Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-02-06
Anti Slavery Convention.

In Accordance with a call published in most Of
the newspapers in this State, which call was sign
ed by Ryland Fletcher and numerous other indi-
viduals, numerous anti-slayery men Of this and
other States assembled at Bradford on the 26th ult.
A. l.. Burke, Of Berlin, was elected President; Gov.
Fletcher and Asa Low Vice Presidents; and Guy
c. Sampson and L.. J. McIndoe, Secretaries. Sew
eral addresses were made during the evening. The
next day the Committee reported a series of four
teen resolutions generally of the Garrisonian stripe.
The reading of the Sth opened the discussion. We
give it entire;
UhereGs, the Union Of the States was formed bv
unhoiy compromises with slavery and the slave pow
or. which demanded the continuance of the African
slave trade, representation in Congress for slave IRON
erty, and the delivery up of slaves escaping from their
masters; whereas, these compromises were incorpor-
ated into the Constitution, and owing PRINCIPALLY To
its pro-slavery compromises, the number of slave; has
been on the increase, the slave power has become more
and more domlnent, and the Federal Government has
been one OF the strongest allies of the slave power, so
that almost every power under the control Of the ma
tional government is now made subscryicnt 10 the in
terest OF sluvsry therefore
Resored, That the Union, which was formed in sin
should be dissolved, and the Constitution which was
formed and adopted in iniquity should be repudiated.
and thus the way prepared for the establishment of n
new Northern Republic, in which Justice and riglteous-
ness may prevail.
This resolution was warmly discussed by Mr..
Goodell, (tho Corresponding Secretary of the Amer
lean Abolition Society," Parker Pillsbury, C. l..
Remond ~(colored) and others in favor, and by Gov
Fletcher in opposition. 1t is said that Renond
gave His Exccllency some hard raps.
A correspondent of the Boston Journal gives the
following record of the closing proceedings;
Resolution No. s was again the topic for debate.
and as it was a free fight there was a most ex.
citing time. Gov. Fletcher was sorry that affairs
had taken such a turn-sorry to hear such rash
and hl-tlmed assertions, and sorry to be made the
butt OF ridicule; but while the good and great men
Of the past were repudiated, he could find no fault.
And here 1t may be proper to remark, by way of
explanation, that the object of the Convention was
discussion, and to that end three prominent Re-
publican speakers were invited, viz Gov. Fletcher
Ex-Governor Slade, and Professor Cushing of New.
bury Seminary, while Messrs. Pillsbury. Remond
and Brown represented the opposition. Two Re-
publican speakers being absent, and Governor
Fletcher not choosing to take a very active mart
gave to the Convention a { one-sided appearance )
as one speaker expressed it. Mr.. Pillsbury finally
gained the floor, and delivered himself Of n LONG
ana characteristic speech, and having promised
curing the uay to speak in relation to the principal
churches he did SO with a hearty good will.
ms Is the first meeting of the kind that has been
held IN this part Of Vermont for q long time. be-
,eVe' ana these rash measures and incorporate nd.
dresses are somewhat new to our calm and candid
cl,izens' whether the Republican cause has been
advanced IN this section Of Vermont, especially bv
'as ~monss-s'iou, i,scry Questionable"