Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-10-14
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CONVENTION AT LINESVILLE.

An Anti Slavery Convention met according to
previous call, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, on Friday Sept.
Goth in the Baptist Meeting House, at Linesville.
The following persons were chosen officers of
the Convention viz: President j. 7. Selly, Vice
President A. Knapp. Secretaries f. Thornton
and g. b. Skeels.
On motion the following persons were appointed
n business Committee viz: G. B. S%tebbins, Muses.
Bishop, Aldula Brooks, Nm. Shelby and Ann l..
Mantor.
The Convention was then addressed at some
length by Mr.. Stebbins, on the Importance of the
Anti-Slavery work, forcibly presenting historical
facts connected with the same.
Adjourned till . o'clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to order by the Presi-
dent.
The Business Committee reported the following
resolutions, which was received by the Conven-
ton.
WHEREAS, We believe man cannot hold property
in man without being criminal, that the admission
of the rightfullncss of chattelizing human beings
under any circumstances must result in crime and
cruelty and oppression, therefore
l. Resolred, That we deem it tho duty of all
in earnest, unceasing and persevering effort to put
an end to American Slavery, to protest continually
against any fellowship with it in Church or State,
to expose truthfully land therefore severely the
~iniquitics of the Slaveowner of the politicians and
clergy who arc made the tools of the Slave power
and of the people who support them.
.. Resoired, That all laws, or Constitutions
which support Slavery are, before God, null and
void, that we are bound not to obey them, but to
disobey and seek to overthrow and destroy them.
And since so just and manly a course of conduct
would bring the charge against us of being an
archist and destructionist we declare our resolu-
ton to destroy utterly evil, that good may be better
preserved and increased, to put wholly away all
laws and compacts which sustain Slavery, that in
situations which shall make all free may bless our
land.
5. Resolred, That if the people of Pennsylvania
and the other Northern States honestly believed
that "aN men are created free and equal" they
would Mt once r~epndiate the right of any legal tri-
bunal even within their limits, to try a human
being on the question whether he was n man or a
chahc1, would deem in a disgrace that the fugitive
slave is compelled to fee to Canada, and would
make their laws to protect men not TO recognise Sla-
very. and thus, as it were, lay Canada along side
of Mason and Dixon's line and the Ohio river,
that if this were done Slavery ,as S%lave-owners
ADMIT must soon cease, and that it ought to be
done whether the Union stand or fall.
The first resolution was taken up for discussion
and was supported by G. B. Stebbins in an able
and eloquent manner, after which it was unani.
mously adopted.
Adjourned till s o'clock in the Evening.
EVENING SESSION.
The President in the chair-meeting called to
order.
On motion, the regular business of the Conven-
ton was laid on the table, and addresses called
for, each speaker being left to choose for himself
his own particular theme
The Convention was then entertained with ad-
dresses by n. N. Selby, Mr.. Stebbins and others,
when at near 10 O'Clock the meeting adjourned to
meet Sept. 30th at 0 o'clock A. NJ.
SEPT. Both, 0 O'Clock A. NJ.
Convention called to order by the President,
tie Business Committee reported the following
resolutions, which were accepted by the Conven-
ton.
WHEREAS, Our Anti-Slavery work of preaching
dcliverance to the Captive and tho opening of the
prison doors of those who are in bonds is a practi-
cal Christian effort, therefore
/. ReSoieed, That without regard to professions
or controversy touching cIeeds, we must apply the
test 'by their fruits We shall know them" to the
churches and clergy of the land, and in view OF
the fact that the churches are with few excep-
tons In fellowship with Slave-owners that the
popular clergy call abolitionists infdels and man.
stealers good Christians, that multitudes of church
members are the most servile political as we'll as
religious supporters of Slavery we must hold such
as having but the dead form Of Goodness, as wick,
edly or with strange blindness givingsupport and
countenance to the most terrible crimes.
5. Resolced, that we deem it the duty of all
abolitionists to prove by deed and word their alb
torrance of the wicked prejudice which condemns
the free colored people Of our country TO be objects
of persecution insult abuse and ridicule, which
~deprives them of equal, religious, social, educa-
tional and political privileges.
Resolutions No. 2 and 3 were called up and dis
cussed by +. Thornton, Mr.. Johnson. G.. b. Steh-
bins and others.
A beautiful song, was then sung, by the choir.
Adjourned till | O'Clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention met pursuant to adiOurnment-the