ous liquors. The
experience of many thousands of the citizens of the United States
has proved, that these liquors are not necessary to lessen the
fatigue of labor, nor to obviate the extremes of heat or cold;
much less are they necessary to add to the innocent pleasures of
society.

_Sixthly_, Avoid frolicking, and amusements which lead to expense
and idleness; they beget habits of dissipation and vice, and thus
expose you to deserved reproach amongst your white neighbors.

_Seventhly_, We wish to impress upon your minds the normal and
religious necessity of having your marriages legally performed;
also to have exact registers preserved of all the births and
deaths which occur in your respective families.

_Eighthly_, Endeavour to lay up as much as possible of your
earnings for the benefit of your children, in case you should die
before they are able to maintain themselves--your money will be
safest and most beneficial when laid out in lots, houses or small
farms.

_Ninthly_, We recommend to you, at all times and upon all
occasions, to behave yourselves to all persons in a civil and
respectful manner, by which you may prevent contention and remove
every just occasion of complaint. We beseech you to reflect, it
is by your good conduct alone, that you can refute the objections
which have been made against you as rational and moral creatures,
and remove many of the difficulties, which have occurred in the
general emancipation of such of your brethren as are yet in
bondage.

With hearts anxious for your welfare, we commend you to the
guidance and protection of that BEING who is able to keep you
from all evil, and who is the common Father and Friend of the
whole family of mankind.[1]

TO THE FREE AFRICANS AND OTHER FREE PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE
UNITED STATES

The Convention of Delegates from the Abolition Societies in the
United States, having again assembled for the purpose of
promoting your happiness, consider it their duty, once more to
call your attention to the advice which was addressed to you by
the Convention of last year; and which we subjoin to the present
address, in order that you may at one view be able to profit by
these collected advices of your sincerest friends. The oftner we
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