State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-05-24

lists to plead their own cause before her.
and her eyes hive been so much opepcd
That she will not hatch the cockatricc erry
mat have been laid for her. New York,
deeply involved in political game, has
thoilght to propltate the nth by stabbing
at tie freedom OF her literary institutions.
Her legislators meant to have it understood
that the blow was aimed at single ultra
and prosecuted school. But the schools
and colleges of this enlightened state are
too wise. if if not too generous to be go
deceived. On the whole, the south de-
manded n gag ta,o. The response has
been unanimously in the negative.
80. The frcenIcn of the north, the hon
est hard banded, clear headed free laborcrs
OF the north, are yet to respond. What
their response will be, may be foreseen
from that of The Legislators who must ulti-
mately account TO them.
The conventions of Northnmpton md of
Rhode Island, the latter more nIimerously
attended, in spite of the severest cold. than
any ever before held in that state, show
that abolition profted greatly by it's death
blow The meeting of minor associations
all over the land at the rate of at least two
daily, attest the same truth.
Nothing more could have been expected
from Congress than what has taken place
in the country at large-the more full
of the true character of sla-
very. The petitions for the abolition of
slavery in the District of Columbia, have
answered this purpose. They
have brought out the tyrant that would
consign to the fiery furnace every man who
in his honesty will not fall down and wor-
ship the golden imcge--legalized oppres-
SION. The temper of southern legislators
has, We trust, so enlightened the northern
mind TO the sin of permitting slavery by
our votes, in the capital of our republic,
hat the tables of the next Congress will
yroan under ten-told weight of petitions.
Political cunning has for the present put an
md TO the discussion of this all-important
subject in Congress, but free and Christian
zen will never forget the northern lcgsla-
ors who dared to vote that Congress ought
rot in any way to interfere with slavery in
he District, under its exclusive legislation
Let every abolitionist, of whatever party,
Keep a list of these men, for his use at the
POLLS.
Friends and fellow laborers, the enemy
stands before us in the open field. In
'vowng himself the friend of perpetual
bondage of the laboring class, he avows
'h'SNh tuC CICIlN VI nuIlluu lie
S mighty and clad in mail, but the spear in
,nr hands has already penetrated between
he joints of his armor. He must yield to
ruth. But he is prepared for desperate
truggle-his foot is on the neck of two
md half miliions-he threatens to hold
VI he has, and to extend the curse of his
ue to new states. One new slave state is
low on the eve of admission to the Union,
nd he is stirring up the revolt in Texas
D add five or six more. Is not this the
ime for a great effort in behalf of human
azure? Is not this the time to rally tho
onest of all parties and all sects and mako
stand for the failing cause of truth and
'eedom? The northern church is notiso
lr gone in the general corruption as to
ave responded favorably to the monstrons
octrines of slaveholding Christians. In
Il divisions, she is beginning to reason
erselt. The bone and sinew of northern
1cicty, the free lahorers, the yeomanry of
md, are not yet ready to sell their birth
ghts for a mess of pottagc. Nothing is
eodcd but light and love a fair applica-
on of the glorious principles of the Cos
ell 10 the case, TO bring forth such re-
)onsc as shall forever Danish from Ameri-
A the monstrous wickedness of holding
ropery in human beings.