Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-07-07
Your friend,
]. DOWNING, Major,
Downingville Militia, I'd Brigade
CONGRESS OF WOMEN.

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CONGRESS- OF WOMEN.
A Convention of Anti.Slavery Women
was held in the city of Ney York by adj
journments from the 9th TO the 18th OF nth
month. Mary s. Parker Of Boston, was
chosen President; and Lydia NJ Child of
Boston Ann c. Smith of Peterboro, N. y.
Abby Ann Case of n Y. city; Lucretia
Mott of Philadelphia; Sarah NJ. Grimke,
Charleston, South Carolina Grace Douglas
of Philadelphia, and Martha Storrs of New
Hampshire, Vice Presidents.
A. E. Grimke Of South Carolina ; Mary
Grew of Philadelphia; Anna w. Weston OF
Boston; and Sarah Pugh of Philadelphia,
Secretaries
Delegates from New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio we're pre-
sent and S. NJ and A. E. Grimke, request
ed their names might be stricken from the
roll of delegates from Philadelphia, and re-
gistered as representatives from South Caro-
lima. The number OF delegates was and
l07 women gave in their names during the
sittngs of the Convention as corresponding
members, besides many who attended as
spectators.
The Convention passed many resolutions
numbers of which were sustained by ami
mated remarks from different individuals
Committees were appointed to prepare an
address TO the women Of the Rominalty free
states-an address to the free people OF color
in the United States--a circular 10 the Wo-
mems Anti-Slavery Societies OF the United
States-and an address to Juvenile Anti
Slavery Societes-all of which will be pub
lished A letter was also addressed by this
Convention to the women of Great Britain,
and one TO J. c. Adams
The subject Of forming a National Anti
Slavery Society was canvassed, but il was
unanimously agreed that an Annual Con-
yention would effect all the great objects of
society, without any Of its cumbrous ma
chinery, and it was therefore concluded not
10 form such an organization, but to meet
annually at New York, Philadelphia Bos-
ton. and elsewhere, the next meeting TO be
holden in Philadelphia. the Sd week in the
9Th month, 1888, if the Lord permit
Lydia M Child proposed to the Conven-
ton systematic plan of pe,tioning, which
was adopted 1t was thought best to begin
to roll up our petitions into county memoir
ais, instead of sending them from cities and
towns, as it was mentioned that ]. O. Adams
although he presented so many, had yet $50
left on his hands at the close Of the session
of Congress. Some impressive remarks
were made on this importance of petitioning
and the duty of this Convention in meeting
its responsibilities and redeeming It's pledg.
es, ere it met again.
AS the minutes of the Convention will be
published in pamphlet form, we will mere
y add that pledges from societies and ind-
vduals were made to the amount of S347 so,
10 defray the expenses Of printing SC.
Emancipator.
Remarkable Longeoitg-A correspond
ent at Easton, Pennsylvania, informs us that
there is now living near that place an old
man by the name of John Linn las we'll as
we can make out the name from the writing)
of the age of one hundred and four wears.
He formerly lived in St. Mary's county Md.
and was carpenter by trade. "He tells
me" says our communicate "he built the
public building in the town Of Montgomery,
in ST. Mary's county, in the years l774-75.
| remember him myself since the year I777.
He is remarkable man; has full head
of hair, good eyesight, is very intelligent
OF free and easy conversation, and talks
freely of old times He has double set of
teeth, and says he broke three of them by
throwing bags of wheat over his head with
his teeth having been an over. powerful man
He married his third wife in his ninetieth
year, and she died the first of January last.
fle is now becoming feebler. We think he
was tory in the revolution; for he does
not speak well of General Washington,
with whom, he says, he was playmate
when they were boys"
Black Fy.-Sow bushel of dry ashes
to the acre on your turnip field, as we'll as
all other vegetables of the same class, while
the dew is on, or are moist, when they are
two or three days old, and it will preserve
them against the small black fly should
there come rain to wash it off Immediately
repeat it,, the ashes also is higly beneficial
to promote the growth of the young plant
Often the black fly will take every vestiee
from the fields, and lead person to believe
il was the badness of the SOIL