Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-10-27
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SECOND ANNIVERSARY
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MICHIGAN ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY
FIRST DAY.

The Second Anniversary Of the Michigan Anti
Slavery Society assembled at Battle Creoi, Oct.
9th, 1855. The meeting was called to order by
the President, Cyrus Fuller, when, on motion of
Thomas Chandler, Marius r. Robinson and Jacob
Walton we're appointed Secretaries pro TEN.
On motion, a Business Committee appointed
BY the President, consisting of G. G. Burleigh,
s. S. Foster, ]. H. Philleo Harriet DIG. Fuller,
and Jane NJ Chandler.
BY invitation of the President j. II. Philleo, Of
New York, addressed the meeting. MIR. Philleo
said:
This association was different, from ali others.
Nowhere else is there free platform. Our move
meut is based upon free discussion-all are here
at liberty to speak forth their sentiments-no re-
formasory association which does not admit free
speech can hope to succeed. 1t is evidence of
faith in our principles. Those who deny free
speech either have not confidence in truth, or else
have not confidence in their own positions. We
invite the people to and search us and try us
to sift our opinions and measures. Not SO the
sectarians of the country. They will permit free
discussion if in favor of their views, but will
not tolerate opposition. So in the political parties
the best Of them. You cannot go even into a
sition to their objects and measures. Thus they
show that they seek not truth, Jut success.
Another recommendation of this Society is. that
it proposes to stand by principle rather than sac
ri6ce it to expcdiency. We demand the emancipa
ton Of the enslaved the ground of absolute
right not because the Constitution or judicial oe-
cisions affirm their rights.
c. c. Burleigh, on behalf of the Business Com
mittce, presented the following resolutions:
| Resolved That never dii the cause Of freedom
demand more urgently than the vigorous eff
forts of all lovers of truth and right for its pro
motion.
2. Resolved, That in the recent aggressions of
the Slave Power in Kansas and elsewhere, we see
not only the perpetration of present wrong, and
the menace of and pressing danger, but
still more revelation of the spirit OF slavery,
prophecy of one continued series of encroach-
ments and aggressions, as long and us atrocious as
the duration and strength of the Slave Power will
permit; and therefore we believe shat the only Ell
fectual measure of self-deence, well as the only
full performance of duty to the slave, is not IN
merely resisting the extension of slavery, but in
earnest persistent efforts for the utter overthrow
Of the whole slave system
In support of tho resolutions, Mr.. Bureigh re-
marked, We nre called upon for efor., not that the
slaves suferings are greater now than ever before
mot that the rights of the Nor.h now more
than in the past, endangered But because
the Slave Power is now more nsolent and is de-
veloping its ultimate purposes. We have been
told that if let slavery alone 1t will die OF ltsel
But we see no evidence of her approaching disso-
luton Now, after years of experiment on this
principle we find slavery not quietly and grace
fully gathering up her garments to lie down and
die, but we find her with augmented vigor WELD
ing the power of the government, and fastening
herself upon all the Territories of the nation. And
her next step will be to introduce slavery into the
States, and this has been commenced, as witness
the Lennon case m New York, and the Wheeler
ease in Pennsylvania. 1t is a small matter that
slayeholders have invaded Kansas, wrenched the
ballotbox from the hands of the people, and en-
enacted statutes which might put the code of Draco
to the blush. 1t is nothing to the demand now
made in the case of New York and Pennsylvania
These facts teach not to be content with assault
ing the outposts of slavery-to strive to demoish
its citadel
On motion, the time for future meetings was
fixed at 10 o'clock, A. NJ and and at o'clock and
o'clock, P. NJ.
Henry c. Wright presented the following reso-
lutions:
l. Resolved, That the experience of seventy
wears demonstrates that slavery never be abol-
ished bv political action, through the agency of
the Federal Government, inasmu as the first step
in every movement to effect this object must be to
acknowledge tho constitutional right OF slavery to
he represented in the Government.
g Resolved, That if slavery has constitutional
right to exist on the soil over which the Federal
Government holds jurisdiction, liberty can have
constitutional right to use that Government as
means of its overthrow, and the only action left to
the friends of freedom in that Government is to go
on doing as they ever have done, to unite with
their slavehodng allies to seek to compel liberty
and slavery to dwell together in unity.
g. Resolved That the friends of liberty should
concentrate their entire energies on the government
of the non-save States, the only political inssru
mentality that can be made available against sla-
very.
A. Resolved That Michigan, with every North
ern State, owes it to her self'respect and to her
expressed wish to establish justice and secure lib
.erty to secure at and forever, her people and
her soil from the dominion of the STAKEHOLDER,
whose will is now and ever has been the supreme
law of her State Government
5. Resolved That to this end we declare to the
nation our fixed intent to do what in us lies to pre-
vent any officer of this slaveholding Government
from exercising the functions of his Office on our
soil.
6. Resolved, That We believe that resistance
to tyrants is obedience to God :" therefore will
allow no fugitive slave law nor any law in support
of slavery to be executed within the State juris-
diction Of Michigan nor will we allow any man
10 be put on trial in our State the issue, Is he
freeman or n slave, man or chattel.
7. Resolved, That we hereby cast off all allegi
ance TO slayeholding Government, and We will do
all we can to array the State of Michigan, and all
the Northern States in open hostility against the
Federal Government which extends equal rights
and protection to slavery and to liberty, and do
hereby pledge ourselves TO promote the formation
Of a Republic On the principle Of ;" No Union with
Slaveholders."
Adjourned till o'clock, p. NJ