The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-08-10
From the Emancipation
National Anti-Slavery Convention.

This important Convention met, pursuant to
the call, at Albany in the 4th Presbyterian church
Oh Wednesday July 3lst. The meeting was
called to order by W. L. Chaplin, chairman Of the
Committee Of Arrangements.
ALvAN STEWART, of Utica, was appointed Pres
ldent of the Convention, supported by the follow
ing Vice-Presidents William Jackson, of Mass. :;
David Root, of N. H; Nathan Winslow, of Maine /;
Jonathan P. Miller, of VT; A. M. Collins, of
Conn; Willis Ames. Of R. l.. Elias Manches-
ter, James G. Brney, lsreal Smith, and Martin
Pope of N, Y. Indy Coates and James Paul
of Penn; Samuel Aaron, of New Jersey, Thorn
as Garrett of Delaware, and Samuel Plumb, of
Ohio.
Joshua Leavitt of N. Y; Chauncey L. Knapp,
of VT; and Henry Gibbons, of Delaware, were
appointed Secretaries
Prayer was offered by Joseph r. Robinson of
NY.
John Scobe, of London, who has Just returned
from spending several months in investigating the
condition of the British West Indies was introdu-
ced to the meeting, and invited to a seat, as an
honorary member of the Convention. On Thurs
day evening, August lSt by request of the Con-
vention, he presented deeply interesting and en-
couragng detail Of the state of things in those COL
onies.
The following general resolution was adopted
the first morning of the session, after remarks by
several members.
Whereas, the spirit of slavery pervades, to
great extent, Church and State in our country
making the one scandal and reproach to Christ
endom,-the other, libel upon repubicanism /;
and uniting both in the bans of an unholy alliance
repugnant alike to unadulterated Christianity and
genuine democracy II Therefore,
Resolved, That we solemny call upon all those
of ourfelIow men who love the principles of unde-
filed religion to neglect no opportunity of purify
ing the churches or sectS with which they may be
connected, from the pouons of system utterly
hostile to the precepts of the Gospel of Christ and
to the fundamental doctrines of every religious
sect land upon all our fellow citizens who value
free political institutions for themselves or their
children to neglect no opportunity, whether of Pc
tlior, remonstrance, or rebuke at the BALLoT-Bo~,
to cast out from the political parties with which
they may be associated, the spirit which trampes
in the dust the purest principles of both Conser-
vatve and Radical Republicanism.
The remainder of the three days spent in Con-
vention, was chiefly occupied with free, bold,
calm and uncommonly able discussion of the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were finally passed by
very large votes. The yeas and nays were called
on the first and stood, yeas 247 nays 10.
l. Resolved, That we will neither vote for, nor
support the election of any man for President or
Vice President of the United States, or for Gov
ernor, or Lieutenant Governor, or for any legisla-
tive office, who is not in favor Of the immediate
ABOLITION OF SLAVERY.
2. Resolved That every abolitionist who has
a right to vote, be earnestly entreated to lose no
opportunity TO carry his abolition principles to the
polls, and thereby cause our petitions to be heard
through the medium of the ballotbox.