Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-01-03

.4nti-Slarery. We suppose there is but ono
opinion among the citizens Of Vermont, on
the subject ofsIavery-.that it is wrong and ought
to be abolished. The only difference OF opin-
ion, we apprehend, is upon the beet and most
speedy and effectual means OF getting rid OF
the tremendous evil. We have seen nothing
recently, upon this subject, which We think
better than the plan proposed in letter TO the
editor Of the Friend Of Man, from Mr.. Alvan
Stewart, recently on a visit TO this state and
who formed society Of three hundred and
enty ia Wostiord, and another oil from MY
TO sixty in Burlington. Mr.. Stewart says;
Nothing seems to convince doubling
minds of The practicabili,S of anti-slavery
measures Than the view which may bo ia.
ken of the power al Congress guaranteed
by the constl,ution) 10 abolish The Internal
slave trade, under the clause Of the cunsti-
tuition which gives Congress power to reg
ulatc commerce with foreign nations, be-
tween The states and Indian tribes. The
sixty millions Of dollars worth Of slaves
raised and sold annually BY Maryland, Vir-
ginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and the wes-
tern parts ofthe CaroinaS, TO the states
further South, consii int the commerce be-
tween those states H. human flesh and blood
TO the amount Of 5000 beings. Let
Congress pass the law, on northern petit
tions, iorhidding the Internal slave trade,
and cOnfine the slave To the state where he
was born, and slavery is dead because the
slave states that grow slaves, [more prop
eTly American citizens for expectation re-
" on this as great essential source OF re.
venue &'pro6i, their lands being exhausted.
Therefore, If they are forbidden 10 sell
slaves out of the northern slave states into
the dreadful swamps and low lands OF the
life wasting lar South, the northern slave
states are necessarily overrun by the in
crease OF their own slaves; il they cannot
send them abroad they must free them on The
soil, or they will eat their masters up, end
the master will have 10 run away from his
slaves. This would be giving slavery a
stab at the heart, then the states OF Genr-
ga, Louisiana, alabama, and Missss, ppi,
instead OF buying annually their so, 900
slaves from The North would be Obliged Ia
hire their 10000 free men from The north
ern slave states, or their lands would be
unculivated. Abolish the internal and in
ternat American slave trade, and slavery
is dead. This is the great hold, through
the power Of congress, that every man,
woman and child in the North have on the
monster; by which, il they cannot pull him
out Of his den, they can strnnggie him IN
ii. When it is discovered tina. congress
can strike the death blo,o of slavery, then
is seen, by all good men, the vast impor-
lance Of forming anii-slavery societies,
whose officers shall make il their standing
business, tocirculate suitable petitions pray
ing congress 10 abolish The internal slave
trade, between The states, and in The Dis
trct Of Columbia. The officers ol these
abolition societies have three columns ia
their petitions, one for men, one for minors
male and female, over fourteen years oi
age; let no man, women, or minor as n
ioresaid, be omitted, so that each annua !.
y may have an opportunity 10 sign, an ! sc
keep up an everlasting bombardment OF
congress, until The temple oi slavery he
comes pile ofrun.