Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-01-06

the Slave power were this evening examined ana
thoroughly exposed. One man arose and asked
if it would not be better to remain in the Church
and try to reform her, than to come out and Leave
the church to her ruin3 lie said the tarcs and
the wheat were to grow together till the harvest
To this tho fitting replies were given. Mr.. GROW
the Baptist clergyman, said he was known as an
anti-Slavery man in that community, and he could
agree to almost all which had been said. He
might take sono exceptions, but as it was late he
would not DO so then. Friend F. said he had been
invited to speak again on the next evening in that
house and he would given friend GroA IN opportu-
nifty to state his exceptions. Mr.. Grow declined
to do SO, and the meeting closed with n notice for
the morrow evening A member of the Lyceum
now came forward and said, the Lyceum were
willing to discuss the following resolution.
Resolved. That the garrisonian doctrine Of sep
Grafton from the u S. government rs n means ct
freeing the slaves of the South is impractieable
and cannot effect its object.
Friend F.. accepted the proposal and Friday
evening at 64 o'clock was announced for the de-
bate.
Tuesday evening the Baptist house was well
filled and the relations of the NJ E.. Church to the
slave power were clearly presented. Some expressed
their convictions at the colse Of the meeting, that
though they were church members, yet their
true place was outside Of q body so deply implica-
ton in this sin.
Friday evening a very large and densely crowd
ed audience were in attendance at the Lyceum.
After a little attention, it was arranged, that the
speakers on the affirmative should have fifteen
minutes each, and that friend F. should have
! each alternate fifteen minutes on the negative.
On the Affirmative Of the question a strong corps
was presented, seven in number, among whom
Y wore Church members, Wings, Democrats, Fusion
t lists, one Farmer, one Senator, one ex-senator and
, one ex-Membcr of the Legislature.
} The debate on the affirmative was a medley
e affair some contendcd that the garrisonians were
but a contemplate party, exerting but little in
i nuence and unworthy of much notice. Others
: that they were a most dangerous party, and likely
I to involve church and state in one common ruin
) Some contendcl that the constitution was q com
c pact with the slave power and we were bound tt
fulfil its obligations, until we could get it amended
n One man, the Lawyer, ill ustrated his idea by sup
: posing, two men upon a plank in the ocean, wliicl
was only capable Of bearing one person. lie salt
y in that case it would he the right of the strOn ,es
t to throw off the weaker and save himself. Other
Il contended that the Constitution was clearly al
d anti-siavery document and imposed no obligation
upon us, inconsistent with the laws of honor anC
Il right.
/ Friend F. met every position of the speaker
e fairly and clearly, and triumphantly rcfuted them
y At the close, past ten o'clock, the president gave
1 his decision, without a single reason for it in favo
Of the affirmative Of the resolution. An appeal wa
taken from his decision to the audience, and his de
II cision was overruled by a vote of at least twenty
five majority, and so the doctrine of separation
1t from this government, was triumphantly sustained
y in the town Of Plymouth.
We feel that good service has been done in thu
cause of humanity in the town of Plymouth, where
y little has here be en- known heretofore Of the view,
c Of the garrisonians.
!, Yours for the slave.
CYRUS FULLER.