The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-08-03

affirm that these statements do not cover an inch
OF what can fairly be considered as contro0erted
: ground We have southern admissions and pro-
slavery admissions, in abundance, of the truth OF
; all this; and it would be ridiculous for any one
take the opposite ground.
What we want, then, is to have the members
of the national and State legislatures in Ezsor of
the abolition of slavery. Wherever Mey are the
abolition of slavery will take place, and not before
unless God permits it to be terminated in Red
Sea of human blood.
What shall be done to accomplish this object
In the first place. the most simple and respectful
process is--to ask our national and State legsla-
lures to do this. This has already been again and
again done--and the process must again and a.
gain, if need be-be repeated.
But what next? We have petitioned wear af
ter year, and the work is not done. Even in our
own State legislature it is not DONE And by our
own representatives in Congress our right Of pc
tit5on is virtually cloven down. Shall we fold
our hands and do nothing more
! Who are we! And what is the relation we
sustain to our rulers? What are the responsible
titles growing out of the relation?
Are we the cringing slaves of seCcreated des-
pots Are we the mere subjects of government
we had no hand in creating? which we do not
administer whose officers we neither choose nor
reject, at our pleasure? Are we so many Egyp-
tians, under the rod of Pharaoh with little
more power over the opposers of our brethren,a
than the brethren themselves possess?
No. We are portion of the SoCereign people.
The rulers of the state and nation are our repre-
Sentati0eS-om 0gemtS-Our servants These
are titles by which they are proud to cali them
selves We created the offices they fill. We de-
fined the powers with which these offices should
ho iruoctod To colo tho &C oc
fees. Their acknowledged duty is to do our bu-
siness. And as a matter of fact, they HAVE DONE
and ARE DOING, what we lin con junction with
our equal compeers) have directed them to do
They WILL do what the people (of which we
form parD require and instruct them to do
They will act orr pleasure-or else we shall show
by our votes against them that we are displeased
with their actions.
Our petitions to our representative rulers have
been accompanied with petitions to the Great Ru-
Ter of the nations, that He would give us wise and
good men to rule over us, who would rule in his
fear, and break the rod of oppression.
If we have been sincere in our petitions, what
shall aOe neat do? Every intelligent being in the
universe instinctively anticipates the reply.
We shall not vote in favor of the Legislators
who will vote against the slave! We shall not
vote for the men who will vote against our own
will do the very reverse of what we instruct and
desire them to do Every child knows this
There is no mystery in the statcment-there can
be no evasion.
If you hire man to hoe your corn, and he has
been at work all day, digging it up by the roots,
you will not send him into your field tomorrow.
You will not send man in his place who YOU
have reason to believe, will do the same thing
At any rate if you do this you will not make any
lad of twelve years old, who has common sense,
delere that you really wish to have your corn pro-
perry hoed, and are very much opposed to having
it dug up, Such lad would laugh at you, if he
should see you writing polite petitions to your
laborer the next day, and asking him to be good
as not to dig up your corn! If a farmer in One-
da county should manage in this manner, his
neighbors would say he was deranged, and the
proper authorities would take measures for mana
ging his estate for him.
Be not deceived God is not Knocked The
husbandrQan who cultiyaes his moral vineyard
and wiclds his political power in this manner will
soon find that his vineyard is taken from him, and
his power blasted by the omnipotent Oliver.
On whom rests the guilt of saveholding, if not
on the man who-mnder any pretence-gives his
vote for the legislator who will virtually vote for
slavery, by not voting against 1t!
You are an abolltionist. You charge the guilt
on the Shareholder. He charges it on the laws,
Though you do not excuse Mm-you still join
with him in condemning the laws. You contn-
ue 10 fix the blame on him, BECAUSE HE HAS
NOT VOTED AGAINST THE LAWS. We'll
then! Have YOU voted against the laws You
have not, if you have given your vote for legis
Iator who will not vote against the slave laws =
Which is most guty-the nightcd-bnded-
interested-ign orant-timid-l lynch
STAKEHOLDER, who really
believes that Abraham and Moses patronzed
savehodng-or YoU-a professed abolitoniSt-
a teacher Of babes guide of the blind a reso-
rer of truth-who doSt the same MingS' You
fasten guilt upon the stakeholder, because he gives
his consent to the slave laws But yoN, an aboll-
ZIONIST, (?) whenever you vote for man who will
not vote against slavery, give YOUR consent to
the slave laws
Thou that sayes another should not steal, dost {
thou steal? Thou that sayest another should not
frame mischief by law, dost thou frame mischief {
by law? {
But you think there are other subjects, wei
as emancipation, to be secured You must vote
for a national bank--or for sub-treaSury. Just
so thinks the hafrepenlng Shareholder. HIS
single vote against slavery ''rW do no goOd.' III
his fovorite candid.te (hiS arnnN docs not hind