The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-10-05
WITHDRAWAL FROM SLAVERY.


Under these circumstances; we have
become solemnly convinced of the pro-
priety Of Withdrawing from all co-opera-
ton in religious enterprises with those
churches and men who hold slaves, or
advocate the divine right Of slavery. -
For go doing, we think even the slave
holder will commend our consistency -
We regard, however, the appreciation of
God as of much greater Importance to
US than that of all men, and this, we be-
Iieve, VIC enjoy. If the Shareholder is
so guilty as we esteem him to be, we
could not do him a greater unkindness
than, by continuing to cooperate with
him in the missionary enterprise, to i'm
press his mind with the persuasion that,
if we regard him at all in the wrong, it
is so slight an alteration from duty with
which he is chargeable, that we may in
nocently connive at it, and admit that in
everything essential he is right. That
Shareholders do regard such co-operatiOn
as an act Of fellowship, their own avow-
ais prove; and we surely need nothing
moe to make it certain.
At this point we desire to have it dis
tinctly understood that this society did
not have its origin in any of the doings
Of the Board Of the Triennial Conyen-
ton, either at Baltimore, or before, or
since the session there. Neither is it to
be ascribod to the fact that that Cunvcn-
ton left off from the Board all tnown
abolitionists.' Far deeper causes lie
at the beginning and continuance Of this
movement, It's necessity consists in the
principles and sentiments we have eX-
pressed and the facts we have stated.
Voice from Adtliaon-nPoti:ions
The following resolutions were passed
by the lreemen of Addison, Vt. in a town
meeting Now is the time for all the
towns to circulate petitions, like those
below, and send them on by their Rep
resentatives. No time is to be lost
Let voice go forth from the united
branches of the State Legislature of Yer
mont, this fall that shall give new life TO
the onward march of freedom, and rouse
her sister states, as with trumpet-blast
to rush again to the onset, in liberty's
glorious, yet bloodess battle!
AT Freemen's meeting held in Adj
Olson on the 9th ult., the following Res
olutions were introduced by Heman Con-
verse, Esq, and after an animated dis
cussion adopted.
Resolved, That as freemen Of the town
Of Addison, in public meeting assembled,
we s0LemnIy Pr0teSt against the whole
system of American Slavery, as being a
violation of the principles of our grea;
Magma Charta, the Declaration Of lnde-
pendence, which Holds these truths to
be sell. evdent; that all men are created,
with certain unalienab!e rights: that
among these arc life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness
Resolved, That we request our rep
resentative, to use endeavors to procure
Joint resolution of the two houses Of
the GencIal assembly Of this State, pro-
testing against the admission of any new
state into this Union, whose constitution
shall tolerate slavery.
Resolved, That we request our repre-
sentative, to endeavor to procure joint
resolution Of the two houses of the Leg
isature, requesting our Representatives,
and instructing our Senators in the Con-
gress Of the United States, to use all
proper means to procure, as soon as may
be, the repeal OF all laws, authorizing
the holding of slaves in the District OF
Columbia, and in the Territories of the
United States.
Resolved, That we request our rep
resentative, TO use all laudable means to
procure the passage.ot joint resolution