Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-09-15
V OIL. XIII. NO, SO
Eighth Annual Meeting Of the Verm..
Anti.Slavsry Society.

g-==rs- Rochester, Sept. g. l84ll
Thursday morning, 9 O'Clock
Business Meeting.
The President, Harvey F. Leaviu NJ
Vergennes. called to order. Prayer BY q
). Murray, of Brandon.
Minutes of the last Annual mee,iOn
read by The Recording Secretary, N. D
Gordon, of Middlehury.
!. On motion J. F. Goodhue. adopted III.
resolutions from last years Dro.
ceedings: a-.~
Resolred, That all members of Anti.
Slavery Societies present, be cousidere4
members of the meeting. and enl,led n
participate in its deliberations.
The following rules, to govern the D,o.
ceedings of the meeting, were adopted
/. Each morning session snail com.
mence al nine o'clock.
2. No member shall speak more than
twice upon the same resolution, nor mote
than twenty minutes at the same tin.
without the consent of the meeting.
3. No resolution can come before ,bo
body for discussion without The sanction
of the Business Committee, until The last
day of the session.
A Business Committee was appointed
consisting of E. D. Barber, H. W. "
Miller. r. Fletcher, o. S. Murray, and
R. T. Robinson.
A Committee 10 nominate officers Of Ii.
Society 70. the ensuing year, was appoint.
ed. consisting Of H. Davis, of Windh1n
County; N. Stafford, Of Windsor County;
c. L. Knapp, Washington County; A
Beecher, Chittenden County; Moses
Lewis, Orange County; A. Foot ADJ
son County; N. Foster, LamoiIle Comfy;
J. w. Hale, Rutland County.
/ A Committee to obtain a Roll of The
meeting was appointed, consisting of n
Guindon, J. loIcomb, and E. Terry.
Public Meeting.
10 o'clock. Singing by the chor,
Prayer by c. D. Noble
An essay on the unconstiru'ionality d
slavery, prepared by Joel OOoIire de
ceased was referred to Committee coD
sisting of E. D. B4rber, G. Prinde and
John Conant.
The Business Committee reported ii.
following resolutions:
| Resotred, That those rights which Cid
has established, and are therefore cand
natural rights, such as life and IibetI,
need not the aid of human laws, 10 b
more effectually invested in man than bf
are; neither do they receive any add.
tional strength when declared by munrt
| pal laws to be invioIabIe. On the COD.
trary, no human legislature has right VI
abridge or destroy them, unless The per-
son himself shall commit some act which
amounts to be forfeiture.
! Adopted.
! Resolued, That Standing on the high
| ground Of natural rights, and dis1aIOn!
10 bend to the lower doctrines Of exPet'
ency, we believe that slavery is incou<E}
tent with the genins Of the America
Constitution !; and that human beings cal
not be subject matter Of properly; and d
slavery is recognized anywhere by law
IS an anti-christiau law, and one which,
violates the rights of nature.
Adopted, after remarks by J. HOrba |
R. Fletcher, G. PTindle, and D. S. Jack |
son.
| Resolued. Tha, the distinctive doctne
OF Abolition are essential to the majGt%
anee of a sound christian faith, and ts
their. hearty reception and practice area
sentlal TO christian character.
| Remarks from j. Huribut, W. RI
som, A. Beecher. o S. Murray,J J. SesF
d. S. Jackson, n. Stafford. Laid ooH
table for adjournment.
| Adjourned to 2 o'clock. P NJ.
Met according TO adjournment-P0gd
| by A. Kingsbury.
| The Committee to nominate oficerF
ported, and the following officers VET
elected for the year ensuing.
The Committee appointed to DonI"'
Officers of the Society, for the year eDa
ing reported as follows:
! For President,
I HARVEY F. LEAVITT
| 49,. For Vice Presidents,
l Termination Toe.nb III S1,rnkT.