Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-03-28

denied that privilege.
Pennsylvania is nobly coming up 10 the
work: Governor Rtner, in his last annual
message 10 The Legislature, comes cut boldly,
in favor Of anti-savery. Since that, strict
anii.slavery convention has been held at Har-
risburgh, where the Legislature was in session.
The Legislature gave the convention the use
Of the Representatives. Hall, for the transact
ton Of business, for the evenings they were
there and the proceedings Of the convention
show that spirit Of philanthropy is awake in
the Keystone state, and argues well Tor the
cause.
The cause is fast gaining ground in Ohio
there are about one hundred anti-sIavery soci-
cites in this state, one Of which contains about
4,000 members.
The people of Indiana have began TO petit
ton Congress for the emancipation Of the
slaves.
During the present session Of Congress,
petition on the domestic slave trade has bern
sent 10 that body by number Of females oil
Virginia.
The parent society have about 70 agents in
their employ; and besides those mentioned,
they have two females in their employ, who
were raised in the midst of slavery, and who
are well calculated 10 dlffuse much valuable
information.
There has not been so much mobbing and
lynchng during the past as there was the pre-
cedlng year yet we have 10 record few in
stances Of brutal treatment 10 harmless and
noflensve individuals, Tor being or suspected
Of being abolitionsts.
A citizen of New Jersey, while travelling in
the Southern states, upon suspicion oil being
an aboilionist, was seized by gang Of slave
holders, and their abetiors, without any proof,
and that individual tarred and feathercd, and
compelled to leave the state Immediately.
The printing press OF James G. Brney of
Cincinnati, was demolished and himself threat
cued of being lynched, for the plain reason
that he plead he cause OF the oppressed, and
printed an anti-siavery paper. And this, too,
was done by individuals at the head of the
mob, who held high and important offices I'M
der the state government-werec chosen 10 adj
minister law and equity they left their seats
Of justice to be the companions and coworkers
in lnquity, with a awess band Of desper0-
does, whose company and conduct are TO be
despised by all human beings. But we will
not dwell on such scenes; suffice II 10 say
they are not so numerous as they were the
year before.
As proof Of the onward march of the anti
slavery cause, we would slate that during the
present session of Congress, there has been
thribble the number of petitions sent TO that
body, with thribble the number Of names, than
there has been, in any previous session OF
Congress. 1t was stated few years ago by
slave holding men in the South, and reechoed
by their allies in the North, that the anti-save-
ry cause was Of short continuance that in n
shcrt time it would cease to exist, &c. But
their hopes and unlicipations are likely 10 be
disappointed; a cause that is SO noble and just
must and will prosper.
Already has the nation been shaken TO lis GEN.
tire, in consequence Of such a system Of mis-
cry, iniquiiy and degradation. The groans
aud lamentations Of nearly two and half mil
lions of human beings-beings that are flesh
and blood, and who have soul that must ex-
list through all extremity, are calling upon the
people OF these United States for deliverance /;
and shall we expect that the Southern slave
holder, whose heart is harder than The hinty
rock, will plead the slave cause ? Shall we
expect him who has violated every injunction
contained in the ten commandments 10 plead
the cause of degraded and outraged humanity
No. The none slave holding part of commu-
nifty mnst 90 on, then and the mighty reyo-
luton that has been already commenced in the
none slave holding states, will ere long be the
means Of exterminaiing slavery from the aboJes
OF man, & the slaves be permitted to enjoy the
rights CT freemen.
When we take view of the past, and see
the small number that composed he anli-save-
ny society at its first bcginning,-the fierce
opposition by our enemies, and the frequency
OF mobbing and ynchng of inoffensive indi-
,lduals and when we see those things pas
sing away and view the mighty enlstmenls in
10 The glorious cause of anti-savery; when
we behold the dying array Of that fierce oppo-
stion, and The building up Of anti.slavery prn-
cipIes upon its rims when we hear Of the
Halls Of Legislatures being opened TO anti slave
ry conventions, where they were denied that
privilege the year before, and see the mighty
army that is coming up 10 plead for the rights
Of the saves-we believe that the moral sensi-
bity Of rational ntelligencies Of these United
States will be so awakened 10 the condition oil
slaves-sons and daughters of Africa, held in
bondage, without any original law Of light,
that they will break every yoke and let the OPP
pressed 90 free.
Let us conlinuein the cause of well doing
until our object is fully accomplished.
By order of the Board.
! A. M. HAWKINS, Secretary.
The following is list Of officers for the en-.
suing year;
AMOS BATTY, President
p. l.. knight, Fice President.
A. Nj. Hawkins, Secretary.
Pca,ly Hill, Treasurer.
James Hardness, Librarian.
! II Councillors.
Per order Of the Society,
A. M. HAWKINS, Secretary.
From the National Intelligencer.
MR.. SHADES LETTER.
To the Editors Of the National Inieligtncsr.
Gentlemen Having failed in numerous and
pressing efforts (fnaly terminated by the pre-.
vious question,) TO obtain the floor in the
House of Representatives, on Saturday last,
for the purpose Of giving reasons for my mega
tive votes on the Two resolutions relative 10