The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-02-09

pocrisy.
Resolved, That slavery has always endangered
the integrity of the Union, and if suffered to con-
tinue must inevitably work the dissolution of the
Union, for it is preposterous to suppose that two
principles so antagonist as the freedom of the
North and the slavery of the South can always
walk along hand in hand together that the North
will always send Representatives to Congress who
will cringe and cover down there before the dark
spirit of southern tyranny.
Resolved, That the successive resolutions Of the
House OF Representatives of the United States on
anti-savery petitions, ending with Atherton's of
December 18th and l2h are tyrant-trifing with
the dearest rights of the people,
Resolved, That the people ought to pour in upon
Congress their prompt, united, and stern remon-
STRANGE demanding the immediate resentment of
those manifestations,
ReSolUed, That the evasve practice of laying on
the table petitions and memorials, which Congress
cannot reject, but will not grant, is denial of the
right of petition, and no other than laying out in
funeral state the Constitution and the liberties of
the people,
Resolved That the northern Representatives
who voted for those resolutions basey dishonored
their constituents and played the vassal to the
STAKEHOLDER.
ReSoLved, That the prerogative of VOTING, as
we'll as those of free Speech free press, free assem-
BLY, and free prayer to God, ought to be exerted
faithfully and mpartially By eUery abolitiomia for
the deliverance of the slave
ReSolUed, That we can never sanction the prin-
cple of slavery so far as to allow that slavehold-
ers are entitled to compensation for restoring to
the slaves their stolen rights or that they ought to
be paid for repenting of this enormous sin of OPP
preston and for leaving off to commit it.
We hold that it is more unjust for any one to
be kept in servitude than it is for another to be
made poor by setting him at liberty We hold
that it is shocking blunder in morals to maintain
that one man may have the privilege of keeping
another man or five hundred other men in bond
age for fear that he himself might otherwise be-
poor and wretched and miserable by flching from
him the avails of his labor lest he himself should
have to labor for his own support.
RESOLVED, That the scriptures furnish an infal-
lible remedy for slavery and heaven revealed
plan for its abolition in those passages which say,
" Let him that stole steal no naore"-" Cease to do
eoI and learn to do acell." And though kings
and potenates should league themselves together
IN shining against God and in setting the heel of
oppression upon their fellow men, vet there is no
other remedy but these humbling, soul-subduing
doctrines of the cross, repentance and reformation
ReSoIoed, That our compassion for the slave is
not spasmodic accidental like the little rivulet
formed by thunder shower that frets and foams
among the rocks and straight is dry agaiu; but a
living principle of philanthropy which has infu-
nature and which cannot be eradicated until eve
ry yoke, bound by the hand of oppression upon
the necks of our fellow citizens is broken and ev
cry oppressed one is suffered to 60 free.
Resolved That while our Representatives in
Congress CONTEMPORARY refuse to hear our petit
tons in behalf of the groanng slave, we are en-
couraged by the hear-cheering assurance that the
ear of Divine Majesty is never heavy that it can
not hear, nor his arm shortened that it cannot
save therefore we will not cease to offer up our
fervent prayers to that benevolent Being who
hates oppression, leaning upon his Almighty arm
for support and trusting in his omnipotent aid for
success.
RESOLVED, That if 1t be improper to mingle reli-
glon with politics so much as to vote for laws a.
gainst man-stealing, then we ought not to vote for
hidden by our religion"
Resolved That the American Colonization So
ciety in aiming at the removal of the free people
OF color, does directly by that means cast shield
around slavery, and is therefore the chief agent of
the Shareholder in perpetuating that horrid system
of robbery, oppression, debauchery and crime.
ReSolred, That, as abolitonists we most heart
lily rejoice at the recent debates in the legislatures
of North and South Carolina and Alabama upon
the reception of petitions and other matters con-
corning the freedom of slaves, and in view of
them would respectfully enquire of our apologiss
for slavery, if such discussions will not endanger
the Union
Resolved That the thanks of this Society be
rendered to William Upham Esq. for his able ad-
dress delivered on this occasion, and that copy
of the same be requested for the press.
Voted, That the Board of Managers be reques-
ed, should they deem it expedient, to call quar-
terly meetings of this Society for the ensuing
year, and that the next meeting be held at Water
bury
Voted, That the doings of this meeting be pub
lished in the county papers.
Adjourned without day.
ERASTUS PARKER President.
G. l.. KNAPP, Secretary,
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For The Voice of Freedom.