The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-05-12

| Rutherford Chatham--none; Dobbs-Rchard
Caswell William Mckenzie, George Miller,
Simon Bright; Dupln-Thomas Gray, Thomas
Hicks James Kenan, William Dickson; Edge
comb-none Granville-Thomas Person, Me-
mucan Hunt; Guiford--none; Hyde-Rothias
Latham, Samuel Smith Hertford-none; Hal
ifax-Nicholas Long, Willie Jones; Johnston
Needham Bryan, Benjamin Williams Neck
lenburgh - Benjamin Patton Martin - Ed
mund Smythwick New Hanover--John Ashe,
William Hooper; Northampton-Allen Jones
Orange-ThOmas Hart; Onsow-Wm. Cray
Perquimans-John Harvey Benjamin Harvey,
Andrew Knox, Thomas Harvey, John Whed-
bee, Jun; Pasquotauk-Joseph Jones, Edward
Everigin, Joseph Reading; Pitt-John Simp-
son, Edward Salter; Rowan-Wm kennon,
Moses Winslow, Samuel Young Surry-none
Tryon David Jenkins Robert Alexander
| Tyrrel - Joseph Spruill jeremiah Fraser;
| Wake-none; Newbern-Abner Nash, Isaac
Edwards; Edenton-Joseph Hewes; Whining
ton-Francis Clayton; for the town of Bath
William Brown Halifax, John Geddy; Hills |
borough none; Salisbury - none; Bruins |
wick--none; Campbelton-none.
The deputies then proceeded to make choice |
of a Moderator when Colonel John Harvey /,
was unanimously chosen, and Mr. Andrew |
Knox appointed clerk.
Resolved, That we will not import any slave |
or slaves OF purchase any slave or slaves i'm
ported or brought into this province by others, |
from any part of the world after the first day |
of November next-Page 1876.
Continental Congress, Philadelphia, October 90
| IVA
| We do, for ourselves, and the inhabitants of
the several colonies whom We represent firmly
agree and associate under the sacred ties of
! Virtue Honor, and Love of our Country, as fol- .
| lows:
9. That VIC will neither import nor purchase |
any slave imported after the first day of De-
cen,ber next; after which time we will wholly |
discontinue the slave trade, and will neither be
concerned in it ourselves, nor will we hire our |
vessels nor sell our commodities or manufac-
lures, to those who are concerned In it.-Pdge |
Ola
IL. That a committee be chosen in every
county, city, and town, by those who are quail
flied to vote for Representatives in the Legisla-
ture, whose business it shall be attentively to
observe the conduct of all persons touching this
association and when it shall be made to APP
pear to the satisfaction Of majority of any
such committee that any person within the
limits of their appointment has violated this
Association, that such majority do forthwith
cause the truth of the case to be published in
the Gazette, to the end that all such foes to the
rights Of British america may be publicly
known, and universally condemned as the enc
mics of American liberty; and thenceforth we
respectively will break off all dealings with him
or her.-Page 9l5.
a. And we do further agree and resolve,
that we will have no trade, commerce, dealings,
or intercourse whatsoever, with any colony OF
province in North dmer1ca which shall not ac-
cede to- or which shall hereafter violate this ,
Association but will hold them as unworthy {
of the rights of freemen and as inimical to the /
liberties of this country.
4 II #
The foregoing Association being determined {
upon by the Congress, was ordered to be sub t
scribed by the several members thereof and G
thereupon we have hereunto set our respective {
names accordingly. n
In Congress, Philadelphia, Oct. 20, 1774. Il
PEYroN RANDOLPH President.
Nsw HampsAir-John Sullivan Nathaniel 2
Folsom.
Massachusetts, Bay-Thomas Cushing, Sam h
lel Adams John Adams, Robert Treat Payne. a
Rhode Bland.-Stephcn Hopkins, Samuel 3
Ward. n
Conneotcm-Eliphalct Dyer, Roger Sher- ft
man, Silas Deanc a
New Yo,k-Isaae Low, John Alsop John ii
Jay, James Duane, Philip Livingston, William ii
Floyd, Henry Wisner, Simon Boerum. d
New Jersey-James Kinney William Living
ston, Stephen Crane, Richard Smith; John De "
Hart
PennSyluania.--JosephG Galloway, John Dick g
inson, Charles Humphreys, Thomas Mitllin,
The Lo,rer Counties, Nep Castle, @c-Cesar
Rodney Thomas Mexican, George Read.
Maryland Tilghman, Thomas I
Johnson, jun, William Paca, Samuel Chase 4
Virginia - Richard Henry Lee, George /
Washington, Patrick Henry, jun, Richard a
Bland, Benjamin Harrison, Edmund Pendeton. .
North Carolina William Hooper, Joseph 8
Hewes, Richard Caswc
South Carolina Henry Middleton, Thomas q
Lynch, Christopher Gadsdep, John Rutledge, !
Edward Rutledge.
Ordered, That this Association be commit f,
ted to the press, and that one hundred and
twenty copies be struck of, =
Continental Congress Friday Oct 81, I774. :
The address to the people of Great Britain
being brought in, and the amendments directed
being made, the same was approved and is as
follows:
To the people Of Great Britain, from the Delegates
appointed by the several English Colonies of New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Bay, Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations Connecticut New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, tho Lower Counties on
Delaware, Maryland Virginia North Carolina, and
South Carolina, to consider of their grievances In
General Congress at Philadelphia, Sept 9Th, IVA.
Friends and Eellow-Citisens When ma
ton, led to greatness by the hand of Liberty,
and possessed of all the glory that heroism, mu-
nifcence, and humanity can bcstow, descends
to the ungratetul task Of forging chains for her
friends and children; and instead of giving
support to Freedom, turns advocate for Slavery
and Oppression, there is reason to suspect she
has either ceased to be virtuous or been ex-
tremely negligent in the appointment of her
rulers.-PGges GA to 9l7.
Darien, Georgia, Resolutions.
IL TUE DARIES COMMITTEE, THURSDAY, JANUARY
! IL l775. |,
8. To show the world that we are not innu-
enccd by any contracted or interested motives,
but general philanthropy for all mankind, of
whatever climate language, or complexion we
hereby declare our disapprobation and abhor-
renee of the unnatural practice Of slavery in | :
America, however the uncultivated state of ;;
our country, or other specous arguments may
plead Tor 1T practice founded in Injustice | ,
and cruelty, and highly dangerous to our LID.
critics las well as lyes) debasing part of our
fellow creatures below men, and corruptinp tho
virtue and morals of the rest and is having
the basis of that liberty we contend for, land
which We pray the Almighty to continue to the
latest poster.ty) upon very wrong foundation:
We, therefore, resolve Mt all times to use our
utmost endcavors for the nanumission Of our
slaves in this colony upon the most safe and
| eouitable footing for tho mas,ors - IL