Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-10-14
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AMERICAN ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY.
~SrEREsrIG PROCEEDINGS RESOLUTIONS, &C.
SPECIAL MEETING.

iSTEREsrlG PROCEEDINGS RESOLUTIONS, &C.
a special meeting of the American Anti-Sla
very Society convened at the City Hall Syracuse
Oh Friday morning, the Goth inst.
The chairman, VIM. Lloyd Garrison, called thc
meeting to order at 10! o'clock.
In opening the meeting Mr.. Garrison spoke sub
stantially as follows:-
I'VE wish it understood that this platform is
free to all personals free to the Stakeholder as
to the abolitionist-and we desire all to feel that
they have a right to participate in our counsels t.
the fullest extent, whatever their views. And we
neither ask nor claim exemption from criticism
nor that persons will cease to utter their rebuke;
against our errors, whatever post we may occupy
Every man claiming to be an abolitionist is a mar
to be scrutinized-"to be searched as with a light
ed candle" and if he cannot maintain his con
science, then let him, if he chooses, complain of
being criticised. If any think that any has be.
come an apostate from the cause, let him say so
and let no man take any offence in consequence of
this expression. l hope the utmost freedom of
expression viii be maintained by all who may take
part in these proceedings"
On motion of Samuel j. May, John B.. Hanchiff,
Miss Susan B.. Anthony, and-Powell, were APP
pointed Secretaries.
The Chair appointed a Business Committee Of
five, as follows: Samuel j. May, Lucy Stone, G.. L
Remond, Lydia Mott and A. T.. Foss.
A hymn was then sung.
Mr.. May then read some Scriptural elections
from the 9th and 9TH chapters of Jeremiah.
An opportunity was then given for vocal prayer
no one responding. Mr.. Garrison said: 9Th,
poet has told us in regard to prayer, that
prayers the souls sincere desire
Unuttered or expressed,'-
and though we have had no vocal form of praye
here this morning, l doubt not we have the spiri
result in good.
Four years ago we came to this place from ne
cessity, driven out by the spirit of mobocracy from
the great comm =rcial Babylon of our country
wherein we could obtain no building in which t.
plead the cause of down-trodden humanity. Blu
turning our steps in this direction, we found her,
q generous welcome, and from that hour a rebukt
went forth, which has terminated in a triumph
over that commercial Babylon, and we can now
enter as we please, into the City of New York, and
obtain a full hearing. If our cause is unpopular
still, and our principles are not embraced by the
mass of men, WE can yet say with good old John
Wesley, "what is best of all, God is with u.s." All
tyrants are against us-therefore God is for us
the down-trodden and the oppressed are lifting up
their supplications for our success-therefore we
must be in the right. Our mission is the mission
of Jesus Christ on Earth-it is to seek and say,
those who are lost-so save men without referenc,
to climate or complexion-all representing tn,
image of God who are found to be degraded il
their interests and rights. We have no cause TO
dismay or to despair of the future.
| doubt whether we shall see the peaceful termi
nation of slavery. l do not believe it will b
peacefully abolished. My own Judgements that
nation which has sinned like our own is self con
demncd and incapable of salvation as a nation
individuals will be saved, but for the Re
public there is no hope. Still, we who are on tn
side of liberty have no reason to doubt but that al
the the promises CT Heaven will be realized. w,
shall find first, truly, that zone can chase q thou
sand, and that two can put ten thousand to fight.
know that some take q responding view of thu
subject. They say-behold the strides of the slav,
powOr! Whatever it undertakes it accomplishes
What shall contend with IL? Who shall overcom,
tY Why not abandon the field? j know
what are the strides of that power.
have seen them, l know what is its strength
what it has done, what it means to do, and what i
will do. And there is another thing | know-tha
God is stronger than the slave power-that til,
right is sure to win at last, and so there is no caus,
for distrust at all.
"For truth shall triumph to the last,
As round and round we run
And ever the truth is uppermost.
And ever is justice done.
So it shall be in our case and with our cause.
lie remarked upon the causesof encouragement
among which was the petition of the New England
Clergymen against the Nebraska outrage.
Mr.. May, from the Business Committee reported
the following resolutions:
/. ResoAeed. That the apparent, and we fair
believe, the real progress of the Anti-Slavery cause
demands of us renewed exp ~icitness in the avowa
and fidelity in the maintenance of the great. un.
chargeable principle upon which the true success
OF cur enterprise depends.
:. Resotrcd, That the reluctant admission which
statesmen, partizan politicians and sectarian reli-
gonist have given Of the claims Of enslaved in the