Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-06-05
American and Foreign Anti.Slavcry Society

The anniversary of this Society was held
Tuesday afternoon in the Broadway 1Iber-
nacle. Arthur Tappan, Esq, in the CHAIR;
The audience was large and respectable, ana
although there were few present who, II
was evident from their conduct, dissented
from the sentiments of the speakers and the
spirit of the meeting, the greatest enthusiasm
was manifested in the proceedings by the
majority of the audience.
The meeting was opened with prayer by
Rev. George Whipple, after which several
letters were read from absent friends OF the
cause, among whom were some Missionaries
in the Sandwich Islands.
The Annual Report, of which the follow
ing is an abstract, was reud 10y the Secretary
Lewis Tappan, followed by a series Of reso-
lutions. The Report nnrrates the labor OF
the year, books published, papers circulated
sc. II refers to the visit aud address to
Kossulh, and regrets that he was not more
emphatic in asserting his adherence TO the
principles for which he struggled in Hunga'
ry. Aluson is made TO the Fugitive Law
and its operation in the case of Preston and
others, sc. The Report also notices the
defeat of the Government in the Christiana
treason trials the indignant feeling OF the
people in regard TO Slavery, which appears
| in conventions, resolutions, addresses, &c.
tic alarm of the slave States ~ regard TO
the increasing number OF free colored per
sons; the aid extended to iugiuves III Cana
dn; the efforts of the Colonization Society
the duty of aiding free colorcd persons to
attain n proper social position, &c. ltreierS
10 Mr.. Webster's statement, that nature had
forbidden the introduction of Slavery into
New Mexico and California; to the attempt
to divide California so rs to make another
slave State the insulting language of the
Governor of New Mexico TO free people OF
color, and his recommendation of law TO
keep them out of the Territory. The law
of Oregon iorbidding negroes TO reside IN
the Territory is conrasted with the Mormon
Reputation of Slavery. The report states
that kidnapping is moro common in the Free
States than people nre aware of the Fugitive
Slave uct nflordiug facilities for it, The i'm
prisonment of coorcd seumen is commented
upon, and also the evils and dangers i'm
pending over the South by reason of Slave
ry. Inquiry is then made what, under such
circumstances, is the North dong for the re-
moval of such calamitous state of things ?
Both Wings and Democrats seem disposed
to accedc TO the "fnaity of the Compro-
mise" to attain their ends, and religious men
are too much disposed to be indillcrcnt,-
or opposed TO Anti Slavery acton.--
The American Tract Society aud the Amer
lean Suuday-school Union refuse TO publish
any work on the sniulncss of slavery, nnd
cxpurgote foreign publications reprinted by
them. The American llome Missionary
Society supports upwards of sixty mission
aries in connection with churches that re-
ceive shareholders in their communion
The A. B. G. +. NJ. allow their missionaries
among the Indians 10 organize churches
composed in part of Shareholders and slaves
The General Assembly 20. 81 refuse to leg
islatc on the subject of slavery on the plen
that as a spiritual body it has no cogniznnce
of civil matters. The General Assembly
IN. S. while it has borne testimony against
The evils of Slavery and allows that they
should be corrected by discipline, admits
shareholders to seat in its councils, and
treats them "recius in ccclesid." But there is
cause of JOY that in Congress and State
Legislatures there are many good and true
men still battling for the right. Friendly
reference is made to the labors of the British
| and Foreign Society, &c.