in
terest. His remarks differed from those of
the other speakers in that they were practi-
cal in their nature, and readily comprehend
| ed by ALL His manner was not deformed
by the drawing, sing-song tone, SO common
among the preachers of our Society, and
which fear is regarded by not few Us the
necessary accompaniment of true inspira-
ton. f4s
, whs told that, Mt the close of th;s=tnsst.
ing, Oliver was waited upon by Robert Bat
: tin, who informed him that the Meeting fol
= Sufferings had had his case under considers
$ ton, and had decided that he was not mem
y Der of Society, and that he could not be per
/ mttcd to sit in the meeting for Discipline
It Robert also limited, so learn, that the Year
o ly Meeting would be under the protection o
q the law, and would have power TO exclude
a niruders. This presume was intended Il
: intiInidate Oliver, but it failed TO produc
v that effect, for when the meeting gutbere'
on Second day morning he was there. Their
? were rumors that he would be forcibly pre-
vented fiom entering the house, but if an
such design was formed il was not executed
R though the feeling against him in some uiind
y was extremely bitter.
Benjamin Marshall, the Clerk for last yeal
!, being absent, Samuel Griffith was appoints
: Clerk for the day. The Assistant Clerk wa
Amos Wilson. The first business in orde
WINS the reports ofthe several Quarterly Meet
70 ings. The Assistant Clerk read the head
y ings and the names of the Representatives j
y the usual way, until he came to the Ne'
y Garden Quarter, when, instead of iniormin
= the meeting that there were two reports o
the table purporting to come from that Qual
!, |, ter, aud asking the meeting TO decide whic
. of them was regular, he assumed the powe
: OF deciding the question himself and rea
= the report Of the anii-Reiorm party. Bein
- asked whether there was not another froi
= that Quarter OH the table, the Clerk admitte
= that there was and then came a disctissio
" of the question which of the two reports WI
:" the regular one. In this debate Oliver JoliI
son participated, greatly TO the annoyance
y certain leaders who had hoped, through Il
! action of the meeting for Sufferings, to sea
9 him from attendance. He was rudely inte
~ rupted and his membership denied, but ,
to no purpose. lie said he was member
:, Salem Monthly Meeting and should clai
~ his rights in spite of menaces and frowns.
The leaders of the anti-Reform party appcs
80, ed TO consider il essential to the consumln
alI tion of their plans that he should be silence
~, and as last resort they introduced a Reps
~ from the Meeting for Suherings declari
49,. that the certificate upon which he was
I'M ceiyed was spurious, aud that consequent
~. he was not q member. Oliver howev
stood firm, and pronounced the proeeeln
ON of the Meeting for Sufierings contrary to /