Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-05-15

sure OF Accomplishment. Before the pow
er OF simple truth and common sense,
prejudice and mob law, gags and IRON
hearted custom will give way. God, and
all his glorious attributes, and his whole
universe of mind and matter are on our
side. Well may we labor In hope that |
country so richly blessed hitherto, will
at length be brought to the GROWING bless
lngs OF sound mind and an honest heart.
The acceptance and publication of the
Report was moved by GERRIT SMITH of
Peterboro'; and seconded by The Rev.
JOHN RANKIN of Ripley, Ohio, who ad- |
Ged statement of some ofthe fruits of
slavery, which are frequently passing un-
der his view, and agonizing his heart,
where he resides, on the borders of Ohio,
and within sight of the State of Kentucky,
where slavery is said to exist in its mild
est forms.
The Rev. Luther Lee, of Utica, N. Y,
offered the following resolution: 4.
"Resolced. That the system of Aneri-
can slavery usurps the prerogatives of
God, tends to blot the divine image from
the soul of man, degrades him from the
digni6ed rank his Maker gave him in the
scale cf creation, and subverts all The So
cial relations which God and nature have
made essential to his earthly enjoyment"
This resolution was sustained by a
speech distinguished for cIearness. cogen-
cy and power. We shall give sketch
of his remarks in our next The motion
. was seconded bv the Rev. DR.. Wilson, of
} the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Col
f denham, N. Y, with a few remarks,
showing the absurdity OF condemning sla-
8 very in the abstract while justifying it in
the concrete; and illustrating the evils of
e oppression from the facts in Scripture his
5 tory.
d Andrew Harris, graduate of the Uni
r verslty OF Vermont, offered the following ::
o RE solved, That the Degradation and
e Crime which exists among the Colored
i People, are the result of the wrongs un-
r der which they labor"
;. In supporting this motion, Mr. Harris
y made an eloquent and convincing state
,. ment of the disabilities and wrongs, which
ot dishearten and depress the free colored
lie man, his exclusion from the means of i'm.
|
Of ces, and which are the true causes of the
o. degradation of so many.
IN The motion was seconded by James
vs. Cannings Fuller, of Skaneateles, N. Y.
=, ~ who said that he appeared not as mem
H. Der ofthe Society OF Friends, but as man
tie He stated some circumstances in the his
IT, tory of the last preceding speaker, whom
Mt he had known for long time by reputa
lg ton, although personally a stranger.
e, Henry B. Stanton. one of the Secreta
"a ries ofthe American Anti-Slavery Society
o. offered resolution, as follows:
10 "Resolced, That the political power @
x the free States is sufficient, if properl
in exercised, TO cxterminate slavery in tn
7er nation"
en Lewis Tappan, one of the Executiv
'ut Committee of fhe Am. A. S. Society, ez
lal hibited an lumber Of specimens of whip
70. bowie knives, &C., of northern imports
I'M ton or maufactue, for the use of southeI
ub- Shareholders, DULLES and murderers; ar
ted stated variety of facts respecting the i,
APP fuence OF slavery upon ministers ar
ent others who have gone to the South.
the The Rev. Joel Parker, pastor-elect
mi the Tabernacle church, conceiving himse
we alluded to Mr.. T., offered an explain
5 to tory statement, in which he said that
;, had opposed the letting of the house, |
o'y his trustees, for this meeting, in the expe
self tation that some insult would be offered
'om the congregation; and he was sorry
the see his fears realized. We believe t
the audience, generally, considered MIR. Pa
rom ker,s explanation calculated to lower
IN character ia the estimation of the cand
o' The Rev. Nathaniel Colver, pastor
anu the Baptist Church 10 Greenwich, Wa:
g h,a. ington Co, N. Y, presented a resolutic
r. .Resolved, That the suferings of I
, I've American slaves give their cause pecul
. If claims upon the sympathies of Christia
lot i paramount to the claims of any other cl
den. of our brother man."
offer In sustaining this motion. Mr.. Cul
che urged the claims of the slaves, as pa
ring mount to those ct other classes, on
: do. ground that their suferings are pecul
ming both in kind and degree, that Christi
; for have contributed. in no small measure,
d de- their neglect and injury, to inf1ict tn
Y has sufferings, and because Christians b
ssion peculiar facilities to reach their sufferil
, she which do not exist with respect TO Of
ry to classes of our brother men.
We shall give full report of
petit speeches in our next.
truck The meeting was closed with the
in the ology,
orous "From all that dwell below the skies"
etched and the apostolic ben.dction. A i
haped assembly crowded the spacious Table
ro do. li..I r.. c,,,r boors with @