The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-05-30
American Anti.Slavery Society.

American AntiSlavery Society.
The Annual Meeting of the American Anti
Slavery Society was held in New York, May It'll
Resolutions were adopted in favor Of dissou
ton of the Union, also calling upon abolition
members of Churches and of the Liberty Party tc
withdraw their support from these institutions
The following is an extract from the address or
the subject of resolutions read by the President
w. L. Garrison, copied from the Anti Slavery
Standard. 1t defines the present position of the
Society and marks out the future course of &C
ton to be pursued relative to the National Com
pact. Protests against the doings Of the Society
concerning the duty of abstainIng from poIitca
action were read, signed by many Influential
members. w. G. B,
Henceforth, until slavery be abolished
the watchword, the rallying cry, the mot.
to on the banner Of the American Anti
Slavery Society shall be, NO UNION
WITH SLAVEHOLDERSr
10 accomplish this sublime resolution
the society registers its sacred pledge
| /. To sound the tocsin of 'disunion
from Shareholders continually in the ears
| of the nation.
2. To spare no pains to convince the
people OF the North, that they cannot re.
main In partnership with men-steaIers
without being involved in The guilt and
danger Of the slave system; and therefore,
it is their duty to cease co operating with
those MONSTERS in the same government
and under the same Constitution.
3. To make withdrawal from the &C.
tual government a prominent subject oil
discussion in its official organ. the Anti.
Slavery Standard.
4. To put into the field, as far as its
means will allow. able and uncompromis-
ing advocates of immediate and uncondi-
'ionaI emancipation, free government,
and true independence.
S. To give no countenance to any po-
litical party. which is in favor of continu
ing in alliance with the sIaveholdng States
or which is for allowing shareholders to
act in the national halls of legislation, or
for entrustng them with any of the inter-
ests OF freemen.
6. To persuade northern voters, that
the strongest political influence which
they Can WELD for the overthrow of slave
ry is. 10 cease sustaining the existing com.
pact, by Withdrawing from the polls, and
calmly waiting for the time when right.
eous government shall supersede the IN
stltu!ons of tyranny.
7. TO circulate throughout the free
States, pledge for signatures on the part
of men, women. and children, that they
will faithfully cooperate with each other,
On the comprehensive basis of dIsun-
ion from Shareholders, and withdraw
from all active partici patton in the affairs
Of the present slaveho ding government of
the United States. Aud, finally,
8. To endeavor 10 effect, by all Just and
peaceful means such change ia the pub
lie sentiment OF the North, as shall con-
vince the South tina! nothing but the i'm
mediate abolition of slavery Can make US
a united people"
The following protest was read by Mr.
Lorng, and ordered on the minutes:
The undersigned members ofthe Amer
lean Anti Slavery Society, protest against
so much of the action ofthe present annu-
al meeting as undertakes to prescribe to
its members the absainng from voting,
and from every other form Of political &C
ton under this government, as ANTI.
SLAVERY DUTY. because they view the
novel test thus set up as intoIerant and
in its spirit and tendency,
and as narrowing the anti-slavery plat
form; and because, while they regard the
prescribed course of action as NOT requir-
ed by enlightened conscience, they re-
gard the proposition as impracticabe, and
as calculated justly to impair the charac-
ter and influence OF the Society.
D. L CHILD, =, G. LoR1NG,
JNo. II. BIRD, DAVID JOY,
T. S. CAvENDER, J. SoUrHw1cK,
J. S. GIBBONS, ABNER SANGER.