Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-07-10
REFORM CoByENTioN III vERAoNT.

A liberal reform Convention, embracing iuo nc.
tive workers ia various departments o! rndic'l rr'
form, has recently been held in Ruuleod, Yer.
mont. We copy from the Liberator, Parker Piii.'
bury's account of the meeting. IL will be seen
that its action was most radical in regard to slt'
very. We omitted oil notice Of tie conycatiot
last week, as till the appearance OF Mr. InI>.
bury's letter we bad seen no otter accounts OF it.
proceedings, than those of the Bonnctts' Herald
order.
DosroN, June 3Oth. 1853.
DEAR Friend GARRISON
am Just returned from attending one Of the
largest and most important ~Retormatory Conven.
tions ever held in this Or any other county,
Whether we consider the numbers in attendance,
or their character and quality, the nature % the
subjects considered, or the ability with whirb they
were treated, 1t must be conceded that ibis Con
ventiun will have u signal effect, not only upon
Vermont, but also upon the whole nation.
Rutland, tho town where we met, is one of the
pleasantest ia the world. doligltfullv nestled
among the delectable Green Mountains, that
give the State its name, and beauty ton, to a large
extent. 1t is easy of access from oil directions
walled round, through it be, like Jerusalem, with
mountains.
We began on Friday, and continued until Sun,
day evening. You will believe that We went
there to work, and that we did work, when | tell
you that VIC commenced at eight in the morning,
two in the afternoon, and seven in the evening :;
and that our oaiuurnmrnts scarcely gave US time
Tor dinner and tea. We had at the opening OF
each morning session, lat least this vas true On
Saturday and Sunday morhing',) two hours ct
open, free discussion OF the various SUBJECTS
which came before us, followed 10y set addresses
from some persons eelected and invited, or from
volunteers. in the discussions, speakers were llm'
tied to ten minutes. with an Oppurtuui y to extend
the time by vote of the audience--a most import.
ant rule where so many large brains anu iull
hearts wished to find utterance.
We assembled in Il spacious Pavilion, a bunG-
red and twenty feet III diameter, md fitted mp
(thanks to Mr.. LandUn and others) IN the very best
possible mauner for our purposes. 1t was well
lighted for evening. though the day light lasted
until after eight u~'cloGki was supplied with Il
Time. piece, and, more important still. with tTO
large nogsheads standing on one end, aud upen NJ
the olher, besides being bored all round with TAU
Gets, and kept constantly filed with most excel
lent iced water. Two men were continually ut
work with II horse aud wagon, btinglug the water
and the ice. Better Arrangements could not have
been made for our convenience and comfort.
On Sunday, we had between two and three
thousand present, at least; and perhaps strange to
tell, the cars were seen on all tue route between
Bellows Falls and Burlington, With excursion
tickets at only hall fare. lt should also be said,
that the SAM literality as to price was extended
to all attending :he Convention, on the different
railroads in the State leading 10 Rutland, except
the Boston and FitchbUrg.
pro- wo in nrdar ana nearly MI mad cm,mniunS
on tho ground The most numerous class in the
nndienee was the SnirituaGsts. and some anoug
,hem even anon he lenders of the class, welcc
moi aiwa1s too marnaoimous in thrir domauls as
to the disposal OF the time, some OF them even
proposed TO divide the convention on Sunday, and
hold a meotiny nf Snirito,Iists IN tLe Town lIuI
Mnre ecnerous counsels. however. prevhiicd. and
no seTnratiun wa, made. Too mncn credit can,
not he given to Andrea Jackson Davis and Mrs.
Davis, FOR the very honorable and Impartial course
which thew constIntly recommended and to which
they declared they Should adhere, wha,ever others
miebt do, Mr., Dayi, declared that he never at.
tended ba, one strictly Spiritual C,nyenti, n, and
that he never would attend another. ard TINT he
only came to this tecause it was announced rs
one whore all the interests Of b~enighled and OPP