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

ant on the Legislation Of Virginia and Maryland
and would bind Congress not to abolish or eslab
lish ana institution there until those States had
first done the same.
After an interesting discussion, the foregoing
resolutions were adopted-a single voice dissent
ing.
On motion of r. w. Grswold
ReSolced, That Martin Van Buren,, by his sub
serviency TO the South and especially his pledge
on entering upon the discharge of the duties of
his office to veto any bill for the abolition Of sla-
very in the District Of Columbia, for reasons
similar to those urged by Henry Clay, is equally
obnoxious to Abofitioniss. Adjourned
Met again at 2 o'clock, ?. M, Prayer by Dca-
con Bingham of Cornwall.
The subject of raising funds was called up, and
pledges and contributions taken, to the amount OF
$1,000 to $1,000.
No estimate can be formed from this, of what
may be raised during the year to come Upwards
of $4,000 had been raised for the parent Society at
New York during the past year--and this with
financial agent in the field but a small part of the
time. Judging from present prospects, shall be
disappointed if the funds are not considerably aug
mented for the year to come, compared with any
former year
On motion:
ReSolved, That we heartily respond to the prop
osion which has been made, to hold during the
present year, national Auti'Slavery Convention !;
that we recommend to the Executive Committee
of the American Anti-Slavery Society 10 call such
a Convention, at some convenient time and place,
during the Summer or Fall; and that the Exec
utive Committee of this Society be instructed to
appoint delegates to such Convention when called.
On motion:
Resolvcd, That we highly approve the resolu-
tons and proceedings Of the Convention of Con-
gregational churches, recently convened at Ches-
ter, in relation to slavery.
RESOLVED, That the Constitution of the Society
be so amended that the Treasurer of the Society
shall be, eX-oficio, member of the Executive Com
mittee.
Resozoed, That Charles G. Anterior, member
of Congress from New Hampshire, by introducing
his gag resolutions in the House of Representa-
tives of the United States, on the 18th of Decem-
Der last has secured for his name conspicuous
place on the roll of infamy, and that all those
members of Congress from the free States, who
voted for those resolutions, have proved themselves
unworthy the confidence Of free and christian
people.
On motion
ResolUed, That we are as much as ever con-
WINGED of the great sin of African Colonization,
which was founded in an unholy union of slave
holding and inveterate prejudice against the color
ed American; and that the recent attempts to re-
enlist the sympahies of the North, in favor of its
diabolical schemes, after its Wlckedness had been
fully deveoped,an its utter hypocrisy exposed,
and after its condemnation had been so frequently
and unequivocally pronounced, by all the most in
teligent of that class whose special benefit it pro-
fesses to regard, can be viewed in no other light
than hopeless struggle to sustain sinking repu-
tation, rather than frankly to acknowledge error
and cooperate with those who had discovered the
Callacy of their scheme and honestly rebuked its
wickedness.
Thanks were voted to the several churches for
the use of their houses.