Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-04-18
For the Waterman and Journal.
SLAVERY AND ABOLITIONISM.

MEssRs EDITORS, IN OF beng so happy IN
my former communication as TO convince Am
icus Populi, reluctantly take up my pen one"
more. But before proceed with my subject
| will take OCCASION 10 remark, that though |
am an abolitionlst sentiment and feeling,
vet am far from putting so much confidence
is many do IN the reforming efficacy oil an en-
ligh,cncd pubic opinion. | believe that the
evils of society result much more from the de-
pravi!y than from the ignorance of men. Some
evils may be measurabiy corrected by enlieht
ening the public mind but unless the public
heart is changed, others will spring up in their
room, or the same exist in some new form,
and wlckcdness will abound and increase in
high places and in low. AL human exped-
ents Tor producing happy state of society
will result in showing the impotency OF hnma n
wisdom and the strength of human depravty.
Slavery in its present legalized form may be
abolished by corrccsin. public sentiment but
The cry of violence and oppression will never
cease 10 be heard, as long as men worship
pain as their god, and are lovers of pleasure
more than of. righteousness. Oppressors
however, should be urged to break every yoke
aud let the oppressed 60 free, not at a future
time, but no,c. No doubt the manner Of urg-
ing them is Of much importance. Yet truth
Itself rather than the manner Of presenting it,
has produced the present oxas 1eralon among
pro-slavery men. This is evident both from
The history OF moral reforms, and from the fact
that Garrison and Birncy are alike hated and
outraged. bly,.
But tn the mint. Personal slavery results
not from holdnr men in subsection naainst
their wills but from rccarJins and trcntin1
Them "a property, without rirhts of Their c,sn
and IN be. dispuscd of by others, Abolilion-
lam. on The other hand. exclusively consists in
rerardino nnd iresijng slaves as moral and So
ciaI beinos. having rinh;s of their own. as
well as living under obligations TO others. The
cblld subject 10 his parents is moi of course a
tIayc. No one can be a slave. who is treated
according 10 his moral. intellectual, and rela-
tive character. pcrson NAV he hound IN
service bv his own consent mr. wiIboni il bc
may be prisoner at The bar, or even con-
Wet in state prison and yet to all the in,
tents and purposes Of abo'ilionism, may be n
perfect freeman.
To protect the slave IN his marital rights
and prevent his being sold like beast would
De only "'tiSa''oi o' si"Neiy; i"o inas'er
might sun retain inc power OF holding mn IN
of Joing violence to him in a thousand wavs,
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Abolitionists never thought of 0bollshing
ths relation of master and servant. Let The
if he needs master, let hin have one. Bni
give him in common with white servants The
privilege oil choosing his own master. Let
him be encouraged to labor by just reward,
not driven to it BY the lash Let the masters
control be limited by, law, and let him be re-
"''.u r'on an unI,s.' eo"s cNc'c'se o. pow