Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-10-01
LETTER FROM JOHN F. sELBY.

DEAR MARIus: A few words may be Of interest
to your readers. On Sunday, the 4th of this inst
| held meetings in Youngstown, forenoon and eve
ming, both well attended--and l think profitable
There s much of anti-slavery feeling in the place
above named, which think has been much in
creased Of late:
| held public discussion, on the oath and p5th
of August, in the NJ Il. Church. with the Rer. j.
Graham, on the following question" Docs the
Methodist +. Church justify and sanction slavery,
as il exists in the United States" Mr.. g. assumed
that the NJ. +. G. does not "justify and sanction"
but only "tolerates" or suffers" Kind Of slave
holding, which is only nominal-=and which is for
the good of the save--and not for the gain Of the
master, and finally that the Bible sanctions that
kind of slavery. 1t was shown on the other hand
that she has given the sanction of her constitu.
bnal law to chdttel SlaDey dnd that the system Of
slavery with all its untold horrors and abomina
tons, is included n and legitimately grows out of
this root, /. e. chdttelism. It was further shown
that she does by the action Of her highest iudica
tories justify and sanction slavery as II exists in
the u S., in so many words-and that she sane
tons the character of the worst of shareholders and
kidnoppcrs-(such as Gorsuch) To all of which,
Mr. G. replied by the assertions above named
This discussion must do good Such an entifG
failure TO defend man-stealing church, by one of
her strongest champioRs; must cause her to be
looked upon as a curse to society.
l have held meetings at Coitsville, Bedford
Murdocks and Pulaski. These were well attend
ed, and produced good effect though found much
prejudice to encounter-still the omnipotence of
truth, overcame much of this--and the word from
all quarters was "come over and help u.s."
have since been to Crawford Co., and find the
friends thtre in good spirits
We have just held three days cohtention in
this place, which closed on Wednesday Evening"
This convention was not technically anti-slavery
convention, yet antisaycry was the great question
which occupied the attention of the meeting The
following Resolution, met with much opposition,
but was adopted by a strong majority.
Resolved That Women are taxed without rep
resentation (beng disfranchised,) and we earnest
y exhort all who exercise the right of suffrage, to
abandon all parties which make the basis of
rights and to support none for Office who are not
the true friends of equal rights to all; without re-
gard to color or sex.
It was argued that the Bible condemns this res
olution, and that women should not be placed upon
an equality with men. because God has not placed
them &e. But, be that as il may, the resolution
was adopted. Prospects are encouraging in West
ern Pa. l have line from my colleague, Mr..
Pineo, and we will be in the field together in few
days-and you will hear from us occasionally
Yours, truly,
j. T. SELBY.
p. s: Allow me to say that have, since the
Anniversary, had the opportunity to examine the
documents, in the case of Mr. Woods, the colored
brother for whom aid was then about TO be solicit
ed, when Mr.. Foster interferod, with suspicious
relative to his character, and prevented it. Now
all that haze to say is this. am only more thar
before convinced, that Mr.. w. is an honest man, al
least in his statements, and that Mr.. Fosters sus
pcions did him great injustice.
j. F. s.