Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-05-02
b. P. WALTON AND son, PUBLISHERS.

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remedy, the Tendency of which would he ike
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n conscnt hat fho Cr;con should no roado NJ,
exception. have said that slavery cannot ex-
1T where the slave or servant is not entirely
subjected TO the will of the master ] repeat
the assertion. But this entire subsection 10
the will Of a master does not necessarily i'm
ply, as you, sir, seem TO suppose II does, that
Ihe master must not be accountable 10 incl
Tor his treatment oil his slave. l hat such may
DC 'he uegradcd slale oil morals IN some OF
Inc slave holding states that llccntlousness and
even murder may there be winked at as trl-
fling offences, is, perhaps, loo ilue; If so, IT
furnishes powerful argument against slave
ry, and care not how often 1t may be urged ;
but 1t the laws have power 10 punish such Of
fences, when committed on The person of the
slave, the slave would not, thereby in conse-
quencc, become a freeman he would still be
subjected, and that TOO entirely, 10 the will of
a master, in the legal sense of the phrase
One word and one word only in reference
10 the West India Islands, " where immediate
and gradual emancipation are in a course of
experiment" ! have no wish to have the ex
pertinent fail. | hope il will teach the United
States a saluiary lesson, and that they will be
disposed TO profit by it. When you say, how
ever, that this experiment proves that "the
slaves arc quite as well quail led for freedom
as their masters" must beg leave TO dissent,
for the simple reason that have, as yet, seen
no evidence that such is the fact
ar the s,oves shoulJ pot no ot onco sc, NJ
liberty, because they ,could abuse their free
dom WHY should not those white men, who
do abuse freedom, be ensavcd till th,y will
usr freedom better 20
Sir. must acknowled,c that tbisis the bar-
d.st ouestion Won have oyer aeL cd in ,h;s con .
,roy.rsy 7, i Lo,'o,,or Joso.,;s ouJ
answer. While ncn wbo abuse tl,or fr.e-
dom. if u,t made slaves should NJ len ., he do.
prived of their freedom. or of their pbiIiiy to
do wrong. A conyic, is not made a slave. in
the popular aocep,ation of the term. but he is
derived his freedom. and from beipo free
man. becomes for n time at leost. n convict
| Our laws make il necessary that il should be
so, and no GOOD citizen complains of its being
wrong. You say, "Treat whites and blacks
alike. Let their freedom have the same-con-
dii;unS 2" Yes, conditions was { he word and
the sentiment is far from being bad one -
So far as The blacks and the whites are the
same in their moral and intellectual character,
so tar as their condition and circumstances are
the same, contend they should be treated a.
like, but tell me not of UNCONDITIONAL cman-
cipaton. God never granted liberty to man,
unaccompanieo with conditions. VIRTUE and
INTELLIGENCE are the main pillars Of re-
publican government; and wherever these are
wanting, in any people, no matter whether
black or white, republican liberty cannot be
enjoyed.
Yon Lovc boon nIoosod 70 sov cir that 7
cxceed the oholition;sts in NV 1nsnorino do
npnciotinns, Of sl.ycry AI;hougI, / nIca1 mot
ru;ltv to ,bo accnsot;on 7 nm Car rom be;ng
offended ot tho cborGc Mony ohol;,;orists
instead oc civ;ng mo crod;, CO.. onnos;t;nn 70
slavery. wonld L,vo caiIod mo nro.slnyery
man. The sentiment IN ,yh;cb YOU ,eC,r ana
which I oxrrossoI r,sroo,;r,, ,bo Ioc,;sIo,;on ~
some oC The slave boIdire states 7 Soc M ron.
con to ol,or ar on,cnJ I, IL ,ho sont;,,ant =,
my heart, nor do believe the denuncaon at
all unjust. But You appear 10 have been so
little in the habit of making distinctions, that
YOU can see no difference in my Ian auace in
this respect, ahd that Of the abolitionists.-
Now, Sir, can see very wide difference. -