Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-10-27


measures were, first, the moral means, next til,
p'!itical means. The Buffalo platform, if carried
out, would abolish slavery. Surround the slave
States with free labor, limit the extension Of sla.
very, and it would then die out for want of u mar
ket. Under this arrangement he thought, not
twenty-five years would pass before slavery would
be abolished
He had travelled in Kansas and Missouri and
! found them in favor of dissolution.
Mr.. Foster--IIow long will you try the expert
ment?
Mr. Mott-For twenty-five years.
s. S. Foster was glad to hear the speaker ac
knowledge that we only remove slavery by
first adopting moral means. lie should examine
the position of the Free Soil party with regard to
this point. Our great objection to the Free Soil
party is, that it is demoralzing in its influence
upon those who adopt it. Those who act in the
Free Soil party be either ignorant or dishonest
a serious charge, that should not be made without
good authority. l make it because those who join
it must be either Shareholders or perure themselves
They proposeto leave the three and half mil
lions of slaves in chains
Mr.. Foster proceeded to defend disunion as
u poGitve abolition measure lie thought our
moral power over the stakeholder would be much
greater out of the Union than in it. In answer to
the question what is consistent political action he
replied, to strike at the existence of Slavery
Disunion does that. lie proposed to have no gov
ernment which maintains slavery. lie did not be-
lieve slavery could exist month, after the disso.
luton of the Union.
Erastus Eussey, regretted to hear Mr Foster
question the motives of those who take as high an
anti-slayery position as himself The cause can
never progress as long as you dcnounce those who
seek the same results as yourself. The constitu.
ton is anti-slavery. will go into the field with
anybody. If the Garrisonians will come and
help me shall be glad.
After a spirited discussion between Mr.. Foster
and Messrs lIussy and Mott on the question of
dissolution and on the position of the Republican
party, the meeting adjourned.
SECOND DAY--Oct. 7th.'
Meeting convened pursuant to adjournment The
President in the chair.
NJ. r. Robinson spoke on the position of the
popular churches of the country and their direct
and powerful influence in destroying the moral prin.
cipe and obliterating the conscience of the people
of the north and thus becoming one of tho chief
bulwarks of slavery.
5. 5. Foster, illustrated and enforced the same
view of the subject especially by the fact Rev. Mr..
Pitkin, Pastor of the Presbyterian church in Bat
tie Creek, as a member of the New School Presby
terian Assembly at st. Louis last spring made Il
motion to censure the New York Prcsby terians for
petitoning against American slavery in the church
Mr.. Fosters rebuke of Mr.. Pitkin and his north.
ern ministerial associates in defending slavery was
terribly severe and his appeals to the people to
take sides with the slave the side of justice
most affecting and powerful.
Henry c. Wright presented the following reso-
lutions which were referred to the Business Com
mitteo:
Resolved, That in the Judgement of this meet.
ing Slavery can never be abolished by n Govern.
mental organization in which liberty AMI slavery
have a common balotbox, common judiciary,
and common executive.
Resolved, That no religious organization can be
OF any use to effect the overthrow of slavery in
which liberty and slavery have common COM
muhion table, common pulpit q common creed,
n common worship and common God
Resolved, That by position and influence the
prolessed aboltionists ho belong to such political
and religious organ cations are the worst enemies
of liberty and the most efficient supporters of
slavery.
Mrs. Ernestine L. Rose spoke of the AntSavc-
ry cause the truest and most noble of all causes
and most in need of the aid of the truest and
most noble hearts, She gladly embraced this op-
portunty to raise her voice as the voice of woman
should always be raised, in behalf of human free
dom. None but one who has been a slave and has
the fire Of freedom burning within him can truly
represent slavery Who can describe it-who
comprehend it? Slavery deprives the human be-
ing of his manhood, and deprived of that he is
deprived of ALL Make him believe he has no right
to himself, and you cut off with him all right to
claim anything that belongs to himself This is
the first principle of wrong which deprives the
slave Of all rights.
1t is law of right that the wrong doer can
never escape from the wong he commits The
eternal tendency of wrong is evil The slave
holder is no exception. His children are left
in the hands Of the slaves and thus receive most
unfavorable direction for future character
Hence the low standard of morality in the South
hence her best argument is ever the bayonet and
the pistol, Industry is looked upon with con-
tempt, look at the low standard of her civilization
The effect of Slavery is so terrible upon the mas
ter that you can hardly conceive it unless you
travel South and see for yourselves. Right is and
can be no otherwise than beneficial. The question
We have to settle is as to take best of doing
away with this great evil. A most difficult task.
l stand on the outside Of all parties. | can see
good in all and error in all. / think the Free
Soilers honest in their desires to abolish Sa-
very. AS to the Union, there is none between the
NJ n,,It tbo 4oc,o 3 Al J;e
solution of the alleged Union. Rather than sla-
very shall continue let divide and subdiyde till
we resolve ourselves into original elements and
begin again. defend human nature, defend
all parties. say to the Free Sellers go to
cess. If your political parties drive the
Shareholders back to their own territory. Do it.
Slavery needs fresh territory o, it is doomed
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