Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-05-08

other country is in every way as unjust
and impudcnt, rs would be a proposition to
remove the latter.
Resolved, That when the MEMBERS friends
and supporters of the American Colonization
Society shall manifest the same interest and
solicitude for the moral, religious well being of
the colorcd people in the United States, as they
now do for those in Africa, when they ovincc
the same desire to make them doctors, lawyers,
merchants, governors, presidents, judges, and
| Legislators in America, that they now do to
make them such in Liberia, and when they will
pour out half the tears over the horrors Of the
coastwiso slavc-trade, it may then be time for
tho colorcd people to begin to consider the
question whether the colonization scheme, is a
charitable or a wicked device, animated by
heavenly love or dcmoniacal malice. But that
for the present we advise tho free colorcd pco-
to turn deaf car to all the colonization Agents
and to prcss forward in the work of scli-im-
provcmcnt and to build up character for
themselves which shall put to silence and to
shame those who now seek to drive them forth
from then native land.
Mr.. Blackwell was decidedly opposed to the
scheme of African Colonization. 1t was not
slaves who were colonizcd, but freemcn and
therefore Slavery was not attacked by the So
ciety. To act with tho Colonization Society
was to acknowledge an iricmcdiablc prejudice
against color, in which he did not believe
The assertion that the Caucasian was naturally
and by forcordination superior to the African,
was not true.
Mr. Blackwell remarked that the colorcd
people Of Cincinnati own about s 100000 in
rcal estate, some S $4,000 moro in the county.
Henry Dibb. also advocated determined
resistance to African Colonization.
Mr. Douglass said, VIC are all familiar with
Henry Clay on Colonization. l am acquainted
with him in that line, and on Sanctifcation--
think of Henry Clay on SauciiGsation -
(Laughtcr.) "Ycars of legislation have sane
toned and snnctfcd the right Of property in
slaves" said the sage of Ashland. Icongratu-
late all tho negroes of this country upon being
the sdhjcct of 50 much discussion, legislation,
and learned talk-undcr the circumstances We
cannot be blamed for sometimes feeling li,tle
big. (Lauyhter.)
We are called 'lnst links" degraded, vile,
and all that, and yet they continue talking OF
us, until it has been remarked that "Nigscrisln"
is the only distinctive feature Of the a,ncri.
cansi i. is difficult to conjecture what would
become of them we;o the co!orcd people all
oxpoiriatcl.
Bat seriously he thought the Colonization
Society had the basis of a strong plea before
the peoplc-tho idea of civiiz;ng and cvanScli.
zing Africa was sublime. Indeed were he not
closely allied to the anti-sIavery movement
here he would be strongly drawn to 60 and
spend and be spent in behalf Of Africa. lie
would go. however, as free missionary and
not from society of very questionable motives.
Now it was easy to prove that the Coloniza.
ton Society had not these bcncHccnt designs at
heart, they were the countcnapsors and fast
friends of Ancricn Slavery. Thrir agents went
to the conscience stricken STAKEHOLDER. half de-
cded to cmancipatc his men and wunen, and
whispered, "Don't unless they will agree to
Go to Africa" Yes, and they had gone to the
State Legislatures, and l1bbicd through laws
prohibiting emancipation except on condition of
sending them out of tho statc-virtualy scit-
ing an eternal rivct on :hc manaclcs Of tho
men.
Mr.. D. said the Colonization Society opcrat-
ed to discourage colored people in struggling
for wealth, intelligence and that position in So
cicty, for not having which they were rcproach-
cd. lie denied that prejudice against color mas
invincible.
The resolution was almost unanimously adop-
ted and the Convention adjourned.
THIRD DAY.
THURSDAY. Apil 2s.
Opened with prayer, by Rev. Mr., Eaton of
Ohio.
The following resolutions reported yesterday
from the committee on business, were read
We omit several for want Of room.
Resoired, That slavery in this country is not
Southern, but National all parts of the country
being implicated in its guilt, and bound to help
in its overthrow.
Resolred, That he is q stakeholder, whether
daring to hold his brother as property or not,
whose doing or whose not doing makes it easier
for the opprcssor to keep his prey, or harder |
for the oppressed to II Ccover his rights.
ResOlrsd, That any State which permits one
man to use over another, within its jurisdiction |
power derived from and dependent on the re-
lation of master and slave, is slavcholding
State.
Resolced That tried by this standard, every
State in the Union is a slaveholding State, and
the vast majority of the people, North as well |
as South are Shareholders.
ResOlecd, That our sympathics arc with the
oppressed Of all nations that the cause Of Hun