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170 Convention.) for which the president shall take bis receipt. He shall pay all moneys as the Council may draw on him for the order, being signed by each of the Council. The Corresponding Secretary shall notify the Vice-Presidents aud Secretaries of their appoint ments, together with the general views of the Con- vention in relation umj iauuuui kiucukui. He shall, also, hold the most extensive and faithful correspondence with the Committees and Agents appointed to advance the interests of the proposed College, holding his correspondence subject to the 'inspection of the President and Vice-Presidents only. Ne moneys shall be drawn from the funds, bat by consent of a majority of the Council.

The Convention recommends the Parent Society at Philadelphia, and all others engaged in the Canadian purchase, to alter their Constitutions and bylaws, so as to become auxiliary to the Convention, to the Treasurer of which they shall remit their funds at stated times. On motion of Mr. Jennings, Resolved, That this Convention highly approve of the exertions of the Parent Society and its Auxiliaries, (recommended by the last Convention,) for the able and zealous manner in which they have discharged their duties, far exceeding the most sanguine expectations of its friends. Resolved, That this Convention opproves and highly appreciates the laudable intention of Junius C. Morel and John P.

Thompson, to establish a weekly Journal in the city of Philadelphia, in aid of the cause of our oppressed bretnren, ana pieage ourselves to use our influence in recommending it to Dublic natronaee. Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention be given to Messrs. Shipley, Lundy, Tappnn, Garrison, Jocelyn and Peirce, lor the InencUliip evinced by them towards this Convention, and its constituents. On motion, Resolved, That the Convention re commend to the People of Colour throughout the United Slates, to set apart the fourth day of July, as a day of humiliation, fasting and prayer and to beseech Almighty God to interpose on our behalf that the shackles of slavery may be broken, and our sacred rights obtained, and that there be appropriate 'addresses delivered on that day, and collections to ken and forwarded to the Treasurer at Philadelphia, for the ceneral purposes of the Convention, It was further Resolved, That the editors of the Genius of Universal Emancipation 'The Libera and African are our tried friends, and fearless advocates of our rights and promoters of our best interests, and are entitled to a prominent place in our affections. That the principles emanating from said presses ought to be proclaimed throughout the world, and read by every friend of the rights of man and that we pledge ourselves to use all our influence in pro moting the support and circulation ol such vehicles.

On motion, it was Resolved, That the next An, nual Convention be held in tho city of Philadelphia, on the first Monday in June, 1832. On motion, it was Resolved, That each Society in the United states, (organized by the recommendation of this Convention) be authorized to send delegates, not exceeding Jive in number, to repre sent them in the General Convention to be held a-foresaid and that in places where is not practica ble at present to form Societies, the people shall have the same privilege, provided they contribute to the furtherance of the objects of the Convention, On motion, the Convention recommends to the People of Colour throughout the United States, the discontinuance of public processions on any day, considering it as highly injurious to our interests as a people. On motion, it was unanimously Resolved, That this Convention feels grateful for the kind services rendered by the American Society for the Abolition of Slaven-, in the United States also, to the Anti- Slavery Society in Great Britain, and to the friends of the rights of man wherever dispersed. Adjourn ed, sine die. JOHN BOWERS, President, William Whipper, Thomas L.

Jennings, Philadelphia, June Uth, 1831. Secretaries. CONVENTIONAL ADDRESS. Respected Brethren and Fellow Citizens In accordance with a resolution of the last Con vention, we have again been assembled in order to discharge those duties which have devolved upon us by your unanimous voices. Our attention has been called to investigate the political standing of our brethren wherever dispersed.

but more particularly the situation of those in this great Kepublic. Abroad, we havo been cheered with pleasant views of humanity, and the steady, firm, and un compromising march of equal liberty to the human family. Despotism, tyranny, and injustice have had to retreat, in order to make way for the unalienable rights of man. Truth has conquered prejudice, and Hiunkind are about to rise in the majesty and splen dour oi meir native uignity. The cause of general emancipation is gaining pow erful and able friends abroad, Britain and Denmark have performed such deeds as will immortalize them for their humanity, in the breasts of the philanthro pists oi tne present day whilst, as a just tribute to their virtues, after ages will yet erect unperishable monuments to their memory.

(Would to God we could say thus of our own native soil And it is only when we look to our own native land, to the birthplace of our fathers, to the land for whose prosperity their blood and our sweat have bee shed and cruelly extorted, that the Convention has had cause to hang its bead and blush. Laws, as cruel in themselves as they were unconstitutional and unjust, have in many places been enacted a-gainst our poor unfriended and unoffending brethren; laws, (without a shadow of provocation on our part,) at whose bare recital the very savage draws him up for fear of the contagion looks noble, and prides himself because he bears not the name of a THE LIBERATOR. Bat the Convention would not wish to dwell long on this subject, and it is one that is too sensibly felt to need description. We would wish to turn yoa from this scene with an eye of pity, and a breast glowing with mercy, praying that the recording angel may drop a tear, which shall obliterate forever the remembrance of so foul a stain upon the national escutcheon of this great Republic. This spirit of persecution was the cause of our Convention.

