Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-10-30
THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.
Michigan State Anti.Slavsry Convention.


Dean MARIUs: We have just been holding
State Anti-Slavcry Convention in Michipan.-
1t has equaled in interest and numbers the
highest expectations and hopes we had cher
ished. The work of regenerating the State
had been well commenced, by the labors os
James w. Walker and others-particularly by
Mr.. Walker 1t has been still further prosecuted
by the short mission Of the Grifings and my
self and the State Convention, 1 trust has set
The cause up for ITSELF There is no reason why
Michigan should not hereafter be known and re-
cognized as fully enlisted in, and committed to
the cause of genuine, radical anti-slavcry.
The convention held or Saturday and Sunday.
It was in the Odd Follows Hall, here in Adrian.
| The interest continued to deepen in intensity,
to the close. The resolutions, as you will sec,
were of the most thorough character. The
defence Of them by Josephine Grifing, James
Walker, and others, seemed sufficient to the
audience, and every one of them was adopted
with great unanimity, if not unanimously.
As there is at present no State organization
| in Michigan, the Convention took measures for
commissioning a State Central Committee"
movement in the cause for the ensuing year,
A Committee of twenty of the tried and true
mon and omen in the enterprise, was elected,
| "a quorum of whom reside in or near Adrian),
who will ac: towards this State, in the same
capacity and relation of the Executive Com
mittco of the Western Anti. Slavery Society
towards the field Of its operations. And the
Resolution for raising the committee, provides
that it "act as far as possible, IN aurilarysAip wih
the Western andAmeyican Anti-Sarery Societies"
So in effect there is nova State organization,
auxiliary to the Parent Anti Slavery Society.
And truer or more effective helpers in the work,
can no where be found
The Cause in the State is indebted much to
the different qualities and degrees of Friends
or Quakers; who have at length ripcned into
what is now known as the michigan Yearly
Meeting Of Progressive Friends" They have
built their platform broad enough for Universal
Humanity, and laid in extra plank enough,
"lor the rest Of mankind" as fast as they shall
be born. The "Yearly meeting" was moth
ing moro nor less than thorough going Re-
formatory Convention The Book of Dici-
pline" was consulted, just as much as was the
almanac of year before last.
We find in Michigan, several young men and
women, who might be employed to great ad-
vantage to themselves and others, as Lecturers,
There are among the young "Progressivc
Friends" and others, all the clements for Abby
Kellcys and Lucy Stones, if they can only be
brought forward. The attention of the Central
Committee will be turned in that direction; and
d)ubt not will be successful in this part of
its official duties.
The Convention raised in money and pledges
something over a hundred dollars, besides the
eighteen new subscribers to the Buglc Won will
herewith receive.
The severe, if not actually dangerous sick
ness of Mr.. Grifiing, has oeen singular,y un-
fortunate. Mrs. GrifIing has been constantly
withdrawn most Of the time from the field, and
the whole work has rested on me. She gave
us most invaluable aid at the Convention, and so
did James Walker on the last day. The storm
on the lake prevented his earlier arrival.
Under the circumstances, we think that we
have done all that could be expected The
Convention has been delightful, the audiences
large and remarkably respectful and attentive,
and the hospitality of the people, above all
praise. For the rest, 1 beg to refer you and
your readers to the official proceedings, as they
will be forwarded by the secretaries
Yours in usual haste,
PARKER PILLSBURY.