Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-09-27

JOSEPU A. ALE,
RUIlANEY WAY Clerks.
OLIVER JOHNSON,
The business committee presented the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That resistance to evil by war and vi.
ulence, is subversive of the fundamental righte ui
human nature, and contrary not only to the spirit
Of christianity, but to sound philosophy; aud.
therefore. in our Efforts to reform the world, our
sue reliance is upon the power Of truth, ane the
spirit Of love.
Resolved, That the efforts now being made to
secure to woman the means Of II thorough eduta-
tion and pecuniary Independence, ami an equal
voice with man in shaping and controlling the
government, have our heartiest sympathy aud 60.
operation, and that their sue less is identified with
the best interests ut the race.
Resolved. That Intcmperance is ono Of the great
sources of human imhecility and suffering, and
especially is the use of Intoxicating Grinks dong
l. sad aud evil work. We therefore deem it a
crime against our own natures and our feIluw-l
men To use these drinks as 4 beverage: aud we
now renew our pledge to u total abstinence from
them. and to use our best endeavors 20 procure
their entire l~mnishment i-um use.
L Resulted That the use Of Tobacco is a positive
= and ihexcusahle intemperance. 1t renders It's we
=. tinIs uncleanlv aud rcpulsive, and tends to stultity
the intellect and delase the moral sense. There
fore we en,reat all persons. by their love for them
Q selves and their race, t. abandon its use, at once
and forever.
Il Resolved. That, ma true mental development is
essential to- all mural aud social advancement, and
the hest safeguard against the puwer of bigotry
land superstition. the subject Of education, includ-
: ing an inquiry concerning the most important
branches If study and tine best means of .impartlng
instruction. should claim the attention OF the
{ friends OF human progression.
Resolved. That this meeting regard American
Slavery as the natural product of u perverted and
;, corrupted public sentiment, a barbnrous code OF
J. morality. aud u false and most fatal estimate OF
- the doctrines and duties of the o ly trne religions;
and is to he oyerthrown, not by nappeals to Gu
pidity and selhsllness. on the question of its profit
or loss to slave-Jwners; not by hope or promise ut
office tn puliti ;al aspirants; nor by any amend
N ments to constitutions, or changes IN statute Jaw,
but only by II radical. vital change III public "pin-
ion, North as ,ceN as South; a moral elevation and
!" regeneration, 10y the power of truth and knowledge
$, ON the mind and heart, that shall sweep away, not
Is only slavery n 4 its kindred crimes. hut every 9th,
err =, eat and overpowering evil. which aflicts and
destroys mankind.
&c The resolution on peace mo. y was taken up
and discussed by Joseph A. Dugdale, Joseph Bar
ker. and Thomas Whitson.
"a. FIRST DAY-AFrERNooS SESSION.
" Discussion on the peace resolution continued by
'e- Amos Gilbert. The subject was laid on the table
for the purpose of taking up the woman's right'
It's resolution, mo. 2
ID c. S. $. and Josephine Grif6ng sung "Tru'
he Freedom and how to gain It."
ter Resolution discussed by Joseph Barker. Thoma
nd Iambletun, Abel Underhill, Nj. A. W. johnson
ng and laid on the table for the time being, to take u
as the resolution on Slavery. I'M 81 Discussed b.
he Parker Pillsbury. Sojourner Truth, Joseph Barker
In and A. T.. FOss.
an --..l ..1 IN 10 N Wrn nj var
ng having the floor.
HE SECOND DAY-MoRSINo Session.
A song was sung by the Grifings.
-, Discussion on the slavery question resumed b
w. VIM. Myers. Snjnurner Truth, Esther llarr'
NaylMr Webster, Samuel Myers. I. NJ. Bently.
S. jones, Jau,es Hardy of X. T.. A. Underhil
Vs. Mrs. Webster, and Thumas Hambleton.
go, LAST AFTERNOON SESSION.
Discussion in the slavery resolution continue
ssa. by Parker Pillsbury and Gilbert and adopte
# a The Temperance and Tobacco resolutions we
pus. discussed bv Isaac Prescott. Lewis Mm gan. Nj
its Webster. WIN. Myers, Amos Gilbert, Y. S. S. Gr
res find. Jane M. Prescott. Thumas Bently, Ellwo
are Whinnery, DR.. Underhill, Parker P~illsbury.
ind 1t was adopted.
ter The following Epis,le from North Collins Year
.hly Meeting was read:
ell; TO THE OHIO YEARLY MEETING.
suit An Epistle from North Collins Yearly Meeting
eri' the Friends Of Human Rogreas, from the -
it. to The 3l~ IF Aug 1856.
Our meeting has been large and steadily increi
ed in numbers and interest until its close, and
ELI. bepn characterised by a beautiful harmony.
the We had the company of several strangers fro
:, 10 49,. c,,,os r,,np uhup, was otir much esteem
the friend Joseph A. Dugdale from Pa, whose co
hen, pany and labors OF love has been truly grate'
the and salutary to our feelings.
en- Among our most pleasing antici pations conn
and ted with future meetings, will be the hope of
and ceiving such correspondence from your own a
vate kindred societies which. under the blessing OF {
ions Heavenly Father, VIC hope IN see arise. The g
The work Of emancipating the human mind from
but domination of liieless forms and unmeanilg c
Iiga- emonies. is now fairly begun; be it ours, by
far earnest piety, a pure. disinterested devotion, a
able AN untiring, self.sacri6cing energy, to urge 1t
and ward.
Is in Eminently p~ropitious are the times in which
,iya. live. Education has been brought within the rot
" tn of the Masses; cheap printing has scattered
4 Of productions Of our best authors and most gif
d CO.. minds, 30 the smallest villages and most rem
n es. settlements. While there is much to %disappr'
we .iust acknowledge that no age Of the world
tten. er produced So 6ue "a literature as that Of vi
,nce. the nineteenth century is in possession.
Of Reforms Of various kinds are Y
,,ne. IA CELEBRITY which has never before been witness
nre- Labor.saving machinery indicates the approach
,ents be,,er social relations, and of a time when
lilies nh ysical labor will We required, while the vast
rent cilities for intercommunication are breaking Dc
nity, local an sectional prejudices. and by promo'
commercial and friendly intercourse, are rem
ant, ing more and more distasresul the horrors of v
4 the and making brighter the prospects, OF perman
they and universal peace va .hihgS "e pass
upon away, and all things are becoming new" SO m