The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-01-19

omy to do the work by these nstrumenales alone The
county and town societies each perform their part
the labor by the help of volunteers and local agents of their
own We would therefore, propose the following
PLAN OF LABOR.
l. COUNTY SOCIETIES.
l. Let each county society hold regular quarterly
ngs in different parts of the county, and let notice
be duly given of them in the newspapers. Let suitable
be used to large attendance of friends from
parts of the county, and others DESTROYS to become ac-
quanted with principles and measures let the execu-
tive committee of the county that suitable speakers are
provided for these meetings. and let pains be spared
make them interesting and instructive.
2. Let the secretary of the county society keep COM
pete list of all the local agents and volunteer lecturers in
the county, and let him furnish the secretary of each
society with copy of this list that they may know who to
call upon for any particular Nsice, when needed.
8. Previous to each electonRf members of the state e
gslature let the executive Committee of the county soce
y address the following similar query, every can
didate for the Office to be filed
Will you if elected senaor representative, the case
may be) the utmost of your ability procure the i'm
mediate abolition of slavery and the slaveade in the Dis
ct Columbia and and also to pre-.
the admission of Texas any state into the union
with constitution allowing slavery within its limits!
II, Town SOCIETIES.
1t is advised
l. That town societies hold meetings regularly once q
quarter oener practicable the purpose of lectures
and discussions of attending the various subjects
nected with the cause, and of sustaining lively
therein which alone any reasonable hope of
success
Tho+o
members of the society," agents take charge of each
school district in town.
3. That those agents have complete list of the heads
of families, and the of every person eighteen
years of age in their respective districts.
4. That the agents be furnished at with subscrp-
ton papers, pedgng those who sign them pay annually
quarterly during the continuance of slavery until their
Withdrawn, the sums annexed to their names
and that the agents circulate those subscription papers
throughout the neglecng none because they not
members of the society," if they friendly the cause,
any because they unable to subscribe argelyonly
let an equal distribution of the burthen be made according
to each ones ability, and will be oppressed The
agents should also that the subscriptions promptly
paid as they become due
5. AS fast the collections paid to the
uTeI OF tne oNH society shOulu ali is
ed for the state society to its and all money for
the American society should also pass through the hands of
the of the society. Punctuay and prompt
the part of individuals and societies in redeem
ing their subscription pledges indispensable the
cessful prosecution of whole enterprise EVERY
STANCE OF DELAY FAILURE TENDS TO EMBAR-
THE WHOLE MOVEMENT!
6. Where it has already been done. immediate
should be taken establish Library of An-Slavery
Literature each in the state, with branches in diff
crent places render the books of easy all
who may be induced to read them. The following
commended among the important which, togeth-
with large of an-savery books and PAM
phets, may be had at the Depository of the Vermont A. S.
s. in Vergennes kept by j. E. Roberts, wholesale pr-
for any So and in all cases at the New
York prices jays Inquiry, Thome and Kimball, Chlds
Appeal Charles Ball, Rankns Letters, Anslavery Man
ua, Yields Bible Argument, Wythe the District of
Columbia, These books and others which may be added
the library, should be placed in the hands of active eff
cent librarians who will only that they prop
ey used but that they read and exchanged No book
should be allowed remain in the hands than
weeks. The books read and exchanged among parents
and children under such simple regulations the society
may desire, fail produce the favorable results
7. Circulate the constitution of the society in
cry school district once in three months,
8. When blank petitions circumstances for the state
national legislature sent out let the agents in each
district Immediately present them for signatures to every
man and woman of lawful age in said district.
g. Let the agents also supply every family in town with
an Ant-Slavery Almanac let those who will purchase
be furnished with them at the expense of the town society
better for general circulation rarely be found
10. On the first of January the secretary of each town
society should forward report of the dongs of the society
for the year the secretary of the county society," stating
the number of its members the of its officers the
amount of funds raised the number of meetings held, and
of addresses delivered before it, and by whom the
Der of volumes in its library of amanacs distributed, and
names obtained to petitions and Inconsistencies and any
other facts of interest Importance to the
H. The establishment of ant-slavery paper in this
state as an organ of communication among ourselves az
well as of spreading out widely princi-
ples long been regarded by the committee object
very great importance the and have the
pleasure of informing you that have secured the labors
&C. L. KNAPP to take charge of paper be published