Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-10-23
THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.
TO The Friends Of the Antl.SlaverY Cans,,

DEAR FRIRNDs The Executive Committee
Of tho Western Anti Slavery Society make
their appeal to all the Friends of the Slave in
the West, and to you in particular, to give them
aid in their work. That work is the renovation
Of public sentiment, and the change Of public
and individual conduct in regard to American
Slavery. The time is auspicious. The minds
of the people arc awake. We ask Of you the
means, vigorously to prosecute the work.
The Committee arc dcsirous of sustaining an
increased system of Agencies during the winter.
To enable US to do this, the present appeal is
made. Calls como in upon us from all quar-
tors, to which we are obliged to turn deaf ear.
Our own State is ripe for the harvest. Large
portions of it have never been visited by tho
Ant-Slavery lecturer. From many such pla-
ces there arc urgent calls for aid, and the Anti
Slavery sections need continual culture. While
Western Pennsylvania Michigan. Indiana, and
Illinois, all within our especial field, are greatly
in need Of labor. From many portions of this
vast territory, they are olamorous Cor the living
speaker, who shall preach to them the gospel
of freedom.
We have now four Agents in the field, with
the prospect Of the fifth soon to enter, besides
Mr.. Pillsbury, who is laboring as the Agent of
/ the American Anu-Slavery Society. But what
arc these with such territory' But even this
number we cannot maintain without an increase
of our present means. Shall we dismiss our
ngcntsi Their number should be augmented.
Your response to this appeal will decide the
course Of the committee, and number of our
Agents.
| At the last anniversary it was proposed to
raise all annual fund, for fyc years, by subscrip-
tions Of five dollars per annum for that period.
! One hundred such subscribers were obtained on
! tho spot. A few have since been added. Will
you not, Dtm Friends, who read this, swell
the list by Immediately enclosing fivo dollars
for the present year, Lnd your pledge for the
four years TO come.
AS an induccmcnt TO some of you we may
say, that two Friends in the West, have prom
isod jointly to pay into tho treasury SIX HUN
DRIED DOLLARS at our next annual meeting, pro-
vided the like sum shall be subscribed and paid
between this and that time by others. Let the
committee have at least this amount pledged at
once, and they will be encouraged to go for
ward.
Within the last three months, hundreds of
thousands of dollars have been expended by
Wings and Democrats for the success Of their
principles and measures Shall the friends of
freedom be delinquent and pnrsinonious, when
the allies of slavery are thus active and liberal
Anti Slavery politicians have been abundant in
their labors and profuse in their contributions
during the present campaign. We ask for
your aid that under more favorable circum STAN
ces,, VIC may mould the public mind. Whoa
the furor of party spirit and partizan prejudice
shall have become com parativcly quiet, we de-
sirO to meet the people with facts, arguments
and appeals in behalf of justice. Thus alone
will they be induced to take right positions in
regard to slavcry-to cmancipatc themselves
from its oppressive burdens, and extend help
ing hand to the pcrishing slave.
Don't wait for an agent to visit and urgo you
to give. That costs money which should be a
needless expenditure. Send at once your con-
tributions and your pledges to our Treasurer,
JOEL MCMILLAN, Salem. o. And the Com
mittce promise to expcnd the money according
to their best judgment and ability for the I'D
vancemcnt of the cause.
Signed in behalf of the Executive Commit
tee. SARAH BOWN,
JAMES BARNABY,
NJ. r. ROBINSON.
SALEM, October 20, 1852.