Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-17

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w. D. Cass presented memorials signed by 5SS
names. n,
One memorial from Victory circuit, Black River
Conference, on slavery
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Memorial
BY r. Boyd. One praying the reiteraton OF
the sentiment entertained in 1885 on slavery, and
AGAINST the coored testimony resolution; and pray
inc for the restoration of the rule of 1896 on buy
inc and selling slaves, and making itQbligatory on
alI our people to emancipate gradually, except
where the slaves desire to remain. lie also pre-
scented memorials from CIaysyle, and eight other
circuits.
The number of names on all these was twelve
or thirteen hundred, lbelleVe.
Ohio Conference.
One from Marietta station signed by SO persons
against slavery
Roch River Conference.
John Sinclair presented memorial from Rock
River station, signed by "a, against slavery
There were several resolutions presented from
the Iowa and Indiana Conferences. MI Murrah
responded for the Alabama conference, !" w G are
content to let well enough alone"
A memorial was presented by the Texas dele
gate on the subject of establishing DOCK depoSl-
tary in that country. Referred.
Saturday, May 4. An Address from the Yves
leyan connection in England, was read, but there
was no alIuson in it to slavery. go,
Memorials were presented from nineteen dlfier'
ent places signed by 1547 names.
e. Scott presented memorials from the n. ii
Conference, which he desired should be read
Two other memorials were then read from the
N. H. Conference. One was on the cohheA'on
the missionary cause with slavery, demonstrating
against EMPLOYING shareholders as missionary sec
retaries or missionaries. The other on the color
ed testimony resolution.
w. ID. Cass, of N. H. presented an ant
slavery memorial from the members OF the chufch
P. CrandalI presented two, signed by "a iron
Worhen street church.
From the city of Pittsburgh memorials agalns
slavery, ''bacE resolution" and asking tor den
milton Oh slavery, signed by 46, Al, and 40 name;
E. Robinson, of Me. presented 5 memorial
signed by 430 rsnes. -. j. Randall OF NC wv
, memorials signed 10y 2S1.
On the same subject, from Erie, and on
from Black River conf, the latter asking that tn
sense in which slavery is declared an "evil" by tn
dicipline, may be defined.
Silas Comfort of Oneida conf. presented one
gainst the colorcd testimony resolution Nothin
could be more appropriate than this, as be was IL
, man whose appeal from southern conf gave o.
: casion to the adoption of the resolution which bt
caused so much excitement.
Resolutions from the tennessee and Ohio con
and one from Cincinnati, against slavery.
Several other petitions were presented on slav
ry from Me. n II. and Vermont.
. VIM A. Smith of Va. offered resolution i
= structing the committee on slavery to reply dTet
IN to the positions, arguments and facts stated
the memorials He stated that there had be
three parties in the church for several yea
There was the proslavery party of the south, t
anti slavery party in the middle States and the a
olitonsts of the north and complained that
middle or conservative party had always contr
ed to evado the true issue. He also stated IL
the people Of the north were quiet enough,
that the ministers kept up the excitement by &
ting up the petitions and persuadmg the people
sign them.
Mr. CrandalI of Providence, agreed with n
Smith that the questions embraced in the petite
ought to be met fairly and squarely.
Mr.. Dow, Of Montpelier, denied that the preat
ers took the lead in this business We are driy
to it by the people. .....
Mr.. SIicer, of Baltimore justified the pc
ton of the conservatives. They did not adj
that slavery blessing or was right. Nett
did they admit that it was il sin under all crcn
stances. They were for harmoulzng the two
@ tremes Mr. Cass of N. II. thought it was
l. credit to the preachers if they did take the LEAD
Ill this business They ought to be foremost in ey
-, good work.
~ The motion to instruct the committee was
ID by a vote of 10 10 IS.
nd The above report is extracted and cohden
Ie- from the True Wescyan.-ED. FREEMAN