The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1834-07-19

following from the Now York Courie
and Enquirer, and obIige A FRrxND.
A Aproper Rebuke We learn from
New Hampshire paper that Stewart, tn,
Englishman' lately imported by the Abo
lition Society to itiherate through ou
country on a mission of mischief in rea
tion to the slave question, lately collected
an assemblage at Concord, and there har
rangued the multitude upon the enormi
ties Of slavery, and let off good deal o
his British impudence touching the cruel
ties ofour southern Shareholders s.-Sever
al abolition questions were put to ths
meeting The first, being the abst, ac
question Of the propricty of abolishine
slavery, was carried in the affirmative
the second, relating to the Colonization
Society, was indefinitely postponed and
the third and last, beng in these words
+" Is the Anti-slavery Society (immediatt
abolition) deserving the patronage and
support of the Chl istian community ~
was negatired by an overwhelming major
ity.
The following resolutions were then
introduced by Joseph Robinson, Esq
deputy secretary OF state, which passed
by majority Of more than three to
one -
Resolved, That the agitation of the
subject of slavery at this time, is both
unnecessary and inexpedient-that the
doctrine Of immediate abolition, as now
advocated by few individuals in New
England, is impractirable in It's nature,
and dangerous in its tendency-that while
it serves 10 engender strife and discord
between different sections of tho Union,
and inlringes upon the rights and yros-
pcrity OF the white population of the
South-lt promises no permanent good to
the blacks themselves.
"Resolved, That all farther discussion
of this subject ought to be, and hereby is,
indefinitely postponed"
These disturbers Of the public peace
and quiet OF the community not resting
quite satisfied with this decided express
sion of public opinion, call was made
for general meeting of citizens at the
town hail. AT the hour appointed very
numerous body, consisting of members
Of the Legislature and others, assembled
and chilled the hon. mr.. Cushman of the
Council to the chair, mr.. Barton OF the
Senate acting as secretary. The Rev.
Il. Fisk then introduced series of res
which were adopted without a
dissenting voice.
The resolutions are Of a strong and de-
cided character, and do great honor as
well to the reverend gentleman who NOV
ed, as 10 the highly respectable body that
adorted them with such entire unanirnity.
They are all Of them so good, and breathe
u spirit SD much in coincidence with our
views on this exciting subject, that we
are very desi Gus of giving them in erten-
so. We can find room, however, but for
a part of them -
Resolved, That we deeply sympathize
with our southern brethren in the evils of
slavery, which have been entailed upon
them without their knowledge or con-
sent.
Resolved, That we consider the in
cendiary attempts of certain restless indi-
viduals, in forming "anti-savery soCie-
ties" at the north, where the evil does
not exist, as tending to destroy the pence
Of society, dangerous to the prosperity
ofthc country, calculated to foment riots
and Instructions, to distract our public
councils, palsey our public administra-
,ions, and plunge US into all the horrors
of civil war.
Resolved, That, in our opinion, to a.
bolish slavery at the the south "inmedi-
aiely," would be TO let loose upon the
community dangerous band Of unciviiz-
edbeings, who would not be satisfied with
freedom SIMPLY, but who would "rule or
ruin ;" that the annals of that period
would be written in blood, and its horrors
traced in deserts Of everlasting desola-
tion.
Resolved, That we view the conduct
of professed ministers of the gospel, in
thus throwing the frebrands of discol d
among our citizens, as departure from
that religion which breathcs "peace OIL
earth und good will TO oil men - and that
it merits the warmest disapprobation Of
the christian community.
Resolved, That in the doctrines of the
immediate abolitionists we discover that
spirit Of political and religious fanatcism
which hns been stalking over our land
years past in various shapes and disguis-
es, leaving mildew and blight upon its
pslh--a spirit Of ecclesiastical and polit-
ical despotism.
Resolved, That our attachment to the
National Union is mistaken and immov-
able--that we estimate its value above
all price, both as it relates to individual
and collective happinss-that we consider
il the palladium of our political safety
and prosperity "-that hs perpetuation
being all important to our felicity as