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Day
30
Month
June
Year
1841
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Public Domain
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istern Pennsylvania, waa held in sel elphia, May 6th. h appeara by the exi ïccedings that a majority of tho Society JjJ ï opposed to the plan of Independent ou roinations although the result of their on' 1b, on the sysleir. of queationing r01 tes during the past year, would j.n ' eneouruge Uiem in their rejection of tho asure. The report of the Executive in I njamittee says: ed.Míenme late nominaiions of the two great partiea for the office of Governor of thia commonwealth were announced, we addreBsed lo each candidate the followio questiona, which were sentón the 15th oí" last rhirdmonth. "lat. Are yon favorable to such alteration of the lawa of Pennaylvania that they shall not aid, uphoJd, or tolérale slavery any turther ihan may be required by the constitution of the United States? 2d. Are you favorable tosuch alteration of the Constitution of the United States that it shall not require the people of this íommonwealth to aid or particípate, thro' Lheir pecuniary moan?,their public agenta ar otherwisc, in holding human beiiis in slavery?" Afier waiting a reasonahle time for an nswer,and receiving none, we wrote aja.non the 7th of Fourth inonth, thinkinhe first lelter might have failed by somê neans to reach iis destination. No nolice ïas been taken of either communication. The fol'.owing resolutions were adopted. Resolved, That the Candidate for ofice who is unwilling to avow his opinions n writing.and for publication,cannot, with 'ropriety, be trusted by voting abolition3t8. Resolved, That we recomraend by vomg abolitionists, that they put to candiates for President, Governor, Congress, nd the State Legislaturèfthe following I ueslions, and that they vote on!y for those I 'ho give for publication, an explicit lative answer, viz: Are ou favorable to amending the law ( the Union,and of this State, so that they ( liall not sustain or support slavery, any { ïrther than may be absolutely required I y the letter and spirit of the Constitution ? i .nd are you in favor of such amendment i ? tho Constitution of the United States, t lat it shall not rel) ui re of the Government a 5r people of tho United States, nor of a iy particular State, any aid or assistance holding buman bei.ngsin slavery?

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