It was that first induced us to seek an asylum in the Canadas and the Convention feel happy to report to their brethren, that our efforts to establish a settlement in that province have not been made in vain. Our prospects are cheering our friends and funds are daily increasing wonders have been performed far exceeding oar most sanguine expectations already have our brethren purchased eight hundred acres of land and two thousand of them have left the soil of their birth, crossed the lines, and laid the fonndation for a structure which promises to prove an asylum for the coloured population of these United States. They have erected two hundred log booses, and have five hundred a- cres under cultivation. And now it is to your fostering care the Conven tion appeal, and we appeal to yon as men ana brethren, vet to enlarge their borders. We therefore ask of you, brethren we ask of von, philanthropists, of every colour, and ot every kindred, to assist us in this undertaking.

We look to a hind Providence, and to yon, to say whether our desires shall be realized, and our labours crown ed with success. The Convention has done its duty, and it now remains for you, brethren, to do yours. Various obstacles have been thrown in our way by those op posed to the elevation of the human species but, thanks to an all-wise Providence, his goodness has as yet cleared the way, and our advance has been slow but steady. The only thing now wanted, is an accumulation oi lunas, in oraer 10 enaoie us 10 make a purchase agreeably to the direction of the first Convention and, to effect that purpose, the Convention has recommended, to the different So cieties engaged in that cause, to persevere and-pros-ecute their designs with doubled energy and we would earnestly recommend to every coloured man, (who feels the weight of his degradation,) to consider himself in duty bound to contribnte his mite towards this great object We would say to all, that the prosperity of the rising generation mainly depends upon our active exertions. Yes, it is with us to say whether they shall assume a rank and standing among the nations of the earth, as men and freemen, or whether they shall still be prized and held at market price.

Ob, then, by a brother's love, and by all that makes man dear to man awake in time Be wise be free Endeavour to walk with circumspection be obedient to the laws of our common country; honour and re spect lis lawmaKers ana lawgivers ana, mrougn all, let us not forget to respect ourselves. During the deliberations of this Convention, we had the favour of advising and consulting with some of our most eminent and tried philanthropists men of unblemished character and of acknowledged rank and standing. Our sufferings have excited their sympathy our ignorance appealed to their humanity and, brethren, wo feel that gratitude is due to a kind and benevolent Creator, that our excitement and appeal have neither been in vain. A plan has been proposed to the Convention for the erection of a College for the instruction or young men ot colour, on the manual labour system, by which the children of the poor may receive a regular classical education, as well as those of their more opulent brethren, and the charge will be so regulated as to put It within the reach of all. In support of this plan, a benevolent individual has offered the sum of one thousand dollars, provided that we can obtain subscriptions to the amount of nineteen thousand dollars in one year.

The Convention has viewed the plan with considerable interest, and after mature deliberation, on a candid investigation, feel strictly justified in recommending the same to the liberal patronage of our brethren, and respectfully solicit the aid of those philanthropists who feel an interest in sending light, knowledge, and truth, to all of the human species. To the friends of general education we do believe that our appeal will not be in vain. For, the present ignorant and degraded condition of many of our brethren in these United states (which has been a subject of much concern to the Convention,) can excite no astonishment, (although used by our enemies to show, our inferiority in the scale of human beings for, what opportunities have they possessed for mental cultivation or improvement Mere ignorance, however, in a people divested of the means of acquiring information by books, or an extensive connexion with the world, it no just criterion of their intellectual incapacity and it has been actually seen, in various remarkable instances, that the degradation of the mind and character, which has been too hastily imputed to a people kept, as we are, at a distance from those sources of knowledge which a-bound in civilized and enlightened communities, has resulted from no other causes than our unhappy situation and circumstances. True philanthropy disdains to adopt thoso prejudices against any people which have no better foundation than accidental diversities of colour, rand refuses to determine without substantial evidence and incontestable fact as the basis of her judgment. And it is in order to remove these prejudices, which are the actual causes of our ignorance, that we have appealed to our friends in support of the contemplated Institution.

