Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-05-28
THE SECOND TEMPERANCE DELE
CATION.

A large number of the delegates who
Withdrew on Thursday morning from the
Convention held in the Brick Chapel, corner
ol Nassue and Spruce-sts., met on Thursday
afternoon at the Wnter-Cure establishment
Of Dr.. Thrnll, No, IL Ltight-si., at 2 o'clock. |
There was a large number of persons pres
ent-representatiyes of eleven different
Statcs-alnong whom were Wm. Lloyd Gar
rson, Wendell Phillips, DIR. Snodgrass, Lu-
cy Stone, Lydia f. Fowler, Abby Kelly Fos-
ter, Susan b. Anthony, Lydia A. Mott, DR..
llcnrirtta w. Johnson, Rev. L. w. Higgin-
son, Rev. J. A. Dhgdale, Rev.W. B.Willialns,
Rev. George Hall, and other notables.
The business Of the meeting was COM
menced by the appointment of Dr.Snodgrass,
OF Baltimore, ns Chairman, and Miss Susan
b. Anthony, of Rochester, rs Secretary.
The Chairman, after calling the meeting
to order, resigned in favor of Rev. Prof. w.
lligginson, OF Worcester, Mass, which ar.
rangement was accepted by tie meeting.
DR.. Snodgrass gave as the reason OF his
resignation, that he should continue to sup
| port the other Convention, ns well as this aud
therefore he should not like to take so con-
spicuous a part in the proceedings OF this
meeting, for though the course he had taken
was fully justified by his sense OF duty, it
|
The temporary Chairman then stated that
the first business would he TO receive the
names OF those who intended to uct in this
matter. The whole of lhUse present, about
fifty in number, ladies' and gentlemen, then
signed their numes.
Messrs. Wendell Phillips ond Lloyd Gar
rison gave in their names, aud having bust
ness of importance 10 transact, expressing
their regret, withdrew.
Joseph A. Dugdae, of Pennsylvania, Min.
lister OF the Society OF Progressive Friends
desired to explain his reason for becoming Il
member OF the Convention, which was, that
he women were quite as much Interested in
the Temperance movement as the other sex
possibly could he. The other Convention
took but half the world, this one would EN-.
brace the whole.
Mvs Abby Kelly Foster here wished to ex,
plain the purpose Of the meeting, hut gave
way TO the Secretary, who read the list o.
those who had pledged their names TO this
movement.
Stephen Il. Andrews here desired TO define
t. his position. lie would become a member
1 OF this Convention becunse It WINS designed
+ TO embrace both sexes in il. lie desired IC
z he understood MS grent friend to Temper
e ance reform, but he did moi coincide with th'
> mullo LhW, us NC tHOnght lilht no person d
y number of persons had a right to sny wha
he should eat or drink. lie would join th
! Convention if il was not intended to discuss
5 tho Wonnn's Rights question therein. II h
J. understood this he was prepared to give 50;
' toward paying the expenses of this organiza
r ton.
y Abby Kelly Foster now explained that 50
: far MS she was concerned she would have nc
II Woman's Rights question brought into The
n Convention, although this question ,oas dis
J. cussed TO such an extent this morning.
DIR. SnoGgrass here stated that, alter the
d ladies' had left the Convention this morning
9 the general idea among the delegates
# seemed to he that they had got rid of the
: scum, and the true metal was left without
, alloy. When he left there was every appear
{ snce Of fight taking place, as some person
. had called Rev. gentleman liar. He could
/. not say il il had been settled or not; he