Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-04-12

erfees Nssfn enttr nnrorn. tofefnrf N"' hN'
bright ~r.@pl. shl,h 10. bo~u sevi - BY The
Rpash Arns-sc,a reruhies proves most conclusive.
~. Tbs, eos..s e grssasl emancipation. g. com
renes Of ser. Cred p,''ed, soa To ,tke effect enl'
rsaa tAssr ~hs nav tb~re,ne, BE- bcrn " fcs,o,cd
tote the district, 10 gh be psrss~d ~nh'T' dem
r~n, 10 ,h. p'eseh, p'eyneio',. and soold greatly
fesoaad 70 The pfosprniy and honoi Of cur ooen-
Wy.
"TAs or.s.ea.e tror- rs ~ d,.,inci class of
rAOp.o Who b. their CONDITION sisses, are deprir
81 " alfnos, every incentive 10 WHO. and inias
Try ard shs, OFT from many ~ the sources OF hghi
ssa tsowle1ge. has al evidsn; tendency TO cor
rpp, the e,otais IL the people. Add 10 dsa'p the
spirits Of enicfFrse. BY secus'om'ng The na'hg
generation TO laok a,lh contempt upon honest labor
and 10 eepend faf support too nueh upon The labor
q o,bcrs. II prevents useful hnf iniusifous
class Of vsop.e from setsipg among %, BY render
rag the rnesas of snbs,s,cnce note pfeesrons to
The lAsoring clss. Of whites.
Il d,,nlui.hes the reIoafses Of he community by
thro.ng tho esrnines Of The poor into the coi'ens
sfshe ueh; thus rendering the former dspendeo'
scfsile and mprosideni; bite The latter are tempt
81 40 sss IN The cane prepofi,on ln'arous AND
yfod'eal.
That ibese disastrous results How from The es-
iseuce Of slavery among us. 10 sufficient oonspi
esous when We contrast the lsnguishing condition
OF ih,s distinct. and the surrounding country, with
the prosperity Of those parts of the Union which
are lees favored 10 poin, OF ohms,e and location,
bat blessed with free and Ipdusiuou, poPnla
ton.
I'VE would therefore respectfully pray that
these grievance. may clam the attention OF your
honorable body. aud that law Gf Congress may
be enacted. declaring that ali children OF sia'es
born in the district Of Columbia after The fourth day
81 Jnly. eighteen hundred and t~eb,y-eight, shall
be free q, the age Of twenty-five yesrs, and those
laws which authorize the selling q: supposed runa-
ways Cor their prison fees or maintenance, may be
repealed.
"And alsn. that laws may be enacted to pre-
vent eAyes from being removed into tins district, or
brought ia for sale. hire, or transportation; with
out however. preventing members OF Congress re-
sident strangers. or travellers. from bringing
and taking away with them their domestic ser
wants.
Mr. Patton inquired whether the gentleman from
Vermont could inform him how many Of the sign-
ere we're slave holders.
Mr Gstlsnl made fu,her inquiry whether tie
gentleman from Vermont knew If they were all in.
hsbusn,s ofihe district.
Mr. Slsde replied he could not inform the gen
tiemsn how many ofihe sieners were shareholders.
He personally knew some OF them. and knew them
to be owners of slaves. The list uf names some
of which he read omhrst ed men of all professions
and emplos men's in the disrict;-jndgts, lawyers,
physicians. merchants. mechanics. and laeorers.
sners ee ? Sssbsnstss led Of NJ h s o whether all .nF
OF course. answer il. can only say that tno
petition presented TO this House seven years
ego. spd has remained on file in the Clerks office
ever since. open to inspection; and that it has
been during the pas, year among the published
documents OF this House; and moreover, that IL
porpous i,s face 10 be neti,ion OF inhabitants
OF this district. Under these circumstances.
suhmi, whether there is not a sntfcien presump-
ton that is what II purpor,s to be, to put gen
ilemcu upon proof Of the contrary.
And now. Mr. Speaker let me en,rcs, gentlemen
20 look INTO this petition. ! d. this the more
earnestly, because they will find the of ma
there. whom I atm persuaded they will not be in
elined TO charge either with ignorance fsnaticsm
but on whose truth and intelligence and judgemen
they viii place the most confident reliance. The,
state facts which they are in condition TO know
and advance opinions, the soundness Of which j,
20; liable to be affected by "norhcrn prcjudces'
on tAis sabcct l1ey are IN toe midst Of slavery
and understand what i, ia. They have Witnessed
the slsvc trade. and know sonihng If It's horrors
and ~i'hou, any Of the doubts of gentlemen in re
without any Of The spprehensIons with regard I,
the effect ofis discussion unon the public peac,
and safety which mas been made the snbec, Of sucl
glowing descriptions and gloomy aniicips,ions her,
and elsewhere, they feaTiessly announce the iruil
in regard 20 slavery and the slave trade and ur
gently appeal to Congress las the only body il
vested BY the American Constitution with power
20 relieve them"
submit, Mr. Speaker whether it is not time
that these petitioners sustained as they s-e BY th,
concurrent .upphcalions Of their Northern brethren
should be heard and regarded; and whether ~,
fact that eleven hundred citizens Of this dislric
have sicned the petition which hss just be read II
40, Sufficient reply to The -rgumen, which hs
been drawn ffom considerations connected with ,
regard to the p1b,is safety.
Bot farther: The subject ofthe abolition Of slave
~. II 70 weil kaown was fully debated in the lie
g'sl.'urs Of V!rg.nis in The year 1882 when III,
injustice. tyrsany, and oppression Of the slay,
sys'em we're openly and boldly maintained; an,
an effort Was seriously made 10 commence sys
ten Of asol,tion which sh0I'd look 10 the final
and no, ei',at. extinction Of slavery IN that STATE
And did that dlsoossi0u produce any symptoms @
in'ar'eetion Amons The slsyesl No, Sr. An,
Why, Indeed should u II you sir were the owne
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