The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-03-22


by him who has persuaded novice thattbr
snares of the world are less dangerous than The
demons OF soIItude. 7555 =
MASSACHUSETTS, ANTI-SLAVERY SO.
CIETY. ss,s
The Massachusetts ntislavery society hard
honored us with pamphlet copy Of the SIX
teenth annual report of its board of managers
The document comprises something iessfhan
one hundred pages of closely printed matter.
and gives what they call, ga view Of the gene.
raj aspects OF the Abolition cause, as well asof
their own labors in its behalf during the year
which is just passed"
As usual, the people Of the South, the govern.
ment, the church, both political parties, and all
men who do not 90 with them in their extreme
measures of opposition to slavery, are deuodn-
ced in most unrneasured terms. At soufeffu-
ture time we may recur to thisreport, and gre,
for The information of our readers, some OF The
more prominent features OF their scheme Of agi.
tation, as developed in its pages. For the pre-
sent, we will content ourself with extracting Q
few the resolutions passed at their late meet.
ing in Boston, which we find in the supplement-
TO the report. s4g5H
Whereas The boast of the people Of these
United States is, that they are the treest people
on earth, while they hold and use one.sirthpf
their fellow countrymen as Slapes,-that they
are an enlightened people, while they punish 20
heavy crime, the acquisition of knowiedge
among three million of their number.-fhat
they are cirilized people, while one-sixth of
the inhabitants are compelled, by Law, tosliye
in absolute heathenism,-that the blessingscf
liberty and free institutions are extended 10 all,
while three millions of their number are OUT.
lawed, and hunted with bloodhounds and rifieay
tor attempting to raise themselves from the con-.
dition of brutes 70 that of men-fom the condi-
ton of Slares to that of Freemen; Therefores
4.-Rrsolred, That this misnamed Republic
is wIful liar and a shameless hypocrite,
against which the fiends of freedom in Great
Britain and throughout the world oushttease
warned, as agains, the deadliest enemy of the
human race.
5.-Reso1red, That while this Republic exists
in its present form, as Republic that sanctions
slavery, there can be no reasonable hope that
,hr miSeries of expressions inflicted upon the
masses, by the despoiisms o! Europe, can besse-
moved; inasmuch as the mi ght of its example
goes to strengthen the hands of tyrants, andto
weaken those Of the Champions of Freedom;
therefore we would earnestly cntreat alls@ho
are laho.irg for the freedom of Man in Great
Britain and ireland, in Austria, Italy, Russia,
and in all lands, TO unite with us in our efforts
10 procure the dissolution of this slaveholding
Union. by moral and peaceful agitation. aud
.hus TO rid the world Of this gigantic foe of hber.
tv. and of The iualienabIe rights Of man. CIR
9.-ResoTred That the Abolitiopis,s of
America hail with pleasure the movement Of
George Thompson and his faithful conductors,
for the encourag cement of the culture of cotton
in British India. in order to supply the demand
of that staple in the British manufactures. in
stead of importing their cotton, as at present,
from the slave States of this country; believing,
as we do, that the success ofhis object willm
lerialy forward the anti slavery enterprise. ,..s
-Rcsolrcd, That an instrument which
binds those who swear TO support il to commit
crimes of the h'ackcst hue, and sins Of the mDst
,rc mendous magnitude, is one that cannot be
intrlligcnty sanctioned or executed without ag.
gravated guilt. and ought TO be rejected with
Indignation and horror:-,hat snch an ;nstru-
mcnt is the Constitution of the United States,
which pledges the whole physical force Of the
nation to keep securely in their chains three
millions of slaves, makes the entire national do.
mains slave. hunting ground, and provides for q
savehoding Oiigarchy, ncomparably more
despo,ic than any order of nobility ever exist.
ing in any age Of the world. as3
Reso7red, That we deplore the continued de-.
gradaton of our nation character and purpose,
which find their meet and most welcome repre~
sentative and candidate for the nations highest
Office in that bloodhound Of the Texan Ias,
Zachary Taylor.
Such are some of the resolutions passed In
FaneuiI Hall in the city of Boston, bNa large
meeting OF citizens, comprising among its mum.
ber some of the most prominent and influential
men in the State OF Massachusetts,. III
Western Continent.