ers to consider the
injustice and impolicy of tolerating Slavery; and prevail, if
possible, upon such individuals, to fall into some plan for its
gradual and entire abolition in our otherwise free and favoured
country."

We conclude with exhorting all those who are engaged with us in
this important cause, to persevere, with the hope and confidence,
that although our progress may be apparently slow, and our
prospects sometimes appear discouraging, conformably to the
dispensations of a Gracious Providence, truth and justice must,
and will ultimately prevail.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

EDMUND HAVILAND, _Chairman_.[16]

_To the Manumission, Anti-Slavery Societies, &c, throughout the
United States._

FELLOW CITIZENS,--The American Convention for promoting the
Abolition of Slavery, &c. now sitting at Washington, in the
District of Columbia, having seriously taken into consideration
the state of slavery in the said district, and in the United
States generally, and viewed what furtherance the cause of
freedom has received for some time past, are decidedly of
opinion, that increasing efforts are at this time, emphatically
called for, on the part of those who really think that "all men
are created free and equal."

Memorial after memorial has been presented to Congress, but as
yet they have produced but little visible effect. Small progress
has been made towards abolishing slavery at the seat of our
National Government. It has been a subject of much reflection
what measures would be most likely to accomplish the grand object
of our labours; and we would suggest whether greater success
would not be likely to crown our efforts, by more widely
disseminating a knowledge of the objects and principles of the
different Anti-Slavery Societies throughout the Union. The
subject has been referred at this session of our Acting
Committee, but our funds are too limited to act as extensively as
the great importance of the object requires. It is believed that
a very large portion of the citizens of the United States are
favorable to the emancipation of the people of colour, if it
could be done upon legitimate principles, without infringing
upon the rights of individuals or endangering the safety of the
c