Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-05-27
The American Tract Society.

against the Slave trade, and after Hiram
Ketchum had closed his speech against it,
lie moved to lay it on the table which was
carried. His speech and the vote placed
the Society 50 far away fir m any sympathy
with freedom, that some who had before
acted with the majority, that they began to
feel they were getting into narrow place
as was said by DR.. Spring. aud the follow
ing procyedipg1 took place:
DR.. Prime moved 10 proceed TO the reg
ular anniversary exercises; but gave way
4 to
4 The Rec. Dr. Spring who said be ac-
ceedcd most cordially in The vote by which
the Society lad conclusiv.ly settled one
questi IN before them. But he th ught
they were g,tring into narrow place here.
/ He was surry 10 see the Society lay upon
tie talle the resolution in relation to that
aceursed aflic, the African slave-trade.
! lie should vote against such II motion.
thongh he stool in the minority alone In
Ills ninete' nth century, after the nohle ef-
i frts OF such rten as Clarksor aud " ilber-
force, he was sorry to see the Society heSi-
ate - discuss this internal traffic He
agreed with Il osr gentlemen who disr, d to
! puI an end to The discussion on Souhern
Slavery. He thought this an improper
! time and placr for such Gi-cn>Sion; bur.
NJ on the sui ject of the African slave-trade
| e was sorry 10 see American clrroymen
hesitate-he was sorry to see Americas
citizens hesitate. He therefore proposed
10 save II EN- from the dilemma, the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved that tie American Tract SCci-
ETY., in laying this resolution upon the table
have not done so from any indifference or
neutrality of opinion and feeling against
The African ~lave-trade. Cries Of Good. |
/" Good " Go on" i" Certainly" That't |
h"1
Ny. Jay-I trust may be rermitted to I
sty few words, TO put myself in righ
position, that | may NOT remain in a false
ros ton, which my friends have attempted
to place me in.
Here Mr.. lays vol &c was drowned with
cries Of '.Order," Hear, Hear" "Ques-
tom" Go on"
NJ. Joy (in very loud voice--I am
charged here SIR
Mr.. Jaws voice was again drowned in
The perfeci coafus;on and uproar which en-
ucl.
As soon a. silence was partially restored
Mr.. Jay explained that his resolution was
wa. not a new thing. but something which
the Society had in fact nd 'pted in former
years, but ha posfpomed tn ir action and
row there were ten thousand stronger rea-
sons than then why such actinn shou'd he
had He claimed as right that the sub ..
ect Of Slavery should be discussed in a
Christian and fraterual manner.
Dr. Fan Pet said if this work was of /,
Sod ii would stand, if not it would fall. !
He thought Slavery crn'ro erred ques- !
ION: he WAS satisfied that Col told Moses
hat If the children of Israel wanted slaves,
hev were to 60 and buy them f the hea- !
en-go and buy them. If it Was right :
hen. Why is it not right now? lie wanted
o see this country kept together, AMI the :,
society also.
Dr. Springs resolution WIS then read;
Reso1ced. That this Society. in laying the
resolution on the table, have not >
cme 10 this conclusion from any hesitation
n relation TO the sin Of the African slave /"
rad or The grert wicked rss Of reviving =
his iniquirous traffic in any form, '
Jfr. Hirnnp hetchum-Wili the Docto~ },
How an amendmer t. so as 10 reai "tl'e r. =
ivlual members of the Society" | think :
he .Sociefy has nothinr to do with it hiss =
$ ard applause; cries of'"Go on" No, .
o." Don't allow il7l lie did not suppose 4
he Society, as such, had anything TO do 7
,ith it.
Dr. Rccon The Society h s no right =
D represent me as an in lividual member; -
can only rerresrnt its own opinions. :"
Kr. ketchMm again moved his amend
INT. which was read amid cheers and Il
Uses. =
mr. r. ". Clarke hoped the Society L
,oud not be hasty in regard to 50 impor
ant resolution. He thought the better
,av would be 10 take un the resolution fiom
e table cries Of = No, 10, no. !" He IL
lousht that the proper way to get at the v
u ject. %
Dr. Bacoa-Tbe Society may have tu
ght to express its own opinion hut it has Pi
o right to express my opinion as an indi- re
idual member of the Society, unless am oe
, the mainity think Mr. Ketahum's :.
mendment goes a great deal further than ti'
lr resolution. Cries OF "Good, good.
{ the Society has no right TO express its
wa opinion, want TO know where under q
raven. it gets the right to express mine. IN
Cries Of go ID. COOL. and gr, at applause. &c
his Society has tract on the evils OF to- o'
acco, aud vet one Of the venerable -breth- q
N has this morning handed out paper ca
nd asked me to take quid. Laughter. N
think it is time 10 end all this ioolrry, ! g
rnture to call il. Yet we are told the e.
usiness of the Society is to circulate tracts. l
circulatvs tracts against the use Of tobac- II
D and the culture Of tobacco; yet how u
ianv of these ven. r.ble men who handed v
5 the reauiar I cket to vote to-day, how p
AMY Of them are there on whose cnuseieness
e.ts the deadly sin Of sing tabieeo
Great Lang'ler-l We mainiain that Ibis q
oeietv may have opiuons and can cirea- "a
ate them, WHICH,, ii ,bey were 10 be univer- b