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New York Antislavery Society

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Parent Issue
Day
23
Month
October
Year
1847
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

The msolutions in'rodurd ly Gxrril Sinhh at the lat" meeting ofiíw Sia'e A. S. Si'ietv, ;it tilica, toucliing the U. S. Coiistitution and the dmv of enlarging the scope and imi!lilynig the bjeots of t!ie Libertv party, wcre ireented by Mr. S. through 1 commiue..-, and led to a Vng, j eamesl ;md able discussion.in which Meers. Smith, Wing, Miy, Hatiiaw iy, Stuw, Shpianl, Michrll, Ward, and othprs particípate.!. The reol itioi ; ing the Anti Skuery cha' ader of the Consülution was passad nem. con. The one ricclaring for new mraurcs v;is suppi.ited in a povvrful spêfch by Mr. Smitli - was debaied wiih great spirit lili nearly 11 o'clock at night, and finally pas.-cd by 3 or 4 m'ij'rity; but an appendnge,ofT"re I by Mr. V lie;itfin,discla;ming all new tesis in the Liperiy p'irly,wastriumphatiily cairieJ by even alnrger vote. So we do nut see t!ml the "om; dea" policy lias suflered any detriment in tbc Siala Convenrion. - We sulijoin Gerrit Smilh's resoluiioi) for ihe expansión of the " one idai :" . Wheteas the Litierty Party, wliethr il was or was il l nrg.imzed for the mif puiposa of eagigifig in n t-on!et witli Slaverv ; Mud wiielher it w.is or wai' not org:m Z'd with the exppctaiion that the greal polilical p:ir:is v o 1 1 Ki very spOdily assuuie (hal contes'.nnd leave ihe Lilriy l'.iriy to disband : is now, Ixsi'-'iuse the ooi rupti'in )'' Ilite gipnt politiral mities is seen t'i be pust uil cure, nild llieir rffr ma iiuii beyniid u] h pe,lo b regard'(! ;is n penmiient parlv; hn wHIkPas i'vpi'v politica I party, wh ch lo"ks opon i1Si-lf t i be a )prnientriÉt rartv, is then-fore Ijound lo aiqnamt itsell", so fnraa itcan, witli the impo-tant duties of ihnl governmunt which itn pires to oonfril rtnrt :ul. minister : - and wlieras this is pculi.irly .ii, d einphaiicilly tlie duiy "f the Liberty pariy, na-muoh ns f rom the lirt m'imen jÉBfc.xistpnce, the equul riglits of ■11 tnon- ■ : t a i i st i e lo all itipii - htis bi'-n its -ick ledg-d and boasled principl's of action: Rfsolfjd, therefore, Tlmt in tlie liglit of ïhe-e premises, the Liberty Party lotild nolonger df ty t he stodyirynncl Wicii!i:nting n 1 1 the du'ie-i which ure fustlv cal'ed for nt ihe hands of the G-overimieni ojftbe United State-) - all the duties which, il' ii sh ill not prove l;ilse to iis c,n,fb-s dj piincide ofaciion.il wili iislf di-charg wh"nthat govèrnmetit ha!l come intn its hands. 'l'liis resolve, ris above stated, was ndtipted by a smnll vole ; also an additional resolve. offored by Mr. Whoaton, gnnt llie introduction of miy new tests in

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Signal of Liberty
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