Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-12-06
ANTI-SLAVERY CONFERENCE AT LONG
WOOD PENNSYLVANIA.

Pursuant to notice, an Anti Slavery Conference
was held in Longwood Westinghouse. near Ken
nett Square, Chester Co., Pa, on Sunday, Noyem-
Der 23d. AT the appointed hour a numerous
audience assembled. The meeting was opened
with an address from Lucretia Mott, in which she
urged the duty of determination so that We
might all see how far we are faithful to the claim
which the slave has upon us. Anti-Slavery does
not consist in attending meetings, and in enjoying
the pleasures Of social intercourse afforded on
such occasions, nor in listening to the words of
eloquent speakers; but it is an earnest, everyday
work, making us unceasing in our e~xertions, I'M
firing in our perseverance,, until the victory is
won. The speaker desired that all the great issues
involved in the agitation of this question OF slay ery
should be placed with boldness and clearness be-
fore the minds of the people. She thought there
was too much timidity eyinced bv many Abolition
lists in meeting the question of mo Union with
Shareholders" and hoped that the present favor
able opportunity would be seized for the purpose
of placing before the people the exact relations
they hear toward slavery, while consenting to the
Constitution and the Union.
After Mrs. Mott had concluded Thomas Whit
son moved that the meeting be permanently organ
lied by appointing James Mott as President ana
Reuben I0mlinson and - Jackson as Secre-
taries. Carried. j. NJ. McKim then proceeded
to state the purpose for which this meeting was
called together. Its object was to adopt some con-
f,erted method Of action, BY which anti-slayery
truth may be circulated among the people Of this
State. Ii we would reach the people we must 60
among them with the printed document or the
spoken word. Led off and infatuated as many OF
them have been during the recent election, by
false issues, and low, and unmanly appeals To
vulgar prejudices. they are yet in a teachAble con
dition. We have only to determine that they shall
be taught, and, carrying that determination int
t effect with unhinching zeal, we shall inset witt
entire success.
Thomas Whitson moved, ii order to bring thu
3 subject fairly before the meeting, the adoption o.
the following resolution:
Resolred, That we will hold fifty meetings in
the Counties of Chester and Lancaster, as well as
other convenient places, between this time and
the LIST of April next.
Pending the adoption of this resolution, an in
teresting discussion ensued, which was partici-
pated in by William Barnard, Thomas Worrell,
Lucretia Mott, j. NJ. McKim, Thomas Whitson,
j. jackson, Jacob Stern, Eusebius Barnard and
others. A want of time and space fOrbids a report
of this discussion but 1t is sufficient to say that
the points at issue were the character which should
4 be given to the contem plated meetings and the
method which should be adopted for conducting
them. Tho result was a satisfactory understand
ing on the part Of the Conference, and the unan
a imous adoption of the resolution.
d The following persons were appointed a Com
mittee Of Arrangements, to carry the above res
olution into effect. j. NJ. McKim, Thomas Woi
II rell, John Jackson, Abner Hain0s, Mary c. Wilson
k Thomas Whitson, Anna Pussy, Thomas Garrett
Allen Agnew. James Jackson, Thomas HANDLE
ton, Esther Hayes.
This Committee was also instructed to use the
of best efforts for the circulation Of documents, {
m much as possible, among those who have hitherf
II been out Of the reach of anti. slavery publication
" After a brief i~ntermission the meeting rcasscr
bled for the purpose of listening to an aldre
"a from Miss Frances Ellen Watkins, of Baltimor
e. a young lady of color who is row lecturing