Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-09-01
For the I'elcgTu}h.
AN APPEAL
TO THE FENAIEs OF VERMONT.

\ deep Interest in tho cause Of those,
" 10 in tits r>pub!ic are doomed 10 rcrprt-
val srrvtule AID moral dvgradotjou in
duces me thus to appeal to the ben'vo-
Icnce and religious scnsibi:ity Of my sex.
Ny object is to attract your serious &!t,n
ton to the subject Of American slavery,
and arouse your latent energies to efficient
action for its speedy and peaceful terminal
ton in our beloved country. | 1now We
are very frequently reminded Of the deli
cate and political nature Of this system,
and that it is therefore IN feminine and OBJ
trusire for as to advocate tie cause Of tie
slave! But this specious argument ap-
pears to have Leen coined FIR til exigen-
cy, and applied exclusively to this qu' s.
ton; for we know that tie sphere OF f..
male action has not always teen thus cir
cumscribtd BY men who boast Of liberal
itv and intellectual reGnvm> n! The SYM
pathv and CO operation Of i,'nluIIs was So
Iicited in former days, and they were urg-
ed by ii that was ben2t;ccnt in their ma
lures to assist in the work O philanthropy,
and bid the m;<S'onnrH 90 forth TO teach
the doctrines Of Christianity in heather
India, even when assured that these doc
trines were un&llcrahiy opposed to the es-
tabjsh. d customs aud lOrg-chers}ed pre-
ju.icts ofthe nation % " /. T, he WAS s.n'.
No lesson Of caution WIS t3en whisper, j
in their ears; they We're romWo 1In! for
their generosity, and toid that "the "Ic>-
sing Of many ready to perish would RS:
upon them.
And uomnn'S aid was also invoked in
behalf of Greece and Poland, when thu If
sons were waEing a physical warfare a.
gainst their opFress0"s! |. WAS not then
regarded as a dcro9at on from her dcllc0-
CO.. nor her dignity, to cornminge feelings
with the fathers AMI brothers Of Ter land,
nor even to transmit the totem OF her sym-
Duthy to these who were st ucT}ng for
free 'om! No sic was admir-, d and Gu
logic 4 IS an "&ngeI OF mercy" cnnmis-
sivn@d 70 Wait the balm Of hope 10 the de-
Spondtnt breusN And why ShoU:d /. n1W
reflect irde'icacy Or indionty upon US, to
"rcmembtr those' in our midst "Who are
in bonds, as bound with thcnH Whole i'm
mortal minds are ft;tered by ignorance 2Hd
despair! Is it because cur bcnevo: ence
appears more attractive and hcaven' yWhen
exercised towards remote object; or is it
MT because pride end prejudice united
with Sc t-intvres st have blinded our na:ion
to the wants Of thousands, pcrishiag at cur
! hrss1hoId , and closed Our eyes to tAe re-
cital olthcr woes? But it is not IN &C
cordance with the character of scornn TO
withhold her pity from the q stressed! Her
heart has been accustomedto expand with
kindness toward the afflicted, Of whatever
CLINE! She has not been wont Ike the
Priest and the I.cv:t>. to pass BY on the
; other side, but has poured the oil and
wine Of consolation INTO the wounded
heart! Why then are we no1r SO S low to
evince our commiSoration for the down
trodden Of our land! Are our scnsitii-
tics SO bcnumbed by a daily contact with
1.-The ills Of Iifc," that they can no longer
be excited Or is the fountain of hoIy
feeling so exhausted by contribution 10
foreign demands, that we have not in re-
serve even tear which may fall upon the
| cham of the american slave, to rust away
its massy links, and bid his unshackIed
spirit exul: in the consciousness of removal
Ed manhood? This cannot be, for the re-
sources ofthe human heart are not thus
limited; they partake Of the immensely of
their origin. There must be a sufficiencv
of tenderness remaining in the souls of
-4Ter?CQn r0mCA to aS>U7cf the sorrow 5