State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-05-24
Lectures Of Geo. Thompson.


TUST PUBLISHED and for sale at the
- Anti Slavery Rooms, DC Washington
street, Price 80 cents, Lectures OF George
Thompson, Esq. with full report of his
Polcmical contests with Peter Borthwck,
Esq. the advocate Of the pro-savery party
in England. This work has been complied
from various English editions, and such
lectures only selected as have a bearing on
the general question OF slavery throughout
the world.
CONTENTS.
/. A brief History Of Mr. Thompson's
connection with the Ant-Savery cause in
England, and the reasons which induced
him to visit the United States.
2. Speech delivered in the Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel, Irwell-strecr, Manches-
tel, England, being a reply to Mr. Both-
wick's statement on the subject of slavery.
London: J. Hatch & Son, 1877, PicadilIy,
1882. The subject in this lecture, is discus
sed on the principle OF Right bet,Ccen Nan
and NAM The reporter says "The moment
Nj Thompson was recognized walking n
long the aisle towards the vestrv, bust OF
applause Immediately proceeded from the
auditory. Precisely at seven O'Clock he as
ccnded the pulpit, accompanied by the BO-
rough reeve, VIM. 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 OF arrang-
ing and handing To the speaker the ducumen-
tatory papers requisite TO support the great
cause OF humanity. The large and heauti-
luI Chapel was crowded with a highly re-
spectacle auditory, and never was speaker
more enthusiastically received, more atten-
tivdly heard, or more iceIingly responded
to-
8. Discussion between MIR Thompson and
MI BOrthWick, held at the Royal Ampilhra-
tire, Liverpool. The discussion was contin-
ued 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,
SEPTEMBER 30, 1882, in the Irwr street
Chapel, Stafford, Manchester. This Lecture
was delivered soon after Mr. BOrthwick, the
West Indian pro slavery advocate, had pub
icly said that he would follow MrThonp-
son from place to place, like his evil genius.
The following question is discussed in this
Lecture; Can any circumstances juStG
man in holding his Jcllow-men as property?
This Lecture says the Reporter, 'was an
nounced 10 commence AT seven O'Clock. The
ado .iSsion was by tickets, for which there
was an unprecedented demand. As early
as five O'Clock the doors were surrounded
by a number OF most respectable persons, and
by hall past six the Chapel was crowded by
one Ci the most sespeclable auditOreS ever
witnessed in Manchester or Saliord. We
obse wed a considerable number o. the Socie-
ty OF Friends present. Attwenty minutes
before seven Mr. Thompson was recogr lied
walking down the aisle, attended by several
OF his friends, I'd was greeted with enthu-
siastic cheers. A few minutes before seven
w. Hill, Esq. the Borough reeve entered,
and was loudly cheered. Precisely at seven
O'Clock Mr. Thompson accompanied by the
Borough reeve and Mr. Peter Clare, left the
vestrv and assembled the pulpit stairs. Mr.
Thompson came to the front OF the pulpit,
bowed respectfully to the assembly, and was
received with immense cheers, which lasted
a considerable time
D. Speech OF Mr. Thompson, at the great
Anti Colonization meeting, held in Exeter
Hall, London, July 1888, James Chopper,
Esq. in the Chair. The following resolution
was offered to the meeting by Mr. Thompson
and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the colored people oil the
United States, fully aware that the object
OF the American Colonization Society is not
their improvement and happiness, have de-
carcd their detcstatOn OF il in She most
solemn and public manner; that that OPP
pressed people have our heart el' sympathy;
and that the principles and efforts OF their
advocates, the Anti Slavery Society Of New
England, have our cordaI approbation.'
E5~The work consists Of 200 pages and
may be had at the Anti Slavery Rooms in
New York, Providence, Boston and Con-
cod.