Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-10-27
WHOLE NO. 526.


ltionsts as have secured the confidence of anti.
slavery men. Make 1t a revolutionary party, and
every temptation viii be towards fdelitv and not
rs now towards infjelity to freedom. lie would
not enter into details. They must be left for fu.
'ure action. He had looked the ques zion all over
There are those at the East who orc ready to take
this ground 80 soon as We can make decent show
lie thought the time had come. 1t has come at
the West, if not at the East lie thought by this
means oar numbers and influence wouId be great
ly augmented. lie felt that he must make this
suggestion before separating
9. G. Bureigh. What is the party to dor
Mr. Foster. To seperate these States from the
Federal Government The State governments are
right.
Mr.. Burlegh. What ballot-box will you use.
Mr. Foster The common ballot box, with tick.
cts printed with the motto, mo union with slave.
holders" When these men are elected they must
take revolutionary step, and discard their obliga-
tions to the Federal Government. Our votes are
distinct. 1t is not putting our votes into tho same
ballot box that is Objectionable but the agreement
we make under the present arrangement to sustain
slavery. The ballot box is not theirs. Il is ours
in common with theirs and by thus using IL we
violate no right of property no obligation Of hon.
Mr.. Burlegh said he would just rs socr vote
for Atchison as for Garrison, in tho common bal
lot box. The ballot box was ours only for n spe.
ei6c purpose. We have no right to use it only for
the purpose specified. 1t would be against the
principle on which he refused to vote. God forbid
that ever the ant-slavery enterprise should come
to this
George Sumter thought this proposition like that
of the Isralites to make golden calf They wan
ted something visible and tangible He thought
we could not consistently take part in any Office
under the government. If we attempt to meet and
provide for this bankering after Office VIC shall be
doing proslayery work lie knew of no way Of
emaneipating the slaves, but By asserting the
right of all to self government. Abolitionists
should look to conscience and not to politicians
for instruction. 1t is always much easier to pass
muster with tho most discriminating friends Of
freedom than with conscience
Mr. Foster said such men as George Sumter need
no body in their reform movements. The spirit
suffceth for them. But there is a mass his friend
could never reach. The most degraded must be
reached. He did not propose to join the party
into being an lnstrumentalty, not the best, but
the best the mass would adopt He would help
where hyi could. sss
Mr.. Husscy thought there would be difficulty in
getting the disunon ballots counted.
NJ. r. Robinson said it should be distinctly un-
derstood that this propt siton should not Involve
the action of the Anti-Siavery society, but was O
separate and distinct effort, made by such as ap-
proved it, whether members and supporters of the
society or not. The society is composed Of
physical force resistants, and non.resistants, and
good faith and continued usefulness require that
it should keep undeyiatingly on in its course of
moral influence, laboring to bring all parties to
thorough ant-slavery position and action.
c. G. Burlegh then presented q substitute for
Mr.. Fosters resolution relative to the Republican
party, which was after discussion rejected and tho
original resolution adopted as reported above.
The following resolutions on the Williamson
case, were then on motion adopted without dis'
sent.
Whereas, Judge Kane of the United States
District Court in Pennsy yvania, has arbitrarily im-
prisoned Passmore Williamson of Philadelphi
without limit Of time, on the false charge of con-
tempt of court, for having made full, true and
respectful return to writ of said court, issued to
him because he had rightfully and lawfully told
certain persons, unjustly held slaves in defiance
of law, that they were legally free;
And whereas the ma Ority Of the Supreme Court
Of Pennsylvania has deliberately refused to redress
the wrong and deliver its victim expressing its re-
fusal in terms which add insult to injury and
and blend meanness, cruelty, falsehood and SLAM
der with recreancy to judicial duty
Therefore Resolved;
l. That as the facts have come to US through the
public press and otherwise, believe that Judge
Kane in attempting, to interfere iudicialy in the
case at all, usurped authority not conferred up
on him by law that he used that usurped author
ity in still further violations both Of law and Justice
by the illegal and unrighteous imprisonment of an
upright man guilty of no wrong either substantial
or technical that he thus prostituted the forms Of
law to an illegal, base and iniquitious purpose /;
played to the life the part of petty tyrant and
wiling tool Of the higher tyranny of the Slave
Power, whose creature officially he sand deserves
the uns pairing reprobaton Of every honest man,
every lover of right and respeeter of law.
2. Resolved, That the four judges of the Penn
syvania Court who concurred in refusing redress
to their oppressed fellow citizen, have made them.
selves partakers with Judge Kane in his 5aseness.
iniquity and guilt and ought share with him his
merited infamy, AMI the adherence of all good
citizens and good men,
H. Resolved, That we rejoice that among the
was faithful found, and we cordially
approve the course OF Juuge hhoAi IN ulssenHng
from the rest of the court, and ably and manfully
asserting the right, against the usurpaton of ths
Federal officials.
Resolved, That we look with warm approval
and hearty admiration upon the conduct Of Pass
more Williamson throughout the whole affair, both
in the act which brought upon him the vengeance
of the Federal officials and in the noble bearing,
the calm unwaverng frmness and quiet resolution
with which he has met the inAiction and demands
Of the tvran:. and we him Of our earnest
sympathy in his sufferngs, and our hope for his
early deliverance in manner honorable to him-
self by that "cean victory" over bis oppressors
to which law and justice clearly entite him.
Resolved, That if the doctrine laid down BY
these judges, in their decision. that the judgement
OF Federal Court in case Of alleged conteEpt
cannot be questioned or reviewed by the State
Courts, be law and received and acted through
ont the country then are all without legal pro.
lection against any tyranny which the judicial
agents of the save-holding national governments