Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-09-30
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ANTI.SLAvERY CONVENTION AT MEso.
p0TAMIA.

MtsororAaiA, Sept, Is, 1854.
The convention Of the western AntfSlavery So
cicty met agreeable to previous notice aud organ
lied by appointing D.. A.. Bacon Chairman aud T.
P. Lyman, Scc'y.
The three following committee. were appointed
by the chair.
BUSINESS Committee.
c. c. Burleigh, L. D.. GriGing, J., G. Todd. Z. f.
Curtis and Mcryia Boynton.
rUGLr COMMITTEE.
Q. II. Bolden, Mary Tildcn and Lydia Curtis.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
c. s. S. Griing, Adnline Joiner and Josephine
S, Gri6lng.
Interesting addresses wcrc then listened to from
c.. C. Burlcigh, Josephine and Charles Grifing.
Meeting adjourned to meet at half past nine
o'clock Sunday Morning.
SEPTEMBER, l-ru.-The Business Committee
through their chairman C. c. Burleigh, offered the
following resolutions which were received for dis
cussion.
Resolved. That the motto "No compromise with
Slavery" commends itself to our judgement and
moral sense; as experiencing the inevitable logicaI
hIcTcHCc lIOln III PROMISES, tnul man CuilIlOl
rightfully hold man as property aud as pointing
out tho strongest, because the right, and consistent
position for the enemies of slavery to occupy.
Resolved, That in accordance with this motto
we take distinctly and deliberately the ground Of
no fellowship with slavery in the church, no union
with Slavery in the state, no tolerance of slavery
anywhere; but a war of determination against Sla
very whenever we lind 1t.
Resolved, That the religion which attempts t
justify in tic name of its God, and by the uuthori
ty Of its sacred books, the holding of man as prop
erty, is anti-chIiStinn, immoral, false and pcnii
cious, dishonorablc to God and unfit for man, and
therefore deserves the stern reprobation of every
lover Of truth and goodness.
Resolved, That we hold with that distinguishes
clergyman Albert Barnes, that no power outside o
the church could uphold slavery for a single year
if the church would do its duty in regard to it
and therefore that the church is responsible befor,
God and man for its continuance and for all tht
denominations thence resulting.
Resolved, That the Democracy which allies it
self with the slave power, is rank desrotiSm il
spirit and principle, too thinly disguised by it
form and profession to deceive any but the mos
careless or the most crodulous.
Resolved, That inasmuch as the constitution o
the United States requires the doing of ccrtai,
acts which, as consistent and conscientious aboli
tionists we cannot do, therefore we cannot swear
to obey and support that constitution or choos,
others to do 50 in cur name, but must continue tC
stand outside Of the government and the unior
and assail slavery with the weapons Of moral pow
or alone, so long as the use of any other weapon
is conditional upon doing or promising to do wha
our conscience condemns.
The above resolutions were unanimously adopted
by the convention after being ably discussed by
c. S. S. Grifing, L. B. Grifing, L. c. Todd, C. C
Burleigh, MI. IIoysington and Josephine S. Grifing
names too we'll known to need a synopsis of theil
discourscs to warrant the assurance Of an ~interes
ting meeting.
The number in attendance was large, much lar
ger than was expected and under the tent of tn,
Society on our pleasant square, were in very favor
able circumstances candidly to investigate a sui
jcct Of paramount Importance; and this nppearc
to be the object of those present.
The effect of such a meeting must be good, pr
ducing as it does a deep anti-slavcry feeling in tn
mind of every one, leading them to cxamir
carefully their true position and the ground the
occupy in regard to the odious system of slavery.
D.. A. BACON, Chairman.
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