State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-10-11
From the Herald Of freedom.
T TV'tI NIFV IlFNF Ut 1VEl0EV1'7f
IN VERMONT.

ANTI-SLANERY IN VERMONT.
The General Convention of Ministers in
Vermont has come up to the high ground
of abolition with honorable spirit and de-
cision. They have sent forth their opin-
ions, as every minister and church should
do, condemnatory of the whole system Of
American slavery. 1t is foul reproach TO
New Hampshire that her churches have
not spoken out ere this. The Methodsts
have proclaimed their stern and determined
adherence of Southern man-robbery, and
have Withdrawn their support from the OPP
pressor. No other denomination, we be-
iievc, has done it, The Baptists, and Pres
byterans, and UnitariaIs have remained
silent. Many IN all these sects are hearty
and unhinching abolitionists, but as body
they have uttered not whisper against
system which is doing more TO crush the
energies and destroy the influence of the
Christian world than all other sins united.
How long is it to be so? For the purity of
religion, for the honor of humanity, we
are constrained TO ask, how long shall it be
so?
The editor of the N. Y. Evangelist at
tended the Vermont Convention, and from
his account we copy tho following report,
which was supported by some excellent
remarks by Hon. William Slade, and adop-
ted unanimously.
"a letter from the Congregational Union
of Scotland was received and read, accom-
panied by the resolutions on slavery recent
ly published in the Evangelist The subject
was referred 10 committee, consisting of
Rev. J. Wheeler, ID. d., j. +. Goodhuc, une
Hon. VIM. Slade, who subsequently made
the following
REPORT oN SLAVERY.
The committee 10 whom was referred the
communication from the Congregational
Union of Scotland on the subject OF slavery,
beg leave to report as follows:
That while we would reciprocate the kind
and Christian feelings expressed III their
letter TO the Congregational churches Of
Vermont, we would say, that slavery, as a
subject of legislation, is not within the ju-
risdiction Of the state government under
which we live, nor of the national govern
meut, with the exception OF the District OF
Columbia, and the territories OF the United
States. In relation to the District of CO.
ulnbia, the citizens of our state have long
been DESTROYS, and have often expressed
that desire in petitions, that the National
Government would abolish slavery and the
slave trade within it's bounds.
The evil and the wichedness pertaining
to the system of slavery in any of our
states, seems to us enormous, and MS such
calls tor the most solemn consideration of
the wisest statesmen, and the most devoted
phanthropist. We cannot regard il in any
other light than as the most portentous evil
that threatens our country aud as such
we earnestly recommend to all n consider
alton of the subject i'll the light of our
Saviour, that in all things we should dc
unto others as we would that they should
do unto us ; and also in the light of the
historical certainty, that the institution us il
now exists, will, under the government OF
God work out, for all who tolerate it in
principle, not only individual injustice, inn
purity and crime, but national wretchedness
and final ruin.
| In accordance with the wishes expressed
in the communication from Scotland, we
would make known the feelings OF our
transatlantic brethren to our churches, by
requesting publication of their commune
cation in the columns of the Vermont
Chronicle.
1 Resolved, That copy of the foregoing
be communicated, by the register, to the
Congregational Union of Scotland.
! All which is respectfully submitted.
J, WHEELER,
for the Committee