Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-01-26
A Voice from Plymouth Rock.

The Liberotor gives deeply interesting
account of the celebration of Foreiaihers'
Day, by the Abolitiouists of the Old Colony,
at Plymouth, Dec. Odd. Garrison, Quincy,
Phillips, Douglass, Remond, Lucy Stone,
Prof. Reason (colored) of Central College,
DR.. Ellis of Washington, ID. c., and others,
were present us speakers. The audience
was numerous. Tho spirit Of the gathering
may be seen in the following resolutions, at
once SO full of the life and poetry of Free
dom, from the pen of WENDELL PmLLIPs I:
Resolved, That whatever may have been
the views ofthe Puritan on particular points,
he was emphatically the radical relormer Of
his day, ia favor of the largest liberty and
the widest toleration of which his age had
conceived, his whole course an individual
protest against the civil aud religious insti-
tltions OF his time and hence we proclaim
the Anti-Slavery enterprise his lineal and
only representative, and this the first real
celebration of his landing, the first true to
his spirit aud worthy of his memory.
Resolved, That whether God taught the
Pilgrims all his truth in regard TO civil lib
erty, we care not to ask (; for thus we main
Aulil IbHlNlOll us oui
fathers brought slavery here, as is affirmed
then duty to God and the country binds us,
their sad SONS, to undo their evil work, aud
free the laud from this curse but it those
old men were honest hatcrs of bondage,
then also is it the first duty of us, their
proud sons, to honor their memory by bear
ing II constant protest against it, and keeping
the land pure as they lett il to us.
Resolved, Tllut what is needed for the
speedy abolition OF slavery in this country is
a spirit of determination, enterprise, self
sacrifice, courage, and absolute reliance OH
God for success, such as w. sublimely ex-
hibited TO the world by the Pilgrims oi Ply
mouth Rock-the adventurous eXiles OF the
MayflOwer-in their efforts to find land IN
which they could enjoy civil aud religious
liberty.
Resolved That, unless as an exception,
no man in any land, or in any age, wns ever
really Christian without being imputed u
hereto aud u blasphemer; and 10 one u
true friend of liberty, who was not deemed
a traitor 10 his coltltry and as all true men
are Of one lineage, like children gathering to
| the old Homestead, We come TO the graves
OF the Pilgrims, the heretcs and truitors
who lett tie Church OF their day Tor Truth
and tile State of their birth for Liberty, III
the fitting place TO brand the Church in ON
midst which presumes 10 praise and affect:
to love them, us n synagogue of Satan, and
the American Union us a covenant will
death and an agreement with hell, and, like
our Fathers, whose words were deeds, to de
wise means for the overthrow of both.
Resolved, That regarding the jarring ant
troubled scenes in Congress, the iortngh
past, as most cheering evidence of awakcn
ing anti-slavery Interest at the North, W.
hnil them as oniens OF yet better times; an'
as the best service Washington has render
ed 10 liberty since j. Q. Adams stood ul
there ior freedom OF debate-and knowing
as we do, that the House of Representative
can never be organized but by the sacrifc,
OF justice and tie triumph OF traitors, W,
hold up both hands to cry with Chatham
May Disorder reign iorevcrp
Resolved, That standing on Plymouth
Rock, we rc-cclo tko welcome with whicl
Pennsylvania has greeted the intention O
our early and eloquent friend, GEORGE
THOMPSON, TO visit us again, and ugai
devote his energies 10 that same crusade 10
liberty, his former perilOus and most tri
umphant service of which has already ell
dcarcd him 10 the hearts Of American abol
tionlsts.