Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-11-21

ceased, but IN having procured them TO be
set on 10 him as his share oi the inherita nee,
Tor the very purpose OF restoring them their
freedom, m,--therefore
Resoived, That we commend to the con.
slderai'on Of abotlonisls every where, these
acts OF dlslnteres,ed devotion to the cause of
justice and humanity, as teaching them q
lesson OF lberaiiy aud self sacrifice on which
they ought To practice more faithfully and full
ly than heretofore, ifnot conveying a rebuke
for their lukewarnness and deficiency OF
,zeal and activity hitherto in the promotion
Of their cause.
Thomas Davis made report on behalf of
the Committee on Finance, which was ac.
lcepted aiier solae remarks By G. G. Bureigh,
Wm NJ. Chce. aud C Thompson. G. c.
Burlciyh presented resolutions .. 10 u. ~
on behalf OF the Business Com'nillee which
resolutions were lad on the table.
G. G. Gurloish, on behalf of the Business
icommlttee,prcsented the following resolution,
which passed:
| l3. RssoirSd, That it il exped!ent to mp
point Il standing commlite" OF SIX, whose
duty i, sLall be to attend all the &c ssions of
our Stale Legislature with petitions, memo
iials, and "reminiscences. until nil laws re-
co4nzlng The existence al slavery and dis
tlnrton Of right, on account Of color, are
totally abolished.
| And. Oh u.ction. Aaron White. Wm. NJ
Chace. Thomas Davis. Jclbro \. Mitchell
aud Sllas SIsaon, were appointed u commit
tee 10 nominate the committee menlioned d
therein.
The Society then adj'd to 3 o'clock, p. NJ.
! The Society met. and was called TO orde
by J. Brown, one Of The Vice Presidents.
The Committee ou nominations, appointed
this morning. reported, and, pursuant tn lis
report, the following persons were appointed
| committee to attend the sessions Of the
l.c .islature:
Abrsham Wilkinson, Aaron White, jr.,
William French, John Brown, George &.
Shaw, Peter Barker.
VIM. NJ. Chace presented, on behalf Of the
business committee. the following resolution,
which passed. after being discussed w w.
/ l.. Garrison and w. Adams:
/ RS0ired, That the pre- cjudicc, which, on
account nf 4 difference of complexion or
/ physical conformation, would exclude any
inc mher of the human family from the cnjny.
monf OF that equality OF rights which the
Father of all has bestowed upon al! his ra-
tionnl children. il condemned by The spirit
and prccepis at christianity, unworthy pro-
fessed believer in the political principles Of
this na'ion,--one of The strong pillars OF the
system of slavery.
Resolutions 8, 10, II, l2. were taken up,
discussed by &. G.. Bnr'eigh, a. White, jr..
w. l.. Garrison. r. Brown. {. NJ. Ddrleigh,
5. s. Wardwell, WIN. Chace, and q. w.
Benson and passed in the following order:
Whereas. to elect to office. men VIII" will
in their official acts oppose, or refuse to pro,
maic the cause Of universal freedom, aud
equal justice. is 10 participate IN the guilt of
such opposition or refusal, therefore
Resolrei, That nboliiionis,s should moi.
and consistently with their principles cannot
vote for any man to office, who will not a.
far as he rIghttnlly and cons,itutionally can,
act in his official capacity on the side of i'm.
mediate emancipation, and for the immediate
abolition of all laws bearing oppressively
upon any class Of the population.
Resolved That while we recognize in the
inlqni,ous legislation by which the oppressor
seeks TO sanction and sanciIty' his unright.
eous practices, as serious obstacles To the
success of our enterprise, and in its repeal
an important step toward that success, We do
not assent TO the doctrine that slavery Is the
creature of law, father estccming il or the
creature Of the slave code--nor do we believe
that the repeal of that code would necessarily
abolish slavery, but wc do hold that The abo
lhlon Of slavery and the slave. holding dispo.
sltion would ensure the nnnihlalion Of tie
lave code.
Resoiu.d, Therefore that while we regard
voting for the friends of universal liberty is
the only way in which those who conscien-
4 glu and IL ut Ami,
their consistency, We do not rely on political
action solely or chiefly for The attainment of
our object, but for that WE depend mainly on
moral power pcrseveringly and faithfully ap-
piled.
Reso'ued, That we sincerely and earnestly
dcpreca,e the organization ofa political party
by the aboltlonis.s, as wrong in policy If not
IN principle ;-as contrary TO the whole cur.
rent OF our past professions aud exposing us
to tho charge of iusincerliy and fckleness,
not to say want Of good faith toward not only
the public but those Of our CO. operators who
have united with ns confdng in these pro-
tessions ;-us incurring the danger of the
dcgeneracy of our enterprise TO mere
struggle for place md power, and the emou-
me nts OF office: and as entirely unnecessary
u the accomplishment Of our ultimate or any
desirable object.
This last resolution passed unanimously
The society then adjourned to p. NJ.
l4lh, Up. NJ.
Pursuant to adjournment the society met
and was called to order by John Brown.
GIlber, Richmond offered resolutions No.
I6 and IL, viii h were passed.
Whereas our assurance OF tina. success IN
tins righteous cause rests on the motto, In
Gud we hope thcrrf,re
Resoiued, That we rejoice TO know that the
last Monday evening IN each month is OBJ
served by many aholi'ioniss in this aud other
States, MS concert Of prayer to Almighty
God for his blessing upon our efforts to pro.
nntc ths cause (; and we recommend to all
nbotlonists. AZ far as they consistently can
to attend SAID meetings, and by every possible
wav To- prn'nole its objects.
Resoived. Also That we deem it perfectly
proper that all anii-slavery meetings should
be- commenced with prayer whenever any
one present feels it his duty to lead in such
devotion and that the presiding officer of this
society lie requested to make proclamation
nj the opening of each meeting aud also nj
The commencement of each session of every
meeting that there is liberty for any one thus
la lead ~ prayer.
The President then invited any one who
felt disposed to offer prayer. and prayer was
accordingly offered by Mr.. J. Sleere.
On motion, IL was
Resoivsd, That for the use OF this house,
we heartily thank the religious society who