Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-02-28

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J. F. GooDHUE, and several others, which
were listened to by q large audience. they |
were adopted by the Society.
The thanks of the Society were tender
ed to ALvAS STEWART for his arduous
and acceptable labors on this occasion, and
also to the Congregational and Methodist
Societies for the use Of their houses.
~ Then adjourned sine die.
M. d. GORDON, Secretary.
- RESOLUTIONS
I. Whereas, The House of Representa-
tiyes in the Congress of these United States,
on the 2lst Of December last, passed Reso-
luton by which all petitions on the subject
of slavery addressed to that body were to
be laid on its table, unread, undebated, uE-
printed. unreferred and unconsidered; and
whereas the same in the opinion of this
meeting was most alarming violation of
the Constitution Of the United States, and
struck death-blow to the right of petition
the corner stone of republican institutions,
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RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this
meeting the friends Of republican govern
ment and constitutional liberty be entreated,
throughout this land, to make renewed and
lunceasing exertions-by petition and re-
monstrance against this invasion of the
liberty of ALTO cause this alarming Reso-
lution of the House of Representatives to
be blotted from the annals of our country.
! 2. Resolved, That the allegation that the
| Constitution Of the United States has guar
anteed the perpetual existence of slavery
amongst this people, is unsupported by any
i evidence, and is an unmerited reproach upon
the memories Of our revolutionary fathers.
3. RESOLVED, That the present crisis in
the Anti-Slavery cause calls loudly For the
firm and united action Of every patriot, phi
lanthropist and Christian and that at such
a juncture to refuse to speak out on the sin
of slavery, is to prove recreant to truth, hui
mainly, and to God.
4. RESOLVED, That ministers of the Cos.
pei and church members, who at this time
refuse to remember the American slaves in
their bonds as bound with them-by pub
licly acting in their behalf and for their re-
demption-fail to manifest one of the mos
prominent characteristics of the Christian
religion. ....
S. Resolved, That those who profess to
ubbor slavery and at the same time refuse
to act In accordance with the principles lai(
down in the Constitution of the American
Anti-Slayery Society, do not stand on neu
trail ground, but on the contrary lend thei
, aid in sustaining slavery.
6. RESOLVED, That we do not require ;
man to subscribe to any particular religious
tenet, to fit him to act as fellow laborer il
the cause of the enslaved.
Z. RESOLVED, That the most plausible O
: the objections, as yet offered against GU
principles and measures, furnish no reason
why any well-wisher Of his race shoul
: stand aloof from the cause Of immediat
: and universal emancipation.
i 8. Resotred, That we are taught by tn
!, history Of all great moral enterprises not t
| expect success without an arduous struggle
: and that the opposition we meet, so far from
ldisheartening, should serve but to animate
US to still more strenuous effort.
d 9. RESOLVED, That it is a libel on tn
character of our Maker to say that it will
no good to utter truth in the ears Of slave
holders.
81 10. Resolved, That the signs of the times
:. the providences of God, reason, humanit
= and truth unite in bidding US God speed j
8 our enterprise Of benevolence.
IL. Resotued, That relying on the enel
4 gies of Truth, and upheld by the arm G
Omnipotence, we will never hold our peac
It till the stain Of guilt has been washed OF
v from our national eseutcheon, and the las
shackle has fallen from the limbs of tn
slave.
IL. RESOLVED, That that prejudice exist
|. ing at the North which crowds brothe
into an odious "negro pew" in the hous
OF worship, or excludes him from the socis
IS circle merely on account of his color, is
sin in the sight of Heaven, equaIled only b
slavery as il exists at the South.
u Is. Resolred, Thata Committee of thre
be appointed to take into consideration th
constitutionality of American slavery, an
report at our next meeting the result of the
l. investigation.
Il RESOLVED, That the several Ant
Slavery Agents, collecting funds in TIL
: State, and our friends who contribute
= this cause, be requested to forward all sue
collections and contributions to the Trea
urer of this Society, or to report to him th
a amount and disposition of the same. An
that the Treasurers Of our county and tow
Societies be directed to report to our Trea
4. urer all monies paid by them, either to hin
to Agents, or to the parent Society.
to 1T may be proper to state that the sketches b
low were to a considerable extent written OF
and to some extent in type, before the procee
y ings, as given by the Secretary above, were =
Us ceived. This may account for any slight repe
OF ton that may appear.
For the omissions in the Secretsry's journal,
n is due to him to state that, being under the n
"a cessity of leaving town the morning after d
close of the meeting, he committed the papers
friend to be arranged and filed out tn
friend states that the requisite papers were not
handed over to him.