Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-02-18
ANT1.sLAvERY CONVENTION.

the 4th and 9th of February, the Convention con-
vened, and organized by appointing the following
officers:
Presdent-CYRUs FULLER, of Plymouth.
Vice Presidents.
HARRIET D. @. FULLER, Of Plymouth,
joins BRrGos, of Pennington,
ADoLrHUs BRfGnAn, of Mead's Mils
Secretaries.
CYNTHIA WALTON, Of Pennington,
RICHARD GLAsrER, Jr., of Ann Arbor.
Business Committee.
James W. Walker, Abby Kelly Foster, Edwin
Fuller, Plymouth Mr.. Hedden, Plymouth, Mr..
Packard, Plymouth, Warren Gilbert, Wolf Creek
Benjamin S. Jones, Thomas Chandler, Adrian.
Finance Committee
Emene De Garmo, Yysilanti, Lucenia A. Fuller,
Plymouth, Ann Hayball, Adrian, Jacob Walton,
Adrian.
The Chairman Of the Business Committee re-
ported resolutions LIST and 2nd, which were dis
cussed at length by James W. Walker, Stephen S.
Foster, and Dennis Washington. On motion, the
Convention then took recess Of 80 minutes.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Discussion Of the 2nd resolution continued, in
which Abby X. Foster, J. W. Walker, S. S. Foster
and b. S. Jones participated.
EVENING SESSION.
S. S. Foster reported resolutions End and Bird as
adopted, and urged the formation of Societies in
every town where two or three could be found will
ling to meet together and unite their efforts for the
overthrow of Slavery. On motion, the Convention
adjourned to meet at 10 o'clock the following
morning.
SECOND DAY.
Convention opened with singing nm anti-slayery
song. J. W. Walker, in speech Of thrilling in.
terest, demonstrated the anti-slayory movement to
be the only Christian movement of the day, and
consequently claiming the sympathies and co-ope-
ration Of every Christian. b. S. Jones followed,
and in most conclusive and forcible manner
showed up the pronigacy of Church and State.
S. S. Foster opened the subject of finance, and
made most affecting appeal in behalf of his en-
slayed brother. Mrs Foster followed. Her re-
marks told upon the pockets as well as upon the
hearts Of the audience.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
The Free Soil party, and the organ Of that party,
the Free Democrat, coming up for consideration,
their position was thoroughly discussed by S. s.
Foster, Thomas Scott, Mr.. Murry, and others.
EVENING SESSION.
d. S. Jones and j. w. Walker argued the superb
ority ofmoral and political action not only in point
of principle, but as a matter Of cxpedicncy. SIS.
Foster, in concluding and and powerful speech,
demonstrated from the very "naturc of things"
the organization of anti-slavery political party
must of necessity prove failure. The Finance
Committee collected the sum Of S57,75. The res.
outions then taken up separately, and adopted
rs follows:
]. Resolec8, That VIC reiterate most solemnly the
sentiment which from the beginning has been the
rallying cry of abOlitionists that slavery is n sin
against God and the highest crime against man.
and shall SO declare until this guilty nation repcn.s
Of its wrong and demonstrates its sincerity by un-
doing the heavy burdens and setting the oppressed
free.
?. Resoircd, That this Convention deeply feels
the necessity Of n thorough organization of the
ant-slayory cause in this State, on the basis of the
American AntSlayery Society, by which it shall
be taken from the arena of politics. and the control
of dcmagogue; and political aspirants, and placed
in tie hands Of enlightened phanthropsts, who
have no object to promote but the highest good of
our common country, and are under no temptations
to pervert 1t to party or sectarian purposes
3. Resoired, That we heartily rejoice in the au-
spicious commencement Of this work in the recent
organization Of State Anti-Slayery Society, and
sincerely hope it will 60 on until there shall be an
efficient auxiliary association in every county
aud town in the State, and we here pledge to the
State Society our warmest sympathies and cordial
cooperation in its holy work of renoyatng the |
public sentiment Of the community, that slavery
can find no support, either in the political the
religious history Of the country.
A. Res0lgcd, That We have no controversy with |
Churches, as such, but oppose them only in so far
as they sustain sayery,-as abolitonists it matters
not to us whether ecclesiastical organizations be
catholic or protestant, whether they hold to the
doctrine of the trinity or unity, whether they |
practice baptism by immersion or by sprinkling, 1
worship in silence with hymns Of praise and
songs Of thanksgiving, if they are true to human
ity, faithful in advocating the Of the slave,
they will meet with no opposition from the anti
slavery platform.
5. Resoleed That no church organization can
occupy true anti-slavery position, which retains
in membership men who are Shareholders, who de-
fcnd or apologize for the system, who are members
of government that sustans slavery, or the sup
porters of party which sanctions or tolerates it,
G. Resolred, That although there is difference
in the amount Of pro-slavcry influence exerted by
different ecclesiastical organizations, we know Of
but one religious denomination which we regard as
entirely free from slavery; and it always al-
fords us pleasure to make mention Of the anti-sa-
very character and consistent position Of the Old
School covenNnters.
7. Resolred, That while VIC recognize in the Free
Soil party many sincere and earnest friends Of the
slave, we cannot regard the party itself as in any
sense entitled to our confidence and support, as an
anti-savery agency, but on the contrary, We be-
liove it to be not only radically defective in prin
ciple, but in policy utterly at variance with the
genius of the anti-slavery enterprise, and one of
the most formidable obstacles to its progress
lst, Because it diverts the attention Of abolition
lists from the all important work of converting the
community to antslayery, to a mere scramble for
political place and power.
Cd, Because practically it degrades the anti-sla-
very cause in the public estimation from its high !
moral prominence, to level with the political
of the day, and transforms its advocates
from Christian philanthropists into mere political
3D.. Because il prevents the nomination and con-
yeouent election to Office by the other parties Of
candidates friendly to liberty, and thereby greatly
retards the reform Of our national and State cgis
sEon And