Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-03-26
NO. 81.
Editorial Change.

Ahe AHss NO' oi tne fennSylvanta Freeman,
contains the parting address Of Oliver johnson
TO the readers Of that paper. Mr.. johnson
goes to New York in May, as associate Editor
Of the Standard. The following statement of
the executive committe Of the Pennsylvania
Anti-Slavery Society, will explain the occasion
Of this change.
ut becomes necessary for the Executive
Committee of the Pennsylvania Anti. Slavery
Society to announce to their constituents an
unexpected change in the editorial department
Of The PenRsyirania Freeman. They have
been induced to make this change by strong
conviction that the interests Of our cause re.
quiro it. Tho Executive Committee of the
American Anti-Slavcry Society have invited
OLIVER JOHNSON to become one of the Editors
Of Tie National Anti- Siarery Standard, and
requested us to release him from his engage
ments with us, in order that lie may accept
this appointment. The reasons which have
induced them to make, aud us to grant, this
request, are, that the edtorship of The Stand
ard, and the proper management of the Amer
icsn Society's Office in New York, require the
presence Of more than one efficient Editor and
Agent; and that OLIVER JOHNSON possesses
in q remarkable degree the qualifications for
sharing these responsible duties. A careful
consideration Of these reasons, and deep
conviction Of their importance, overcomes the
strong reluctance which we feel at parting
with valued friend and coadjutor, whose la.
bors as an Editor, end whose eounsels and as
sistancc as a member Of our Executive Com
mittee, have been highly esteemed by our
frends and constituents, and have, undoubt.
edly. promoted the auti-slnvery enterprise in
Pennsylvania. We believe, however, that
fidelity to our cause leaves us no alternative
but Aequiesconec; and as the promotion Of the
interests of the American A.. S. Society is the
preinotion of our cause at large, we doubt
not that Pennsylvania will reap her full share
OF tho advantages to be derived from this new
arrangement, aud be amply compensated tor
any present regret she may feel in its adoption.
ave are happy in being able to announce as
Mr.. Johnson's successor one whose fidelity to
eur esuio has been long tried and fully proved
and to whose industry and ability as Editor,
the readers of The Freeman will gladly testify
CYRUs NJ BuRLEIoH. His long personal cxpe-
riencc in the anti. slavery enterprise, his inti-
mate acquaintance with its history from the
commencement. and his knowledge of the pc.
eular wants Of Pennsylvania, inspire the Com
mittee with confidence that he will ill the cdi-
torial chair with satisfaction to the readers Of
The Freeman"
JAMES MOTT, Chairman.
HkwoSrH WETHRRALD, Secretary.
The Committee also adopted the annexed
resolutions. Their commentator has been
well earned, and we unite with them in the
hope of Mr.. Us. continued and increased use
fulne,s in his new relations.
Resolred, That the resignation of OLIVER
JOHNSON, OF his Office as Il litor of The Penn
syirania Freemaa, and Of his place as member
Of this Committee, be. and hereby is. accepted.
Resoieed. That in parting with our friend and
fellow laborer. VIC heartily reciprocate the as
sursnces of pcr.onal regard and regret at part
ing, contained in his letter; that VIC have u
high appreciation of the ability with which he
hss performed his part. and Of the services
which he has rendered To the cause while he
has been with us; and that we are reconciled
TO part with him only by the conviction that
he 10 peculiarly qualified for the more import
ant position, to which he has been invited. and
the belief that in his new position he will be
able TO exercise wider and moro benefcent
influence upon the cause.
Mr.. Johnson gives the following sketch of
his connection with the Anti i-Slavcry press
"It has been my fortune. at one time or an
other, to be connected editorially with all the
papers in our country that are devoted to the
advocacy of the Ant. Slavery cause as repre-.
sented by tho American Anti Slavery Society.
On various occasions, during the absence of
Mr. GARRISON in Great Britain or elsewhere, l
have occupied (though far enough from filing
the editorial chair of The Li6srator. In 1901
was the resident editor of The National Anfi-
Slavery Standard, (thc late N. p. Rooms hav-
ing been little more than the nominal cditor.)
Subsequently was for two years the editor of
The Anti Slavery Boyie, at Salem, Ohio. And
now close connection of about a year and a
half with The Pennsylvania Freeman, to become
ye-annexed' to Tho Standard"