State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-06-07
Lectures OF Geo. Thompson.

EUST PUBLISHED and for sale at the
81 Anti Slavery Rooms, 46 Washington
street, Price 80 cents, Lectures OF George
Thompson, Esq. with a foil report OF his
PoleuiGaI contests with Peter BOrthwick,
ESQ. the advocate Of the slavery party
in Eng land. This work has been compiled
from various English editions, and such
lectures only selected aS have a bearing on
the general question 81 slavery throughout
| the world.
CONTENTS.
!. A hriei History OF Mr Thompson'a
conneXion with the Anti Slavery cause in
| England, and the reasons which induced
| him to visit the United States.
?. Speech delivered in the Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel, IrweIl-strect, Manches-
ter, England, being a reply 10 Mr. BoIth-
wick'S statement on the subject OF slavery.
London: j. Hatch & Son, 1877, Pcadly,
| 1882. The subject in this ecture,is discus
sed on the principle OF Right JetUeen Nan
and .Hdn.' The reporter says "The moment
Mr. Thomson was recognized walking a
long the aisle towards the vestry, a bIust OF
applause Immediately proceeded from the
auditory. Precisely at seven O'Clock he AS
cended the pulpit, accompanied by the Boz
rough reeve, WIN. Hill, Esq, Mr. Peter
| Clare, one OF the Secretaries of the Anti
Slavery Society, and Mr. James Everett,
| one OF the members OF the committee. To
the latter was assigned the Office al arrang-
| ing and handing To- the speaker the dOcumen.
'aory papers requisite 10 support the great
cause Of humanity. The large and heauti-
iu Chapel was crowded with a highly re-
SpectabS auditory, and never was speaker
more enthusiastically received, more atten-
tiYdly heard, or more ieelingly responded
to-
8. Discussion between Mr. Thompson and
Mr. Ro,thwirk, held at the Royal Ampithea-
ire, Liverpool. The discussion was contin-
ned six evenings with undated interest.
The Liverpool papers state that although
the house would accommodate 1000 persons
yet every evening many hundreds were
unable to gain admission.
4. Lecture, delivered Thursday evening,
Seplhmber 30, 1882, in the Irwe street
Chapel, SaiOrd, Manchester. This Lecture
was delivered soon alter Mr. Borihwick, the |
West Indian pro slavery advocate, had pub
!icly said that he wound follow MIR Thonp-
son from place To place, like his evil genius
The following question is discussed in this !
Lecture; Can amy circumstances justify
man in holding his IelLo,c-men as propertyf'
This Lecture, says the Reporter, was an
nounced 10 commence at seven O'Clock. The
admission was by tickets, for which there
was an unprecedented demand. As early /
as five O'Clock the doors were surrounded
by number OF most respectable persons, and B
by hall past six the Chapel was crowded by
one OF the most sespectable auditories ever
witnessed in Manchester or Sallord. We
obsel considerable number o. the Socie-
ty Of Friends present. At twenty minutes
before seven MIR Thompson was recogi lied
walking down the aisle, attended by several
Of his friends, and was greeted with cnthu|
siasic cheers. A lew minutes before seven
w. Hill, Esq. the Borough reeve entered,
and was loudly chceied. Precisely al seven
O'Clock MIR Thompson accompanied by the
Borough reeve and Mr. Peter Clare, lett the,
vestry and assembled the pulpit stairs. Mi
Thompson came 10 the font Of the pulpit,
bowed respectfully 10 the assembly, aud was
received witt immense cheers, which lasted
a considerable Ilmc'
3, Speech ol Mr. Thompson, nj the great
Anti Colonization meeting, held in Exeter r.
Hall, London, July 1888, James Cropyer, u
Esq. in the GUAR. The following luton II
was offered to the meeting by Mr. Thompson
and unanimously adopted;
Resolved, That the colored people Of the
United States, tally aware that the object
II the American Colonization Society is moi
heir Improvement and happiness, have de-
Haired Their deicstation OF il in ,he mos
oemn and public manner; that that on
pressed people have our heart lei, sympathy
md that The principles ard Efforts OF lhei
advocates, the Anti Slavery Society OF New
England, have our cordial Appreciation
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View York, Providence, Boston and Con
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