Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-02-09

supposed, it would hit. Therefore it
should not be adopted. The truth should
not be spoken, because by it somebody
would stand reproved! Truth was new.
er designed 10 be used for reproving the
world of SIM! The proper and legiti-
| mote way to use It is, by all means to keep
it out of sight! The place FOR light is,
"under a busher' "on candle
stick"! >.-s"- .'-~.
| For the Telegraph.
The County Anti-sIavery Conventions.
Dear Brother Murray: a.- ......
| My former communication brought the
account of our anti-slaVery movements up
TO the meeting at SALISBURY, or rather our
tourney to the foot of the Mountain in Ben
nington, on our way TO Wilmington. Our
letter 10 brother Mansfield Bruce did not
reach him in season for giving oct the APP
| pointment for meeting al Wilmington
agreeably TO our arrangement; so we shared
the kind hospitality of brother Bruce's fam
lily for the night, Che being gone from home,
and passed on the next day, 26th, to Brat
} ileboro' The anti-slavery friends here, tho
) few in number, made laudable effort liz
!. spreading the notice Of the meeting and
making the needful arrangements and they
were repaid by seeing larger congregation
than had ever before assembled 10 their vii
lage, on similar occasion. The Elliott
! ST. Chapel was nearly filed with attentive
listeners. The subject discussed was, the
!, connection Of the North with slavery. The
continual interference Of the foul system
with US at the North, as it regards our pc
cuniary interests, our personal security, oul
national reputation; our sympathy for suffer
ing humanity, was set forth in manner
which could not fail TO carry conviction.
: The Convention for Windham County
commenced, the 9th, at Townshend, ane
; was well attended by the friends Of ou
cause from different parts of the County
as well as from the immediate vicinity.
Asa copy Of the proceedings was ordered
tobe sent TO the Convention of STA ee holders
holden al Annapolis, and the Telegraph
was selected as the organ for the eonmuni
cation, shall give thee the doings at length
; in order to save the printer the labor Of re
2 publishing what would be necessarily em
: braced in my narrative.
, Atan Anti Slavery Convention for Wind
ham County, held at Townshend, the 27tI
D and 2sth Jan'y, 1912, VIM. r. Shafter wa
I chosen President, William Goodale, Vic,
e President, and Charles Phelps and N. Che
n.y. jr., Secretaries. Vs.. 49,. .>..
On motion of r. T. Robinson, Business
Committee was appointed, consisting Of H
w. w. Miller, r. T. Robinson, Timothy
, Goodale, James Shafer and G. c. Burleigh
/ Tie following resolutions, reported by tn,
, Committee, were discussed at length, occu
pying the whole Of Two days and evening:
!. ResolUed, That we of the North have
7 right 10 demand The abolition of southern
slavery, on the very ground on which tn
South demand our silence in regard 10 slave
. ry--that OF the duty Of non-interference wit
T the rights Of others = inasmuch as SLAYER
i interleres with US continually, and can.no
exist without embiitering our enjoymeuts
iujuring cur pecuniary interests, invadin
r our rights, involving US In the common dis
/ grace Of the nation, and putting our lives i
! peril.
: Resoiped, That il law, as its learned sage
/ assert, is "lhe perfection of reason;" il
: dwellng-place "the bosom of God;" il
e object the protection Of rights and the re
+ dress of wrongs; if "ihe law Of nature
|. dictated by God himself, is superior in obi
gallon 10 any other, binding over all III
), globe in ali countries and a; all times, an
= !" no human laws are Of any validity if con
: trary 10 this; :" If "sueh human laws as ar
= valid derive all their force and all their az
ihoriiy from this originals" if mo huma
Legislature has power TO abridge or destro
q those rights which God and nature hav
established, such as life and liberty - if sal
g men are endowed by their Creator with thes
o inaltehabie rights, and TO secure them gov
ernments are Instituted among men. dsriv
! ing their 6rst power from the consent Of a.
Z gorefned;;" then slavery wherever il exist
IS an nnlawful institution, inasmueh AZ s
government or legislature can make an
e law for the reduction Of man 10 SLAYER,
: which be is legally bound 10 obey, or en-
powering man 10 be slave-holder. whic
Q be has illegal right soenforce.