Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-10-09


" LEWIS TAPPAN, N. Y.
" DR.. LEMoYNE, Pa.
d" Hon. F. GILLETT, Conn.
" DR.. PAINE, N. Jersey.
+" E. HARRIS, R. Island.
Secretaries, j. M. Wheaton, T. S. Lavender, A. Will
ley. Which report was accepted and adopted
Gen. Fessenden took the chair with highly appro-
pirate Speech and introduced the associate officers to
the audience in a chaste and feeling manner.
Captain Walker was then called for, and came upon
the stand,
"--w with his thoughtful brow and grey,
And the old heroic spirit of our earlier better day -
and as he lifted up that stranded hand" before the au-
dience, there arose UNIVERSAL deafenng shout of ap-
proval of the martyr and condemnation of the tyrant
Lewis Tappan thought Cap Walkers "coat of arms, ,
S, should be passport to the heart of every friend Of
humanity. He related anecdoe of an eminent d.
vine in England who adopted S. S. Sinner Saved, as
his motto He doubted not this would be the case
, with Capt Wand as he came up before the high
chancery of heaven, what here inflicted as mark
of reproach, would be recognized as passport to the
presence of Him who said "Tnasmuch as we did it unto
the least of these, we did it unto me-"
t Mr.. Stanton made further report of Rules, which
i were adopted
On motion, the nominating committee were in
structed to report committee to prepare Address
another on Special Address upon the subject of An
+ nexation, third upon Resolutions, fourth upon
+ Roll, and Fifth on Finance.
Letters were read to the convention from Hon. s
n c. Philips Hon. w. B. Calhoun, Hon. C. F. Adams
James Fowler, of Mass, Theodore Sedgewck an,
Gov. Seward, of N. Y, and s. p Chase of Ohio, which
were referred to the committee of arrangements to b.
disposed of as they saw fit
The following committees were nominated and ap
e pointed as follows:
l. On the .4ddreSS-Genit Smith, J. G. Whittier J
Leavitt William Elder, R. HLdreth
d On ResOy,dions-E. Wright, Jr. J. w. Hale, A. A
d Phelps, w. Goodell H. B. Stanton F. Harris H. Bel
den, S. M. Booth, o. AL Bowe
On TerdS-S E. Sewall, JAS Appleton J. Pierpont
+ On the Roll. Morey, W. Burr II. Bigelow, Jos
Poland DR.. Paine, S. Demming, G. A. Thatcher, J.
Babcock, j. w. Mason, s. Mcfarland A. A. Gay, anc
A. L. Barber
On Finance. N. Barbour, A. G. Stone c. L
% Knapp
S, Liberty song by Mr.. Wheaton.
re Adjourned to 3 O'Clock, P. M.
- AFTERNOON SESSION.
in Convention opened with prayer.
70 Committee on Resolutions reported in part. Repo
70 accepted.
lie Resolution No. discussed by E. Wright, w. Coco
lie ELL Lewis Tappan, J. Pierpont, B. Shaw of Vt an
I'd DR.. Elder, of Pa.
X Song by the Bird" Family.
to Adjourned to o'clock, evening.
il. EVENING SESSION.
- Prayer by Rev. B. Shaw.
~ Singing by the Birds"
Resolutions discussed by Messrs Shaw, Bradbur
~, Hutchinson and Loveoy, in an able and interestin
=, manner until 10 o'clock when the convention adjourn
~ ed, after singing by the Bird family and Mr. Wheato
y THURSDAY morning, 10 o'clock.
:. The temple was crowded at an early hour-tl
President in the chair.
. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Sawyer of Mass
Mr.. Wheaton sung the "Slaves Last Appeal"
- Gerit Smith, for the committee, reported an Al
dress, which was read.
= Song by the Birds"
On motion, the Address was adopted with but OF
u dissenting voce-that of Mr.. George w. Bryan,
Kentucky stakeholder, who earnestly requested
- take the stand and give his He did so.
was not in the habit of speaking in public. This wa
" the first abolition convention he had ever attended,
He thought Kentucky slavery not horrible as it we
represented. In his residence 25 miles from Lexnl
~ ton the slaves were allowed church on the Sabbat
and would be educated he thought, it not for tn
abolitonists Shareholders did not wish to be depr,
~ ed of their property. Slavery was evil, and wou
10 be abolished but could not be done in moment TT
movements of abolitionsts had prevented any thing b.
ing done for its abolition He had no definite plan
emancipation but thought the only practicable plan
to free them at certain age. He objected to the Al
s dress mainly because it asserted that if the Libe
ou party had possessed the power it would have proven
is ed annexaton-whle, in his opinion that party wei
10 alone responsible for its In reply to inqu
le y fine sympathzed with Cassius NJ. Clay Mr.. Brya
said he did not--but agreed with Henry Clay.
Lewis Clarke, fugitive from Kentucky slavery, W,
w. called for and replied to Mr.. Bryan with happy eec
III He spoke ofslavery from experience having been fol-
We times upon the auction block. 1t easy to say th
ne slavery was not horrble-bu let man see and tas
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which had been spoken Of and the text and preachir
was always the same--"servants be obedient to vol
no masters" "EIe that knoweh his masters will, an
p- does it not shall be beaten ,Oh many stripes" &C. a.
Re. The sole end of all such preaching to make slave
a ry more profitable. AS to any disposition among sav
holders to educate their slaves, it was all farce
his own case, when mere child, by hearing his ma
IA. 20 ! off,
,et ters chlldreh spell, ne hau leolieu " Pe" " u"
,ar them, not knowing what it meant For this, ne WI
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