Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-12-20

From the Genius of Universal Emancipation.
II }A'U.4fSAi0 = 50 IETY OF TEN:
.N'E5sAE.
Address, oi the l'ress.cui to the Convention.
FELLOW LABoRHps IL THE CAUSE OF
sUFFGRiSG HUMANITY -iies,4R "a 81 IS
fisl ID. on 10 tbi. L .nt 81
tion, being ~ 8 0l our Bapevolea Ia
eutu ipa, add hasiHs been b. yuu pro-
motsl il taelnish aud inp5l,snt station
u Pfesale4,, The complete iu,.iiment O;
taai irast, teel aif madeqna>y to par
i1rn---.. q shall, 10 ne bosl oi nv abb
til discharge the scYeial duties oi sey
appomtuSn Tots Governor has
asain eei Tor the purpose u adoPliag
iiI4tln ihG rem -4Aisj-et,,i zfile II I11iHIs
SON SlcIey Of Tennessee, whicn Is, INC
gradual abolition 81 slavery. Tie p O.
sless u sad but,aHe society, slnCe The
,ast meeting oi thv Cow eptiun, has .
favorable appearances, aud t.~ prRciple
OF tgceauel Is mUre and noie aCknon-
lodged by all c!asars Of Ci;izebs d our
stale. Bat ~itlotandiag this, the
cause OF j03tice seems 10 be IN Some de-
gree rctJfiel b DanY Of the members
VIII i have enlisted 70 advance the be-
neVolenl design d ne society beconing
t9kewaf,n, and indifferent Ibere ar
/ also very maDy RteHDers al religious
i spClcaes OF christians, Mno sill not ycke
all active part 81 advocating me rights
oi nan, thereby ,i.scoGsegils saca as are
Wiling, from dong i. f'd, portion OF
re lisioes professors aPpeafs 70 be The
! 5 ropses spoEe 'hal the Old ID mon oi
! oppression mas III tue vince! ot slavery.
AmJng nc several sublccts chat viii
c0ne before you, Inc following are j
patti
, E.rst--l would solci This Conyen.
! ton 10 taAe tae .atost e!icCtuai nlcans Ia
~ power Tor stiitfns up SUCH o. 10
fnem5era oi lais lasutution as are settled
uovD into STATE Q! lnaclsiIy; LOT am
! fully Persuaded taal II eacn member ol
/ the s0Ulely did 0ul moderately eXort ht
/ nliiuebce ne has Win The lnhabaafls oi
! tnis country, that juotlcc eid ne eqlai
| rlshts Of t..an wou.d ere long trlo'hpn
ovee prejudice AMI tyrahnical oppresslon.
Har1aaly-i Recommend 10 tnls Con-
! vennun, 10 consider toe proprie,y o. so
| llcNng the ensuing session. vi Congress,
! by way OF renoBs rance, OK The aii-i,n
,or aot subject Oh slavery, asking in the
, most Expressive tsrMS, ior us .egloia-
. tive aid IN the removal (al least) u sonse
! Of the great and outras sou, eslis winch
Iare pracised 10y the advoca es u ,he
| prrsen, system o! slavery, under tbs
| (othurnise trec) goycrnnent-to va:
| the driving human beings through CIT
i5rent paris OF this kepuoiic, frequently
| N hand-culls and ctaiBs, 10 some mar
| lset place oil human flesh aud biood,
there 10 be sold Tor siavG ), Which Is often
| attended win the unjust, an i-chrlstiah
| custom OF separating husband aud WIG,
| these, with many othor etiis, tlIiik
| Congress has ilil aHd complete power
TO take oosnizance Of, and eA,Irc!y DIS
courase, by laying sutliclen, fines upon
ali such inhanan Offenders. II this
should be done by ous Nauona, Rulers,
It you'd be preparing Inc way ior un-
versai freedom.
21irdly.--l also solicit the Conven-
ton tu take lnlo setioas consideration
The expectancy OF addressing our ncxt
State Legls!a lule, oy Mumorlal, praying
thai body IL give rs iGsis latiNe and IN
putting down The enormous evils oil
slavery in This state. | would susges,
the proprie,y oil such Memorial, IN part,
cooperating with the PEI. ION that IS N
circulation among he cniz-ns OF tbis
STATE, praying the gradual abolition of
slavery, aud exhibiting 10 thai honorable
body IN plain terms, the nature Of the
lis practIsed by set oi inland kldDap-
pcrs aud dealers in human beings, WHOSE
con:iucl is equal in crime 70 piracy.
Fourthiy Il recommend 20 the Con- !
veution 10 consider the pruprlcty OF So
Letting each OF the religious societies Of
Christians 10 jon in peti,:oning govern
nent 10 give legislative assistance in
abolish;ng slavery. The removal of
This darkest OF STAINS from The reputation
OF our republican institutions, requires
the consent OF alrthc people IN comnu-
nifty. Certainly, Christian professors, OF