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The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus

INTRODUCTION
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The eyes of the world were fixed upon her.

The great nation of America must now soon _toll the knell_ of slavery, and this event will be hastened by the happy operation of freedom here.
Mr.H.proceeded to say, that during the agitation of the slavery question at home, he had been suspected of not being a friend to emancipation; and it would probably be remembered by some present that his name appeared in the report of the committee of the House of Commons, where it stood in _no enviable society_.

But whatever might be thought of his course at that time, he felt assumed that the day was not far distant when he should be able to clear up every thing connected with it.

It was not a little gratifying to us to see that the time had come in the West Indies, when the suspicion of having been opposed to emancipation is a stain upon the memory from which a public man is glad to vindicate himself.
RESOLUTION OF THE MEETING.
After a few other addresses were delivered, and just previous to the dismission of the assembly, Rev.Mr.Cox, Chairman of the District, arose and said, that as this was the last of the anniversary meetings, he begged to move a resolution which he had no doubt would meet with the hearty and unanimous approval of that large assembly.

He then read the following resolution, which we insert here as an illustration of the universal sympathy in the objects of our mission.


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