Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-04-08
CONVENTION IN WILLIAMS COUNTY.
BRYAN. March. 90. 1850.

Bryan, March. 90 1850.
Mr.. EDITOR: According to previous notice, the
Fosters arrived in our village on Thursday evening
of last week and on the following morning tho
friends proceeded to organize an anti-slavery Con-
vention. The meeting convened in the court house.
Mt ten o'clock, A. NJ, and organized by appointing
John X. Morrow Chairman, Jacob Byers Assistant
Chairman, W. A. Smith Secretary, and David Bow.
man Assistant Secretary. The hours for tho meet
ing of the Convention, Sy vote of tho same, wero
decided upon, viz; ten o'clock, A. NJ, one and
seven, p. NJ.
During the afternoon session, the following rsso-
iutions were offered by Mr.. Foster, for tho future
consideration of the Convention, viz:
Resolred, That of all the unfortunate inhabitants
OF the earth, we know of none whose condition is
so cmbittcred by oppression, whose rights arc so
utterly disregardcd, and whose suierings appeal 40
powerfully to our sympat,cs the slaves of this
country.
Resolred, That with John Wesley, we regard
slnveholdng MS the sum of all villanies and all
Shareholders rs criminals Of the first rank and
and more guilty than tho common pick pocket the
pirate, or the murderer.
Resolred, That that antslavcry only is gcnuiu,
which regards all Shareholders and their abettors
as criminals, and practically withholds from them
the honor and confidence due to honest men.
Resolred, Tint whoever supports either of our
great political parties, is practically tho enemy Of
liberty and OF his country, and is unworthy TO be
entrusted with any position of honor or response.
bility in the Government or Church.
ResOlred, That tie churches which excommuni-
cate their members for minor offences, and vet
admit to their fellowship the legalzers of slavery
THAT is. the members Of the Wing and Democratic
partes,) are the most powerful allies of the slave
power, and should DO so regarded and treated by
the friends Of freedom.
After partial discussion Of tho foregoing reso-
utions, during the first day of the Convention, cx-
elusvely by the friends Of the same the following
; preamble and resolutions offered by Mrs Fos-
ter, and placed before the Convention for consider.
, alton, viz:
WnERAs, by the constitutional Union between
the North and the South the STAKEHOLDER is enabled
not only to secure TO himself our entire territory as
hunting-ground for its escaped bondmen, but also
to command our entire physical power, and our
treasure to crush every effort on the part Of tho
slaves to secure their liberty by resort to arms
and whereas, by the representation which the mas
ter obtains on his slave property he is enabled to
control all the departments of the General Govern
mcnt and thereby to extend and perpetuate his
nefarious system, and to inCult Northern freemen
trample on Northern rights, and extinguish North
lern liberty; therefore
ResOlred, That the dissolution of the Union ia
1 the only just, righteous, and feasible method Of
washing own hands of the guilt of slavery and
of bringing it to speedy termination.
= These resolutions, although introduced in the
r early part Of the Convention, and also ably aud
thoroughly discussed by the Fosters and several
resident members of the Convention were not
acted upon at It's close in consequence of the man.
4 ner in which its proceedings were terminated.
The sessions of this Convention were we'll at
tended and tho discussions passed of with as
Il, much harmony and good feeling as could reason
ably have been expected, under all the circumstan-
ces. No actual demonstrations of mobocracy were
manifested, save one evening, at the close Of q
three hours Speech from the eloquent lips of Mrs
i Foster, upon the nefcacy and inability of control
ing human actions by statutary enactments, when
= those laws were not in harmony with the public
" sentiment Of the people. At the close Of these
remarks, of the untcrrifed supporters Of good
N order and wholesome laws, gave strong demopstra
e ton of the spirit that reigned within and short
q time after the meeting adjourned, these same per
a. sons, either by themselves through their agents
ID made copious application Of eggology upon the
persons of the speakers, while upon their way bach
IN to the inn.
~ The Finance Ooranaittee, composed of Mrs. Eos
ID ter and A. p, bowman, reported some thirty dol
lars, contributed by the members Of the Convention
at for tho progress of the anti-slavery cause.
ey At the close of the last session, on motion Of
I'D Mrs. Foster, it was moved and adopted that tn,
OF proceedings of this Convention be published il
as the Free Soil paper Of Williams county, and tn,
th AntiSlavery Buge, together with such remarks al