Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-12-17
PROCEEDINGS OF THE JOHN BROWN
MEETING

PROCEEDINGS OF THE JOHN BROWN
MEETING,
( Held in Deer Creek Hall, Stark county, Ohio on
Friday December End, 1859, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ
! The meeting was organized by appointing
RandsOm Baldwin, President, and Emma s. Coate,
Secretary. On motion William T. Holiday, Reu
ben Erwin, Martha Erwin and j. G. Coates were
appointed to prepare resolutions.
Il. was voted that the meeting sit in silent medi
taton for fifteen minutes. The President made
short but touching speech, when many heart
felt prayer assembled to the throne Of God for the
brave old hero Of eighteen ffty-nine.
The resolutions handed in by tho Commit
tee. On being called Cor were read by the Secre
tary, and motion accepted by the meeting.
! The Extra Sheet of the Portage County Demo
crat was here handed in, and on motion load by
the Secretary. Reuben Erwin made brief, but
forcitle speech touching the seventh resolution, af
ter which the meeting adjourned to meet at one
o o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Jehu Holiday took the floor and spoke for some
time his remarks we're very forcible, aud suited
to the sad occasion on which We met. r
Several persons coming in, the resolutions we're
again called for and read by the Secretary.
v. Z. Holiday mex: spoke, and did honor Ia
the occasion, by the noble sentiments he uttered
which found their way to the hearts Of his hear.
ers.
| Harmon Beeler and j. G.. Coates followed, the
former, much excited and his feelings 81
wrought upon that he able to speak bu
few minutes. The day being far advanced, the
following resolutions we're taken up separately and
adopted.
| WHEREAS, The Internal system of American
Slavery has proved withering blightiug curse to
our fair land and brought upon its inhabitants
the most heart rending and direfu consequences.
Therefore,
Resolved, That i. is our solemn duty to wage ono
eternal and unfnching warfare against thia un-
paraleled su when found in Church or State.
Whereas, Thomas Jefferson. one of our revolu-
tionayy sres, declared, that hour of such bon
dOge i- fraught with more misery, :han ages of
that our fathers rose in rebellion to oppose, no;-
withstanding they gave strong guarantees in the
Federal Constitution to this ungodly system.
Therefore,
Resolved, That John Brown, the greatest Phi
-lauthropst of America. with great and noble
heart overhowing with sympathy for the oppres-
sed, arose in his might to overthrow that bondage
so ably Denounced by Jefferson.
Resolved, That, as John Brown has fallen a
victim and martyr to the slave power of Virgin
ia, and the cruel death which he suffered in his at
tempt to open the prison doors, that we will con-
tinue to lsbour with renewed energy and zeal un.
til Slavery is esterminated.
Resolved That if the doctrines of the Ameri.
can people be true, that resistance to tyrants (by
physical violence unto death) be obedience to God
then should those same American people instead
Of executing John Brown this day under tho gov
ernment of Virginia, crown him with many lau-
rels.
Resolved, That the recent war at Harper sFerry,
is but the natural and inevitable result of Ameri
can Slavery; hence, wo look forward through the
hidden future as it comes up before u.s. to tho day
when a scene far transcending that at Harper's
Ferry, in waste Of human life aud blood shall take
place or the nation be speedily redeemed.
Resolved That when we look back to the histo-
ry of the Island of St Domingo Hayti frou, 1870
to 1895, and witness the awful destruction Of hu.
man life and property to gain their freedom, we
can but reasonably expect to SEQ or hear at any
time. OF many of obr southern towns and cities
wrapt in flames and their streets and plains strew-
ed with the dead and dying.
Resolved, That if it were not for the confedera-
cy Of the States of this Union, the powers of Vir-
ginia would not, nor could not, execute John
Brown of Osawatomie and his colabt rero.
Resolved, That under the circumstances, we
have no sympathy with Hiram Griswold Of Ueve
land, in his extravagant charges for his services
in behalf Of John Brown.
Resolved, That the feelings Of society are fast
becoming adverse to slavery ard the moral power
that produced that feeling is on the march, and
will march on until the last groans of slavery are
heard
Resolved, That we believe the long prayed for
time is not far distant. when every yoke shack
le shall be broken or hewn from the neck of the
slave.
Resolved, That we hold the net Of John Brown
and those that we're with him at IIarper's Ferry.
in aiming to give liberty to four millions of his
brothers aud sisters who in bondage, as heroic,
and in accordance with the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, the Government, and the religious in.
stitutions Of our country.
Resolved, That We believe resistance to tyran,s
is obedience to God.'
Resolved, That our deepest and warmest sym.