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

latlon sent through all the lower counue
OF Virginia, and all along the banks of tia
Connecticut, from athersfield to Sutiield
Great laughter But we are not to hav,
AN opinion at all about "A certain wickednes
which the laws Of the United States fo
more than 40 years have pronounced 10 b,
crime against human piracy
) (Cheers, great applause and misses, auc
cries OF Cool good" We should Us,
a little moral sense, little common sense
and walk right through the cobweb mrshe.
of such spe, cnes as these. You doubtless
remember the words OF him who said, : Y,
"who find heavy burdens, grie,ous to b,
borne, and liy them upon other men,
:" shoulders, yet will not touch them will
g one of your fingers." Sir, is there an,
member of the Executive Committee o
This Tract So.'iety. just reelected. on whose
table sparkles the red wine? IkRna0 there
ISL (CherrS, cries of "Good,' aud hisse>.)
Is there anv member OF that Executive
Committee whose parors echo to the feet
Of morry dancers? / kRoao there as !
(NIore cries OF Good" cheers and hiss, S. ]
Yet here we are binding these burdens
about dancing, and tobacco, and wine drink
ing, and laying them on mems shoulders
wh~n om shoulders do nct bear the least
part of that burden. Is il nor time To have
done with such tomfoolrry as that, and ad-
dress ourselves to the weigniier matters Of
the law, such as ighteousness-( (great
cherring,) mercy (reuewed oh-ering,) and
truth? Sir. ! have heard to-day. as ] heard
4 year ago. what | con-ider s'and-rs upon
the South, and though a refutation of
them has been given here to-day, sill,
must speak of what know. A few years
ago had friend at the South-a son !; in
fat. one of the little Bacons who spent
some time in New Orleans. 1t was at the
time when that celebrated work. South
Side View of Slavery was issued by this
Publishing Committee. He went on a pill
grimage to the bookstores Of New Orleans
to see if it could he found. "Uncle Toms
Cabin" (Immense applause.)
Nr Bacon then charged upon the Socie-
ty and Executive Committee that they had
been faithles> in regard to the South, and
that The statements in relation to the lack
of Anti Slavery feeling at the South were
in fact 81 nd RS upon the best portions Of
the Southern States.
During this portion of his remarks Mr..
Bacon was interrupted and almost silenced
by continual Kisses, cries of "QIesi ion.
'Ord-,," with shouts of 'Go on go on"
A Foice Go on Go or Why don't
yon 90 on?
M, Bacon-I will 90 on presently.
Aaotter Ioice-Woll, don't kill yourself
f you do!
-Hr. Bacon-No, don't mean to. The
African slave-trade That subject wear
go would have been called an abstraction |
year hence it will b. a political question.
Ne are now upon the mar, ow isthmus be-
ween hesp two positions. (Great cheer
ng) In a year or two more we may have
ministers preaching here in New York, as
ONE gray-hrad quoted over there, go and
my niggers of the lIeathpn, if you want
hem"-tIat is of the Africans. { (Iere
)r Bacon's voice was lost for a few mo-
lents amid the great e. fusion Of cries
heers and hisses.) ] do hope that DR.
pring's resolution will be carried now, and
lat even that faint testimony of the moral
ense # this American Tract Society may
ot be oblit-rated. (Shous and continued
heering. with hisses.)
PrQf Crosby said that he looked upon
lch action as wholly Unnecessary and in- :
xpedienr. He thought if this resolution
as alnp'ed it would open the door for ex-
r ssons of opi'tioi upon matters which
oad create even more discussion. Next
-ar .hey might he called upon TO express
leir opinion upo the introduc ion OF Slav-
Y into the Territories. (Great confusion,
oplau,e and hi-~es.) He hoped it would !
It be passed.. for fear they might fall into J
trap una var 5, He ought the opinion t
the Society conll not be misunderstood. I
The Rec. DR.. Helciu thought we could I
,nliae in The watchtnlness Of those who are 7
come after US, that this resolution should 7
II be used rs trap to catch the Soc. .ety.
M-. Thompson thought the opinions OF
e Society might be misunderstood. He /,
il that in Mr.. Gurney's book upon the
Dve of Col this passage occurred: "lf this !
rue love had prevailed among Christians, .
where wonld have been the African
slave-trade = When that book was pub
he'd by the Society, pat of that passage
IS stricken oIt, and words inserted so as
read, "Where woul have been the tor
,es Of the Inqnisition 2" (Great APP
,use) lie thought the passage of this
solution would place the Society right
fore the community. :,
Afer some further discussion the re5olu- i
N was adopted. :
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