error, and
to overcome all the opposition which can be arrayed against us.
We are satisfied that to the perseverance of its advocates alone,
we are indebted in a considerable degree for the change of
opinion in the Northern, Middle, and some of the Western States:
and we sincerely hope that a similar change will be ultimately
made in the southern sections of our county. Let us never relax
in our exertions to promote the emancipation, and meliorate the
condition of slaves, till every human being in these United
States shall equally enjoy, all the blessings of our free
Institutions. How can we feel apathy or indifference while we can
almost see from the windows of the room in which we are now
deliberating, a receptacle for slaves, in which they are thrust,
manacled and bound, all ready to ship by their avaricious owner
in the first vessel whose master or owners are as hard hearted
and unprincipled as himself! Yes! A dungeon, the horrors of which
has called forth deep emotions of regret from all who are
permitted to see the misery and wretchedness of its inmates, and
particularly the tears and great agitation of a benevolent aged
stranger, who, in visiting this country, which has always
professed "That all men are by nature, and of right ought to be
free," was surprised and shocked to find in the precincts of one
of the most professedly enlightened and patriotic cities in the
Union, a storehouse of human flesh!

Slavery in whatever point of light considered, is a revolting
subject, repugnant to the best feelings of our nature, as
inconsistent with the rights and happiness of man. We therefore,
urge the respective Societies to renewed exertions, in behalf of
our colored population, and to petition Congress to abolish
Slavery in the District of Columbia, and also to prevent its
further extension in the territories of the United States.

Deeply injured as they have been by the whites, the colored
people certainly claim from us some degree of retributive
justice; we would, therefore, at this time particularly and
earnestly recommend to the renewed attention of all the
Abolition, Manumission and Anti-Slavery Societies in this
country, the all-important subject of giving the colored children
literary instruction, and placing them as apprentices