Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-02-02
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CONv ENTION
WINDSOR 1 WINDHAM COUNTIES.

In compliance with the Cali, Conven-
ton Of the friends Of the A nti- Slavery cause
in Windsor and Windham Counties me. in
Chester, Jan. 10, at 10 o'clock, A. M.
| President and Secretary pro fem. were
appointed. Prayer offered by Elder Shaw,
Of Mount Tabor.
A Business Committee was appointed,
consisting of Messrs. II. w. w. Miller, of
Montpelier, J. Siedman, Of Chester, o.
Hutchinson, do, w. w. Warner, of Ando-
yer, D. w. Gurronghs,of Manchester, T.
Goodale, Of Jamaica. Benz. Morse, Of An
dover, B. Shaw, of Mt. Tabor.
Voted TO proceed and appoint Officers Of
The Convention, 10 vii One President,
seven Vice Presidents and two Secretaries.
The following were appointed:
GEN. RYLAND FLETCHER, President
Vice Presidents Timothy Goodale,Esq.
Hon. I'm. r. Sla1er, Benz. Morse, Esq
James LoUell Esq. Nm. W. Warner, Esq.
Joshua Dale, Ded. Fdbius Bancroft.
Secretaries O. Hutchinson, Jas. Brown.
Messenger-Asd Darts.
! Adjourned to o'clock, P. NJ.
Afternoon. Meeting opened by prayer.
The Business Committee made a partial
Reportsof Resolutions, which report was
accepted.
Letters from Col. J. P. Miller, of Mont
| pelier, VT, and F. P. Tracy, Esq. Concord,
N. H. were read TO the Convention.
! Resolutions reported by Committee called
flor and read as follows:
|. RESOLVED, That we hereby publicly
return our sincere and deyout thanksgiving
and praise to the God Of heaven, for the
blessing which he has gracously permitted
to attend The labors OF abolitionists hitherto,
and for the full faith which he is now per-
| hitting us to cherish, that HIS almighty
arm is speedily to be barred for The utter and
everlasting overthrow of AMERICAN SLAVE
Ry.
After occupying the afternoon in discuss
ion, able and eloquent, by Elder Shaw,
Elder Briefly, Col. Miller, Elder Burroughs,
the President ofihe Convention, Esq. Davis
lof Rockingham, the resolution was adopted
unanimously, by rising vote.
Adjourned 10 O'clock, P. NJ.
Evening session. Prayer by Rev. Mr..
Kidder, Perkinsville.
I'd resolution adopted without debate.
! Resolved, That American StaUers is an
utter violation Of every command Of the
Decalogue, and at war with the whole spirit
and letter both Of the Old Testament and
the New; aud of all the sins, and all the
villainous. combinations of iniquiiies furn-
without solitary exception, is the mosl
finished and replele with outrage to God and
cruelty to man.
Also the Sd.
Resoired, That our conviction Of the
righteousness Of the Anti Slavery cause re-
mains unchanged; our faith in lis final tri
umph unimpaired; our zeal and determine
ton TO persevere untothe end .unabaledl; ani
while armed with the power Of truth, more
, potent than powder, lead and steel, our op
! ponents, like the Goliath before the stone
from The Shepherds sling, always have
and always will, fall in the contest.
And the 4,h. >..
RESOLVED, That the immediate overthrow
!. OF American Slavery is demanded by ever,
consideration of duty, safety, honor ant
: interest aud while The fires Of liberty con
! iinue to warm the heart of the philanthro
I. pist, and the seven locks of the soas q
freedom remain unshorn, there shall not b
: wanting a Samson 10 bow himself agains
!. the last crumbling pillar of this Bastile o
the 18th century.
S. RESOLVED, That the free States hav,
: as little 10 fear from the execution of th,
!. oft repeated threat Of The slave States I,
dissolve the Union. as a. Stale has The los
of her criminals, the parish of her poor, ant
a the church her false brethren.
Il After discussion by Benz. Shaw. Col
E Miller, Judge Hutchinson = unanimously
Z adopted.
Adjourned 10 I0o'cioek, tomorrow.
Thursday morning.
Meeting opened BY prayer fom Rev. Mr
Owen, Londonderry.
y 6. Resotped, That the union of the trul
: friends of religion al the North, with III,
: supporters of slavery al the South, unde
1.-THE name Of the American Colonizatio,
e Society the former acting from a siacer
i desire 10 ciyilize and evangelize the peopi
of Africa, while The latter are governed b
y the nglorious and iahuman motive of rir
o cling more firmly the chain, which alread
blinds the same race in Americans az un
accountable and monsuous absurdily an
u such incongruous coalition Of Christ an
!. Belial ought 10 be al once, AID forever, dis
solved
: Debated by Elder Shaw, Elder Banow:
} Judge Hutchinson, Judge Ssafler. Gcners
S. Fletcher, Esq. Siedman and others, most
! tie forenoon session, and unanimousl
a adopted by rising vote ol The vast conar.