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none others are Abolitionists. As impossible would
it be for him who is blessed with this revelation to op-
press or despise his brother as to pour contempt upon
the pyramids among the works of men, or upon Mount
Blanc among the works of God.”

- (8) Mr. Smithis not at all anxious to have the
fact concealed that in this matter of communi-
cating with slaves and helping them out of
slavery, he is in principle, and had he been in
other circumstances and callings,would probably
have been in practice also, a very old and a very
great offender. The first Address from the Abo-
litionists to the Slaves was written by him, and
at his own sole instance. It was presented to a
New-York State Abolition Convention in Janu-
ary, 1842, and adopted without alteration.

The following is a precise copy of this Address :

AFFLICTED BRETHREN :

The doctrine obtains almost universally, that the
friends of the slave have no right to communicate
with him—no right to counsel and comfort him. We
have ourselves, partially at least, acquiesced in this
time-hallowed delusion : and now, that God has open-
ed our eyes to our great and guilty error, we feel im-
pelled to make public confession of it; to vindicate
publicly our duty to be your advisers, comforters, and
helpers, and to enter upon the discharge of that duty
without delay. ‘