The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-02-13
BRANDON, Thursday, February 10, lS4d

tation to be present. The Prof. expressed
his ~armest sympathies with the objects
of the convention.
Ga motion Of Mr. Phillips, The commit
tee on correspondence was enlarged by
the appointment of the following gentle
men:
Hos. James Fowler. of Wsslfeld.
Hoa. James G.. Carter, Lancaster.
MIR Gragg, Of Roxbury. avowed him :
selfa democrat, aud an Incorporating
opponent of annexation. He said he be-
lieved, if.he voice oil the democratic party
could be fairly expressed. it would oppose
annexation. He pronounced the Balti-
more Convention as an eminent, y cursed
and diaboical affair, which had adroitly
cheated the democratic party gu, Of its
rights. H. said, to favor annexation was
a most singular method of exhibiting ones
democracy.
The Rev. Samuel J. May of Licking
ton, favored the adoption of The address to
the people of the United States in the main
but was opposed to that clause in it
which declares that the Constitution OF the
Uuited States does not favor the slavery
question. He spoke at much length and
with great earnestness.
Hon. G. F Adams OF Boston, next adj.
dressed the convention. He remarked
that the measure Of annexation grew out
OF the dissensons among ourselves, that
Shareholders carried their measures thr'o
the difference in the tree States. He con-
tended that the convention should adopt
such measuree, and only such measures
as would mite IN action the free States. -
He believed the address 10 embody all that
was required to secure united aclon.-
The adoption of any violent or radical
measure would only tend 10 widen our
differences and to throw an additional
power into the hands of the shareholders
He also remarked that any proposition for
the dissolution Of the Union wonld De just
what the !aveholders and the friends Of
annexation desired. He would not adop.
any such proposition, bal would adopt the
address Just as it is.
The Hon James G. Garter Of LancasS
ter, approved the Address, and gave his
full adhesion 10 the y. S. Constitution !:
he did not deem it TO afford any guaran-
lees 10 the continuance Of slavery. 1t is
only the three>ffhs provision which gives
US our present troube--but this does not
provide for the continuance of Slavery
abolish slavery. and the provision falls at
once to the ground. The gentleman sug-
gested that the following be referred to
she business committee, 10 be incorporated
with the address or not, as the committee
III their discretion might determine. 'lf
the institution Of slavery be sol maintain
ed where it was left by the constitution but
the constitution is violated by Its extension,
it becomes the duty Of Massachusetts and
other Safes to adopt measures 10 weaken
and abolish slavery
Hon. Linus Child, of the senate, spoke
briefly, and said that The majority who vot.
ed for annexation in the House of Repre-
sentalves, wers Of those who were not
reelected, and could no: be reelected 10
The next Congress. From this he argus
ed that the people were opposed 10 the
measure. Gentlemen say, il Texas is an
nexed, the Union is d;ssolved--bu, no,
Texas is not anaexed--the Constitution
forbids let the act lake place, and we
go fr repeal the deed being a violation
of the constitution, would be null and void.
He took the ground if joint resolution
could admit Texas into the Union, joint
resolution could PIT u out He urged unit
ed action, that aD undivided front mig hit be
presented.
Hon. Charles Allen, of the business
committee, made few remarks in expla-
nation of the amendment offered by MIR
Carter, and of the deterpina:ion of the
committee not to incorporate it in the ad-
dress.
Mr. Carter withdrew his amendment
and the address was adopted unanimously.
MIR Hussey, of Lynn, introduced, by
the direction Of the business committee, a
series of resolutions in relation 10 the 8.
Carolina and Louisiana affairs.
The resolutions were finally laid upon
the table, as their whole subject matter is
now before the legislature.
Ga motion, at 2 l-2 o'clock. p. NJ. the
convention dissolved.
DELLA A. WEBSTER. Rev. Fl. F.
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