Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-11-05
Tribute Of Respect to the Memory Of
ThOmaS CIarkSOn.

Resolutions passed at special ing of the
Executive Committee of the American and For
eign Ant-SIavery Society, on receiving ihtelli-
gence of the death of the venerable and lament
ed Thomas CIarkson.
Whereas, intelligence has just reached this
Committee that it has pleased Almighty God
to remove by death the venerable Thomas Clark
son. which event took place at Playford Hall,
near Ipswich, Suffolk County, England, on the
Goth of September last, in his eighty-seyenth
year, after a life of unusual activity, usefulness
and devotion to the welfare of the human race
especially to the relief and Improvement of the
people Of color;
Resoioed, That the Executive Committee
Of the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery So
ciety deeply sympathize with the aged and be-
leaved widow of the deceased, and with the
youthful grandson who bears he name of his
late revered relative, in the death of most at
tached and devoted husband and father.
ResOIUed, That we mourn with he British
and Foreign Auti-Sayery 5uoicty in the death
of their venerable President the last ofthe noble
band who, upward of sixty years ago, associa-
ted themselves to bring about the extinction of
the slave trade and the abolition Of slavery
rejoicing at the same time, that he was so long
spared to the Society and to mankind, bright
example of intelligent zeal and untrlng assidu-
ty in the cause Of the oppressed and suffering
throughout the world,
RcsOlgcd, That we revere the memory of the
distinguished Ant-Slavery Patriarch, who,
through evil report and good report, consectated
youth, maturity and old age; with disinterested
zeal and indomabIe perseverance, to the cause
of Human Rights, and who continually exhort-
ed his coadjutors to "persevete,' amidst calum-
ny, prejudice, misrepresentation and violence,
in laboring for the deliverance of their fellow
men from bondage, and for the speedy and uni
versa triumph of Truth, Humanity and Chris
tanity over Error Cruelty and the Popular Re-
liglon of the age
RcSoiycd, That the " Last Farewell Letter
Of Thomas Clarkson to protesting Christians in
the Northern States now in the hands of this
Committee in manuscript and sent to this coun.
try by the venerable writer, be widely published
in the hope that the dying exhortatons of this
Apostle of Liberty and Friend of Man may be
heeded and that the conclusion of the tettel
may be laid to heart by the members of the
>, Church of Christ in this land: " | entreat you
to give it the most serious consideration, for il
is a subject in which not only YOU yourselves
are deeply interested, but in which the happi
ness of your fellow creatures yet unborn is con
cerned May the Divine Spirit assist your de-
alterations, and may the Almighty giyehi bless
ings to your lsbors"
Resolced, That Hon. VIM. Jay be requested
to deliver an Euogy in this City, at such time
and place as may hereafter be determined, com
memoratiye of the talents, virtues and services
of the late Thomas Clarkson.
Resolvcd That these resolutions, togethe
with Clarksons Farewell Letter to Prolessin!
Christians in the Northern States of America
to be published, and that copies of the resolu
tons be sent to the widow and grandson of tn
deceased, and also to the British and Foreigl
Anti-Slavery Society
ARTHUR TAPPAN, Chm.
W. HARMED, Rec. Sec.