The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-08-26
For the Voice Of Freodorn.

| REFoRM-CLUB REroRT.-The Committee #
Pittsford Branch of the National Reform Clpb roats
the following Report
Your Committee, appointed in pursuance of :.
resolution of the CLUB to PROFOUND the following.
questions to such persons as should be NOMINATED
for your sullrages for any legislative office viz
"are you in favor OF extending tho law of exar,n-
ton as now applied to household furniture and mn
chanics' TOOLS to the family homestead also Of ro
hlbltlng it from mortgage SALE except v the free
consent OF the husband and wife, where such roIo
ton exists and will you consent to receive the voos
Oh any OF your teowctzens for the office to which
you "'e noiliiiated with the understanding that if
elected you VIII use your influence in favor of such
an act'-respectiully report, that they have adj
dressed letters containing the above inte1Toratores
to Messrs HODGES, Fox and STANLEY. the noni-
nees OF the Wing party for Senators of RutIand Co..
and JOSIAH W. HALE Hon. VIM MARSH. and Den,
SAMUEL W. BoARDMAN, nominated by the Liberty
party the first tWo for reasons which if NAV lie
presumed are satisfactory to themselves. have not
favored lis with their views on that subject Mr.
BoARDMAN, has returned q respectfully plv. saving
that he was not prepared to answer either question
IN the athrmatlve*. Your Committee have also
written to the three individuals whose names have
been presented to your sufGages as candidates for
Senators from this County, by the democratic par
ty who have each given decided answer in favor
OF the two proposed measures; from which your
Committee think there be no doubt that if cleo
ted, they will all reasonable means 10 favor the
passing of such acts.
They therefore submit for your consideration the
following resolutions
ResoIced, That we regard slavery as it exists in
the United States sin against God and man and
feel ourselves bound by every consideration of du-
ty to all constitutional means peacefully to abo
ish it forever.
Resolred, That freedom Of land to actual settlers
is essential to the freedom ofman in as much as
he who is master of our means of living is master Of
us. To release the master then from the obligation
to and provide for the slave and turn out the
latter and those dependent on him, homeless, and
leave them still dependent on the mercy or caprice
of the master for employment or the right to labor,
would be but to mock him with counterfeit the
mere scmbance of liberty, while the reality is with
held
ReSolred, That rs National reformers, believing
that to extend the law of exemption to the family
homestead would be of incalculable benefit to the
people Of this State and that is of far greater i'm
portance that all should have home and that inno-
cent women and children should be no longer turned
into the highway and compelled to sell themselves
as menials, go to the poor-house than that in
divduals shonld acquire overgrown estates by ia
king advantage Of the necessities and msfortunes of
others, we deem it our duty to waive all party
prejudces and predictions, far as may be nee
essary to the election of persons known to be
in favor of such laws.
Resolred, That the nominees of the democratic
party for Senators in this County, having expressed
themselves il favor of an act to render more perma-
nent and secure the family homestead, we feel con-
strained by sense of duty and in consideration of
freemau's oath to support them by our votes at
the coming election
All of which is respectfully submitted.
BENJAMIN NIXON, J
VIM HORROR, Committee
w. G. COTTING,
Voted that tile report and resolutions be accepted
and published in the Voice of Freedom and Spirit of
the Age, and such other papers are willing to in
sert them.
SETH G. HUDSON, Chairman,
W. G. CoTTING, Secretary.
Pittsford, Aug. ID, 1917.