Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-01-18

for the Immediate Emancipation OF two and
a half millions of slaves.
AS ever, atfectionately, thy friend,
ROWLAND L. ROBINSON.
REPORT
! Of the BOard Of Managers Of the Auti-
Slarery Society Of FerrisburgA and H.
clntty. Presented, 2OM Of 18th NO.
1886.
The period having arrived, when it be-
comes the duty Of the Managers to report
to the Society the manner in which they
have discharged the trust reposed in them,
they feel bound to acknowledge that graf
irude is due to the Great Disposer of
events, for the prosperity, which, during
the past year, has attended our righteous
cause.-The violence of its opposers hav-
ing been oyerruled for good, as we'll as the
labors Of its advocates abundantly blessed.
The last year has been fruitful in inter
esting events connected with the progress
ofour cause, worthy ofrecord; a few only
of which will be here noticed.
} During the last session Of Congress, q
large number Of Petitions was presented
from nearly all the free states, praying fol
the abolition Of slavery and the slave
trade in our national domain. BY the
violence Of the slave holding interest, aid
e ed by the time-serving policy Of politca
t aspIrants, and the cringing serviIity o
v northern "dough-foces," the object oftht
> petitions was not fully accomplished ye
Y important vantage ground has been gain
S ed. Strenuous exertions were used by
the friends Of slavery to prevent all dis
cussion Of the subject; but sufficient wa
l. elected to establish, even to the admission
It Of some slave holders themselves, one i'm
{ portant position-the right of Congress t
= legislate on the subject Of slavery in thu
s, District Of Columbia, and consequently t
1t abolish it whenever it may be deemed ex
u pcdient Another valuable object gainec
q by thus petitioning Congress upon tn
C subject, and the slight discussion occasion
p, ed by it has been, to bring the matter NOR
" fully before the nation. The south has b,
h this means become better informed Of tn
g strength of northern abolitionism; the,
1t have learned that the aboltionists are nc
% likely to be put down, either by neglect o
70 opposition and many at the north hav
e been brought to think upon the subject c
d slavery, who but for the circulation of tn
- petitions and the subsequent action Of Con
n gless upon them, would have suffered til
g whole matter to lie unnoticed. Sufficier
al encouragement has therefore been afforc
~ :" ed by the experiment already made, t
ID warrant our vigorous perseverance an
IN it is hoped that petitions for the abolitio
L. of slavery, at least at the seat of our tede,
'e al government, will be poured into OF
b. present session of Congress, in such nun
n bers as will convince the representative
ye from the free states that their interest r,
es quires them to treat the petitions wit
- more respect than, from want of iusti,
. a majority Of them have hitherto done.
b The admission of another state into II
ne Union, with constitution to perpetual
~ slavery beyond the control of !egislati7
in enactment is circumstance greatly TO
deplored; afording evidence of a lameu
able detection from true republican pri
ciple in the mind of the north, since Il
memorable Missouri contest when it WI
;. with the utmost excrtioa on the part