Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-05-28
THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.

its weakness--then we say il Is not for us to
pass sentence of accommodation upon him.
But it may be replied that this is as effectual
| way as any other to keep men away from our
Society," or drive away some who are now in II
and that thus the accommodation takes place
practically, oil the same. Be il so. The dici
pline is no assumption Of ours-no act of ours
it is the truth Of ITSELF acting upon the reason,
conscience heart Of the individual If he quals
before this power, and fees from a platform
where there is no respect Of persons, and where
all systems and actions are judged according to
their bearing aud influence upon the slaves
wcll-being, then he goes condemed not by us,
but self.condemed and self. banished. He has
found the coat 10 fit him, and has himself put
it on. But il he will stay, and hear, and rea-
son, and ponder upon what he hears-all with
the determination to help the speedy and entire
overthrow Of the slave system-we welcome
him 70 stay. Mr.. G.. then spoke of the true
spirit which should be in the Abolitionists.
have never, said he, qlarrelled with kind,
magnanimous, generous spirit in any one, no
matter what his opinions. Let a man meet me
in such a spirit, and rejoice in a free platform,
will meet him in kindred spirit, and l will
wait for his conversion, be he Wing or be he
Democrat, be he Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist,
or what not; will wait for, r,him, il need be,
until the crack Of DOOM, confident that l shall
have him then, if not before.
Mr DAVID Plum, of New York, Formerly,
We ur dcrstand, a minister Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. stated his difficulty in for
merly continuing, or in now becoming a mem
Der of the American Ant. Slavery Society. 1t
was not because her equal rights of member
ship was conceded to Woman-hc would con-
tend for that it was not that it welcomed men
of all shades of opinion, political and religious,
to its ranks; but. was because it admitted
Wings, Democrats Prcsbytorians, SC. &C., ad-
herring members Of practically pro-slavcry bo-
dies, to membership. have no objection, said
he, on the scoro Of his speculative opinions, to
associate with any body for the overthrow of
slavery but do object to the pro.slavcry ac-
} ton of any and of all. Mr.. p. said he did not
agree to the American Socety's view of the
Constitution. The existing Union he believed
} was corrupt, pro slavery and that it ought to
be destroyed but he believed It was pro- slave
ry in spite of, and not in accordance with, the
Constitution, on which it is profesiedly based.
Mr.. GARRISON said that, with regard to the
original secession, in 1910, from the American
Anti Slavery Society, other issue was
made than on the question of placing woman
(SIrs. A. X. Foster, then Miss Abby kelley on
one of the Committees. Whatever private
griefs were felt, no other reason was given for
the secession but that. 1 do not soy, said Mr..
g., that no other difficulty would have been
brought forward if that had been removed
l only say, no other tods alleged then. With
regard 20 admitting members of bodies, which
toe deem slavery, to membership in the
American Society, We endorse no mans polti-
cal or religious opinions on this platform. This
Society has always been noted for its fear ess
exposure and rebuke of all pro- slavery, no mat.
ter how disguised, or how excused, or by what
5 artifcc attempted to be concealed. The offenc.
es and the shortcomings Of politicians and reli
gionists, even of those bodies which have in
measure emerged from their slavery con
ncction, have never been spared or justihet
here.
i, Mr.. McDERMoTr, of New York, said; Mr.
. President, the sooner the historical statement
. which has been spoken of here, is got out thu
better. have made q discovery here to-day
which has surprised me nearly as much as tn,
discovery of America surprised the men of tn
old world. 1 have always heard this Societ.
called the most illiberal, contracted and narrow
that could be conceived of; but here l hav
been listening to grave objections brough
: against the Society," because it is so liberal, ant
a will not exclude from it persons of dfferen
"a organizations and sccts.
"a Mr.. STEPHEN GRIMES, Of Boonton, N. j
?. said for himself, he liked the liberal and mani
position of the Society, and he wished it wer
J. more widely understood. Where he lived, al
/. that is known of this Society is, that they ar
If askcd since he had been in this city, 'Wher
a do the Dostonians meetY Now. said hc war
l. to have it known that there others, in othe
rs parts of the country, besides Bostonians, VIII
m 20 for the liberal policy. Let us have an An
IN tslavery Society, to include the city and neigh
OF borhood, Daseu on this thorouSh, Hee hhu He
D. eral platform, and 1 know we can prove to a
r that this spirit belongs peculiarly to no one SCI
he ton of the country.
&C Mr.. PLUMB said that the American Ant
h. Slavery Society, if true to its ideas and i
to principles, was in fact church. 1t ought
lst be so.
T. WENDELL PmILLIPs said he had listened vii
o. interest to the remarks which had fallen in tn
st. meeting from the speaker last up, and he tho
Is he would be a valuable accession to the propo
,st ed City Anti-Slavory Association. But tn
ST. gentleman, he thought, did not fully unde