Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-09-15

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terror at the election Of Charles Sumner. But
when he uttered that sentiment, so fatal to free.
dom, they were satisfied, They said "wo have
mistaken tho man, He will be truo to the COM
promises Of the Constitution" will not, / can.
not countenance the men who thus aid the tyrant
in crushing his victim, and by their words and
deeds give strength to the opprcssor.
MONDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mrs. J. Il. Jones, Expressed regret that she had
not been able to attend tho meeting on tho two
previous days. She had co me. at the earliest mo.
mont possible, She had not heard the report of.
the Business Committee, and knew not what action
the meeting had takon, consequently her remarks
might not be opportune.
She thought n season of solroxamination particu.
larly appropriate on anniversary occasions. 1t
would be we'll for each Of us to investigate our
own feelings, and tho motives for action on the
subject of human. freedom. We often act from
impulse, sometimes from habit, and frequently,
perhSps, from principle. 1t is very common to
act auti.slavory.wise from impulsc. When the
fugitive tells his tale of suffering, when he shows
tho marks Of tho lash, aud trombles at tho pros.
poet Of ~rccapturo aud of further outrage and
wrong, tho listener is even moved with pity, and
under tho pressure of generous emotion extends
aid-hc gives, perchanoe, a hard earned dollar,
and then he goes his way and forgets tho needs
of tho oppressed. Tho deed was n kind one, and
we will thank God for implanting in the human
heart good or noble impulses but it does not en-.
title the givcr to the claim Of being an abolition
list. When the hosts of freedom are marshalled
in tho conflict, he is not with them, for lie is
not OF them. A similar net of benevolencc has
8 often been performed by TIE boldest advocates Of
slavery.
We often, tho speaker said, act from habit, and
we might get into tho way of doing a little anti
: slavery work occasionally, without having much
conscience or principle in the matter. She used
Il to be in the habit of attending commencement
Mt Hamilton College; and the principal motive
in going was the ride, the company, tho good time
socially. She would be unwilling to admit that
u she camcsto anti-slavcry meetings for similar reas-
. ons neither would she accuse others of doing so,
= and yet she imagined that there were some attrac-
tions, to bring together so large an audience.
> besides tho good Of the slave. But whether we
y had come there from impulse or fiom habit to
have u pleasant ride, to enjoy good company, to
" hear good speaking, TO have a good time, or, from
an abiding consciousness of the sin of slavery,
' aud a determination to labor for its overthrow
she trusted that the season would not be unprofta
), bic to ourselves or to tho oppressed.
= "Lot us all remember, however," said she, "that
it is not sufficient to have impulses in favor of hu
man freedom. Lives there n human being that
does not feel these? 1t is not enough to associate
n with abolitionists n stakeholder might do that
1t is not sufficient to be well instructed in anti
slavery doctrines. Clay and Calhoun and Web
ster understood the doctrines we'll. 1t is not enough
to weep over the wrongs Of tho elaye. We might
> do the same over any work of fiction. But W.
must bear our testimony against tho principle o.
chattelism in season and out Of season, whether
men will bear or whether they will forbcar VT
' must labor with the zeal and faith Of martyrs
we must be awed by no threats, and swayed by NJ
favor, if wo would be efficient workers in thi,
struggle for human rights."
The speaker here drew vivid picture Of tLc
slave mother lamenting the loss of her family
! She had been robbed of her hearts only treasures
and was left alone to weep and pray and wrestlC
with her agony. Would that VIC could throw
:. light upon n path that mad thus been darkonct
IL by the oppressor. Would that we could heal the
wounds that slavery has made. But alas We
were too much inclined to satisfy ourselves witt
measures that reach not her case. Some of us fat
J ter ourclves that we are true to the interests Of
Z the bondman, when the plan We propose could
never, if fully adopted, break one single fetter
Though slavery might be forbidden north of The
y Missouri Compromise line; and forever abolished IN
the national domain, that slave woman would still
u be clothed in sadness-she wo uld still mourn the
i loss of her loved ones. If the Fugitive Slave Law
c was repealed il the Nebraska Bill was anuihila,
y ted, and the interstate slave trade made illegal
i such action would not lessen the weight Of bond
!" age under which the slave now groans. 1t is very
" desirable to accomplish each and all Of these, and
thus check the extension of the system, but fal
. more desirable is it,and far more effective will be oul
II labor, if we attack the institution itself. We should
not then be diverted from the main question, OIL
content ourselves with any compromises that shall
!, leave one human being in bondage.
After some remarks of William Myers, setting
forth what he regarded as the true idea of chris
tian life and character, and the Importance Of be
ing true to our highest convictions of right
- Mary Grew Of Philadelphia, addressed the meet
"A ing.
No argument, she said, is needed to prove tn
odiops and sinful character of slavery. We ar
all agreed that the system is evil and only evil, AM
D that the stakeholder owes to his slave immediat
=, emancipation.
This meeting is drawing to a close, you hay
N been together two or thrco daye, listening t
es appeals in favor Of the anti slavery cause. 1t j
r.. well that we should al ask ourselves what hay
II we to do in this mat,er?" We have discussed tn
he position of the political parties. aud religion
to- bodies to which many of us have belonged, an
les found them on the side Of slavery. We should as
nv also where are we to-dayi Individually we shoul
on inquire Of ourselves "are we amo ng those who al
M fastening the chains upon the slave ?" If so, it
&c our duty, no less than that of the stakeholder,
undo the evil we have done; for we are verify gui
,ot y concerning our brother"
ed 1t used TO DO said that slavery is "a matter Thu
nd belongs to the Southern States. We do not pc
GU haps hear this SO frequently now but, doubles
{ | the impressiun vet remains with MANY. that tn