Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-06-13

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course they have been prompted by vari-
Gus, and possibly, in their yiew-good |
motives. One of them, | think It not
uncharitable to say, is, TO conciliate the
wealthy citizens of the South, that they
may send their sons to the North, to swell
the College catalogues. Neither do |
think it uncharitable to say. that in this
we have manifestation of that Aristo-
cratic pride, which feeling itself honored,
by having entrusted to its charge the sons
Of distant, opulent and distinguished plant
ers, fails not to dull everything like SYM
pathy for those whose unpaid toll sup
plies the means SO layishly expended in
educating southern youth in northern
colleges. These efforts at suppression or
restraint, on the part Of Faculties and
Boards Il Trustees, have heretofore sue
ceeded to a considerable extent. Anti
Slavery Societies, Notwithstanding, have
been formed in few of our most distin-
guished Colleges and Theological Semi
paries. Public opinion, however, is be-
ginning to call for relaxation of restraints
and impositioRs; they are yielding to its
.. demands; and n0w, for the most part,
sympathy for the slave may be manifested
by our generous College youth, in the
institution of A. S. Societies, without any
t downright prohibition by their more
polite teachers. College societies will
probably increase hereafter more rapidly
than heretofore; as, in addition to the
removal or relaxation of former restraints
1 just referred to, the murder of Mr.. Love
: joy-the assaults on the Freedom OF
e speech and of the press-the prostration Of
the Right of Petition to Congress, &c. &c.
e all believed to have been perpetrated, tc
o secure slavery from the scrutiny that the
e intelligent world is demanding, have
l. greatly augmented the number of ou1
= College abolitionists. They are for the
y most part, the diligent, the intellectual
:. the religious, Of the students. United il
g societies, their influence is generally ex
D. tensively felt in the surrounding region
dispersed it seems scarcely less effective
o An instance of the latter deserves partic
s. ular notice. The Trustees and Facult,
Il Of one of our theological and literar,
l. institutions united for the suppression Q
l. Anti,Slavery action among the students
L the latter refused to cease pleading for tn
slave, as he had no power to plead 70
= himself; they lief: the institution; were
IT, providentially dispersed through variou
s. parts of the country, and made useful il
% a remarkable manner, in advancing tn
l. cause of humanity and liberty. One c
Re these dismissed students, the son of
s. STAKEHOLDER, brought up in the midst {
E. slavery, and we'll acquainted with its pe
10 culiarities, succeeded in persuading piou
&c father to emancipate his fourteen slave:
e After lecturiHg long time With sigma
p success, and contracting a disease of tn
re throat, which prevented him from furthe
W prosecuting his labors in this way, h
VI visited the West Indies, eighteen month
10 age, in company with another gentIema
X of the most ample qualifications, to not
We the operation of the British Emancipatio
-. act Together, they collected mass
lis facts-now In course Of publication-th
OF will astonish, as it ought to delight, II
~ whole South; for, they show conclnsiv
o. y, that IMMEDIATE emancipation is Il
IT. best, the safest, the most profitable, as it
'ut the most just and honorable, of all ema
y. ci2ations. Another of these dismiss
mt students is one of the Secretaries of tn
asst Society. He has, for a long time, di
an charged its arduous and responsible duti
ny with singular ability To his qualifc
~, tons as Secretary, he adds those of {
out able and successful lecturer. He W
mo heard several times before the Joint Coz
mittee of the Legislature of Massach
tea. sets, a year ago, prior to the report
that Committee, and to the adoption
'cl- the Senate and House of Representativ
IN of their memorable resolutions in favor
yes the power of Congress to abolish slave
an in the District of Columbia, and of t
in Right of petition.
'nI ITO be contnued.1