Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-11-13
FIFTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING
OF TnR
PENNSYLVANIA ANTI,SLAyERY SOCIETY.

The President of the Society, James Mott,
At III o'clock, took the chair and called the
meeting to order.
In the absence Of the Recording Secretary,
on motion of J. NJ. McKim, c. NJ. Burleirh
was appointed Secretary, and Dr. ]. A. Row
land and Alice L. IIamblctou Assistant Sccro-
tAries.
Lucrctia Mott remarked, that on coming
togcthcr after years separation, il is natural
that our religious feelings should be excited
She therefore proposcda brief period of silence.
After short silence, Lucy Stone said
Though this is the sirst time have been
among you and most of your faccs are stran-
gers to irO recognize in you, the long tried
und true friends of tho slave, who, on the from
7icrs Of slavery, and through rccuniary trials,
have been faithful to him. While the world
nround you has been scramLling for power,
aienor and gain, you have known that there is
a higher power and honor, and a richer wealth,
which moth and rust cannot corrupt, nor thieves
take away. You who have worked so well,
know tho need of continued and increased labor.
There arc mere slaves now in our country than
ever before; slavery is stretching out its terri
tory and increasing its markets, and gaining
snoIc power. But while this is true, VIC also
have cause for encouragement While the po-
itical parties are bowing to the demands Of
Slavery and the religious scots arc joining hands
with them to send the poor fugitive back to a
life Of torture and Voc, VIC have new recruits
coming to our help. Men and women before
inactive and silent, arc coming as cur co-work-
srs. bravcly to contend against the Wrong,
while the slaves enemies arc ono by one falling
and going to that bar where they must answer
for their wrongs to him. Let us find where
our strength is in tho arm of Him who is
higher than the highest, and stronger than the
strongest; then though hand join in hand their
power shall be broken. A single human
thought is stronger than they.
Lamartinc said Of Wilbciforcc, that he went
up to the throne of God with q million of bro.
ken fctters in his hands. Let US labor to bear
with US such trophies Of our fidelity. There
are fctters to break, not in the South alone, but
In your own State. 1t has been truly said that
slavery has made il into another Guinea Coast.
We want 10 see the people rc9udiatc the Fugi-
tvs Slave Law. want TO see here such scenes
% / saw at Syracuse in tho great meeting to
commemorate tic rescue of Jerry from his hun
tiers. Here followed touching narrative. el
the meeting between Captain Dfnston aud
Frances Russell, ono of the II fdsinyoS Of ,hc
Schooner Pearl, and a sister of Emily un<.e'i
who starved herself rather than be sent 70 tlfe
New Orleans slave mnTkct.l The speaker went
on to make an impressive appeal for anti.slavc-
Ty labor, enforcing it with pertinent facts and
appropriate quotations. She did not agree with
Gerrit Smith that this nation had sinned away
its day of grace, and that its reform was hope
lsss but she believed that if all who recognize
che wrong of slavery would join hands in the
work we might ere long present our country to
shs world, redeemed from this crying sin, na-
&sR truly free and just. 1t only needed the
arm purpose and steady toll the faith and
purpose that Aattery cannot scducc nor persc.
sution daunt. Abolitionists must be men who
would not lattcr Neptune for his trident, moi
Jovs for his power They need that courage
which. when the trial comes, rs Mt Christinna
will be firm, by which they will choose th,
prison, or be hung, rather than faltcr.
The Treasurer reported the receipts of tho
year as amounting to $G72l,5l, aud the dis
burscmcnts as $573l,23.
on tho resolution TO publish the report in
pamphlet form, q spirited discussion sprung M
on the propricty of admitting that the wrons,thS
wickedness Of Stakeholder: might advance tho
sause of freedom.
Third day MorRiaJ.
Tho Society met as adjourned, the President
takng the Chair. The minutes of yesterday
meeting having been read by tho Secretary, ih'
phlet form was adopted unanimously. The
business committee, through its chairman, Oil
yer Johnson, presented the following rcsolu
tions:
!. Resolved, That, under n deep sense o
our dependence upon the God oi Justice ant
Truth, in whose strength alone are we Guni
ified to engage successfully ~ n moral con
f1ict with oppression and wrong. we Joytulll
embrace the opportunity now afforded us Il
re-hihr'n oelofc ot'l coNhlll uUu 'l'" "ol'
IN tie lighi of another years experience, on
abiding conviction of the souudnrss Of tl
Drinciples upnn which our sociely is husel
and Of the wisdom of tic measures we liav'
hitherto pursued for the overthrow Of shaver
@ Resolved, That however visionary on
plnns aud purposes mny appear Ia lhos
whose sense of justice is blinded lay mlcres
or warped 10y passion, and however our ma
siyes ni0y be irnpeached or our reputation MS
sailed, we must continue TO proclaim ia Ilr
ears of our counlrymen the duty and sniei
of Immediate Emancipation, and the right q
Ihe slnyes 60 freedom aud houe upon l'
American soil.
3. Resolved, That we reject MS absurd ant
impous, the doctrine so often promulgated