Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-04-11

articles, wish not 10 he considered us dis
putant, (as perceive he has already a COM
petitor,) but merely as one seeking Tor inior-
nation. A. p. informs us that call voluntary
slavehodiug is SINFUL" that 1t can "only be
justified by necessity" He then asks the ques'
ton, Can any man Of sane mind, deny that
this necessity does not sometimes exist ?"-l
Now, what 1 want to know is, whether there
is an actual necessity" for the " continuance"
OF slavery in the United Sates2 "Slavery
is the entire subsection Of one person to the
will of another" in the language of A. p
From this indisputable premise, he comes TO
the conclusion, that, if the master may com.
mand the services of slave, -" eren as an APP |
prentice" he is to be called slave. This is
evidently mixing slaus and apprentice synon-
ymous terms. What say you TO this Amer- |
can youths Shades oil Franklin, we remem-
Der thecl Would not some of our mob aris-
tocrats have q 'ciP' 10 retain an apprentice
longer than he would be disposed to stay? |
always supposed there was stipulation be-
tween the parties and, that both were bound
to abide the contract. | shall wait for light
on this point; and though shall take no cx-
ceptions at being called crazy, Il fanatic, or
foOL," still the argument must be put in lit
tie different shape, TO be convincing. | never
knew before, that the "crazy fanatics" thought
proper to have the slaves " let loose from all
restraint If am not mistaken, IA. p. has
used this "man of straw" nSenHemanlg.-
BIT for the " remedy" cit is no less than
making both the master and slave christians
in deed and in truth. II is making them both
willing and able TO be free" How then are
we TO make chriStians2" BY teaching the
doctrines of Christ What are they7 "Do
unto others as you would have others do unto
you. w" =, INC inue'eI anu s,"'1 can DC
DIo"Sht 20 embrace .n's rue, ,hc work IS aone.
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''e uiu' loi 'uo 10 ~ one
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u u'ino".y, S'i.' ". o"nuot pioaIn t"'s uoc'
tt'he AZ 'hc SCUM Is 700 "e% IT, uk'' 70 'h'
doctrine OIL Gqua. TENS. Wnat shaIl we
% , '1r we eu'."ot pe"cVe ''o MAST muster WIN
MAKE us '''NI "o'e ~ "I V'.' WI ne WIZ
! ing 10 10 rs lie wou'1 oe upne py' aloW
sha'' we 80 ~ moiN " leuve.l ',',s lump II
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o, meal "nat o.ncr 'i;e'hou Is .'orc' out 10
Pluce II conlieuous 10 ~ anu le. one Parleie
T Ip Th", ,,,;ut,, ~. ~ ,'n'P Is
'e"ve"1u "al sy .e.oiu'to" wm'ch
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a. ' nn., w -, NJ, T .,.r,a a!u save
80 ,l,;s s,,h;oot hone ~ hoa, IT,, ia
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RI Ri " ,,y,,,Jd ,ak o ~ nj ,hen, chr;s,,ans
4 p p snoal, a Of Tho ani;.slavarv soc;o,;os =,
he;nc " foolish md ridouIous y and sovs ,ba,
When slavery is abolished in Virginia. il will
not he lone by Vermont. All have to saw
about this is. that there are first, and secon-
dary causes, and effects; such is the economy
of human nature. We are told that the cur
rent of popular sentiment here at the North
1 is opposed TO slavery. We should be inclined
to think, that there are, or haze been, at least,
some breakers in this current. What is ''the
grand system of associated moral eGort,n that
has been brought TO bear upon this subject
here at The North? shall hope to have this