Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-08-29
From the Emancipator.
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"Jehoua6 h1tt triumphed-his people are free ~ |
rAHeiai4 for he Lord God OmaiP0tent reiyHetA ~
Such is the choral song OF praise lhun-
dering heavenward, this day, from mill
ions OF voices in The islands of the Sea,
and on the shores OF Great Britain, in
view OF the most wonderful transition, the
d mos. sublime achievement, and the nobest
experiment, recorded in the worlds hlsto
ry OF all lands. excepting. indeed, the
emincipated rolonles) our own republic
should b. the most Joyfully affected, aud
present the most anImAtlng spectacle, from
ps.ease rn extremity to It's last great west
erns barrier-(rom It's chalnless lakes to
the topmost height of the Rocky Noun
tains: for the trump OF jubilee is sound
inc across the waters above the roar OF
the Atlantic, giving freedom TO halt a
million Of slaves, and elevatlng them from
among cattle and creeping things TO the
privileges and rights OF an immortal eX-
istrpcel AMI so ii would, If it were not
n republic of tyrants and slaves II
were not basely recreant TO all ITS profess
ions--ii it recognized mao as man uni
yersally. Ofall peOpl', excepting, again.
the mighty host who only last night lay
.ntombei in the cold, damp sepulchre OF
slavery, but at the earliest dawn of Day
obtained a glorious resurrection,) the A
merican people should be foremost in Gel
ebratiu2 the brightest triumph OF Human
ity since man began to Cypress his broth
er And so they would, II they were
true worshippers at the shrine OF Free
dom-if their hands we're not red with IN
nocsnt blood--if they were not actually
brewing upon their own species, and trat
fckinGin (" slaves and the souls Of men,
Never were their Inconsistency, their ny
pocrisy, their hard-hsartedness, so appa
rent as on this very day. In the Yves
India islands,
z r.Where'or a wind is rushing,
Where'er stream is gushing,
The swelling sounds are heard,
' " 3 OF man 10 freeman calling,
OF broken letters falling -
Ana lie she carol Of a cageless bird, [word'-
The bursting shout Of Fresdoms rallymg
vet the people Of the United States, Tex
eeptiur a portion Of them who are brand
ed as fanatics and madmen,) not only fee
no delight in view Of these facts, but ar
absolutely offended at the experiment
n,,y.-,Asy hnps II will prove an utter fan
ure And why2 Simply because u
victims. who have been released fro'
thraldom. wear skin not eolored lik
their own - and because they drsad TO l
left without excuse for their oPPressi'
conduct Oh, il this day had been
apart for the restoration of the Poles
their civil and political rights, so Cruel
wrested from them by the strong arm
Russia, this country would now be roc
inn /" from side to side'' with excitenen
Bells would be ringing, cannon thunIe
ing, professions marching in snowy a
ray, orators declaiming about the inalie
able rights Of man. and the people pro
ering congratulations upon SO happy
EVEN. Why, even so small an affair
The .ihree days in Paris" when the pc
uIace rose 10 revolutionary conflict agar
the despo,ism Of Charles x, excited
strong sensation throughout this count
and was no where celebrated with so mt
pomp and circumstance as in the south'
States But the peaceful emancipat
OF, 100000 descendants Of Africa,
merely from civil disabilities, but Il
the mos, horrible servilude ever borne