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Day
17
Month
July
Year
1843
Copyright
Public Domain
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The Eiglith Annivereary of thejStale Soci ely was held June 21st, at Bloomingburg. - .t was the krgost ever held in the Siato. - Five hundred delegates were enrolled , but many more were present. The meetings were beid part of tliem in a grove on account of the impo3tibilily of beinaf seated h thcChurcI'. The Society has paid $1600 of its old debt last year; and contributions and pledges were taken üp to cancel the remainder. Cash, breast-pins, rings, guardrchains, itc, were profierrcd with tliejgreateat enthnsiasm, The proceedings were of a spirited order and marked a considerable, advance in the tone oí' antisluvery feeling. We intend to publieh a part of the Annual Report. Tlie relation of the religious organizations to slavery were fully discussed, and tlieir delinquencesA State Liberty Convention was agrccd jpon to meet at Mafsülon in November. Tiie Oliio Ludies' Education Society held heir Anniversary at the sanie time. Soine 23 teachers of colored youth had been employed the past year, supported in part by the :olored people, while the harnee was defray3d by tlie Society. A cali for a General Convent ion of AntiSlavery Presbyterinns of the Old and New Schools was designatcd to be held at Ripley. The Philanthropist supports itself, and its subscription i3 inercasmg. 'Facts for tho People,: a nionthly publication has nearly 3,600 subscríbela, most of whotn are not subEcribers to the weekly. The nuniber of readers of both publicntions is from 20 to 25,000. The cause of Liberty steadily advances in Ohio.

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Signal of Liberty
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