ns of the
friends of emancipation throughout the United States, that we are
persuaded you will unite with us in opinion, that it is expedient
that another Convention of delegates from the several Abolition
Societies, be held in this city on the first Wednesday of June,
in the year one thousand eight hundred.

The alteration in the period of meeting we have adopted under a
consideration of the peculiar situation of our country, and the
state of the objects which have hitherto occupied our attention;
but, we earnestly request, that a general representation, and a
punctual attendance, may take place at the time recommended.

Although, from the reports of such of the Societies as have sent
delegates to this Convention, we have observed, with
encouragement and pleasure, the perseverance that is used, and
the progress that is made, in the great work for which we have
associated; yet, we cannot help noticing, with regret, the
absence of many of our members, and the total omission of several
of the Societies to appoint Representatives, or to comply with
the request of the last Convention, that, where it was not agreed
to send delegates, such determination and the cause of it might
be reported to the Convention in writing. To those societies,
therefore, which have failed in this respect, we are induced
earnestly to repeat the request, and to urge their particular
attention thereto.

By some of the Societies the general requisitions of former
Conventions, have not yet been answered or complied with, and by
others only in part. An accurate table of these requisitions, and
the manner in which each Society had complied with them, was made
out by the last Convention and forwarded to the different
Abolition Societies. By a reference thereto, and to the report of
the committee of this Convention, to whom the several
communications were referred, which is included in the copy of
our proceedings herewith transmitted to you, you will observe
what yet remains to be done; and we hope you will be able to make
complete returns to the succeeding Convention, together with such
other information as may appear to you to be useful towards the
important purpose of forming a history of the progress and state
of slavery in the United States.

Too much cannot