Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-02-21

public feeling on the subject Of slavery At
lords painful evidence Gifts fatal operatloni
Many amongst us directly strengthen the
hand of the oppressor by their apologies,
and thus uphold this complicated system OF
iniduity-a system which scorns all COM
petition or comparison, and stands without !
q rival, secure in the undisputed possession
OF its detestable pre-eminence." Are not
many of the luxuries which burden Nor
thern tables procured by the lash extorted
labor of the Southern slaEe2 Those deli
cacies with which we so thoughtlessly re-
gale ourselves, are they not watered by the
tears Of our sable brethren and sisters It
is even so, and our daily consumption of
such articles induces the STAKEHOLDER to
fasten more firmly the manacles of the poor
captives, and upon us must rest q portion
ofthe guilt. "@
Are not the fathers, the brothers, the hus-
bands and sons of northern women part
of the American Congress- And have not
some Of these knelt to the image of slavery,
"set up in the plain" of the South, even
while their abased heads were Swallowed by
the wings Of the proud emblem Of our free
dom? And have they not made ready and
unhailowed sacrifices 10 il, at what time the
imperious mandate has gone forth2 And
do our spirits ignobly acquiesce in this ser
lvile surrender OF our inestimable birth-right
TO southern dictation2 Do we cherish no
desire that the rich inheritance Of unfetlered
thought, bequeathed to US BY our ancestors.
may be transmitted unencumbered TO those
! who shall succeed us2 Who then can say
that northern females are not interested in
the discussion Of this question. or that they
| do not sustain relations to the system of
slavery which should enkindle their virtu-
Gus indignation, and call forth all the ener-
gy of their character for its speedy and
utter destruction
But there are yet other views of this
subject, which should excite northern fe-
males to immediate action. II we admit
/ that every intelligent being, as member Of
/ the great family Of mankind, has important
social duties assigned by the Creator Of the
universe, so imperative in their nature that
no plea of worldly interest or ease can ex-
lonerate the individual from their fulflment i;
and that among these duties, sympathy with
the oppressed and afflicted and the mitiga.
tion of their sorrows as far as is practicable
are emphaticallY designated, we certainly
have an interest in the broken ties, the
crushed affections, and unalleviated anguish
Of the human heart: we are obligated te
i feel for them and endeavor 10 tighten theii
load Of misery: and this obligation will
remain upon US until He who requires US to
r love our neighbor as ourselves shall absolve
, us from all accountability TO Him, and thus
annihilate our title to humanity. We know
, that there are hopes and affections which
cluster in holy alliance around woman
; heart, and are so interwrought with TIT
L fabric of her existence, that she recoil
from even The menace of separation; ant
e can we regard with indifference the thrill
i ing fact, that there are now thousands
o our country-women from whom all thes
Il hopes and affections are sundered by
b stroke far more agonizing than that of death
e Is there no chord within the hearts OF north
y ern mothers that vibrates, as the grasp @
d avarice and lust tears the clinging daughte
i from the arms OF fond mother, and con
# signs her 10 perpetual ignominy and shame
d Is no indignity offered to our immortal IA
: ture, when our sisters, designed with ouI
! selves to be companions Of angels and heir
!, of interminable joy, are classed and sol
4 with beasts of the field and perishable mer
chandize? Can it indeed seem "a ligh
. thing unto" US, that in their debasement tn
most sacred emotions of the female sou
are trampled upon,-yea spurned as who'll
> worthless 2-that even the very treasury {
u feeling is ravaged by unrestrained violenct
re and its most precious gems sacrificed to ih
s. will and scorn Of the oppressor? Yet a
5, these cruel bereavementss and insults the
st must endure inNnrepinina silence: for thu
Id gushing forth of maternal solicitude, whic
e in their fairer sisters is reverenced as til
in irresistible eloquence of nature, is unsul
is portable in them; and that sensibility wbic
is in civilized life sheds an attractive radianc
n around the female character they mn
n suppress, or the tyrant's lash may remin
re them that although deeply afflicted they al
We unpitied slaves! ~.g ... 4.<.. - .e....
Of Let it not be said that the pearl of affe,
We ton is valuelessi in those of African descen
a. There are many facts on record that full