Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-06-03
ANNIVERSARIES AT NETWORK
AMERICAN ANTI-sLAvERY SOCIETY
Business Meetings. Of the Society
concluded,

Business Meetings. Of the Society
concluded.
On motion of w. L. Garrison, voted,
tina, the thanks of the Society De presented
to Arthur Tappan for bis long continued
and faithful services as President of the
Society.
Adjourned till 9 O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
THursdan May IA, l840.
The Society met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Francis Jackson. Vice President,
in the chair. Prayer by David Willard,
of New Hampshire.
VIM. Lloyd Garrison read various
propositions to amend the Constitution of
the Society They were all indefinitely
postponed, except the one which proposed
that the Executive Committee should be
elected BY the Society instead of the Board
of Managers. This last was adopted by
the constitutional majority.
w. l.. Garrison. from the Business
Committee, reported series of resolu-
tons relative to the sale of the Emanci-
pator, which, after being amended, were
adopted as follows:
Resolved, That the reasons assigned in
the Annual Report of the Executive Com
mittee for the sale and transfer of the
Emancipator are unsatisfactory to this
Society, for the following among other
reasons:
/. Because the receipts into the treas
ury within the past year have been up
wards Of 47,000 dollars, and because the
resources of the Society at the time of
said transfer much exceeded lis liabilities
and there was. therefore. no prospect OF
permanent want of means to continue
It's publication.
9 Because The transfer of the organ
which has been the object for several
years of heavy expenditure on the part
of the American Anti-Slavery Society,
without consulting that Society, and on
the eve of its annual meeting, showed a
want of proper respect in said Commillee
for the will of their constiutnts-was a
deviation from the line of their duty, and
can hardly fail TO be injurious to the anti
slavery cause.
Resolved, That we consider that the
New York City Anti-Slavery Society are,
under the peculiar circumstances of the
case. morally and honorably bound to re.
transfer the Enancipator to this Society,
on being Unidentified for any expenses &
Liabilities they may have incurred relative
thereto; and that committee of five be
appointed 10 wait upon The Executive
Committee of said Society. for the pur.
pose of requesting the surrender of the
paper on the terms above stated.
! The following persons were appointed
| by the chair as the committee named in
the foregoing resolutions EGG Loring
Massachusetts; N. T. Rogers, N Hamp
shire; J. S. Gibbons, New York; Nathan
Winsow, Me-; Thomas Earle, Penn
syivania.
0. Johnson moved 10 reconsider the
resolutions respecting the Emancipator
except the last. which provided for The
appointment of committee; for the pur
Pose of giving opportunity 10 the Editor
and the Executive Committee to explnir
their course. if they should See fit 10 dc
SO. The motion was carried, and The
resolutions, except the last, were laid or
the table till che afternoon; and the assist
ant secretaries were instructed TO notify
Mr.. Leavitt aud the Executive COMMITTEE
of the fact.
w. L. Garrison. from the Bushes:
COMMITTEE, presented the following:
Resolved, That, according to the Con.
stitution of the American Anti Slavery
Society, it is the indispensable duty o.
every member OF that society, who has a
legal right to vote. TO exercise that right
by voting at the polls.
&. G. Burleigh offered the following
as substitute, which. after discussion, was
adopted by large majority.
Resolved, That the Constitution of the
American Anll-Slavery Society does moi
settle. or attempt 10 settle, either affirma-
lively, or negatively, the question whether
II is or is not the duty of any of the mem.
6ers OF the Society, as such, TO vote at The
polls.
Adjourned 10 8 o'clock, P. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
Met pursuant to adjournment. Prayer
by Sumner Lincoln of Massachusetts.
On motion of ]. p. Bishop, James C.
Jackson. and VIM. NJ. Chace were added
TO the Finance Committee.
o. motion of j. A. Collins, voted 10
adjourn sine die tomorrow, at O'Clock,
p. M.
w. L Garrison submitted resolution
from the Business Committee, which, after
considerable discussion, was re-committed
to the same committee.
w. l.. Garrison presented a resolution
relative TO The American church, which
was amended and adopted as follows:
Whereas. the American Church, with
the exception of some of its smaller