Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-06-03
VOL. XII. NO. az

tesoiVeC, nat thal Church ounht NJ,
TO De regarded and treated as the ChurcI
oil Christ, but as the foe of freedom. h..
mainly and pure religion, go long as i
occupies its present position.
On motion of o. Johnson. voted 10 s,,
pend the rule, ard to allow Hiram Wis
Is minutes TO speak in relation 10 m. s.is
emancipated slaves in Can ada. AGrrh,.
remarks, the following resolutions wr..
unanimously passed
Resolved, That the colored popula,;o.
of Upper Canada, having broken ,b.;.
CALLING chains and sought protection nm
der the British crown, though 5, lrco,a
nized by their own consent beyond n.
boundary of our nation. are nat enrr
entitled TO the warmes,, kindrst svmn,
thies of their friends, bot as claimants 3
justice at the hand of Christian Amsri,.
they stand first among the wrongei al
deeply injured of the human race ID
whom we can have access.
Resolved, That the mission, now u
progress for their mental and moral fIry,.
ton being an anli-prejudrcc and anti.
slavery enterprise. is entitled 10 the rbrrr.
full and liberal patronage of every lrpr.
hearted abolilionst.
Joshua Leavtt submitted Protest m
behalf of himself and Others, against Ike
resolutions on the subject of intppeDd,p,
nominations, which. on molten of Oliver
Johnson, was ordered to be published with
the proceedings of the Soclty.
w. L. Garrison, on behalf of The Bus.
ness Comm:tlee, submitted the following
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Colonization Soci.
ETY. is slave-holding and pro SLAVERY CON.
bined in organized warfare upon cnored
liberty that IFS primary purpose is 10
deliver slavery from the anroving md
hazardous neighborhood of co!ored free
dom, and its secondary object 10 relieve
The colorphobia of the North hat its
regard for the colored man in this brhaf
is teigned; for. if it loved him, 1t would
not 'persecute him even unto the strange
city Of Liberia; andits love for Africa
also is a pretence;. for love would not
people the shores of that Inflated COZ lineht
with those It calls 'nuisances.' who ran
not rise TO the common level OF hunan,y'
here amid the full blaze of The gnsp1,
under the sun light of The land of liberty.
The Business Committee, through lis
chairman. presented the following reso.
luton, which was adopted.
Resolved, That we can not recognize
or sustain any one as true Christian
minister, who is slavtho.ier, defender
| of slavery. or who refuses TO testify
against it.
Thomas Earle, of Pennsylvania, moved
the appointment Of Committee TO dref Q
petition to Congress on behalf of the S.
clety, praying for the abtogatiun Of al
provisions of tie Constitute on of the g.
States, which require The people Of the
whole Union, or of any State, 10 pa.Iici.
pate in slaveholdng. Carried, and The
mover appointed the committre.
On motion of ] A. Collins, voted to
appoint committee of three to conf-r
! with those individuals 10 whom he books
; and other property Of the Soci.iv have
: been pledged; 10 ascertain on whit terms
they can be redeemed, anh report to.aor-
row morning n T. Roae.s AMI S.
Phiibrick were appointed, with pow.r 10
, fill vacancies.
, Adjourned till tomorrow morning 81 s
, o'clock.
Friday Morning. O'clock
Met pursuant 10 adjournment. Franris
! Jackson in the chair Payer by joan
} Allen of Massachusetts.
: On motion Of ]. A. Collins of MlSsa-
! chuselts, voted that a committee ol one
from each Sale be appointed, for he Fur-
: pose of reporting n.the duties, sphere Of
} operations, and The sum of money which
will be required to carry on the opera.
tons of this. Society for the present yrar.
The following persons were appu,nlrd:-
: S. J. May, Massachusetts; r. Hanna, O;
! q. w. Benson, Conn; B. S Jou's, Pa.;
X. i. Robinson, Vi; Parker PilshHrr,
| N. H.; VIM. ApIin. r. l.; VIM. BufIn,
n. Y; Joseph Parish, n. J.; Sarah 5.
Garrett, Del; Edwin Fusseil, lnI.; -
-. Illinois.
J The Finance Commi.ee made n TO-
lowing report. which was acc pl,d an
; the resolution recommended by Them
!. adopted:
The Committee on Finanre re oH.
That, by Statement of he put ing
agent, presented to the Executive Com
mittee March 26, il appears that Ihe total
amount of stock on hand. consisting Of
books, stereotype plates, Sc. together wfh
the amount of DEBTS due from individuals
was SIS.350,86. Amount due by the
Society, S6,590,74; leaving balance 4
lis favor OF 81 ,760,l2.
April l6, sundry appropriations were
made. amounting in the sgaregre 10
| Sl2oO-(more or lcss) towards dcIrayins
the expenses of delegation TO London
and the payment of the Secretaries sala'
ries; and on the same date. tht. following