Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-06-04
From the Columbian.
The Cincinnati Convention,
May 18th, 1853.

We cannot understand, nor do we at all
sympathiZe with some of Our co-laborcrs in
tie Anti. Slavery cause, in their views of the
character of the late Convention, and cspec-
inlly IN the evident satisfaction with which
they announce TINT it was not much of a
Convention, and destined to exert but little
influence or that this, that or the other
member of il was frustrated or ffOwned
down, in relation to his peculiar views, Sc.
The Oberiin Times, aud several others of
our exchanges, state that Mr.. Girrison's dis
union resolutions were voted down in n
meeting of his own friends; when tho truth
is, no vote was taken upon them, nor did the
mover ask or desire that they should he vot-
ed upon. lie expressly stated, on offering
them, that he offered them on his own sole
responsibility, rs his individual views aud
fe manifested no disposition at all, To embar-
russ the Convention, or amy member of il by,
urging them OH to vote. What the result
of vote would have been we neither know
nor care. We, nor any other member of the
Convention, we presume, would have been
swnyed particle Dy the result Of Il vote ei-
tlrer way.
We certainly have no sympathy with Mr..
Garrison aud his friends, in their views of
the necessary pro-slavery character and ten
WI ult NOilSalNNllbll, ulln UtSWVfOH US
the nnlidole. But we honor Mr.. G.. for his
tnithiulness to his professions and his earnest
untiring aud efficient lnbors for down trod-
,en humanity. We tlink all the better of
him, that, on such M occasion, he should be
30 true to himself, as to assert his peculiar
views, odious as they were to sOrnr, since he
manifested no disposition TO cram them
down the throat OF any one. We believe
all who heard him candidly and enquiringly,
nt the Convention, thought better of him
than they did before. We believe tint all
who attended aud participated in the Con-
vention, with good motives, and desire to
lie benefited were made better by il, and
went away with new purposes and new zeal
10 labor and pray for the cause We do not,
therefore, at all agree with our cotcmp0rary
of The Christian Press in his views of the
character of the Convention, or the feelings
he manilests towards portion of those who
were active in calling il, and as members OF
il. The difference probably is that we went
there wishing aud expecting 10 be pleased,
and anxious TO cooperate with nny body in
carrying out the command to remember
those in bonds as bound with lhrm."-
Whereas, our contemporary only attended, we
believe, on the afternoon of the last dny, (nt
least we did not see him until that time, and
then went there in some nIcnstIre nj least
disirusling some portion Of the members, not
expecting to be pleased, and very naturally,
not being disappointed.
These remarks have been prompted by n
letter of Mrs. $. q. Ernst, published in the
Bugle, which, il appears, was refused an iu-
seriion in the Press. We entirely ngreo with
Mrs. +. that it is "a great misfortune that in
the struggle for Freedom, now going on
against slavery, profossed abolitionists should
unnecessarily attack nnd iniure tie influence
of those whom they do not deny nre among
the truest friends OF the Slnve, because the!
,cak not icih them" in other matters, lhil
neither relate to, nor interfere with the grea
cause in which we all feel common inter
est. Aud we feel il To he our duty, ms il /
our privilege, to lend an encouraging hand
instend of interposing discouragimg flown
10 all who thus labor--to sit down with pub
licans and sinners, If need he in promotion
Of the cause. With Mrs. l.. we hope that
great nlany Conventions will be held, all q
which shnll breathe the earnest aud Calholi
spirit, and the entire toleration that clInrnc
ierized the one in question.