Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-08-18
REPORT OF MEETINGS.
MARLBORO. O.. Ar

REPORT OF MEETINGS.
MARLBORO, O., Aug. 10, 1860.
A brief. report of two anti-slavery meetings, ono
held on Sunday July 22nd, the other on the 18th
of August in a grove in this vicinity may not be
unacceptable to the readers of the Bugle. shall
blend the proceedings Of the two in the narrative,
caring chiefly to give a correct version, without
distinguishing between the separate oecasioHsc-
Some remarks of mine in which I spoke Of tn3
Encouragement which grows out of the admission
by individuals that slavery has its existence and is
perpetual only because of the power given into
the hands of the oppressor by the arrangements
Of the government whilst they still continue to
give it their support, thus evincing the lack of
conscientiousness sufficient to pursue the right
when clearly perceived, called up one of our zeal
Gus republican friends who occupied the larger
share of the time of both meetings. l examined
the pretensions of the Republican party to be
considered anti-slayery; denied that it made any
such claim for itself-showed from its platform
the avowed principles Of its Presidential candi-
date and other distinguished expositors Of lite aim
and purpose, and the action Of it's political conven-
tions and primary meetings, that nothing of an
effort for the abolition OF slavery was any where
visible, but on the contrary, that pledges the most
solemn it was in the power of the party to make,
are giyer, that slavery shall be perpetuated as long
as any Of the confederated states desire it. As
national party | showed that no action was being
taken or even hinted at to abolish slavery in the
District of Columbia-to abolish or restrain the
interstate slave trado-tO provide against the ad-
mission Of future slave states, except as this ques>
tion might be affected by the action of the party in
respect to the territories, nor to repeal the fugitive
slave law-to political action on all of which sub.
jects the constitution imposed no barrier. And I
further alleged that the party in Ohio though it is
known to be in possession Of the power, does Moth
ing and proposes nothing towards comforting the
elective franchise with equal civil and educational
privileges upon our colored citiHens although these
would be strong anti-slavery measures. By the
speaker who followed no evidence wss afforded
that either of these positions was untrue, no deni-
al even of the truthfulness of any Of them was
ventured upon, but all of them were tacitIy admit
ted to be correctly stated, lie did not claim that
emancipation vas aimed at in any thing the Re.
publican party has done or proposes to do, but
justified his adhesion to the party and determine
ton to vote for its candidates on the ground that
it was producing q great agitation upon the sub
ject of slavery which was a necessary preliminary
to emancipation. His main effort was directed
however to the attempt to show up the shorteom-
ings of the abolitiOnists. lie charged that they
use the products of slave labor, purchase and use
a right to the soil the title to which is guaranteed
by a pro-slavery government, and pay taxes. He
justified his own use Of the soil and the products
of slave labor in q logic after this fashion. The
abolitionists claim to be consistent. 1t is ihcuh.
sistent to use the products of slave labor, pay
taxes, and purchase the privileges of the SOIL
Therefore | may r~ightfully denounce them for do
ing these things. l do not claim to be consistent,
therefore l may r~ightfully use the products Of
slave labor, purchase the soil, pay taxes and vote
in support IF a government which holds the slave
D in his chains, though calling each Of these wrong.
Again be charged that the Disunionists, handful
as they we're ARE sorely divided among themselves.
Mr.. Garrison had been out West a few years since,
and had admitted there was a little an,i.slavery in
{ the Republican party. That there was much, he
{ did not claim, but as he had said there was O little,
there had grown up such q GOODNESS towards him
. that the old pioneer was but just tolerated among
j US. Parker Pillsbury had written a letter to the
Bugls which stated that the candidates whom
Charles Sumner supported would spurn the con-
struction of the Constitution in respect to slavery
which Sumner gave it, and had asked, Gould
> double-dissilled demagogue:sm 90 further Z" No
Il denial of Parker's facts was offered, but tie infer
> ence attem pied to be made that his expression was
u wholly unjustifable becase the Standard, the or
gan of the American Anti-Slavsry Society had
published both Of Summers speeches in extta pa.
~ pers. An hour was occupied by the speech Of which
. the above gives the chief points. AS the allegS-
. tiOns'agaiust the Republican party were not denied
. much less attempted to be disproved, there seemed
3 to be nothing to which reply vas needed, and the
audience speedily dispersed. The meeting was
much less numerously attended than it would
. probably have been, but for the presence at ALI
ance, on the same day, Of that hoary advocate Of
J the system of slavery, Alexander Campbell. who
: drew large crowds to hear him at the Disciples
i meeting. Fitting associate in the pulpit with him
= was the Rev'd Mr., Garfield, the Republican am.
u bassador to Louisville last winter, to invite the
u legislatures.o of Tennessee and Kentucky to assist
in their orgies at the peoples expense in Colum.
" bus. And among the crowd were men who have
heretofore been heard to declare that they would
neither stand on the same platform with slavery.
" defending Campbell nor listen to his preaching
u Now some of them are to be found denying bis
pro-slavery character and charging that the quota
! tons from his Millenial Harbinger are "lies of the
= Abby Kelleyites against him" So much for the
. backbone of the majority of the Disciples. A few
u it is understood have felt compelled to fee from
u the Sodom of that unrighteOus church.
A. BROOKE.