Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-10-02
MARIETTA. Marshall County, Iowa,
Qantomhor tOtb 1919 I

GeptemUeT lZlni lcOc.
DEAR MARius. / am happy to inform thee aud
the readers Of the Bugle that the dgita,ion Of the
slavery question, 10 Iowa, is assuming an organ
lied form. The first annual meeting Of the Fores,
Home Anti. Slavery Society was held on the Sd.
4th and 5th inst, in Powsheek county. IL was a
spirited meeting and q good feeling prevaded
throughout. A free platform aud free speech was
one of it's best characteristics a few only Of the
Disunion Abolitionists were in attendance, the
mass cooperating with the Republican party.
Bro. 4. Merrill, D. D., President of the wi,tem.
burg Manual Labor School the Revs. Conner
and Roach [given names forgottenl of the Yves.
leyan denomination and the Rev. Grow, former.
y of the Protestant Church, but who withdrew
from that connection in consequence of it's pro.
slavery position : q stranger. whose name | did
not learn, aud j. G. Armstrong and myself y ere all
who took part in the meeting so far as speaking
was concerned. | was much pleased with the earn
est aad decided feeling against slave holding and
the en~croachments Of the slave power. yet it par
took somewhat OF the conservative type. present.
81 several resolutions to the, Business Committee,
one of which, through courtesy, was permitted to
lie presented as part Of is report; viz:
WHEREAS the Republican party has bartered
away to the slaveOcracy ali the issues heretofore
made, aud Is now only u mere non'ex :ension party,
and proStdrery az that. therefore,.
Resolved. That we believe that no consistent
aboIitionist can longer cuntinue /, coouernte with
il, but should use all his influence to bring il
uo"n 10 the depths OF inihuy anu u'sgtsce "h'cn
the Democratic party now occupies.
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WHEREAS Tue convention that framed the United
Mas n-onni,a,oa in ,ha na,ia,a.ian nf f a
dence. 80 far as to allow three ffths of the slaves
to be represented upon the floor Of Congress
pledged the military forces OF the nation to put
u NV 's"te HsuIreo,'ons' pr'siueu ,or ~ ienIi
the African Slave Trad. as wei, as enacted other
minor compromises. Therefore,
Resolved That the onlv hone of the slaves'
pesceable emancip patton is over the ruins of the
uiahoi,cai and heaven Cumming compact-the
u. ave o'ns'''u.io"'
IL being too radical Tor reception, l was permit
ted TO present il upon my own responsibility. 1t
W u ~ uPTpN II UH taken uD At the unenlnQ II The
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'oo"e' y ! am u'"'h'sheu 'he hunioer 10 attend
ahce anu we we're compelled to abandon the de
ilghtful grove in which our meetings were held.
and remove q a ,,odiv s;z.d sch,,, b,,.o ahi.h
was densely crowded with earne,, and attentive
,isten.rs manned u,ch ,ims no c;,c,u.
stances wmId ,ilow nrnviny IN, nr,.sh.verv char,
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$500 ~ - -" "b'Su ""N NFiiNH
10 oy 'he he's' Conner ani Crow who endeavored
10 establish the Anti Slavery feeling Of those who
framed the Constitution. and that the cuuspuuen,
character of that instrument WAS to recognize
universal liberty. and was in n,mopy with the
L, declaration Of Independence. In a short ,eioiuder [
quoted The opinions Of the principal leaders Of their
own republican, party, show ing the entire harmony
EXISTING between then, and the Fathers wno made
the Constitution, besides several judicial opinions
confirming the same. A good impression was
made, Ihs sscrs,.rv ,x,re.s.t bs de,erm;,.,ion
'
W. 'o"he " "Ne' "o oo"s'i'u"on' having
before said II the charges made III the pream be
10 the resolution could lie sustained he wou!d come
out. | presented the following, in committee:
Resolved, That the American Church and clergy
are justly responsible for the existence OF Slavery
tou y, anu u refusing 10 use It's all powerful H.
- nsed and 10 now ,s;n, ,ha, "naa
to sanc,ify and justify lis continuance,
therefore it justly merits the name Of The "Sy ma.
gogue OF satan" ana not the Church OF the Living
ion'.
In lieu of which the following was offered to the
mee,ino.
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