Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-03-01
Salem Quarterly Mccting--BcpIy TO Il!

III the Blglc oil the ESu ol tlllS nlOnln Coh-
munication signed T., purporting to be an
account of the proceedings of the Salem
Quarterly Meeting, held at Columbiana 4th
of 2nd Mo. last, and us the public are sitting
in judgment on the subject, and since L.
has given some of the transactions but has
not given all, and stated some things which
did not notice, (allhough attentivc,) will
therefore give n few occurrences aud make
some comments. lie has omitted TO state
that one of the objections (of VIM. Nichols
and othcrsj to J. A. Dugdale and ]. Trescott
remaining after the shutters were closed, lin
order to proceed TO business of the at-
fairs of the Society was, that J. A. Dug
dale Ind been disowned by the Society
of Friends before the division at Green Plain,
when part separated and adopted the name
of Congregational Friends, with which he
after associated himself; consequently was
not a member of the original Society. ~
The subject was introduced Of /. 1rescoit
having sent n letter TO Salem Monthly Meet
ing, some months since, in which he claim
cd right with them, hut was not willing to
"come under the sectarian trammcls of the
Society ;''(2) and also that the Monthly Meet
ing had appointed committee of three,
two of whom at least were those called Re-
iormcrs,) TO inform him of the order adopt
ed after the separation in 1898, which was,
that all who intended TO remain with our
part of the Society should have their names
registered in book prepared for that pur-
pose within one year after tls decision 10y the
Yearly Meeting or come in by request and
ncceptnion by the Monthly Meeting, or by
certificate from otler Monthly Meetings in
unity with us; aud as he had not complied
with either of those acquisitions, was not
member. (3) Notwithstanding this, Isaac in
formed the Quarterly Meeting that two of
the committee had informed him that he had
right, and encouraged him TO attend our
meetings, and also that lie had set down his
stakes, and intended TO come up to them or,
in substance, that if he had not right he |
would assume one. Another objection made
TO trausacting the business of the meeting
whilst J. A. Dugdale and ]. Trcscott remain
cd, was the precedent or example; for If
some who were not members were permitted
to be present in meetings intended TO be Sc
lect, others would feel an equal right, and
hence all who tcished might attend, regard
less of the order of Society.
think it must be owing to "prejudce or
party feeling" las Il. expresses himself) that
he attaches all violence, ofiiciousness, excite
ment, and fierce opposition 10 reform, TO the
one side, and all "gentlcness and lorbear-
Once," cOlmness and impressive dignity to
the other. As TO the charge of opposition
to reforms, challenge him to show that any
part of the Society are guilty of it; cannot
new call 10 mind any member that think il
will apply TO. There are many who are not
willing TO be compelled 10 certain measures,
against their convictions of right, forced on
them by others who have no more right to
dictate 10 them how they shall accomplish
those objects than the accused party have to
dictate TO the accusers; tire accusation is un-
generous, unjust and untrue.
claim we all have equal rights land no
more) TO coerce the actions of others. The
discipline and the action of Society are de-
cdcdly opposed to Slavery, War, Intempe-
rance, and other wrongs; and it is the Nom
Resistant principles of the Society collective
y and individually, that prevents them from
inIruders; and what cowardly
net is II for any TO impose themselves and
heir vindictive lectures on a Society ofsuch
principles and iorbearance, while they dare
not in societies where they might expect to
meet with physical resistance. But there is
| point beyond which endurance ceases TO
DC virtue, (where the design of meetings
s frustrated) and | think would warrant
Ising the proper authorities to remove in
r'Ision. l4) AS to the good Influence pro-
iuced by the presence or discourse of J. A.
)ugdale, did not notice it, but rather think
caused nearly all the unpleasant occur
ences in the Quarterly Meeting, (5) and he
tands charged with it, not by friends only,
mt by society generally, who are acquainted =
With the circumstances. l would rather the
Meeting had conducted the business in the
sual way, and stated in the minutes that a 1
cquest was made for all who were not h
MEMBERS to Withdraw, and TINT such as did +
OF were suffered to remain as invaders of ID
ur rights d
AFRIEND OF ORDER AND RgFoRM N
REMARKS h
l. The writer is whslly mistaken in what he bl