evidence that new importations will take place--while the
abominable practice of kidnapping exists to an alarming and most
sorrowful extent--while we have reason to believe that hundreds
of vessels sail annually from our shores to traffic in the blood
of our fellow-men--and while we feel, acknowledge, and deplore,
that the cause of emancipation has many strenuous, powerful, and
unwearied opponents in every quarter of the union--Can this be
the time to remit our effort? and to abandon that standard under
which, with the favour and protection of Providence, so many
thousands have been rescued from the yoke of bondage, and
restored to the enjoyment of their natural rights? Not so
brethren--Be not disheartened--Let us rather redouble our
diligence to help forward the great and good work in which we
have engaged; resting our hopes of ultimate success, on our
honest and disinterested endeavours, and on the justice of our
cause.[10]

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

THIS Convention has the pleasure of acknowledging the reception
of addresses from the Societies of New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, and Delaware; and of a communication from the
Society of Rhode Island. A free interchange of sentiments between
the different societies, through the medium of the Convention, we
consider as a matter of primary importance. By such
communications, the Convention becomes the central fountain, into
which the opinions, and experience of the different societies are
received, and from whence the united knowledge may be
transmitted to the individual branches. We therefore recommend,
to each society, a continuation of the practice, and we earnestly
entreat them to comply with our request of last year, by
furnishing us with "more detailed information," not only
respecting the moral, literary, and legal condition of slaves,
and other persons of colour, within their districts, but also
with minute accounts of every attempt at kidnapping, mentioning
the names of the parties concerned in the business. Such
information will open to us an extensive view of slavery and its
attendant evils, as they exist within the whole circle of our
societies, and enable us to labour with greater certaint