, 1874-07-25
LITERATURE.

uIup, nov. 10, is72. Dy WILLIAM FnnnEpIox
poo1E, Librarian nI ths Public library Of olncin-
Co.
Iho dfseosory' IN tho library OF George WASH
fngton,-now IN tile posRosslon Of tho Boston
Athsnmutu,-of o rare panph1ek containing ian
e, Ip1t n''r s oa' a,n i"n.'IAa ~ -, H.
slavery uoHsoieo a. 'fuono Meetlh6 u s"e
Maryland Society for Promoting the Abolition OF
Slavery, Baltimore, July 4, 17a1," by DR.. George
- s,,e .,"to -, Art.s1ayorv
.. oA". ~. VI Wv pte'' .nnn ~, -.
opinions III thtH country prior 70 4ooo' ny ~
tientlY following for years tho ltnea OF inquiry
fnna ~ cnr,ons 1 ma ,atoro,tinr kara information Oh
tts .,..,.a. 49, 49," 49,, sion,acnncc ~ wh,ct
sno nuuJeca' 'no scoPe "na 80
Me indicated In ttlo VainApie plocnu'o oeAote
uH. It la surpriao to most to Learn thht an
oration dououpcinE tho system Of Slavery In
v;rorors torroa wns rocotveh In Southern city,
e W ~ ~. a.. .1,rt;,, ~ t1,o co,,at,
ohly 1out years *1so' ,no "aspss ~. 1'esa-
tuition, with sach tnarKeo appFofa. LIZA. . ool'y
Of It was requested for preservation aud further
circulation In print; but 1t IL stt1l moro Of sur
nr1ao IN lesrn tbat strong Antt.S]ayory sontt-
n 1a't ,sos c,rrent throurhn,t tho aoutl, At ti,o
un' tia "4a so naon1ar iea vhIch In, ~ nrav,1sa ~,
late years, that Ansi-savory principles originated
In tho North. particularly in tho Copmouwoa lth
NJ nfaas.nl,npotta Ia nroyod inoorroct bv thu
evidenco wnlcn alr' .foo'o has note procnroa
With much industry IRON moat obscure sources.
Slavery, It viii DO remembered. was imposed
by British ayarice upou tho Amertcan CotonjoB.
cortrn ~ Ia t,,ctr wiahoa and t,,or ,r;,c,rloa =.
.,s r.as, ~. 49,. 1cto ~, ,a
Ala from toe year 1o4o "Hen lug n1st S!aVo'sh'l
Dutch an-of-war, ente.cd James River, in
Vtsslnia, with It's freight ol hnsnaa oha'tes, M
~ tho ayR.om ~ea i1nally hwopt away ~ isG3.
thoro WIS continual plotest from tho sagaoiouB
and tho humane against 'ts wiekednoss and un-
wisdom. just previous to tho Revolution, hlassa~
chusetta mndo seVeral earnest pnt ln1ile ,a5 e.
tefnpts to flu ltsolI Of the teflbo incubus ~ lf1'
tho Assembly OF Virginia pottstoned tue English
Government TO stop the importation OF alayoa.
The disregard Of this petition was urged BY Vir,
gsn'a aa her principal grleyauoo Taen she loInea
san nsans thas the q
Tho firat Genoral Congress- OF tho Colonies,
held at Philadeiphia ~ IVA, aaoptou among tlia
" ARTICLES or Association Lie too~ine 'ihas
we vii neither lmport @ nor paf9naso mla, aay aavo
nor nil wo hire our vessels, nor sell our
commodities OK manufactures, TO tnoso VINO
arc caucerpad IN tho alayo-ttado;" A. tho
same Congress, Mf. Jonefsoe aeslaseo; IN an
expoaition, Of rights Which no presented, that
"Ihe abolition Of Slavery is Tue greatest object
of doalre tn theae COLONIES, who're II WAS uunap-
PLY introduced J. ln g. thor infant state"
Tho hrss Antl,slnVory soc1atJ oyer @ organized
mcn,bors were mostly Quakers, who, 70 their
credit TO # satd bad Tor yeats atoutly protested
against slavery III their annual hlootinss; AZ
early AZ l699, tno SaaKefs hau eaoslonea Tue
members Of their Society against encouraging
tho importation of slaves and, III 1913 sud
1716, Iad inquired INTO the huphty WIN WhIch
oeodienco 10 tho caution hau poon pfacliGea.
IL lfa5. those members VINO haa !aiiod 70 iolo"
the advice o. tue 80 society were subjected to d's-
clpliuo aud, IL lff6, thoae VINO atul heiu Alavsa
over tho A"ini aee wela also"neq. ~ A.,
-, ~ New fofK' o., "nocaoty 1or itomonng Ill 1no