Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-09-25

sing among the intervals of the meeting. Lot
Holmes spoke in favor Of the resolution befofe the
house, which was then ndpted.
Resolution 2l wus laid over Tor the evening ses
sion aud Mr., Morrill, invited to doli7or and aliresa
upon il.
Resolution Sd was discussed by Mr.. Merrill, Mr.
Conner and Lot Holmes, and adopted.
The fourth resolution was taken up aud discuss
ed at length by Lot Holmes and Mr.. Conner, Jr.'
for Affirmative, and Mr.. Conner, SEN, and Mr..
in the negative. The resolution was laid
over for further consideration.
Adjourned to NEE. in the school house at 7
o'clock.
EVENING SESSION was occupied by Merrill and
Conner. upon the second notwithstanding
tho brotherhood Of m~an-which was unanimonsl,
adopted.
Adjourned to meet next day at Q o'clock, A. M.
MONDAY Session. THIRD D~AY.-Meeting opened
by prayer and singing. The fourth resolution came
up and was discussed by john G.. Armstrong in
favor Of, and Mr.. Conner against it. Mr.. Grow
offered the following ms a substitute.
Resolved, That in the judgement Of this Con-
vention, the final success Of the Republican party
requires it to take higher grounds upon theSlavery
question than it now occupies.
The substitute was adopted.
The Business Committee presented the follow
ing:
Resolved, That in the judgement Of this Copven.
ton it is the solemn duty of every true friend o.
God and man and a pure Christianity, to with
draw from the fellow ship of all church organila
tons that tolerate Shareholders or the advocates of
Slavery in their communion.
Lot Holmes offered the following as a minority
reporti
WHEREAS, the Convention that framed the Unit
ed States Constitution com promised the principles
promulgated in the Declaration of Independence,
80 far as to allow three.6fths Of the slaves to be
represented on the floor of Congress; in ~pledgipg
the military power of the nation to put down slave
instructions in providing for the rendition OF
fugitive slaves AMI in Notwithstanding the Afric'
an Slave Trade. Therefore,
Resolved. That the only hope Of the slaves
peaceable emancipation is over The ruin OF this di
abolical and heaven daring compact, the United
States Constitution.
Ga motion, the meeting adjourned to 2 O'Clock,
P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN.-On motion Of Mr.. Crow,
the following persons were appointed q Committee
to address the friends of freedom in different parts
of the State, upon the ~propriety of holding q State
Anti Slavery Convention Lot Holmes, Marietta,
Marshal county Daniel f. Conner, Indianapolis,
Mahaska county VIM. Fry, Marengo. Iowa county;
Isaac Mcbride, Millersburgh, Iowa county WIN.
Roach, Forest Home, Powesheek county Tn rs.
Merrill, Newton. Jasper county Rev. Westervelt,
Oskaloora, Mahaska county DR.. Noble, Inidianola,
Warren county, and John Conner, Elgin, Fay,
cite county.
The minority resolution was taken up and dis.
cussed by Lot Holmes, in favor of, and Messrs
Crow and Cornell against is adoption. A vote
was taken and the resolution rejected.
The fifth resolution came up aud was made the
special order Of business of the evening session..
The meeting adjourned to 7 o'clock.
EVENING SEssioN-THIRD DAY.-The fifth reso
luton came up and was passed without discussion
On motion of Nj. Crow, the thanks of the society
were rendered to all strangers who had participate
ed with us and especially to Mr.. Merrill who had
come without having received the invitation sen,
him. On motion Of L.. Hambleton the special
thanks of the meeting were also rendered to the
Conner family for their singing. The Secretary
was instructed to present, for publication, q copy
Of the minutes cf this meeting to the Montezuma
Republic, the Wir,emburg Monthly Review, and
the An,i-Siarery Bugle.
On motion Of Mr.. Crow, the meeting adjourned
sine die.
OSBORNE HAMBLETON, Pres.
O. P. MASON, Secretary.