Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-05-07
Cincinnati Convention.


We occupy large share of our paper to-day,
with the proceedings of this convention. We
have made out the report as well rs we were
able, without access to the regular proceedings
of the Secretaries, which we have not seem
We have done it from our own memory, aided
by notes we took at the time, and by the daily
reports, in the Cincinnati papers.
We were rcjoiced to sec as active participants
in the Convention, few representatives from
various religious bodies. The venerable John
Rankin was there, side by side with Mr.. Gar
rison. His whitened locks are to him crown
of glory, for he has ever been found in the
ways of righteousness. The cordial and excel
lent speeches of Mr.. Lewis, speak for him.
DIR. Brisbane of the Baptist and Rev. Messrs.
Worth and Chaffin of the Wesleyan Church,
and Mr.. Towner Of the Universalist, gave car
nest evidence of their hearty attachment to
justice, and tho cause of the poor, as did others
who took less prominent part in the meeting.
But as usual, the great body of the church
and ministry of the city, and of the country,
were unrepresented, and are to ho found among
the opponents of this, and of every other hearty
anti-slavery movement. 1t seems to us it must
now be evident to those who are disposed to be
most blind or sceptical on this subject, that tho
churches and the ministry do themselves think
that their organizations ard institutions and
principles, are opposed to the principles of JUS
tice, as taught by anti-slavery. They are not
agreed with abolitionists of any school, and es-
pecially can they not agree with them, when
they meet in fraternal spirit, for free speech
and thorough action. Hence they will not
walk with us. They are the decided practical
enemies Of the slave. The church and its dog.
mas and institutions are the gods they serve
and they will have no other gods before them
OF all the ministers of Cincinnati, not one was
there except Messrs. Lewis and Brisbane, tc
give countenance to the convention. Mr.
Boynton, who has been deemed the champion
city, not only gave no countenance to the con-
vention, but gave previously to its meeting
his decided influence against it. In his paper
the Christian Press, he undertook impertinent.
ly to catechise Mr.. Garrison, ard raised agains
him the senseless cry of infdel, to destroy the
effect of his labors. Not content with this, the
Sunday previous to the Convention, ho preach
ed two sermons designed to bear directly against
it. What sort of a report he may have given
of the convention we cannot say, as he has re-
Gently cut us off from his exchange list. Sew
eral of the city papers reported the proceedings
briefly, with fairness and impartiality. The
Gazette and the Commercial, especially. While
the Inquirer and Nonpareil distinguished them
selves by caricaturing and misrepresenting its
proceedings.
1t was grand meeting, and the noble wo-
men who originated and sustained it, have in
common with all the friends of the slave, occa-
sion to rejoice in its complete success, and in
its extended and happy influence.
One word of correction. Almost all the pa
pers, the True Democrat among the rest rop-