Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-05-26

adduce in support of that assertion was, tina. two
Shareholders bad sent money and bought Bibles,
declaring they wished them for circulation among
slaves. And this the Society claimed rs to their
credit But what was it2 Giving Bibles to slavest
No! but selling Bibles to Shareholders for them to
give to slaves-J they pteasedi Mr.Foss express
ed his regret that his brother Graham had boen
drawn into the slough of this Society-snd q
slough of dcspond he was sure he would find 1t.
Mr. Garrison said that he did not ask whether tho
American and Foreign Bible Society had, or had
not, Shareholders among its members. but had IL
ever protested against the Withholding Of he Bible
from three millions of slaves? (Nevorl said Mr..
FOss.) Has it ever, continued Mr.. Garrison, taken,
any measures to open the way to give the Bible TO-
the slaves? mo, never, again responded Mr.. Foss
Then, said Mr. Garrison, il is to DO condemned ut
terly.
Mr.. Graham rose to say that he would not DO un.
derstood as oh%jecting to the resolution. Fin the
main he agreed TO it, and admitted its entire cor.
rectness and Importance. lie hoped it would
draw such public attention to these faithless bodies
that they would be compelled to cease from shsir
wrong-doing.
The question was then taken on resolutions mum.
bered 6, I, s, 0, 10, IL. IL and 10, which were all
adopted, No. 10 being SO amended as to read.
That the times demand the formation of a con-
federacy,' instead Of The time has come to form
IL Northern coniederacy.'
Resolutions No. Ii, Is, 16 and II were then
read, and unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Quincy, Chairman of the Committee on
Nominations, reported the following list of officers
for the coming year, which was accepted.
Pcsident-WM. LLOYD GARRISON. of Massachu-
sets.
Vice PrcsidentS-Peter Libby, Maine; Luther
Melendy. Theodore B. Moses, New Hampshire /;
jehiel G. Claain, Vermont Francis Jackson,
Edmund Quincy, Massachusetts Asa Fairbanks,
Rhode Island james B. Whitcomb Connecticut /;
Samuel j. May, Thomas McClintoc, Amy Post,
Pliny Sexton, New York Lucretia Mott, Robert
Purvis, Edward NJ. Davis, Thomas Whitson, Penn.
sylvania Geo. Atkinson, Alfred Gibbs Campbell,
New Jersey Thomas Garrett, Delaware; Thomas
Donaldson. William Stedman, Joseph Barker,
Ohio William IIearn, Indiana; Joseph Merritt,
Thomas Chandler, Cyrus Fuller, Michigan John
Wincaell, Illinois James A. Shedd, Iowa Caleb
Green, Minnesota Georgiana B. Kirby. Califor-
mia. .
Corresponding Secretdries-Edmund Quincy and
Sydney II. Gay.
Recording Scc,etary-Wendell Phillips.
Treasurer-Francis jackson.
Executive Comm hee-William Lloyd Garrison,
Francis Jackson, Edmund Quincy, Maria Weston
Chapman, Wendell Phillips, Anne Warren Weston.
Sydney Howard Gay, Eliza Lee Follen, James
Russell Lowell, Charles +. IIovey, Samuel Msy,J
William I. Bowdltch.
On motion of A. X. Foster, Voted, That this
meeting recommended to the Executive Committee
of the American Anti-Siavcry Society, the adop-
ton of measures for a vigorous and thorough cir
f culation of our tracts, and, that for that purpose,
a system of colporterage be adopted.
Mr.. May read a statement respecting the prepa-
d ra tion and issue of the tracts, during the last past
Eve months. The substance of his statement was,
e that about $1,000 had been contributed for the
c publishing Of the tracts, that thirteen differen,
tracts had been issued, that others were in prepA'
1 ration, and that about a million and three quarters
n of pages cf tracts had been printed and distrib-
= uted.
: Voted unanimously On motion of Oliver johnson
e that the thanks of this Society he offered to the
C proprietors of the Free-Will Baptist Church Of
New York, for the use of their house, granted to
us on this occasion ; and Mr.. johnson was appoin,
n ted a committe to communicate this vote to the
proprietor.
On motion, the Society then adjourned at thrs4
o'clock, P. NJ.
SAMUEL MAY, JR. Secretary. pro. tem.
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