The Convention has not been unmindful of the operations of the American Colonization Society, and it would respectfully suggest to that august body of learning, talent, and worth, that, in our humble opinion, strengthened, too, by the opinions of eminent men in this country, ns well as in Europe, that they are pursuing the direct road to perpetuate slavery, with all its unchristiarrlike concomitants, in this boasted land of freedom and, as citizens and men whose best blood is sapped to gain popularity for that Institution, we would, in the most feeling manner, beg of them to desist or, if we must be sacrificed to their philanthropy, we would rather die at home. Many of our fathers, and some of ns. have fought and bled lor the liberty, independence and peace which yoa now enjoy and, surely, it would be ungenerous and unfeeling in yoa to deny as a humble and quiet grave in thai country which gave as birth In conclusion, the Convention would remind our brethren that knowledge is power, and to that end, we call on yon to sustain and support, by all hon orable, energetic, and necessary means, tnose pres ses which are devoted to our instruction and eleva tion, to foster and encourage the mechanical arts and sciences among our brethren, to encourage simplicity, nearness, temperance, and economy in our hab its, taking due care always to give tne prelerence to the production of freemen wherever it can be had. Of the utility of a General Fund, the Convention be lieves there can exist but one sentiment, and that is ibv a speedy establishment of the same. Finally, we trust our brethren will pay due care to take such measures as will ensure a general and equal repre sentation in the next Convention.

Signed Belfast Burton, Junius C. Morel, Publishing Committee. William Whipper, DELEGATES' NAMES. Philadelphia. John Bowers, Dr.

Belfast Burton, James Cornish, Junius C. More Wm. Whipper. CarlislePa. John Peck.

Maryland. Rev. Abner Coker, Robert Cowley. JVew York. Rev.

Wm. Miller, Henry Sipkins, Tbos. L. Jennings, Wm. Hamilton.

Long-Island. James Pennington. Delaware. Abraham D. Shad, Rev.

Peter Gardiner. Virginia. Wm. Duncan. The Conventional Board of Officers beg leave to give their unfeigned thanks to their friend and brother, the Rev.

Lewis G. Wells, of Baltimore, for his liberality in appropriating the gross proceeds of one night's lecturing on Phrenology to the benefit of the Fund. JOHN BOWERS, President. Charles II. Levecjc, Secretary.

SLAVERY RECORD. MUKDEK JCF Extract of a Letter from a gentleman in Georgia, to the Editor of the Liberator, dated October 1, 1831. 'Mr Dear Sir It is with mingled feelings of pain and pleasure that I now address you pain lor the atrocities which I am about to relate, and pleasure to see that my country can at least boast of one man, who is neither ashamed nor afraid to raise his voice in behalf of a large portion of the population in the section where it is my lot to dwell I mean tho colored people. A few days since, on a plantation near this village, owned by Mrs Sarah Denton, and on which Mr J. Rowland was overseer, one of that unfortunate class of beings came to his death by whipping received at the hands of the overseer and, I blush to tell it, he is suffered to remain in the community where he so lately committed so base a mwrdr.r, nnmolested.

It is certainly time that a stop should be put to such wanton outrages and through wbqt channel is this to be done Through the public prints if the laws of the South will not give that protection to these unfortunates, which one class of people deserves at the hands of the other, I know of no other mode through which it can be done, than by an appeal to the press their An importer of British goods in Charleston, S. C. has fallen under heavy censure for bringing into the market a quantity of children's pocket handkerchiefs, having on them pictures unsuited to that section of the Several of the prints represented colored slaves in the act of breaking a chain and seizing on a sword, The importer alluded to, (Charles M'Intire,) in an explanatory letter in the Charleston Mercury, disclaims any knowledge of the obnoxious articles until after their sale. Only think of a child's handkerchief, with a certain figure upon it, throwing a whole city into a high fever Behold how great a fire a little matter kindleth How securely southern planters live MARYLAND INSURRECTION. Extract of a letter to a gentleman in Norfolk, dated 'Cambridge, Maryland, Oct.

4. There has been for some time past, a strong guard kept np night and day. A white woman was arrested at North West Fork Bridge, (about 22 miles from this place,) under the following circumstances. A black man communicated to Doctor Nicholas, (our representative,) and Mr Kennon, that there was a white woman from Philadelphia, sent to instruct the negroes how they might succeed in their conspiracy. He told them that he knew he was not a witness a-gainst a white person, but that if they would come to bis house that evening, (she was to be there,) they would bear for themselves.

They did so, and heard what she had to say she told the black man that if they wanted arms, to write on to the Bishop of the Betblemite Church in Philadelphia, and he would furnish them, together with such advice as they might want in their undertaking. She was immediately secured and sent to this place, and lodged in jail to await her trial. ICF The foregoing tale is too ridiculous to ob tain credence. Oppression. In consequence of the alarm excited by recent events, we learn from the St Louis Beacon that the authorities are taking measures to ex clude from Missouri all free persons of color, who cannot give security for their good behaviour.

