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GliKEiVSnOROUGII, JT. C SJTWdJT. 21. 1827.
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- slavrhnldine sisters to this mono
fHi PATRIOT, . , mint of ffh- nation disgrace, whclh-
. .... k I I I An i . A A A" A A I T
rinted and published wenuy uy ' ; nrn i our Huemntn lo ini'iw
T. EARLY STRAjYGE, solution passt d by the LegisllittiriS
Atf wo Dollars per annum, payable within ' bfJMCS ot Ohio and Indiana
if ee months from the receipt .f the tarsi IP hat 01 the bUtftpLY erittont
i.n'oer, or Three Dollars atVr the cx'pi
" OIU l MI'IMC III i c reieuuy iii-
troilm t'fl ly Mr. unci adapted
by the Legislature of the patriotic
ton of i hat time.
i .per t be discontinued unt il all trrc.ir
aKi nrc pa:d, unless at the optioii of t!u- Mate of Pennsylvania, they are r
Ei'l'ir; an 1 a failure to notify a discontin qyally honorable to themselves and
w.ii ' cvrLierc pc"- .,vKi r.if niurtw rir w m i.vo -termer
"I ' . I . I i 1 a
meit. iiavu ucrn met anfl Tcrin'ocaira nv
the Slave States, or rather by cer
tarn functionaries in them posterity
will learn with shame and indigna
tion. -
AD rEflTISEMEAVS,
K'bt ceedmg 16 lines, neatly inserted three
tirs for one dollar, and 25 cents for eve
ryfuxceeding publication; those of grea
ter4enth- in the same proper, t jot) Le
MESS iGE
Ofhc President of the Manumission
ls&ocmfion at their last sum annu
a Meeting.
Fell 'v vIembbrs; Antieipat.
lite bat .nailer sufficient to occupy
i tune during itie shor Session,
' 111 a
Mil. come oelore von irom inner
i tires it would seen to upercede
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ccssitv, and QDsoiVC ine irom
y ot presenting wriuen Cum
iiNihttiiti at thii time. et as in
timttis of this kind do nut : e iiai
tonp;ii!ionary, ui-.y wm runer a -
rrancdir retroirrade. tie nrmcipi
they folesH are tar from bemj; r.
ort, tit iome visible effect will ii
prodii;! whenever they are pro
itnul-ii h!. so a9 a spark nf p:i
4t t .fil ulioil afIv in flit A iiiprii!.!
lly barren of events! I ha.
thouuuii not inrumpatihle vi ii im
duty oti')mi? a brief general view
ol the plt ess of liberal principle
in regari to th coloured populati:i.
of this i'ffiintry, togctlierwith sotu
b-" rvntins on events which have
ransi)ircl since your annal meeting
Lbti& vJ.Atv as the
ne:u
.A proposition Jiasjrw?.?!!j.,Jf?J?!
Tri the Leg !aturr of Mary
7T "nratv n"rrnnnar"3iprnnH-
ftit it ii
believed a e in operation un
der Jbriguidanre of providence to
rcfunteiici the effects ot the tormcr.
The rehrmation we contend for h
or able.
acter fit
be n:iie
llistor
l appeal to all that h hm
u?f and humane in the char
man: It connot, therefore,
. .
in vain to -Americans.
Mendenhall ihn Aiexauder Q-y
and 0 David Wnrih.
it Cfived a c (iimuoieat "m fr m
eftch of the P' mate i fvolen? Ai
s'tciations f NeW Hnlem, C-nter, and
James ' own; these communications
were ordered to he prenervrd id iho ,
secretary' otiive; tthe tbauku of this
Asnorinlion presented to said g- eie
and the experience of our throucb the medium .f th. Pre-
owri tinea warrant this conclusion, ident.
how rniny of our sisiter State have Moses Swaim Kq President of thd
estJifiy ctuat rx? er imeut tho chr ?peialioii, teu't nd li;s jijaUftBf
recnent our principles, and the whicii lie hou-e Heceptnl; nod elec
practicability of mir ob,ect and re l f Be j nin waim, to fil the tf
at this mom-nt exu! ng in the hap- cancy orraiioned by such resign? v
. i linn.
IIT 19.1111.. U'W IIIHIT Ul"ii,
sptunginto existane unfet'ered by
L
The committee to whom wa refer', f
,. r i i I i ..:,! en wie immhuj uiiicai uu i nun ut cnoiri
ijl' yrz:.;: - ou and that ao-mueb : -itre-t' r
I hat occasional. uuliil.'isoi ,pas: Uxe la BeniveX delicate irt ifii A-
miTieao Convention b" laid nv f tor
1 1 I . . r ' j I ' - - : . - ' i . .1 n F r . .-II . . ..... ; It
the direction of the American C. lo-' a5,tailm 'lu,,,n "Ul " nsmernnon un ine nex nesg.on -
nization Society h is indeed, verv ; wc are prepared o ex- -he hoard of Manage., report?
