ed, a benefit will arise from
its speedy communication to the committee, and if individuals
friendly to the cause, be possessed of any important documents
relating to this subject, the committee will no doubt make a
proper use of any information with which they may be favored.[8]

_To the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Society for Promoting the
Abolition of Slavery._

It is with lively satisfaction that the eighth Convention of
Delegates from different Abolition Societies in the United
States, embrace the opportunity of addressing you on the
interesting cause, which thus continues to claim our persevering
attention, the ultimate success whereof, will, we confidently
hope, yield an ample reward for all our labours.

Various and important, in our opinion, are the benefits resulting
from thus meeting in annual Conventions. For though we are not
invested with legislative influence, yet the opportunity, by this
means afforded, for a free interchange of sentiments and
communion of feelings, gives energy to action and animation to
those who, from multiplied difficulties, are almost ready to
relinquish the pursuit.

We have with the united consent of our constituents, fully
ratified the Constitution which was presented for your
consideration, and have appointed officers for the ensuing year.

This organization of the body, will, we earnestly hope, induce
your renewed attention to the nomination of Delegates to the next
Convention, and we urge the necessity of your deputing those,
whom you have reason to believe, may be willing to devote an
adequate portion of their time and attention to a compliance with
the objects of their appointment; we request also in an especial
manner that you will not fail, regularly to forward written
communications from your societies.

Several societies have instructed their representatives to pay
certain sums towards the formation of a general fund, from which,
if it continues to accumulate, as we hope, it will, much good may
be expected to our common cause, particularly in furnishing aid
to those societies who are deficient in pecuniary resources.

In the promotion of the laudable purposes to which this fund may
be thus applied, we trust our friends in several of the Eastern
State