Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-09-19

popular and aD0llSneQ, so long as the persons
following the condemned practice are per-
mitted to sit, without being questioned, at
the communion tables, and to preach in the
pulpits OF Cur churches.
5. Resolved, That in the opinion OF this
Convention, il is proper and necessary for
ministers and churches to decline inviting
to their pulpits and communion tables, all
persons who, after being afectionately en-
treated to consider the evil of the practice,
will persist in their determination to hold
slaves.
The above named committee caused, thro'
the Committee Of OVer:ures, the subject of
these resolutions to be entered as an item of
business, on the docket of the Convention.
When in the order OF business, this subject
came up for consideration, it was moved that
Rev. Mr.. Blanchard, an agent of the Amer
lean Anti-Slavery Society, present, be invit-
ed to speak for ten minutes on these resolu-
tions, or the general subject they embrace.
Whereupon, Mr.. E. c. Tracy, the present
Editor of the Vermont Chronicle, in the
true spirit Of Southern gag-law, moved that
the whole subject be laid on the table. The
motion was instantly seconded by Rev. Mr..
Tilden, Of West Rutland, Some doubt be-
ing raised as to point OF order, Mr.. Tracy
insisted on the presidency of his motion,
and proceeded to show why it ought 10 pass.
He said the business had been digested and
prepared for the action Of the Convention,
in another meeting; and this, to his mind
was sufficient reason why it should be laid
on the table, as the proceedings in the case
contained an insinuation that the Conven-
ton was not competent to prepare its own
business; and besides, the Convention were
doubtless aware Of the evil tendency of eau
cuses designed to influence the action Of &c
clesiastical bodies, as it had been illustrated
ty recent occurrences In the Presbyterian
church.
To this, Rev. H. F. Leavitt Of Vergenne.
replied, in showing that the meeting held b,
the friends Of the enslaved in the morning
was not analogous TO the conventions he'll,
by the parties in the Presbyterian church
preliminary to the action of the General AS
} sembly. There had been no concerted de
sign about the holding OF that meeting. |
was notified in consequence Of a reques
E made to him the evening before, in connec
ton with appointments for a morning pray
} er-meeting, and the hour Cor the meeting G
the Convention. 1t was held with ope
| doors, and all were invited TO attend, & ma
ny of the members Of the Convention attend
ed, and he was happy to see them there
Besides, the business had been presented t
the Convention, by members Of its body
through its own Committee OF Overtures.
Mr.. Tracy still urged his former objection
: and in admitting that the members Of tn
Convention were present at the meeting, b
: commended that they had rendered themseIve
:. liable to censure, for being absent from tn
$ Convention after the appointed hour of it
It meeting. They probably were present a
J, soon as many of those who did not atten
: the meeting. The subject had indeed bee
put on the docket by the Committee of Over
ures, but in this, he though; they had mi:
judged, and acted very injudiciously.
. Rev. Chester Wright, of Hardwick, arose
and said he felt grieved that the few minute
delay Of some Of the members of the Con
vention, in their attendance in the morning
n should be mentioned as worthy of censure
d when their attention was occupied by sub
ject Of such deep and solemn interest. !
d their absence under other circumstance
might have rendered them worthy Of cen
n sure, he thought, in this case, there was pal
I, liation at least, if not reasonable excuse
$ For the Convention were not ignorant Of tn
i fact, that two millions and half of our fel
II low-beings, who are "bone of our bone an
: flesh of our fesh," are groaniDg under tn
a bondage of slavery. This venerable fathe
d spake feelingly of the hold which these GU
l. brethren in bonds, have upon our sympathie
e and our benevolence, and especially of tn
claim which their case has upon the atten
S ton of the Convention.
+ Mr.. Wright was followed by several gen
S tlemen, who spent half hour or more il
urging that the subject should be laid on tn
=, table, from the time that would be require,
in IFS discussion, Precluding thereby the ap
propridte business of the Convention
t When Rev. Mr.. Plumb, of Pawlet, observ
ed that as It was not contemplated 10 allow
Il the agent Mr.. Blanchard but ten minute
y in which to remark, he wished that he Nigh
be permitted to speak, especially as the Con
e veniion had adopted the precedent in &C
J, cording like privilege to the agent of tn,