Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-09-11

tenn, though tales of blood may be told, at The
hearing Of which your ears would Jingle, and
your blood curdle in your veins. We speak
rather of the system Itself. We accede to the
slave holders the character oil prudent and hui
mono masters. " G allow them To treat their
human stock as kindly and as gently as the
generality of New England farmers treat their
cattle though we know that, in many instan.
ces, we acccde too much. We take the def
milton of slavery Just given, and we bring TO it
the great the universe law Of love- as expoun-
ded by the law givcr. We bring the SYSTEM
and the stakeholder to this tost. We call up
on him to say upon his oath, that he is willing
TO be dealt WITH rs he deals with his slaves
thai he is willing and will deem it no oppress-
ion to be deemed and taken, and his wife and,
children with him 10 be deemed, taken, held,
& adjudged 10 be goods, chattols, to all intents
and purposes whatever. We call upon him to
say that he is willing and will count it no OPP
preston, no violation ofthe great law oil love-
to be legally changed from a man into u thing,
to be bought and sold, ana used, for the benefit
Of another. That he is willing that all his pos
teriy, through all future time, should be born,
and live, and die, in the same condition in
which his slaves are born, and live and die
But we know that no man can be found on the
face Of the earth who can honestly say that he
is willing thus TO be enslaved and thus TO have
his postority enslaved. We know, therefore,
that, whatever men may declare, there ia no
man that carries conscience in his bosom, in
whose breast is not written, in burning charac-
tiers, the condemnation of slavery. Every man
knows it is wrong. Every man knows that it
is monstTous oppression every man knows it
is sin every man knows it is high handed re-
bellion against the God Of Heaven. The con-
science, we doubt not, may be scared in regard
10 this subject. Its voice may be drowned by
the clamors of avarce, and the lust OF power.
But American slavery, placed by The side OF
the law Of Jehovah, "AIl things whatsoever ye
would that men should do to you, do yc even
50 10 them" cannot find an advocate in an
honest unsophisiicutod mind
Here We take our stand. We oppose slave
ry because the cnslaying Of our brethren is
monstrous oppression because il is monsrous
cruelty-becOusc it is high handed rebeiy N
against God. We take the part Of the op-
pressed against their oppressors- and we claim
for them universal and immediate cmancipe-
ton. On this subject, our object s 10 hold up
TO the view Of our countrymen, and the world,
the torch Of truth. For this purpose, we arc
associated as an Antslayery Society; IN pur-
suance of this design, your directors, in Janu-
airy last agreed TO appropriate tho little means
they expected TO command, in procuring, for
circulation in this community, the following
Anli-Slayery publcationH:-AIr Chiid's APP
peal; Oasis; Bourne's Picture Of Slavery in
the Z, States; Anti-Slayory Record. Vol /
. sets; freedoms Defence; Juvenile Poems,
2 copies; Evils and Cure olSlavory address
of X entucky synod copies; Duty o(Churcb
es sets; Human Rights vol. 9, s copies !:
Anti-Slavcry Record copies; Slaves Friend
copies; C.1arterly Magazine, one COPY;
Friend OF Man, &; larg. weekly paper rub.
lished al Utica N. Y; one copy.) The Phi
lanthrOpist, weekly paper published of Gin
cinnat and edited by that DISTINGUISHED and
talented philanthropist, James G. Brney, ESQ.
one copy; Herald Of Freedom and Miss Grim
ke's Appeal.
The most Of these publications have been
procured, and arc, as iG supposed, in circula
ton. In addition TO these, your Secretary has
the pleasure 10 acknowledge The cceipt Of II
bundle Of nnti.olsyery publications from Mr.
Tolman Of Name.
These publications you directors feel assur-
cd nrO and will be read, by the good people of
this town, with lively interest; and they take
pleasure in recommending, particularly, the
appeal OF Mrs Child, as performance Of great
merit doing equal honor 10 the head and heart
OF the amlable writer, eminently calculated to
promote the cause oil emancipation, and which
will secure for Mrs Child, in the estimation Of
the wise and good OF all future ages, a seat a.
mong the most distinguished ornaments and
bcneiactors Of her sex.
The generous and sel(-sacri6cing spirit in
which the lady pleads the cause of the oppres
sed and trodden down slave, cannot be toe
highly applauded, or too extensively initiated
When that spirit shall pervade the hearts o.
her fair countrywomen throughout these Uni.
ted States, and we doubt not that time will
come, the days of American slavery will bt
numbered. With such views we respectful,
recommend the condition of the enslayed mil,
lions Of this country, and Mrs Child's Appta
in their behalf 10 tie kind consideration Of tn,
| ladies' of this TOWN and invita- oil ,ybo -