ALARM IN GEORGIA! ICJ" We may learn the fearful state of the public mind in Georgia, from the following paragraphs The excitement that pervaded all ages and sexes of our citizens during the fore part of the week, ha happily subsided. Upon the strictest enquiry, no foundation, we learn, existed, for the many exaggerated reports which were borne to as upon every breeze, spreading dismay and terror among oar peaceful, and at that time defenceless inhabitants. Mischief has been brewing elsewhere, and we know not when it may be among us. We are happy in saying that it has been the means of exciting our citizens to vigilance. We are now well prepared to meet these difficulties should they ever occur, which may God avert.

Our vigilant citizens have -already organized a cavalry corps, and are now actively engaged in recruiting the foot company of Macon Volunteers. Macon Geo.) Messenger. We have been almost without assistance in our office during the week. The fatigue of patrol duty for several successive nights, has entirely incapacitated some of our workmen, which must be our apology for the barrenness of the present paper. Ibtd.

Most of the late stories of insurrectionary movements amongst the slaves the south, have proved to be entirely unfounded. The last alarm in Delaware was caused as follows Some evil disposed white men, having tied black handkerchiefs round their faces, went hooting through the woods for the-purpose of creating a false. alarm Some of them, it is said, have been secured, and they should be dealt with according to law. Some apprehensions have been entertained in South Carolina of an intended rising of the slaves, but Gen. llayne has pronounced the alarm groundless.

News being received at Lynchburg, that an insurrection bad broken out in Halifax, Va. great excitement prevailed. A company of artillery, mounted, proceeded with some volunteers to the scene of action, and found that it arose from half a dozen drunken negroes, at a shop. Jerri and Pisgah, slaves of CoL Wright, and Pomp, slave of Rev. Mr Sanford, were to be hung in Delaware, for conspiracy and rebellion.

On the same day a negro boy, owned by Mr Bowden, was to be hung for an atrocious assault on a white female child, 11. or 12 years old. At the late term of the Superior Court of Richmond county, Judge Strange presiding, negro Avera. the property of the Rev. Mastin Crawford, was convicted of conspiring to excite an insurrection, and sentenced to be hung on the 7th inst.

Three slaves were convicted of the same ofience at the last term of Pitt Superior Conrt. The Edenton Gazette states upon information re--ceived from an undoubted source, there have been killed in Southampton county upwards of ICJ3 OAE HUNDRED negroes consequent upon the lata in surrection in that county. A negro woman in Jackson, Ken. lately destroyed three of her children by drowning, one a boy of seven years old, and two girls. The evening preceding she had been chastised for the first time, by her mas ter, after which she deliberately took them to a twol.

and held them under water till life was extinct. We learn from the New-Oileans Bee, that a pe tition is circulating among the citizens, praying the Governor to take proper measures to prevent the introduction of slaves into the State. Effects of the Slave Trade. A slave ship with 120 slaves on board, was lately wrecked on Anega- da, one of the Virgin islands: she struck so suddenly that it was impossible to unchain a majority of lire poor wretches, and a large number were drowned. A police officer from Alexandria, has been look ing for runaway slaves at Salem, but no ketchum.

Let him keep clear of Boston. The Delaware Insurrection. The report which we copied in yesterday's Courier of the landing of three thousand negroes, near the line of Delaware, turns out to be three hundred negroes going to meeting. And yet the whole state was thrown into -the utmost confusion and alarm, expresses were sent to and fro, thousands of men were called from their beds, in the dead of night, to bear arms, and multitudes of women and children were crying in the streets. What a picture of the condition of society in the slavebolding states, which has got to such a pass that a word, a breath, ad almost the rustling of' a leaf, can strike terror into the hearts of the whole community.

And will not affairs be worse, before they are better Is it not manifest that something must be done to change the condition of the southern population Let our southern friends point out the means they will always find the north ready to- saccor them. Portland Courier. Rio Janeiho, 28th August, 1831. A conspiracy among the blacks and mulattoes to murder all the white population of the country, has been discovered within a few days, and is said to have extended throughout the empire by means of' clubs. Many persons are being arrested for political offences.

Reports from Bahia and Peroambuco are also alarming as to the movements of parties there, and plans of the different political associations. Insurrections are the natural and consequent productions of slavery experience has proved this in all ages and in all nations where slavery has existed. Slavery ought to must be, and shall be a-bolisbed in these United States. Westfield Phctnix. New-York Daily Sentinel is giving battle to southern despotism with great courage and effect.

The Editor has been threatened by some -Virginia desperadoes, but be is far from turning-pale or giving up the contest. We shall copy his. pieces hereafter..