Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-01-20

letters Of the slave, and to fasten these
prejudices already existing against the
colofed man.
The lime for public meeting having ar s
rived, G. G. Burleigh called up the first 81
the foregoing series q resolutions. aud i'd !.
dressed the audience with great eiearness
and power. The resolution was adopted.
Al the suggestion Of the President, 3. P. /
Barber was added 10 the Business com,nis-
Tee.
Adjourned, to meet ii two o'clock, r. NJ.
Afternoon, 2o'clock.
Meeting called to order b. The President.
The second resolution il the foregoing
series was called up. and the meeting was
addressed by J. P. Miller, B. Shaw, d.
Jackson, J. NJ. Stearns, and the resolution
was adopted.
TIN committee 10 Nominate Officers for
the ensuing year reported, and officers were
elected.
!! THE Secretaries did not leave list Of
The officers in my hands. So far as my
memory serves, the officers were the same
as las. year, with the addition Of Two or
three Vice Presidents, o.s. N.
/ The fourth resolution of the series was
called up, and The meeting was addressed
/ BY G. G. Burleigh. J. P. Miller, G. Prindle,
1 g. Sexton, and others, and the resolutions
was adopted, amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
| Res0lced, That justice, hum irity, the
general good, and our national honor re-
quire Of Congress Immediately 10 exer-
lcise its constitutional power, in the enact
/ ment of such laws as shall fully intefdict
and legally abolish the domestic slave
ltraGe; and to take all rightful and consti.
ltutonal measures in lis power, to abolish
; all provisions Of the laws and constitution
] OF the United States, which require the
I people of this State to interfere with slave.
ry for It's sapport.
s Res0lped, That we recommend TO tbs
friends of impartial freedom. throughou
this State, TO petition Congress TO exercise
its rightfnl and constitutional power lol
these purposes.
Adjourned, TO meet at hal. past g, r. NJ
Evening, half past 6.
Meeting called 10 order.
4 Heard the Annual Report of the Ex
Com, from G. L. Knapp. Corresponds.
Secretary. Tie Report was accepted, an.
ordered 10 he printed under the direction 0
the Executive Committee.
Took up a contribution amounting Il
$41 o5.
: Cyrus Prindle introduced the following
resolution, and addressed the meeting:
!, Resoired. That considering the essen
Etial sinfnlness OF slavery. the great AM
distressing evils which il infllcts upon III
ensiayed and the enslavesseas well as tn
!. great depreciation OF public morals il pro
9 lduces as far as It's influence is experienced
g land that so long as the christian part 8
; The community extend 10 this great vvi
open or implied liberation, no reasonabl
e hope can be entertained Of lis overthrow
Therefore it is the solemn dutv Of nortf
. ern churches and ministers. to renonsirat
against the practices Of southern churche
y in participating il this SIN; and in cas-
2 there is not timely repentance. measure
should be taken 10 withdraw FELLOWSHIP
rom them, as essential 10 the retofmailo
r needed on the one part, and the preserv.
ID ton of purity nthe Other.
e Q. s. Murray INTRODUCED the followin
resolutions:
,e Resofred, That years experience an
!. observation confirm us in the CORRECTIVE.
!, of the views expressed ia the foilowin
resolution adopted al our laal anniyersar,
Resofred, That those ministers wb,
Z with all the light they now enjoy III I,
= gard to the sinfalness Of The slave -holdl
!, land the suffering Of the slave, oppose li
: cause of emancipation, or reman sileI
$ on the subject, are unworthy of suppoi
or confidence as religions guides an
teachers.
After some debate, the meeting adjours
ed, 10 meet tomorrow morning al 8 o'ciocI
Thursday morning, 9 o'clock.
Meeting. called 10 order BY The Pfes;dea
s The throne Of grace was addressed by "
s G. Denison.
/. The resolution before The meeting whe
i adjournmen, was had last evening, ram
up, when the original mover suggested 4
.e amendment, making The resolution read a
follows:
Fl Resolved, That wears experience an
4 observation have given us no reason /
4 change the opinion held and expressed !
). our last anniversary. that those minister
i. who, with all the light they now enio,
= IN regard TO the sinfuIness OF slave ho.siIu,
and the suffering Of the slave, oppose til
= cause Of immediate emancipation. or re