Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-06-16

The following resolutions we're presented ond
read by Wendell Phillips.
Resolved, That in the death Of our beloved
friend and fellow .laborer, John w. Brown, the
anti-slavery cause has lost n most unco%mpromising
and devoted friend-one who gave to it the aid OF
strong original powers and the most liberal cul.
turo; The example of a life of rare simplicity, and
of the most sorupulous and delicate conscientious.
Mesa spirit of selfsacrifce, and of rigid I'D
herenoe to absolute right at every costa peculiar
sweetness and openness Of conduct, which won
the attention and regard of those who most hated
his opinions, and a hand only too generous in Law.
ishing aid on every applicant: in him, the cause
OF woman, of the poor, the Incorporate, the i'm
prisoned, and of the slave. lost a ripe intellect, q
brave, loving and religious spirit, a vigilont and
untiring friend--one who spared neither time,
money nor efOrt-and in the path of duty asked
no counsel of expediency, met oheerfully every
sacrifice, paused at no peril, and. feared not the
face of man.
Resolved, That the President Of this convention
forward a copy of this resolution to the widow
of Mr.. Brown. with an assurance of our most
respectful and profound sympathy with her in her
great loss.
Resolved, That in the death Of our beloved
friend and fellow-laborer, Theodore Parker; liber-
ty, justice and truth lose one Of their ablest and
foremost championships whose tireless industry,
whose learning, the broadcast, most thorough and
profound New England knows, whose mastery
intellect melted into a brave and fervent heart,
earned for him the widest and most abiding inhu-
ence; in the service of truth and right, lavish of
means, ~prodigal of labor, fearless in utterance;
the most Christian minister at Gods altar in all
our Commonwealth, one of the few whose fidelity
saves tho name of the ministry from being justly
a reproach and b~ye.word with religious and think
ing men ; q kind, true heart, full of womanly ten
derness-tho object of the most INSCRIPTIONS
even Of bigot and priestly hate, ye; on whose gar
ments bitter and watchful malice found no stain
laying on the altar the fruits Of the most u%nresting
toll, yet ever ready as the idlest to man any post
of daily aud humble duty at any momentum him
we lose that strong sense, deep feeling and love of
right for whose eloquent voice millions waited in
every hour of darkness and peril; who SO last words
came, fifty, across the water q salutation and q
blessing to the kindred martyrs of Harper's Ferry,
the store-house. Of the lore Of every language and
age, the armory of q score of weapons sacred to
right, the leader whose voice was the bond of a
mighty host, the friend ever sincere, loyal and
~vigilant, a man whose fidelity was attested equally
BY the trust Of those who loved him, and the hate
of everything selfish, heartless and base in the
land; in time to come the slave will miss keenly
the voice always heard in his behalf, and which a
nation was learning to heed-and whoever any
where lifts a hand for any victim Of wrong and
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mourn to day.
Resolved, That a copy Of the above resolutions
be sent to MIS-. Parker, with fit expressions of our
most sincere and respectful sympathy in the hour
of her bitter grief and sad bereavement.