Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-05-17


ed to the Dissemination Of anti-slavery
principles among children and youth, and
with gratifying success. On looking into
our present generation ofrevised and i'm
proved school books. 1t will be seen that
those faithful finger-boards, which used TO
point the young mind towards righte-
business and liberty, and away from
~ SLAVERY, as from den of abomina-
lions, are mostly torn down, and in their
stead, in some Of our popular reading
books and biographies, pleasant lanes are
opened through which" Southern institu
tions" look beautiful in the distance.-
Here is poisoning at the fountain ! Had
we expended ten times, nay, one hundred
times, the effort we have, to administer the
antidote, We could not have been justly
chargeable with overesimating the Import
ance of the measure. Shareholders
dread the young abolitionists more than
the OIL
Reference is here made to the deputa-
ton sent to the West Indies, TIE facts re-
speeding which have already been publish
ed. They proceed to give tribute of
commentator to the Miss Grimkes, and
10 the labors of George Thompson, in
Great Britain; and in regard to his de-
bate with Mr.. Breckenridge, the testimo-
ny of DR.. Wardlaw is given. Reference
is also made to the many earnest and
faithful remOnstrances which have been re-
ceived from British Christians. Amongthe
cheering results Of Anti Slavery action at
home, it is mentioned as peculiarly en-
couraging that there has been great acctS-
sion to our ranks of truly religions peo-
pie Of every denomination Of Christians,
indicated by the thoroue h-going Anti
Slavery resolutions passed AMI published
by multitude of religious bodies. Ref
erence is also made to the action of sew
eral state legislatures, to show that the eff
feet of Anti-SIavery operations IS begin
ming to b. felt upon large masses of the
people. Nor are there wanting tokens
that abolitonism IS doing a good work
within The bosom of the poor souI-enslav-
ed south-kindIing up thoughts which it
would be death to speak now, but which,
In spite Of death, will burst forth anon
Many individuals, from the midst OF.
slavery, havr given the most so 'emn aSSur-
ances that abolition principle are spread
ing among the white population Of the
south. Don't give it up-don't bow
down to slavery; you have thousands at
the south, who are secretly praying for
you" said a southern minister, on the ad-
Iournment Of the Newly ork Annual Con-
terence Of last year, 10 minister who had
been threatened with censure for assist
ing in the circulation Of an abolition pa
per. "There is even now more of it
[Abolitionisml at the south, than prudence
will permit to be openly avo ved," says
the Watchman, paper printed at Sails
bury, n. c..
The Report also alludes to the present
commercial distress, as having been in
great measure brought about by the great
advances made by Northern and Europe
an capitalists, in advance for cotton, to en-
able the planters to purchase slaves: and
expresses the beliefthat 1t will ultimately
result in benefit to the poor slave.
After abiding to various indications Of
pro slavery feeling at the North, the re-
port concludes All these things show
the nee and the efficiency Of moral means
at the north. Did time permit, we might
dwell on the important political measures
to which northern power is applicable
While abolitionists will most anxious y re-
frain from organizing themselves into a
political parry, and turning from their
great work TO promote the election Of ia
vorites, they will not abstain from using
all their political power to accomplish
such objects as the preservation of the
right Of petition to every human being
in the land, the abolition of slavery wher-
ever Congress has the power, the exc Iu-
sion Of new slave states, and especially the
annexation of Texas the removal OF all
political disabilities, on account of color,
the extention Of the right Of trial by jury,
and the recognition Of Haytian indepen-
dence
While reading the report, Mr.. Wright
presented the celebrated remonstrance
from the people of DunbArton and the Vale
of Leven, in Scotland, which was unroII,
ed and extended up and down the orches-
ira, disclosing upwards Of 1000 original
signatures. ~~
Farther proceedings nertweek.]
From the New-York Evangelist.