Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-08-14
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adopted the first morning OF the session,
after remarks by several members.
Whereas. the spirit of slavery pervades,
to a. great extent, church and State in our
country,--making the one scan
dial and reproach to Chrlstendom.-
the other, libel upon republicanism =
and, uniting both in the bans of an unfTo-
" alliance, repugnant alike to unadulter-
ated Christianity and genuine democracy :;
Therefore,
Resolued, That we solemnly call upon
all those of our fellow men who love the
principles of indebted religion, to neglect
no opportunity for purifying the churches
or sects with which they may be connect
ed, from the pollutons of system utter
ly hostile to the precepts OF the Gospel OF
Christ, and TO the fundamental doctrines
of every religious sect and upon all our
fellow citizens who value free political In
stitutions for themselves or their children
to neglect no opportunity, whether of Pc
| tition, renonstrance, or rebuke at the BAL
LOT BOX, to cast out from the political
parties with which they may be assoclat-
ed, spirit which tramples in the dust the
| purest principles of both conservative and
radical republicanism.
/ The remainder of the three days spent
in convention, was chiefly occupied with
a free, boldly calm, and uncommonly able
discussion of the following resolutions,
which were finally passed by very large
votes. The yeas and nays were called or
the first, and stood, yeas PAT, nays 10.
| 1. ResoLred, That we will neither vote
for, nor support the election of any mar
for President or Vice President of the u
, nited States, or for Governor or Lieuten
ant Governor, or for any legislative office
: who is not in favor of the Immediate ADO
| LITIoN OF SLAVERY.
| 2. ResOlUed, That every abolitionis
: who has right to vote, be earnestly en-
d treated to lose no opportunity to carry hi
a abolition principles TO the polls and there
v by cause our petitions to be heard throug
= the medium of the ballot box.
: Whereas the subject of nominating di
h tnct anti-slavery candidates for offices
l the gift of the people has been presente
n to this ention,-Therefore
ir ResoLved, That it be recommended
i abolitioaists to adopt such course in the
respective sections of country, in regal
to this matter, as will, in their judgmer
er best subserye the cause of immediate alb
lP lition.
~ An address to the citizens of the Tn
E ed States, was presented by commit
Is appointed for that purpose, and adopted
"a 1t will be published next week.
Is Between four hundred and fifty and Fl
ne hundred members were in attendant
IS coming from all the free States except
e, diana and Illinois, and from the sla
40 State of Delaware. We venture to S
ny that, as body Of men, convened to
for their country and for liberty, the &C
vention would not suffer by comparis
l n1 with any similar body ever convened
M the country.
az A portion of time was occupied in ra
- ing about $4,000 for the treasury of
w American anti-slavery society, chiefly
. subscriptions of 800 each.
IA Of the numerous letters addressed
-" the committee of arrangements and to
convention, only part were read for
u want of time.
40, The reporter, A. ]. Stansburv, ESQ
% % preparing a full account of the deba
-. - which we shall give in our next pal
NV together with the official record of Q
~ ceedings, the roll and the address will
80 forwarded to each member in attendar
nc lin order TO the better understanding of the
"A test below, by the reader, it is proper to state
- soon after the Convention organized, VII
- Lloyd Garrison arose and requested TO know
'Ao what authority the Committee at New-York I'M
IN ed the word "treenaen'' in the call which bro
eHe the Convention together. In their SO doing
was sure they had assumed to themselves po
s"' which did not belong to them. Alcan Ste,
Chairman of the Convention, decid ed that Fl
. Garrison was out of order in making this eng
-on which the latter appealed to the audience
the former sustained. Friend Garrison
- wished to have the Committee explain as to
= they meant by the word freemen. He was ni
ed that the Committee had no explanation to n
the He then moved that the word freemen,' us
eech- the CALL be so construed as to include all pc
is its present, wishing to take part in the proceed
ne of This motion was rejected, on which he bro
off, in the following protest. which was, by vote
uring Convention, filed and published with the pro
ings. The same protest was adopted by upv
:. of go other members of the Convention, v
rsr names were also recorded owe it to myself
,roe. to the cause, to say that my own name was a
le0 them.
8 LIST. PROTEST.
w. The undersigned. member of
littee National Anti Slavery Convention,
in session in Albany, respectfully
inted leave to make the following Protest
d by to have it published with the proceed
liam of the Convention.
H.; He protests, inthe first place, ag