The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-09

cd with colonization and urging the justice and safety
Of universal and immediate emancipation on the soil
g. Resolved That in efforts for the abolition Of
slavery and the save-trade we are not seeking the
welfare Of the slave alone, but Of all classes of fell
citizens both in the slave and free States beev
that the system s to the whole nation in
moral social religious literary agricultural mocha
happiness and prosperity of the country cannot be
cured without its utter extinction.
8. Resolved, That being the stedfst friends Of the
constitution Of our country, and of the church Of
Christ utterly opposed to all projects of dis
union and Reorganization under the pretence of pro-
noting the freedom of our colorcd brethren; while we
seek to a constitutional administration of
government, and more consistent exhibition Of Chris
tanity.
TO- Resolved, That although we rejoice in the pros
pority Of Bible Tract. Sunday School, and Missionary
Societies and other national organizations for the de-
fence spread of Christian TRUTH and deem it oui
privilege TO yield them support when we can consist
emily do it, yet believe il to be the duty Of every
friend Of the downtrodden and oppressed to oppose in
such institutions all that obsruct the progress
OF the antsavery cause in this country or in any part
of the world,
II. Resolved That believing the Bible is entirely
opposed to Slavery and that its Divine Author intend
cd it for universal circulation and pcrusa we recon-
mend to all the friends of the anslavery cause to aid
the American Missionary Association in its successful
efforts to distribute copies OF the holy scriptures among
| the slave population OF the Slave States
II. Resolved. That deeply lament the prevalence
and increase of the slave trade the coast Of Africa
and the United States-a trade stgmatzed as piracy
between Africa and this nation and allowed lawful
commerce between the different slave States of the
Unionand that believe is not in the power of all
payies armies in the world to put end to the
foreign traffic, until sa-ery which originated and
| tains it, is utterly destroyed
- Resolved That the assertion of the pro-slavery
press and Of Shareholders, that the workings of eman
cipation in the colonies and dependencies of Great
Britain. France Denmark and Sweden, disastrous,
is VIGOROUSLY untrue it being the united declaration
of the authorities and people OF the islands, lately
cursed by slavery, that the extinction of the system
has proved to be agricultural political and social
blessing. for which both the planters and the cmanci-
pated thankful to their governments and to the
| great Ruler of nations
H. Resolved That believing slavery to be state Of
ard escape from its battle fields both justfable
and meritorious and having satisfactory evidence of
the general prosperity Of the coored immigrants in
Canada, well in different parts Of the United
States. who industrously engaged in agriculture
in trades or in schools will extend every needful
aid to fugitives from oppression until 1t shall be
venent and safe for them to return to their native
States as freemen.
The meeting was concluded with singing and prayer.