State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-11-08

ANTI Slavery Society, who accepted the
office and took his seat, after making an
interesting address of some length, in
which it seemed he would have declined
the office if he might, from sense of his
unworthiness, or unfitne,s for the station,
by reason of comparative want of years
being but SO recent convert to tho full
principles and measures of our society,"
having been wasting his time during the
operation of AntiSlayery Societies in vain
aud lrultess attempts to reform another
Society-a Society, which, in his pIescn,
conviction was incapable Of reformation, -
and what he seemed most to regret, as un-
fitting him for the office, was his having
wasted his time i'll carping at what he then
thought to be eXceplunablc features of the
Anti Slavery SOciety-although he had
since found himself situated III view of the
Society, like one who at tho iurthCst re-
move from an object, can imagine it most
faulty but on making his approaches nearer
AMI nearer to it, finds it less and less so,
unit coming So near as TO embrace il, when
its imaginary faults were seen no more
Although he then SIT down, Us though he
must be excused ON account of such dis
quail licutions, he very soon came forward
to his place, after Brother Oliver Wctmore,
a latliarchal clergyman OF Utica, and Re
cOrdiug Secretary Of the Society," had very
happily removed all his objections aud
another brother had mentioned the case of
one aucicntly chosen Tor king, who for Il
while, could not be found, but was, at last
discovered, being hid among the stuff, and
Oh beng brought forward to his place, was
seen to be full head and shoulders above
others of his brethren.
Alr Smiths donation to the Society for
the year to come is s 600.
NNm. Goodcl was elected Corresponding
Secretary, in lieu of President Green ol
Oneida Institute, resigned. And it might
before have been M ntioned thatJ Judge Jay,
the first President OF the Society resigned,
by reason Of the too great distance of his
residence, Westchesttr,) from tie seat f
the soricty's operations.
The Society resolved with the blessing
Of God, to RAISE $4,000 the present year
Tor the tuuherence OF tho cause Of abolition,
to be expended mostly in maintaining
travelling agencies in the State, from town
to town, district to district, and house T.
house between four and five thousand of
which were pledged on The spot, while it
was mentioned b. Professor Wright Cor.
Sec. OF the American Auti-Slavery Society,
that the parent Society had already twelve
approved agents engaged to travel, lecture
&c. within the limits Of our State the year
to come besides, as it was understood, Il
due proporti N of such agents for other
States prepared to receive them.
including the above business Of the
meeting, two days and two evenings till 10
O'Clock were spent with unusual interest i'll
hearing sound Anti slavery speeches, some
shorter and some longer, from G,rrt
Smith, Esq of Peterboro', II. q. Ludlow
Pre- SD tcr,un Minister, G orge Bourne, Do,
Il. :. Wright Do. (cc,ored,) Professor l..
Wight, and r. &. William, .tgcnt of A..
A. $. SOcie:y's p"L5".ca,ions, all of New
. York ci;v,--.>. ID. Kirk, Pres. Min. OF
Albany; George Stors Meth. Min. from
N. f., now agent for this State and located
at Utica; Mr. Loss, Pres. Min. and agent OF
Oneida Institute President Green CT the
sane Istilutc; Kellogg, Principal OF
Female High School at Clinton; AIyan
Stewart Esq. OF Utica, and a. Savage
Pres Minister of the same place; Char! S
Stuart the British Abolitionist; VIM. Good
. ell editor of the Friend Of Man, Utica, and
Oliver Wetmore of the same place; Caleb
Green Bup. Elder OF Saratoga Co. and {
Brother Mitchell, Methodist Minister o.
Utica,
The reason, as ! suppose, Of our no
hearing from more OF our baptist brelhrcI
at tho meeting, was the sitting oil then
State Ministerial Annual Convention a
the same time at WhiteSboro'. From thi'
circumstance and the badness of such late
travelling, the Society altered lis ConsIltu
lion, to meet hereafter, on the third Wed
nesiay of Sept. annually, instead OF tn
same day Of October.
One fact more, in relation to the meeting
deserves Il conspicuous place and may wei
come in at the cose. IL re al!ude to III
speech of Brother Mitchell, which wa
made 70 lowing one of another upon res
oulion then before the house, while til
name OF lhs speaker was not announced
on his rising as in other cases. VI course
though he appeared as Il distinguished cltl
, zen aud public speaker, he was unknoW
to the mass OF tn Convention, until III
cl sc of his speech, when he made know
that HIS was his first public exhibition c
/ himself as an advocate Of immediate abe
t liion on the principles Of our society, an
+ that although he was aware OF the vast re
9 $, .onsibIity of his undertaking, and til
. sore trlpls TO which it probably might sui
a ject him, he wished his name to be enrolIe
% with the members Of the Society, that h
+ might have the privilege Of voting for til
y resolution to which he had been speaking
b lie had scarcely sat down before the aud
g cnce began TO call upon the chairman
# though impatient for his name aud pr'
70 fesSiOu i'm Society. uDOn winch It was III
II tinctiy announced from the hair, that
il Was,-"Rey. Mr. Mitchell, Methodist Gle
= gyman Of the city OF Utica ! upon whIcI
= cheers were abundanlly given by that pa
II Of The audience most disposed to follow Il
IS fashion OF cheering on such occasions,
II common Of late years in British assemble