Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-11-07

the earth believing that religion is an imposture
but rather an inspiration, and that each religion
needs only to have its essential ideas and principles
Analysed, understood and united with all othersto
appear in true relations and 80 work out healthy
and happy results.
6. Resolved That those who are agitntng
The various reforms of the age, should be ever
ready to expose their principles for free discussion
and the closest scrutiny, that they may be tried as
gold in the furnace over believing that truth shines
brightest alter being subjected to the friction OF
free thought and argument, and that he who
withhods his principles from free discussion there
by shows his subsection to bgotry and sectarian-
ism.
T. Resolved, That war is practice useless,
barbarous and pernicious beyond estimate, sham
ing the civilization of our age, belying the re-
igious profession of so called Christendom, in
that it practically denies the brotherhood of man,
repudiates the law of love, and disregards the
limits of right; that it is wasteful murderous,
demoraizing and brutalizing, absurd as means
OF arbitrating national differences, or protecting
national rights, because its decisions depend on
brute force, and not and Justice ; that
hence it is always perilous and generally fatal to
national freedom and independence, while produc-
ing private loss and suffering incalculable that
therefore. sound policy ard sound principle alike
condemn it, and demand its utter abolition.
g. Whereas, Education begins with the first i'm
press gigen by parents on the immortal germ Of
the period previous to birth, no less than subse
quent to that event. and whereas, all persons are
liable to procreste in their offspring their own
strength or weakness, vice or virtue, in strict ac
cordance with their own condition of body and
soul their own adherence to the principles of
health and purity, or their indulgence in sens ua
ity error and crme-tberefore
Resolved That the reform of all reforms, the
most central and radical, to which all others are
but auxiliary, embraces q thorough kncwle dge
and application of the rules of Hygiene and the
laws of hereditary descent.
9. Resolved, That the vital subject of education
demands the intelligent consideration of all re-
formers. in order that we nay be able to institute
new and higher methods of instruction, methods
more natural and spontaneous than those now
prominently in use, methods. which, while they
are more natural, at the same time embrace the
development of the physical the moral, the relig-
lous, in short the whole nature of man.
TO- Resolved, that the community should pro.
vide for all its members full education and bu-
siness opportunities, so that tho children of the
poor might approximate to equality with the
rich IN the start os life that the important
aim of Government should be to create and pro.
tcct health, intellect and morals, instead of prop
erty and persons that the millions of wealth now
squandered in preparations for wnr and other worse
than useless purposes, should be devoted to the
mental, moral and physical education of the hu-
man race. -.. ..... ... .,.
| IL. Resolved, That the Phonetic system embra
ces truly philosophical method of writing and
printing the English language, and is worthy o
general cultivation an important aid in the work
of Human Progress. . ~
| IL. Resolved, That our criminal code requires
q complete revision and remodeling, upon the prn-
cpes of that philosophy which traces the tonl
ezcressences of individual and social vice and
crime to circumstances of birth and education.
13. Resolved That as the present system Of
female dress Injuries the health of woman, and
prevents her from successful efforts in many
branches Of lucrative EN- 2loymen it should be the
duty of all lovers of the to favor such a re
form in this respect woman shall herself pro
pose, and aid by their encouragement and com
mendaion, all those who have the noble courage tc
take practical, progressive steps in this reform.
IA. Resolved, That the habitual use of Tobac
co is practice filthy and degrading that any
individual addicted thereto, should "hang his heaC
and blush to call himself man."
Is, Resolved, That as the soil, like the elements
of air and water, was obviously intended by thu
Creator, for the use and benefit of all men, NJ
individual has. can have any just right to more
of the earth's surface than is necessary comforta
bly, to support himself.
l6. Resolved, That, believing as we do in thu
Divine orda;nment and universal obligation o
labor, this government ought to permit every land
less person to freely occupy such portions of tn,
public lands OF our country as may be necessary
to supply his or her necessities. --r
i II. Resolved, That the sincere thanks Of al
strangers from abroad, in attendance at this Con
vention are due, and are hereby rendered to the
people Of Battle Creek and its neighborhood fol
their generous hospitality and kindness on the pres
ent interesting occasion.