.losirahlo that n simrlar nolicv should! I,cr':' I5tl t( 8PIse that a sentl thai theyYhave transit ed a memari.
pervade tho other States 'the occas.
firtn fun t nutiattrirf itior a nt r'rtliinl'il n tr
, .... . . ... Hion and menu ice wi I attend the
ion would in a few years vanish,
'fexerttng the power id Legislation
tt i ho utmost warrantable extent.
to prevent the migration of persons
of cobur into We wi)
ot here njter at large on the en.
iuirv whether the. stern feature of
our laws, in their application to
persons of this description was nut
sufficient to deor emigrants, wi hoti
Ii- passage of the late Ac? or
svhelher the assertion of such aprin-
ple ot legislation chines wim a
better ijrarr fnm.a re 'ablicwn as
sHm'dv.tha:i the iustlv abhored 0:c-
frmcol" jrrpetn.d alepiance proceed-
d ft mi the ministry of a tLtu opean
''I otia; c!i a few years ago? .we cer
:in!y were not prepared to consider
)! mischief pmfered to be remedied
of sai li magnitude as to require a
large portion of the venerable time
l otir representatives, even if the
rcmedu did not. nmnict with consti
It is kjown to you that in somefrtitiooal principles and the best de
ofthf Uiited States Slavery has
vanished before the reforming ener.
gy of freenopular legislation; .hat
others, trrln the commencement of
fieir t Ii -lal sx slencet have erected
a perpetual baricr against it in their
5 Stafr const tutinns, f - ming together
j'a prepondelattng weight in tpescail
f of the Uiioti: Notwithstanding
thos particuar Slates, are mm par
j otivrlv. free from the evil under
'Which we la!ior, yet solicitous for
the honor, and the welfare of the
VT'ni ed State to which the citizen
owes his first and highest allegiance,
societies arc almost. daily springing
tip in them for the express purpos"
of cooperating -in the. great work
of bringing abou a general, tfafe and
entire extermination of slavery fr mi
ttitr nation. Indeed were the na
tion io remain silent on this sub.
J jeer, after Hearing promulged to the
a wrl(l her declaration ot Kiguts, well
might i he supposed that paralysis
had seized her political virtue, & that
Jiaving abandencd her first princu
Iples corrantiou was fast invading
I her vital functions producing those
fearful symptoms of stupefaction
, land torpor- which are the precursors
ijf devolution to Republics. But
tli fact is far othjer wise, while resov
Jute efforts arc making in at least
ifowr of thc: slaveh' lding States; the
'j ree States Xpc vigorous and active.
iTbe correct fclings, and political
uidi. in jir cojnt7 ui c larritu into
ne several Lvcislaturcs of the tat-
',fijJ,--' ' ",--7 -S. v t
if a,,( tn 'Rapacity they, are
iot nlr f 0-1 nrr-h p w t ttm t fnof t Heir.
fine rights of Men whom the laic
l a i a S t
acKnowietiges o dc iree.. it mav.
however, hr fairly enquired whether
an act to eevent tho migration, or
rather therm and ingress of free
white ci izens with droves of human
creatures srekirg a disgraceful mr
ket in N. C would not have reQect
cd as much honor on the legislature
and contributed as much to the fu
tore happiness and prosperity of the
State?
When we sec the slave population
congregating in the Southern States,
where congeniality of climate gives
quickened impulse to their icrease.
while the shackles arc falling off
their brethren in South America,
Texas, and the Islands, and political
liberty elevating them in the scale
of nations, and these States cioshig
their eyes on -those events and in
stead of calling on the general gov
ernment to exert her constitutional
powers, and offering to concede
where these are -inadequate arc
wantenly and vainly insulting their
sister States, and becoming refrac
tory to the general government:
wc feel a momentary alarm lest Pi
vine providence is through our vol
untary agency preparing the mearis?
Just retribiiUon and ' of effecting
that reformation which our success,
ful i evolutionary struggle admon
ishes us to make and which both
our political and religious faith con
spiro to amend at the hands of a
virtuous and coussfant people.
