The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-09-14
How it was done in England.

An English correspondent ofthe Vermont Chro1-
icle makes the following interesting statements:
Some of the most distinguished statesmen of
England asked and received the suffages of the
people, chiefly on the ground Of their attachment
10 ant-slavery principles. 1t was, doubt not,
the part which Mr.. Brougham acted in reference
TO colonial slavery, that procured his return to par
Lament as one of the representatives of Yorkshire,
the strong hold of Congregaonalism, and by far
The largest county in the kingdom. In his first
address TO the Electors, he sad
The triumph of these principles is now about
to be achieved. am only known TO you by my
devotion to the improvement of our species by
The love bear 10 civil and religious liberty all
over the world, by my inextinguishabe hatred of
slavery, under what name soever it may be veil
ed, and of whatever race it may be the curse. If
You place in my hands the sacred trust of repre-
aenting you in the Commons House of Parliament
you arm me with power to complete the good
work we have begun together; nor will rest from
my abors until, by the blessing of God, have
seen an end OF the abuses which bind England to-
the ground, and the mists dispersed from the eyes
of the ignorant, and the chains drop from the
hands of the slave On the day Of his election
he said to the vast crowds that had assembled to-
hear his Address - hasten to topic on which
we are all agreed mean 10 the detestable mo-
nopoy, which one and all of US, thank God, con-
denim and cxecrate IT. in matters of trade, hold
monopoly to be false policy, hold monopoly of
freedom, which would not allow TO be enjoyed by
others, bat seek TO reserve it to themselves, the
first, best, and most incstmable blessing that God
oily to be mpoIilc, the monopoly Of freedom /
hold to he impious and abominabe. Slavery,
which is the most accursed and unnatural produc.
ton OF crime and the most frightrul source of hu-
man misery, which degrades the slave, but not
more than 1t degrades his master-for never can
hod me victim OF oppression to be more debased
than him who imperiousiy exercises oppression;
Slavery, that plant under which grows all that
is noyious aud deteslabe, for the description of
which my own poor dicon is wanting, and for
which must refer to him, who, as he was the
most eloquent Of bards, was also one of the wisest
Of men, and one the fastest friends of freedom
that plant under which
All life dies, death lives and nature breeds
Pervcrse, all monsrous, all prodigious things
Abomnable, unutterabe, and worse
Than fables yet have fegn'd or fear conceived;
hat plant, under which all that grows to defle the.
earth, to pest the air, and to desecrate the works
If Providence, have by these feeble hands as
sisted to loosen the roots,-and my exulting hope
s-and that it is which fills my heart with graft,
ude TO you, and with hope for us aH-that my
lands being strengthened by yours we shall sue
ICED at last in tearing it up, and brandshing ii in
triumph over the heads Of the tyrants
Many other candidates, in addressing the Elec-
ors OF Britain in 1880, used language similar to
hat of Mr.. Brougham and it was we'll under
stood, that none but those who would promise to
'o'e for the speedy and complete abolition of slaves
" couId expect to receive the suffrages of the
aints,' rs the aboIitioniSts were sometimes con-
cmpuousIy called by the pro-slavery party in
England, and in the West Indies
am, Sir, yours very respectfully,
JAMES BUCKHAM>
Chelsea, Aug. o. 1899.