Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-03-16

Cu.n,rs Gp.,r.
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S,ur,, p,cr Er. Committee
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Th, ;nhob;,o,,. ~, chi,e,le, Corn,v
in tho S,,,e If Vo,po,t bc,nr ,,ombors oc
sovo,ol An,,.So,,ry r,rn Snc,n,,os IN
his C,nn,v in n,t.ncnc, of dino no,ico
md mn,nsl nrtn,.,,,6,u, have o.qomb,ol
this socond day of March ,23a in the
,own q, D,,Guy,,r IN so,l county ,o farm
n constitute, l,r ,bo rhi,,c,Ion C,nn,v
Anti Slavery Socj.,c. bohov,nc thereby W.
sball secure n ioint n.on.rat,nu NJ our mn,
ted cff,ris IN carrv,nr fnrvard the trent
and U,lv ohioc,s rnnie,n,lotcd nv the
friends Of un,yn,sel omauclnn,ion in these
IJni,ed States ,p3 f.,,ho scco,o,lsh,nsn,
Of This rurnose Il, hcrehv cq,cc Tint the
following a,ticles hereto annexed shall con
s,i,u,e md remain. un.jl cons,i,u,ionally
chanred. a. ,he constitution of the Chlt,ep
den County Anti Slavery Society.
Aprrc,rl 'Vbis snc,e,r shnIl no Erown
bv tho mama or tho Cl,,tente, Courtv
Anti. Slavery Society. auxiliary to the Yer
mont State Antl Slavery Society.
Arr Q. The uliec, of this socic,v shall
be to Disseminate koowlsdoe of all the
evil and crime Of s,nvnrv in lheso limited
S,n,es. bv pansrs ,s,indicols hooks nv
lectures. by Ibc rnrmnIlon of Town and
school district ou,j.slovorv scci,tios by
circulating Ilh-ar,cs. to he cjnDo.ed Of anti
eloverv n urea, sin acoins, Cod and man.
and that il ouoh, 10 bo immediotcIv abol.
ished. we therefore nledce outs,lve. TO nso
all constitutional mems for it., accomolsh.
mcnt. whether those means he rel,rious ar
poli,ical. remembering ,ha, whenevor wo
vote for n candidate frr n scat in our state
legislature or IN conc,oss tina, we nrovo
rccrepn, To our n,inr,nles if We know ,noiv
rive our votes far q ner.on, unfr;ondlv In
the treat doctrines Of oholtio,. W.
therefore agree to WELD tho nowcr we nos
se.s. whe,her il he moral nocrn,,rv re);,.
ions or noli,lcol for tho Intimate ova,,h,nv
Of american slavery, ~ sv.,cm. which is
renderinp us odious IN tho sich, of ;ha mn.
tons OF the earth. as well a. Inc God of the
universe
ART, 3 This s0cetv shnll ho 10 tho fol.
lowinr onice,s nc ito o,rors ,,J far IL rov
e,ument and con,,ol. = p,c.,d,u, ,Sre.
Vice Presidents. an Executive Comm;,,c,
of seven nersons n S,c,,,,r and Troox
urer; and said officers sbaIl he clo,hod will
the peneral mower which usare in tho stat,
has attached IN the sbapc of Gn,ias IN ,h,
several officers named Tho nyesiLen; an,
secretary lo he OK otIicin nemba,s of III,
execuIlyo cunn;,loo
ART. 4. The officers named in the thir,
article shall he elec,od annually nn tho fir :
Wc1,osdav of NaroL =, ,o,;n ,aa;,
society 10 be called bv tho exccut,ve com
ml,tee. in The name Of the prcs jtept. n
such pIacr "a said Cyccntivc co,nmi,te
deems fiji, -nolicc thereof boinr uivrn il
the npwsrancrs of the county ,wo wopL
prevlons thereto. and iConv oycn, Ionno
whereby said o!oc,ion shali nn, ha hn'd.u
then the soId officers elcc,od tho veor h.
fore shall hold their offices until n rcoula
annnal election sbal,oko uloce.
ART. S NIembrrsLin Of bis soc,c,y shin
cons,s, either in s,cr,rg ,ho ATM. SIove,
roll of members Of ,his coun,y Soc,etv -
having stoned the constitution or ;,u
anil. slavery society m This conn,v
AnT 7, shall he tho d,,v 81 tho ovol