Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-02-08

ticle is capable of such deception. We have
been led to suspect such thing, from the
recent discontinuance of several papers in a
town at considerable distance from Cam
bridge, in an adjoining State. Be this as it
may, the individual, whoever he was, or
wherever he may be, must be diligent for ;
long time to come before he will bring the
Telegraph TO his terms by the use Of such |
measures He IS also informed that we
have already received two subscribers pro-
cured expressly in Offset against his threat
ened prescription, one ofwhom he shall hear
from next week.
CHATTELs PERsoNAL.-Much is said by
the apologists for slavery of the kindness OF
masters to their slaves. They tell US that,
from kind treatment received, the slaves
become so attached to their masters, they
cannot be hattered to leave them, even by
the prospect Of liberty. For proof that it is
so, Nathaniel Southland, an abolitionist Of
Boston, was lately told by Southern slave
holder who had brought one of his slaves 10
the north, perhaps for the purpose, that he
might go on board ship where the slave was
and make trial, and if the slave could be
persuaded to stay he should have his liberty.
But mark, on questioning the slave the Sc
cret in his case, was at once revealed, he
had wife, left behind. Now his attach
ment to bis wife might alone account for his
choice to return. II is not necessary, how
ever, to our present purpose, nor are we dis
posed, to deny that the same kind Of attach
ment which exists between a dog or horse
aud his owner, may be formed, and in a
stronger degree, between the tyrant and his
vassal The object we had in view at the
commencement of this paragraph was, to
| show that however kindly the slave may be
treated in appearance or reality, so far as il
respects food and clothing-however strong
the apparent or real attachment Of the slave
to bis present condition, he is, at best, in a
most perilous condition. Indeed this was
abundantly made TO appear in the case Of
the poor deluded wretch who could not be
fattered by our friend Southland TO remain a
freeman in NewEngland. For, on being
farther questioned he revealed the fact that
one wife had form erly been sold away from
! him. This then is one Of your we'll treated,
happy, contented slayes--so attached to his
master that he cannot be fattered 10 leave
him, even with the prospect of liberty =
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worst features of this degrading, dementat'
ing, dehumanlzing system. 1t reduces a
l being, created rational, to such state Of
: stupidity, Of mental and moral im6ecillty
that he seems utterly incapable Of aPprecl-
ating the rights which belong to him as
social, rational being. One wife has beer
u torn from him and sold; but his master, who
he has learned to think, knows better thar
he does what is best for himself, has fur
= nished him with another; and if this shouI'
+ be taken at the call Of lust or avarice, why
Ii he expects that another will be found with
out his concerning himself about the matte
he therefore gives himself no uneasiness
But we have wandered from our origina
: design, which was TO show, from proc
which has just fallen into our hands, an
4 which we will presently hold up, that how
, ever kindly a slave may be thought TO b
= treated, or may think he is treated-how
: ever safe or comfortable his apparent pres
"A ent condition-he is every moment liable
- be subjected by sale and transfer to tn
N worst condition of which the system admits
No thanks to the system that all its victim
are not now suffering its greatest atroclue:
cE BY making them chatteLs personal and rank
III ing them down with four footed beasts an
he creeping things, it exposes them constant
b. to every conceivable inhumanity. Tn
en- proof is found in some half dozen Probal
ne notices, two or three of which we extra'
II from the "Attakapas Gazeuc," OF Decen
ial Der %, published at St. MartinsviIle, Lot
FAR lsiana. Here they are:
PROBATE SALE-Will be sold at pul
'n' nc auction, on the premises, near the Pra
- re Bellevue, on the 18th of January ne1
and the following days, the property b
loj longing 70 the succession of the late r
:ic- bert Rogers, consisting of the Plantatfc
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