Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-05-30
QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE WEIR
MONT A. s. SOCIETY.

QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE vERt
MONT A. s. SOCIETY.
The first Quarterly Meeting Of the Yer
mont Anti-Slayery Society was holden,
pursuant to notice, at the Union Meeting
house in Chester, May 23d and gath, 1888
Rev. H. r. LEAvITT, President, in the
chair, Simeon Leland, Esq. Secretary.
Alter prayer by Rev. Mr.. Ely, the fol-
lowing committees were chosen, viz 80.
Committee on Basiness.--Rev. James
Miiligan, Rev. Henry Hodges, Doct. J. w.
Hale, Rev. Mr.. Crane, J. r. William. ESQ.
Committee to prepare rol.--Rsy. VIM.
M. Guilford, s. Leland, and Hon. Nomlas
Cobb. @ rae - 90 .-..t.
COMMITTEES of Revision. -Rey. J. Mill
gan, Rev. Mr.. Guilford, c. L. Knapp, Esq,
Rev. Henry Hodges. =
The Committee on business reported a
series Of resolutions, and after full dis
cussion, BY Rev. James Milligsn, Rev. Guy
Beckley, Rey. Mr.. Holmes, J. w. Hale,
Gen. Ryland Fletcher, Rev. Mr.. Winter,
Rev. Henry Hodges, G. L. Knapp, Esq,
] Rev. H. F.. Leavitt Simeon Leland, Esq,
and others, the following were adopted:
/ Whereas, God had made all mankind in
his own blessed image, and still recognizes
all the souls Of men as alike his own, there
fore n. -
Resolced, That Il Is the duty Of all men to adyo-
cate the canse Of the fraternal unity and socia!
equality which this common origin establishes ana
Resolpcd, That as slavery Is a direct warfare up
on human nature, therefore all who possess human
nature bound by interest well as by the dc
tates Of philanthropy and religion to oppose Il.
; Resoseed, That there is nothing incredible or
unaccountable IN the eruelties Of the saye-system,
but that they the natural result Of placing un-
limited power over his fellow in the hands Of such
Resolrcd Thai the signs Of the times-the signal
success with which the labors Of the friends Of the
slave have been blessed-the happy results OF I'M
mediate and uncondItlonal emancipation una .s
whatever circumstances Il has been tried-and the
defeat and failure which have uniformly attended
every other scheme protesting for its object the
benefit Of the slave, all emnently calculated g
inspire ne with renewed confidence IN the sound
Z ness Of our principles and the appropriateness
our measures, as they set forth in the Consutu
e ton and Declaration Of Sentiments of the Amer
D can Anii-Slavery Society. :.
! 1 nat inc touI OF lnOme and hlmDdAA "
u ish West Indies, confirms, by the most concInslV
: evidence, founded on the testimony OF all casse
ION those islands, the truth Of the important ProRo
stion, which has It's foundation IN reason ana pm
q losophy, that the immediate emanclPauon o. u !,
slave y practcable, safe and expedient-nai wnii
y promotes the best spiritual and temporal mteres.
:, Of both the emancipafed and the former masters
works no III 20 either IL also proves that me az
premiership which Is in operation on some o. mos
Islands Affords preparation for freedom, Duton "a
4, contrary By Disappointing It's unhappy subjects
le the expected boon, and adding new horrors 70 %
old system Of slavery, Il tends 70 dlsquahiy u
~ slaves Tor peaceabie and useful heemens ana o
OIL ing Taught with injustice and danger, - 70
deprecated and Stunned. -
p kesoircd, That tIc unhappy tate o. tne SAY
Ambrose, Who was held IN that reianon ~ =:
Sly, q Presbytcrian minister, under the piauslD
N preiext Of is being Cor his benefit and whose ca
m w- tnump1antIy cited BY our oPposers es ren
ta4on q lhc principI6 that Al! slaFenoldmg y 81
- nj, = signaI proof Of the hliItI o. any auem
- @ Substitutes cxpediency for right y any measu
for ne relief of de slave, short Of ne mn a.
q, inurdiaie restoration Of his inalienable ngnis.
Whereas, The abolition enterprise IS en-
Is incnily religious one, therefore
y I<seipe1 That sbol;sioni.fs. q aIl men. .hou
y I..1| .rd pray CT De revival q nqs reliF,o1'
Of o0.c, h.t her cans, my triumph under - p''s
4 Rrs,I-rf, Tk1l We rsr,ri De n6rshenc1urc5'
p a. I|rIr fsIIo1sh;n win .'@-ckoIISrs: s10ilt
n. .[.- - thcir puIpits end communion It'cs-
~ I..,'| implic;ief n De sui|t Of sustaining