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

was as surely tho woman q llgnt as the slave 8 10
give her consent to the Government.
The future Of the slave was ~known-Tie must BE
free-but whether by moral suasion or physical
forcc remained to be seen. Like Sampson, these
poor, blind slaves, standing by the pillars Of the
temple of our common veal, might some day bring
the ruins Of our fair fabric on our heads. Had we
no faith in right, no fear of wrong2 woull that
We could cschow policy and believe in God! Would
that every heart might be ~baptised in the spirit
that dared to do right!
AT the conclusion of tho meeting it was announc-
ed that this afternoon Mr.. Julian would speak to
a resolution, and this evening addresses were ex.
pected from Geo. w. Julian, VIM. Wells Brown,
and Rev. Antoinette l.. Brown.
FRIDAY MORNING.
Convention opened with prayer by Rev. Mr..
Crow Of the NJ. E.. Church.
Mr.. IIassaureck then took the platform. lie al
luded to the question which had arisen Yesterday
of the teaching of the Bib.e on tho subject of
slavery, but his anti-slavery was not based upon
any mere book. 1t would not for ward the cause Of
anti slavery to prescribe men because their moth
ers came to this country a little too late, and this
prescription threatened serious injury, if not de-
struction, to the cause Of freedom. lilo would not
stop here to examine whether true Americanism is
found in such scenes as were recently enacted in
this city. The world was governed by accident,
and it was q nero accident whether n man was
born in this country or another; whether he should
belong to a prescribed or dominant class. He
claimed that slavery was the mother of Know
Nothingism, and ridiculed the claim that it was
anti-slavery. His countrymen-the Germans
were Abolition to the back bone, and it was for
this very reason they were prescribed by the
Know-Nothings.
The following resolutions were then offered and
approved;
Whereas, Since tho last meeting of the Cincin-
nati Anti-Slavery Convention, our All-wise Faith.
er has taken from our midst some that we dearly
loved for their works sake, and whose absence
r leaves a void both in our assembly and in our
t hearts, Therefore.
p Resolved, That IN the docease of Samuel Lewis
Mr.. Thomas Freeman and Mrs. Mary A. Bris
d bane, this Convention has reason to mourn the
Q loss OF three of the most devoted friends of the
4 Antl-Slavcry cause, whose memory we shall
: cherish, whose spirit we shall cultivate, and whose
zeal, energy and example we shall strive to initiate
and shall hope to be prepared to meet them in
that better world, where no manaclcs fetter and
- y ." $500 W. hNNbbN W. cHllNEsNh Iul
Resolved, That a copy Of these resolutions be
sent by the secretaries to the nearest relatives Of
o the deceased, with expression Of our condolence
S and sympathy.
S The Business Committee, through their Chair
$ man, DR.. Brisbane, then reported tho following
= RESOLUTIONS:
> II. Resolved, That the State of Wisconsin, b,
her people, her Legislature and her judiciary, hn.
u plncn1 hnrsnlf in nm ottifnIo yrortby tbo ,I,-;,,
t ton and the example of every sovereign State
! and that We now turn our eyes towards her a.
the leader in the assertion and maintenance Of The
doctrine of State rights, hoping that, by the noble
position she has taken, the arm of Federal usur
! patton shall not be allowed to break down III.
: guarantees Of either National or State Copst;tu
tons.
Is. Resolved, That merit should be the onl,
title to distinction, that if tho colored nan b.
equal to the white in natural capacity, he has
e right to an equal position but if he were infe
Il rior, it would be mean and cruel to aggravat
the disadvantages of nature by opposing artificial
obstacles to his improvement.
10. Resolved, That the central, life-giying prin
n ciple OF the Ant:-Slavery enterprise, is the com
v mon brotherhood Of all men, without regard T.
: race, color or religion and that we bring reproacl
upon our cause, and our own fidelity into cues
ton, by uniting with or favoring any party organ
e ization, recent or otherwise, based upon pr~inciyle
glaringly inconsiston t with this fundamenta trutl
because 1t must necessarily aggra>ate, instead 0
mitigate, the evil sought to be cured and in fin
.r because it is opposed to Justice. Humanity, Re
publicanism, and the GOSPEL of Jesus Christ.
II. Resolved, Therefore, that we dcprecate tn
action of a portion of the Anti-Slayery men o
this country in identifying themselves with til
new political movement popularity known a
Know Nothingism that we feel it to be our i'm
peratiye duty to oppose it, because it trample
down the doctrine of a common brotherhood ; be
\ ] n nEn ~ ynu-n1l acnrA, .-I a.l-.l. - Al
question of American slavery: because it is pa
e pabiy unjust to foreigners seeking homes to con
fort and fields OF enterprise on cur shores be
cause its indiscriminate prescription of all chris
tians of the Romish faith is at var with the fur
damontal principles of Protestsnts because w
J. abhor its guilty cowardiee in yelling its deeds i
r. darkness in a land whore the people rule, an
discussion is free.
NJ DR.. Brisbane spoke in support of the resolution,
a lie had been educated in South Carolina, an
y in the doctrine of State Rights. He felt no a,
~ prehension of a dissolution of the Union, but ratl
:, er of a consolidation of the power of the State
in the General Government. The people wei
losing the idea of State sovereignty-were pror
20 to forget that the authority of the State of Ohio
its own territory was superior TO that at Washin,
ton, which was but delegated. If the ~assumptio
- of authority by the General Government went q
b at the present rate, we should soon see seated
Id Washington a King in power, if not in nam
~ Wisconsin had nobly indicated her State RICH
Id in the recent case of Boothe and Ryecraft. III
1T speaker then reviewed the points in this case
:, some length.
y Mr.. Barnaby, Of Columbiana, occupied ii
id remainder of the session. He spoke of the pref
ell dice of color in the country. as heinz a greot n
lie stacle in the way of tho progress of anti SLAYER
cd He referred to the State laws which Cypress,
he free colored people; their expulsion from the fir
schools and from the churches, unless thew co
lr- scented to occupy the negro pew.
m He replied to the charges of Messrs. Boggs al
ne Others, made yesterday, that the Garrisonians we
IN "infdels."-'a curse t. the anti-slayery cause
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