Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-07-11
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cases, neither party look TO any possible
result but the conquest and determination
of the other. = ? p S1S-ak>5 80
AS to these colonies being or becoming
the nuclei of scientific and Christian
operation in the land of darkness; for
science l will answer. that they afford no
facilities not possessed in greater degree
by any native town on the coast; and in
them science would inspire less respect,
and would meet with more hindrance,
than among the natives or in the slave
factories. -...
AS to the inherent rights of the black
man." though entertain all possible Son-
tempt, both on scientific, and experimental
ground, for The idea that he stands on the
same platform of natural equality with
US, it is enough for the main point IN hand,
that he is entitled to just as much liberty
as he can use to his own benefit, and no
more. That he ought to be immediately
emancipa;ed from the individual caprice
of the white man, and made subject Of
LAW, fully under its protection, 10 every
personal, domestic, moral and religious
right, do believe. That every child of
the race should be immediatel y freed from
the degrading influences Of slavery and
slaves, and put under severe, faithful
system of appropriate education, for the
perfect liberty Of those who know the
truth and whom the truth makes free
and should never be allowed contact with
the degraded authors of their existence,
who contaminate with the foul and malig.
nant breath of slavery whatever they
touch, l do also believe. That, first and
last, the system Of transportation, as the
essential condition Of emancipation, should
be abandon ed; and that the free black
American should be thought 10 be even
under less obligation to come to Africa
than the white, is equally important Let
them have freeman's liberty, Of going
where they think they can do best; but
everywhere, over them as q peculiarly
degraded, vicious. malignant race, let the
rod of justice be rod of iron.
| But as for the common proposals OF the
scheme, ordinarily known as abolition
if their wild, speculative folly, needs more
reasons for its condemnation than can be
easily found in the United States, Liberia
cap more than make up the Deficiency
All that unrest strained freedom does to
= make them a MAeoR MIssABIB terror
d round about: Jer. rr, 81 here, a terror to
themselves and those round about them
= would equally operate there.
cannot state my conclusion Of tho
u whole matter in the same terms you use,
- that Colonization has fulfilled its proper
> mission should say, that after their
u proposed experiment had been fairly tried
for twenty years, it had been found i'm
II practicable; that Colonization has FAILED
e TO 6l6t its proper mission; and, therefore,
u = that its further existence is not needed "
" 1.-THE Authenticity of the above letters is
~ vouched for by the editor of the Eman,
~ cipator. No. l43 Nassau-st., who trans
o. cribed them from the original, June 2lst
- 1888, S O'Clock, p M. Abolitionists feel
~ unmingled adherence for such scnti-
n ments as the writer expresses towards Our
90 colored brethren-but we give it as Colo.
nizGtion testimony
LIoHT WANTED at THR Souri,
he The President Of the American Anti
;" Slavery Society has recently received a
~ letter from gentleman residing in Viz.
a. giLia, appealing to his manifest ibera
n ty in favor of the oppressed to furnish
c. him with such works as would enable
H. him to decide with regard to the merits
IN of slavery and abolition.' The writer
or says, AS | now stand, am convinced Of
n the EVIL of slavery, and the NECES
. SlTY OF its abolition, but am rather in
clined to think it should be gradual, and
u not immediate. think that, could | BIZ
lg convinced Of the ex7ediency and safety Of
In IMMEDIATE ABOLITION, l would
or feel 1t to be my duty to raise my voice ~
es defence of the poor black. am now 90
ed casionaIly employed in the proclamation
n of the Gospel of Christ, and think, mex
ID to freedom from sin, the freedom Of ou
I'd fellow-men should be commended for, eoulG
Il they be smameipated sOih safety. have
A. had recommended to me WEEDS Bible
he Argument and Thome and Kimbalpi
no Journal for my perusal, which works
cannot procure. You will therefore please
N, procure them for me in your city, if you
no can without muchtr trouble, and should they
ue be bound, tear the binding off, and fol-
oI ward them to me BY mai, marking on the
packages the number of sheets, 80 that
I'D they will not be opened and destroyed, in
al form me per mail the price, and will en-
We deayor to send it by the first opportunity
a. Any other work, pamphlet, or communl'
cation, which you may think useful to ma
will be thankfully received.-E~a"e'PS'
ew tor.
:al c,
~ BosToN, July 4, 1888.
~ I2 o'clock, M.