The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-03-02

ment is more convenient, and, withal little more
in detail.
Fifth Annual Meeting of the Vermont Anti
Slavery Society.
Notwithstanding the severity af the travelling,
for the want of snow, the attendance, | believe,
was thought to be fuller than at either OF our pre-
vious anniversaries. The representation was not
so general, throughout the State; but different
portions were more fully represented, and the at
tendance from the immediate vicinity of the meet
ing was greater 1t was good time-a profitable
season. There great unanimity of feeling
and sentiment. great amount of business was
done The session continued from Wednesday
morning to Thursday night besides preliminary
discourse on Tuesday evening. The interest was
kept up to the last; and another half day or more
might have been occupied advantageously to the
cause. The speakers from abroad were Orange
Scott, of Lowell Mass, and OIiUer Johnson, Of
Boston. At home, j. p Miller, C, L. Knapp,
E., D. Barber, Benjamin Shalv, and numerous
others. 1t was emphatcally a Vermont affair
and none the less entertaining on that account
the two speakers from abroad being true sons Of
the Green Mountain State
My sketches of the proceedings, it will be seen
are only skeleton report of many of the
speeches would have been very valuable to pre-
serve on paper. They would not have suffered
in comparison with many that are preserved and
highly valued But it was impossible for me to
do any justice in reporting, if had undertaken it
especially in connection with taking journal
of the proceedings, and all the other business
which fell upon my hands
Below is an outline of what was done
Tuesday Evening" Feb. 49,
Address, in the Methodist meeting house by 0.
Scott. Good attendance and attention. An eff
cent effort-setting forth the sin of slavery, the
connection of the North with it, and the duties of
the North, growing out of the relation. Adjourn
ed to meet at the Baptist Westinghouse, at o.
clock tomorrow morning.
Wednesday Morning, 8 o'clock
Met in the Baptist house. Meeting called to
order by John Conant, Vice President of the So
ciety. Prayer by J. F. Goodhue
On motion, Resolred, To invite Orange Scott,
OF Lowell, Mass, and Oliver johnson, of Boston,
and others from abroad to take seats with US and
participate in our deliberations. j
Voted, That all members of Anti Slavery So
cieties present. be invited 10 seats and participation
with u.s.
Appointed Calvin Sqier af New Haven, -
Foo and J. M. Slade of Middlebury Commit
tee to obtain roll of the members of the meeting
Appointed for Business Committee, G. L.
Knapp O. Scott, E. d. Barber j. P. Miller and
J. F. Goodhue.
Committee for Nomination: o. S. Murray, Ben
jamin Shaw, Lawrence Brainerd, Dea. Grant, and
Ira Allen.
Adjourned to the Congregational house for pub
lie exercises.
Eleven o'clock
Met in the Congregational Westinghouse. Pray
er by Benjamin Shaw.
The Business Committee reported the following
resolution, which-aftcr encouraging reports were
heard from various parts of the State, and state
men of interesting facts, showing the progress of
light and truth on this subject at the South-was
adopted
Resolved That the progress of the Ant-Slavery
cause, the past year, at the North and the South,
furnishes cause for thankfulness to God and should
stimulate the friends of the slave to unremitted la
bors
2 o'clock, p M.
Met according to adjournment Prayer by o.
Scott,
Heard the Fifth Annual Report of the Execu-
tive Committee, from E. D. Barber, Correspond
ing Secretary. 1t was written with characteristic
force and intelligence. After exhibiting the doings
of the Society, during the year, it went into
thorough sitting of the gag-proceedings OF Con-
gress. 1t also took survey of the working OF
Immediate emancipation in the British West In
dies, showing its triumphant success.
The following resolution was then introduced
by the Business Committee and alter beng ably
supported by J. T. Miller, B. Shaw, o. Scott, o.
Johnson and J. Battey, was unanimously adop-
ted
Resozued, That northern churches and profess
ing christians, by holding religious fellowship
with Shareholders by admitting them into their
pulpits, and to the communion table; and by a.
pologizing for their unfortunate relation, do more
to strengthen the bonds of slavery, and to arrest
the current of public opinion against it, than all
its sophistical casuists and chivalrous defend
ers of the South.
On motion:
Resozuea, That we have learned with deep re-
gret, the manner in which the resolutions of this
State, on the subject of slavery, the slave trade
and the right of petition, were treated by our Sen
ators in Congress, on their presentation of them
to that body; and that we regard their conduct on
that occasion with unqualified disapprobation, as
betrayal of the high trust reposed in them, and
as covering down to the dark spirit of slavery
wholly unworthy of the representatives of Yer
nonters
The foregoing resolution was sustained by ]. P.
Miller and E. D. Barber, and carried with accla-
nation.
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