New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-10-26
Tribute of Respect TO the Memory Of Thomas
llnrlS sOn.

Resolutions passed at special meeting OF the Exccr
two Committee OF the American aud Foreign Anti
slavery Society receiving Intelligence OF the death
OF the venerable and larnen,cd Thomas Clarkson
Hisr,ds intelligence has jus, reached this Committee
that has pleased Almighty Gcdto remove by death the
venerable Thomas C.arkSon, which event took place
plsyiord Hall. near Ipswich Sufok County, England
on the 26,h OF September last in his eighty seventh year
after life of unusual activity usefulness and devotion
to the welfare the human especially to the relief
and improvement, Of the people OF color
Reso!red That the Executive Committee OF tho An,er
can and Foreign AntiSaycry Society deeply sympathre
with the aged aud bcrcavcd widow OF the deceased and
with the youthful grandson who bears the name OF his
late rcvercd relative in the death of most attached aud
devoted husband and father.
RssOrsi That mourn with tso British and Foreign
AnSlsvcry Society the death o their venerable rres
dent the last of the noble band who upward ct sixty
years ago associated bring about tho extinction OF tho
slave trade and the abolition OF saveryrcjoc!ng at the
time that he long spared 10 the Society and
mankind bright example OF intelligent zeal and un
firing a-sduy in tho cause OF the oppressed and suffer
ins throughout the world
PeSDirsi That we reverb tho memory OF the distin.
cuishcd nSlavcry Patriarch, who through evil repo,
and good report, consecrated his youth maturity and
old age with disinterescd zeal and ndomitahc perse.
vcranco, to the cause of Human Rights, and who
tnuslly eNhorted his CONDUCTORS TO persevcrc amidst
calumny. prejudice misrepresentation and violence, III
laborinc for the deiverance OF their fellow from
!
Truth humanity and Christianity Error, Cruelty
and the Popular Religion OF the age
Resolrci That the Last Farewell Letter OF Thomas
Carkson to protesting Christian in the Northern States
OF America their duty the subject OF Slavery,
in the hands OF this Committee in manuscript and
this country by tho venerable writer, be widely
published in the hope that the dying exhortntons OF
this Apostle OF Liberty and Friend OF Man may be heed
ed and that the conclusion OF the letter may be laid TO
heart by the members of the Church OF Christ in this
land entreat you give it the most serious consd
fnri 4 ian NH in
deeply interested but in which the happiness
OF your fellow creatures yet unborn Is concerned May
the Divine Split assist your deliberations and may the
Almighty give his blessing to your labors."
Resorcd That Hon. VIM. Jay be requested TO deliver
an Eulogy in this City at such time and place as may
hereafter be determined commemorative OF the thlents
virtues and services of the late Thomas Clarkson.
Resored That these resolutions together with Clarssons
Farewell Letter Processing Christians in the Northern
States of America be published and that copies OF the
resolutions be the widow and grandson OF tho
deceased and also to tho British and Foreign AnSlaye'
~ Society. ARTHUR IAPPAN, Chairman
WILLIAM HARMED. Rec. Sec