merit in power o perpetual slavery at m 'mgresp, praying inai a mv oe
will ultimately predominate in N. C. phased lu prohibit th traffie in S ave
is to insult her virtue ami patriotism. Jwi the wveral tuteg; and that
0. that, while the free States re JVw - Sauoilera, hat pledged
pressing forward, giving to art and h'"!se,f u "
1 " . , , Ft- General Gray, informed the honso
industry a degree of per.ect.on un- that the mPmoral from lH8 ociej7
known to any former a&e; She to fce Ue 0efera A.Vmbl. prj-
is re rograding in moral principle Dg ,hal a , W be pa9tM, l0 JroMhit
cherishing with fond predilection a ihV importation f slave into ibti
system whih paralizea her inven State wa introduced by l iinelf. and -tion,
and entcrii ize and like a refered to a eotinnttee: hicl:, f"m
canker is gnawing i lie roots and some euuse unknown 'o him, t;ever
vitalv of her republican irtur is to inady miy p port
sink her political character to thej the board of munagert tendered -lowest
dt iitbs ot " degradation. their reaignati-.; whit . the use
"Before -closing this short commc ' teeepted, and a pimmted- liiei ard
Menili'iihail, nr. Uaviil vv orll. iim
tcAar t husids I . Hunt. Pv.tne-
ks ifnn .ft nuit Aninn C .llln ! filt
expediency of representing yui rj
- j
Oi. motion of Gen. Gra3, Itt-nlv
, ed tliat ihe board of : ana- I br in
atr eted to (haft a,raemirihl to the
nicattun. permit me to invite your
. ? . . : . . ' .1.. 'Tl
auennoii io one. lUopci, i uirao mr;
selves in the next session of the A
merican Convention. Amoti1; tin
many considerations h:cu point
out the n;-opriety ;i tins measure !ex, General Aembfj, praying for
that of
Ssarmonizinaf
the
vievi-s otjihe enactment of a law lo tirobibit tha
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introduetion of - lavts. ,fiom eiher
Cohciiz ition is not among the least, j Mate iuto this-particular i .byapee
nil. e:i the trreat Mt.bicct of AJiiran
.sue-
whicli vou are
Willi dovout nicies -for t!;
cess of flu; causi; io
engaged
I am Fellow Members yi-urs k
J MOSKS SWAl.M.
March 8th, 18 17.
Extract fiom the minutes of the la'e
siim-annufil, session of the .Mann
mission Society of wV Carolina.
ft .
The General Atsoeiatron of the
ManumM'ioii Society of Norih-Csro
lina, onvened at Ubaree Meetinij
house, in Ka'idolph Coon'y, accord
iog to adj iu-riunent, on tho ninili it
tho present MoMth. It appeared
frm the retu ' ns produced fom th
Heveral Branches that the followin:,
wera represented by the number t
delegate attached to tlieir utimes.
viz.
Center 4-, Deep Uiver ?, Caraw)
2, fjiclilanil Creek 0 Springfield 5
Deep-Creek 1, Trotters Creek J.
Cane-Creek t. Jaiie -Town 1. K'nri
uel 3, l,oeky Uver Chare 0. I'
lirnacle 5 ew Salem 3,, Union 3,
Bethel 2 I) vir 3, Muir Chapel t.,
i5eley9 Creek 1, I'rovidene 1, VVcsi
fir hi 1. Jersey Seltl'trnent 1, South
Fur k t - Loves-Creek 1, and Monnt
Olivet 1.
The following Blanche- were not
repreented: viz. New (Jardti; K
beoezer, iV.w berry
larv s
ulntors and that thev be ibsrueted
- . - . ' . ...
o procure as ma y signe a (si
ble to juch leemorial, and make ie,tl
P'ft thereof to th next Asocio ion'i
On motion of Icobert . Hods'-n-
lif.olvedi that this AMocitio fPi
member wi h pleasure the uii'einitt
xeruooH "i ou orny ineno y - vai ' ,. .. -CofKn,
in p'omo.ing the ;:Tobjei "of ;;''
thin society and that we'daly ppre :
eiate the Iosh sustained .dy -fiia deatbf ' ''!'
to Society and lo the causa of human v ;f
ity :;vV ...v ":y.;:
The committee, corisistioi; of Phix Vi1
neas Nixnu, Henry B. 1 1 1 1 ! , n d J bti
iinsbaw, appointed to recve ronj-A'
tributions in aid of the funds repnhr fr C
oatJhey have received 836 "7i.wlueli "J
turn was ordered into the treasurvoi '
' sioeiatiou W,
On motion of Katban Hunt a
rn nded by Dr Worth : li -( veI
hat com miii eonsidiidg nf M.hp
a r k v i
waim, and YV .liiain ueynot t- h
ijpni;itcd to prepare un esiv l a
m morial to the next C'ngre'H o uy .
ug for the abolitio. of "Shivery hi iho
district of Columbia ; and for tho
patronage f e General Guvi rnintnt
to be extended in Colomz ition Society
and that thev report to Ihe next meet-
ing
Oo mriTenf et" Grt:eml Ur&Y-Uc
solved ttra? tt-.e thanks of this A soci
ation h" prcentil lo ihe ciliz of
the neigh boor h'ond lor ther hop al-
ity attention tn the -meniber oflhia
Crekv Shiloh Huntin h ue during the present Sesiinb
.......jj On motion of Phineai rVtxnn-i-itr.
Creek, lillshorough, tlreensbarnugb, solved that the thank f this Am I
BdVs Suoal. B hobnth, and Mini aion be ' nruVriijed !o 'o.s Si mi
dy-Crrek (will they do so any mor?h Kwqfar the able dtgaified, d m
virtuous and cousisrant people, n t --Uc-Jved eum nuoieatio.ii from ptiil manner WwZi&MhH
p: But we fhajl not d -vefl on this ?f j the ;CbaTtffcb t-re tVrs! T!;r-f.f ctif Tg'ril .ttrrtly rj-catUgo Irbn ngg V- Vj
It rqe-.Hctoxc; cau?cs more. nojver-1 -,' H "' " '" "