Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-11-15

the Vice President, called the hlcetlhB 10 oruer'
The Call for the meeting was then read.
On motion of Thomas Chandler, a Business
Committee consisting Of six persons was appointed
by the Chairman, viz;
Marius r. Robinson,
Henry G. Wright,
Andrew T. Foss,
Eu2homia Cochrane,
Phebe Willis,
Amelia G. Walton.
On motion of Jacob Walton, Jr., a Finance Com
mittee, Consisting of
Harriet Dc G. Fuller,
Richard Glasier, Jr.,
Mort n Lapham
was appointed by the chairman.
A nominating Committee was then appointed,
as follows:
Richard B. Merritt,
Cyrus Fuller,
Norton Lapham,
Henry G. Wright,
Jacob Walton, Jr,
Robert B. Glasier,
Harriet Dc @. Fuller,
Anna Weeks,
George Roberts.
The Business Committee reported resolutions
No. /, to No. 6, inclusive, which were accepted for
discussion.
Henry c.. Wright, after reading the first resolu-
ton said:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN, Slavery has taken refuge in ev-
cry church, and every political party in the land.
In the church, under the communion table, it
shows its snaky head, where it has been fed and
fattened until it has become a bloated monster
Mr.. Chairman, has God any right to establish Sla
very l believe God has no more right to chain
me than | have to chain him. ! feel that l have
rights as well as God has. / know that the popu
lar religion teaches that whatever God says, j:
right, for the very reason that he has said it, anc
for that reason it must be so. But l do not be.
lieve that l hold my rights at the discretion of any
power in the universe. Now. Mr.. Chairman, ]
have no idea of reimbursement l want to assert
the dignity of the human soul. The attributes Of
God make up the being. | say man has rights by
virtue Of his very existence; and does not hole
, them at the discretion of any power in the Uni
t verse.
Mr.. Robinson said: Mr.. Chairman, l am glad
once more to be able to meet with the friends o
the Slave in Michigan. 1 see a majority of tn
staunch friends are here. l think my friend Wrigh
has commenced at the very beginning of the mat
ter; the very foundation stone on which this grea
E question rests. The Church has said that we mus
t obey the written law in preference to the law c
Nature in ourselves. We have been combine
r with the stakeholder in Church, State, and Party
r The abclitionist should first enquire, Am l in an
! way connected with the system of Slavery?
hope we shall be able in this Convention to sill
the chat from the wheat, even if there should b
but one grain left.
After some remarks by Alanson Aldrich an
Samuel d.. Moore, Mr.. Foss said:
First of all | will say, Mr.. Chairman, with m
- friend Robinson, that l am glad again to meet tt
friends of the Slave in Michigan. Now my frient
| think we can do no better than to hold up II
lie standard pure. We have been taught that VIII
would be wrong and wicked in man, may be pc
. fectly upright in God. Under the Mosaic dispel
v sation it was considered right to hold slaves. an
If now it is thought to be very wrong. Has God
right to make man a STAKEHOLDER, and then dam
him for being one? to make one man a scoundr
. and curse him for it? Now let US take this matt
home. Suppose that on my return home l fiji
the prowling shareholders have come and taken n
" wife and children-and suppose it was written
a book that it was right, and further that God hi
a self should assert that it was right; Could 10
RS such a God2 No! He would be to me q Devil !
All my nature would revolt at such a God
know it would be wrong to make me a slay
therefore l know it would not be right to NAL
any one else a slave. We have been taught til
tn God can make right wrong, and wrong right. '
do not expect to make converts now, but the Sc
et we SOW will bring a harvest in future time.
The meeting hero took a recess of half an hol
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