Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-07-14
RE AM B L E..

happiness duu WhSlSoN0 sh.S AAsAoAi
protesting to be the freest and most re-
publican on earth, holds about every
sixth person of its own inhabitants in
The most abiect bondage-thus living
down its own principles, and commit
ting fragrant outrage upon our common
nature and the law Of God and where
as this stupendous system of oppression
and violence has extended its fearful in
huence, in church and state, through
out the nation and whereas we feel in
duty bound, to combine all proper infu-
ences and use all proper measures for
It's immediate and entire extirpation;
we therefore agree to unite in Society
under the following
CONS TON.
Article I. This Society shall be call
ed the Rutland County Anti-Slayery So
ciety, auxiliary to the Vermont Anti-Slave-
ry Society.
Article II. The object of this Society
shall be the overthrow of slavery and the
elevation of the colored race.
Article III. The means TO be en-
ployed by this Society shall be, the diffu-
sion of correct knowledge on the subject
the application of truth to the heart and
conscience-the use of warning, remon-
STRANGE and rebuke We shall labor to
convince all our fellow beings that slave
ry is sinful under all possible circumstan-
ces and ought therefore to be Immediately
repented of and forever abandoned that
it is physical and economical evil, tend
ing fearfully to undermine all our free in
stitutions, and overthrow the republic, and
ought therefore to be abjured and put
away at once.
Article ". The members of this So
ciety shall consist of those persons who
hold to these sentiments and subscribe to
this constitution
Article Y. The officers Of this Soeie-
ty shall be. President, five Vice Presi-
dents, Recording Secretary, a Cores
ponding Secretary, and an Executive
Committee which shall consist of these
and seven others elected for that purpose
and this Committee shall constitute an
Executive Board to transact the business
usual to that Office.
Article VI. This Society shall hold
It's annual meeting on the 4,h of July, ex-
cept when that day comes on the Sabbath.
and except the Executive Committee deem
Otherwise expedient-at which meeting
the officers of the Society shall be chosen,
and other business transacted common to
such meetings.
Article VII. This Constitution may
be amended at any annual meeting of the
Society, by vote of two thirds of the
members present.
The Compittee to nominate Officers fol
the Society reported, and the following off
GERS were appointed for the ensuing year:
| JOSIAH w. HALE, President.
JOHN IDE, of Orwell,
| JOHN SMITH, of Rutland,
IS. WILLIAMS, of Clarendon : Vice Pres
ATHoMPsoN, of Poultney,
| JoNA. Dixie, of Pittsford, J
SAMUEL CorTINe, Of Rutland, Rec. Sec.
|. ORsoN S. MURRAY, of Brandon, Cor. Sec
| B. F. BLANCHARD, Of Rutland, Treas.
Reuben r. IhraH, of Rutland, Simeon
Mears, of Poultney, VIM c. Denison, o
Hubbardton, John Marsh, of Clarendon
Lorenzo Sheldon, of Rutland, Geo. Graves
of Rutland, YIN. A. Williams. of Sudbury
En-. Committee.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
and the following resolutions were adopted
being sustained by remarks from o. S. Muir
ray, Samuel Getting, and Rylaad Fletcher
Whereas. slavery is a great nationa
wrong, that with iron heart and iron hee
tramples in the dust both the human ant
the divine will, and 10 its pride, and AFRO
gance, and lust, exalts itself above all tina
is called God, appealing to the law an
word of God for its origin and its sanction
therefore
i Resolved, That it is the duty of all goo
4 men to unite their efforts for its immediat
: and everlasting overthrow. H.
ResoIred, That those who defend slave
! | ry, or apologize for it, at the North, ar
as culpable as those who practice it at tn
South.
Resolved, That the American churc
! is one of the principal strong holds {
e American slavery.
y RESOLVED, Therefore, that fearful RI
!, sponsibility rests upon all professin
/ christians. and especially upon all minis
tiers of the gospel, in relation to this sui
: ject. :
il Resolved. That those protesting mini:
! ters of the gospel who will neither lea
nor follow in the Anti-SIavery ranks, ar
sadly wanting in christian fidelity.
ResolUed, That it is an encouragin
sign of the speedy release of the enslave
of this land. that the mass of those engas
! ed in this enterprise are possessed of pur