Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-04-22

ness of anti-slavery laborwherc he has justly earn
ed the gratitude Of the friends of freedom and the
! blessings Of those who are ready to perish.
Resolved, That the Secretaries be directed to
supply MIR. Lewis with a copy of the foregoing res
oution.
Mr.. BLACKWELL then read the resolutions as
drawn up and discussed by the convention since
its assembly, with the following additional ones.
! Resolved, That the expulsion of VIM. III. Day, a
citizen Of the State Of Ohio and editor Of the "Al-
ened American" from the Reporters gallery Of the
Ohio Senate, solely account Of his complexion,
and the insertion Of the word "white" in the pro-
Vision Of the Constitution of Ohio determining the
qualifications of voters arc acts Of kindred char
[ acter and tendency superlativcly mean in them
selves, heathenish as the Hindoo law of caste,
cruel and unjust to wronged and oppressed class
OF men; which prove the democracy OF their authors
hollow sham, their regard for liberty mere
selfish love OF their own rights coupled with heart
less contempt for those Of their weaker but far
worthier fellow citizen ; and deserving the stern
reprobation of every lover of justice, every genu-
inc patriot, every true republican.
ResolNed, That the stringent and oppressive
black laws of Indiana and Illinois, are disgrace
to the people of those States-that the Illinois law
especially which sells to the highest bidder, any
cOlored person who spends ten days upon her soil;
however, consistent in the State whose Senator
originated the Nebraska swindle, is an outrage up
on justice and humanity an exhibition of barbar-
lsm shameful to our country a violation OF the
Constitution, the ordinance of eighty.scvcn md
| the common law, and a dangerous omen of the in
tended Introduction Of slavery in the north.
kesolycd, That the discussion of slavery is the
only means of awakening public attention to its
eNlls and of elevating public sentiment for its
repeal mat the anti-slavcry agitation has already
extinguished it throughout Europe Mexico tho
Central South American Republics the Barbary
states aud the West Indies, excepting only the
Spanish Colonies; that il has branded the foreign
slave trade as piracy by the common consent of
christendom that it now seeks the peaceful aboli-
ton OF slavery and the slave trade in America and
that with undoubting reliance on God and Faith
we will labor increasingly to convince the master
Oh the slntulness Of slaye-holding, and to obtain
Tor the slave the priceless blessings of Freedom
Kcsolved, That the existence of human slavery
IN this country with all its crimes and horrors is
toa great extent properly chargeablc upon the
criminal Indifference of the American churches TO
the sin OF slavery, and we cordially and ELECTION
atey on behalf of the slave solicit their attention
to his wrongs that it is the duty of the American
churches to declare the stealing of men more Grim.
ma. than the stealing of sheep. for in the language
oi Christ how much better is man than a shcep:''
that they should exclude shareholders from their
communion, since they already exclude from mem
bership those guilty of far smaller ofienses; that
whlc we disclaim any right to dictate to them
their mode OF action we condemn their apathy MS
disgraceiul to Christianity, ruinous to the country
/ NH't1N'NNo W hiN bbulcS Unu souls OIL the
slaves.
/ Resolved, That since colorcd people are cxclud.
cd from the best privileges of literature and edu.
cation by the unjust spirit of CASTE we hail witt,
pleasure the noble efforts Of the colored people Of
Cincinnati to establish schools libraries and ectur
tures--wc congratulate them their success and
call upon the public to aid them in their laudablc
ciiorts-that in view Of the almost insurmountable
industrial disabilities under which they labor the
friends of Equal Rights should encourage them
both by preccpt and practice, to enter all the useful
trades and professions.
i Resolved That we honor our fellow-citizens,
and especially our German feow-citizens foI
their late manly and united protest against the
encroachments Of slavery, and we hereby declare
that as abolitonists We stand upon the platform
of Wnirersoi human liberty, that our sympathe.
are as wide as humanity, that we protest as ear
ncstly against dcsp1tism in Europe as in America
that VIC know in this cause no limitation of coun
try or kindred, or complexion, but claim for ever,
man, ON every continent, his rights against tn,
void
After the reading of the foregoing had been con
cluded, they were taken up seridfim, discussed
and adopted generally by an unanimous vote
though II faint no was once twice heard from
, some stray obiecor.
Mr.. Narian, an Irish refugee through MI
llernc, offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That John Mitchell, in avowng hi
desire to possess good fat plantation well stocked
. WIN ntRTOcs, mas lnrONn on the mask pt hyOOprl
sy, and exposed the hdeous deformity of total,
deprayed human heart, aud that in his attacl
upon the eminent philanthropist, Jas IIau ghton il
attempting to perpetrate murder, he has unwittng
ly committed suicide.
|. Which having been put was adopted, and tn
convention adjourned.
u EVENING SESSION.
l, The announcement that Lucy Stone Fred Dor
glass, and {. c. Burleigh would each sneak Mt In
last session of the Convention, drew together
: crowd that would have severely tried the capacit
. OF n room double the size of Greenwood Hail.
Notwithstanding dime admission was charged
j. the doors hall, and starways were crowded Wit
n people, determined apparently that though unabl
'd to hear all, they would at least hear some
y At the time appointed for the opening, the Re,
u, Z. u. Boynton offered up PRAYER; after which Nj
~ &. {. Burlcigh took the stand and delivered mo-
III able, eloquent and logical speech, in which he n
ic viewed the whole subject Of slavery; expresse
u, himself cheercd by the warm interest displaye
IL by the vast crowds that had attended the CONVEX
Or ton, and concluded by eXpoundng his views @
the Interpretation of the constitution which he
se opposition to Mr. Douglass maintained, recognize
b. and cgalized slavery. lie took his seat amid lou
ie Applause, and cries of Douglass. Douglassl
nj We are sorry not to be able to give sketch
,h Mr.. Burleigh's remarks. This speech seemed
us one of the most happy and powerful of his G
IN forts, remarkable for him. for its terse ogi
Il" its apt Illustration, and its fervid chaste and po,
10 erfu eloquence. But the reporters have not save
H. it, and we are not able at this late period to rem
n dy the loss. In reply, Mr.. Douglass said;
y We nre here not to discuss probabilities, NJ
VI mere belief nothing of the sort. Were | aske
y what was my belief, should reply that the fran
l.. ers of the Constitution never meant by il to Civ
y the slightest shadow of support to slavery; b,
" eye it because there is nothing on its face to civ
Y it support. Mr.. Madison declared the framer
y were unwilling to admit that man could hold prol
:, ery in man. But what matters intentions in
matter that took place two hundred years ago
,; Where we to find the intentions if not on III
- face of the instrument? ! maintain that SLAYER
> is only not constitutionalized but was never lega
y ised before the adoption of the constitution.
u Ii was then as it is now system Of lawless vi
le ence. Slavery was never even legislated for
20 the colonies. The charter under which it was j
G. troduced was that Of Queen Elizabeth to Sir Jol