Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-07-03
in type and be inserted from time to time, dur
ing the remaining IL weeks OF this volume.
ANTT-sLAvERY CONVENTION.


ANTI-SLAVERY CONVENTION.
The Convention, at Rutland, last week, was
God one. The help from abroad was abundant |
5 will be discovered from the proceedings below.
There was no want of speaking talents. Great
armony and an excellent spirit prevailed, through
lul. The cause was advanced. The hands of
hose who bam!e for liberty aud righteousness
we're strengthened.
The proceedings were as follows:
RUTLAND, June IS, 1889.
At 9 O'Clock A. nj. the Convention as
sembled in the Baptist Westinghouse, and
was called 10 order by J. w. Hale, of Bran
don, and John Conant of Brandon was ap-
pointed Chairman, and o. S. Murray, Sec
Rotary.
Prayer by Guy Beckley of Mortified.
Reuben Thrall, of Rutland, Jesse Sted-
man of Chester, and Guy Beckley were APP
pointed a Business Committee.
: ]. P. Miller, Agent Of the Vermont Anti
Slavery Society, made remarks while the
Business Committee were out, He per-
ceived that we were in a frigid region. If
we had met as party politicians, we should
have seen different state of things. We
should have been greeted by numbers who
now turn away and decry our cause. He
doubted not that there were numbers about
on these pleasant hills who were praying
with much zeal, THY kingdom GOMEZ
But ask them to remember, in their pray
ers, them that are in bonds, as bound with
them,' and they will fly into passion and
inveigh against The niger business, they
are off. They have no hearts to engage il
this work which alone can remove the OBJ
stacles to the extension and triumph of tina
kingdom for whose appearance they pray.
Adjourned to half past ten.
AT half past ten, public exercises com
menced. ]. P. Miller addressed the audi
ence, until past twelve. He wields GU
of great power, scattering his shot in ever,
direction, against the enemies of our cause
Slavery--colonization--the apologists G
slaverY-the recreant clergy-the dorman
chnrch-the heartless, intriguing political
the advocate of CASTE the fendish man
hater who INDUCES and eherishes diabo
ical prejudice-none ofthese escaped.
Adjourned to half past one, P. M.
HALF past one. Met according to at
iournment. Prayer by J. seeley, Agent {
the Vermont Anti-Slavery Society. J.
Miller continued his address.
The following resolution was reported b
the Business Committee
| Resolved, That American Slavery is III
sum Of all yillanies-the monopoly of a
wrong-the frs; Oh the roll Of infamy.
defes competition. For ineffable meannes
it is without a parallel. OF all despotism
/ il is the most despotic-of all crimes, tn
least excusable. 1t is the daily, habitu;
| transgression of every command Of th
/ Decalogue.. 1t seeks refuge in the Sacre
Page, and must be slain at the horns Of til
altar.
Toted, That no person be permitted /
speak more than once to resolution,
more than Is minutes at time, wiiho,
special leave of the Convention.
!, The foregoing resolution was sustaine
by Guy Beckley, O.s. Murray, Timoth
Goodale, Of Jamaica. J. M. Stearns, !,
Montpelier, J. P. Miller, r. G. Williams,
New Y ork, J. Seeley, Jesse Stedman,-a
ter which il was laid on the table for furtl
er discussion tomorrow morning.
Adjourned, TO meet tomorrow mornir
at nine o'clock. !
Nine o'clock, Wednesday morning. M
according to adjournment. Prayer by j.
Graves, of Ludlow.
C. L.. Knapp, OF Montpefer,J. Holcou
of Brandon, J. seeley, and r. 6. William
were added 10 the Business Committee.
]. P. Miller was called to the floor, a
entertained the audience for half an hour
The resolution laid over last eyenir
was called up and adopted unanimously.
On motion of J. P Miller,
RESOLVED, That all gentlemen prese
J whether In favor or against our measur
e be invited to participate in our discussion
o The Business Committee reported I
e following resolutions, which were sustai
:! ed by remarks from r. G. Williams, g.
al Grandy, of Vergennes, c. L: Knapp, Tt
IS othy Goodale, J. w. Hale, ]. p. Miller,
u and adopted unanimously:
ssI ResoIred, That so long as slavery ext
Id in The District of Columbia and the Tei
a. tory of Florida-so long as the slave ,r;
:. is carried on between the Siates--so |,
=, as the military power of the nation
Ill pledged 10 keep the slave in subsection,
ny northern magistrates consign escaping {,
W tiVes to hopeless bondage,-so long
people of the Free States are guilty Of
le. so &C rlnrnhnld;nr y