Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-05-19
THE ANNIVERSARIES.


/ Inc New York papers arc crowded with the
proceedings of the ynrious anpiyers,ries Wa
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! NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE COIOpFD
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FIRST DAV-MoRSING MEETING.
The Third Semi-Anpn,l Ncatir, or nis lody
was held at noon yosiordov in DR. ppnuingtpu; :;
Church
Tho Council vos ooIIol ., orlor b,. NJ 7
McCune Smith, the nresi6eut Mr. GIorpn n
! Downing Uf Rhode leland. was onnuiu,o3 Srorn.
tarv.
Mr. Smith then read the following
,,,r,rys
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OENTLEaEN: You are assembled to fulfill the
duties imposed Oh you ly a Convention Of the
Gyinred people, assembled at Rochester in July,
Ioo1, py winch Convention you were duly aprunt-
ed TOR Tie purpose Of improving the character,
deVeiolhg the intelligence, maintaining the rights,
ana Organizing a Union Of the culuGcd people OF
the tree States" The hundred and seventy thou
sanu souls who compose the free coiJrcd bpuulc yi
thc iEee States occupy position in regard to hu-
man progress OF greater importance and rcsnon.
slbllty tGun any like number OF individuals on the
lace of the globe. The great question Of human
Drohe hood is brought to Il direct test in onr per
sons and position t,o prActcabili,y ol GemCosl,
institutions, their ability to overcome the last yes-
tSe ot tyranny Ia the AGn1n heart, the viucib.ty
OF caste by Christianity, the power of the gospel
the observation-disclosures OI three millions of crushed
aud bleeding slaves; ali these issues lend their
weight and rest their decision very greatly il not
entirely on the free culurcd uooplo OF The free
States. This weight Of responsibility is enough to
make men shrink thereirom; bu, we cannot ayoi ,
1t ii we would. The influence of our land and i,s
Institutions reaches 10 The uttcrmust parts Of the
earth and 90 whore We nlay we will Hnd Amcri-
can prejudice, or ut least the Udur Of it, to contend
against 1t is easiest as well as manifest to meet
and contend with il here at the fountain head +;
nor can cease from affecting there grea issues
| by inactivity the case is going ON, whether we
labor Or not; and inactivity will only heln de-
Gliding 1t against us and these, and true principles,
which i. would seem in tho Providence Of God that
we ara set apart to uphold.
! Although we may not readily see it, our posi-
! tOn is not hopeless one; it is full Of PROMISE
/ 1t sODatimes happens in great moral, as in great
phys. Al battles that certain divisions Of men, by
SIMPLY maintaining liked position e7en without
striking an active blow, will conduce to the victory
in like manner by simply maintaining our mum,
bers. and our senses, and osr Christianity under the
waves OF oppression and practical infdelity that
have vainly beaten against us, we have done our
appointed service IN the land where we dwell
But the hour has come Tor US to take direct and
forward movement. We ieel and know it. just
among our brethren OF that generation, with one
voice to oppose the Colonization movement, SO in
this year 1900, throughout the length of the land,
10 we iecl reused t" take an active and energetic
part IN the great question OF Liberty or Slavery.
We arc awa5anel,as never before to the fact that
slav and caste to be remote ed ir the aud,Ne
must remove them, and move them uursolvCJ -
others may aid and assist II they will, but the
moving power rests with u.s. Gentlemen, the di.
rection OF this newiy-awakened power rests great
ly with you. Untrammeled ty any # the iIiiu-
ences that curb or straiten ether benevolent or
deiIberative organizations, you may bring forward,
.oo Lost 0,,o ~, t,r 10 l'J
all Twill venture. FIRST, it is important that YOU
thoroughly organize all the colored people we
cannot spare the aid OF single man, Or woman, or
ndont rcans n law vonr I'I5ns nf or,,1isot tnn or
co.nnerotion lcfnro cve,v indiviIuoI on1on,r o,,r
rcopIe. This can be done by the agency Gf lee.
lures and the press. We must distinctly keen be-
G,re tho noo,Ia thc f,rt thot nnr lahore consist i,
sometbin, hcsidc thc drcIarotion Of so~ti,nents
We must act nm to what we declorc Aud So
loseIv does orrros ion onco,nross that ,vn oo,,
ort cGrsistentiI in LehoIf nr nnr comso Lv sin,ir
mointaininn f,r ourselves iIe r;rhts Which liz
laws of the land guarantee to as in common With
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