The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-08-17
MISCELL A N E O U S.
Letter from England.

Letter from England.
The last Emancipator contains an interesting
letter from Messrs. Keep and Dawes, agents O
the Oberlin Institute, who were present at the
great meeting mentioned, part of which we
here subjoin:
LONDON, July 6, 1885,
Among the first of our acquaintance in Lon
don we are permitted to reckon GEORGE THoMP
SON, beloved brother, well known in both coun-
tries as the unblenching enemy Of SLAVERY in ev
cry form and in every cline, and the fearless
eloquent, conquering advocate of the Colored
Mans rights. He received us and our object, as
pure warm-hearted philantaropst, as Christ
ian, and brother; and we were at once at home
by the side of an able counsellor, and in the very
heart of the most cheering sympathies. And is
was maltreated, published as an incendiary boot
ed as a spy-denied the accommodations at a
public House, in N. York, which money will al.
ways purchase even for knave-and in fac,
driven from the country because he had the hon.
esty, and the moral courage to tell the truh-al-
though he uttered but the TRUTH in speaking of
our sins Would that the fact need not be found
TO blot any page in our countrys history. But
there it must be found For, by reason of his
splendid and effective efforts in behalf of his af-
f1icted brethren, George Thompson has become
the common property of the world, and whenever,
either his names or his deeds are rehearsed, then
and there too must and will be told the astonish-
ing outrage inflicted upon him in the U. S. under
the MONDAY light of the nineteenth century, and
in Republic, but scourged and cursed and in
danger of deathless blight by its bloody and re-
lentless system of slavery.
Soon after our arrival we were invited to at
tend meeting of the committee of the British
and foreign A. S. Society, convened to prepare a
circular to call convention of nations, to be hold
en- in London for the discussion Of the slave ques-
ton. To the question, how will our American
friends feel on this subject, we gave our united
assurance that our phlanhropists would promptly
will be prepared to come up to this meetingw ell
prepared to take part in its momentous discuss
ions.
No citizen of the United States, who has not
mingled with English society, can know and feel
the just scorn and reproach which the arocious
system of buying and selling, and whipping, and
hunting, and branding fathers, mothers, and chill
dren, has brought upon our nation. The anon
ally, almost inexplicably revolving, that slavery
should make its strongest hold on earth, and prac-
tice it deepest wrongs, its most servile encroach-
ment in Christian Republic and even on people
on whom, as whole, the principles of christiani-
ty the point Of slavery alone excepted, have
more powerful and happy influence, than upon
any other nation, should produce deep searching
of heart, in all the churches. We are not sur
prised, though greved, that there should be any
just occasion for it, to hear, we did this morn
ing, from the discerning wife of Methodist min
lister, the remark the religion of the American
churches must be very low how can your
members be pious, while they uphold system of
10TH
tem? The ministers and churches in America
who hold brother as property, or tolerate the
practice, or even apologize for it, should know,
that in view of all chrstendon they stand as cul-
prts at the bar of humanity, and of christian truth
however skifully they may weave over their eye
sight the web of sophistry, or of self-interest
The time has come when the friends of human
rights will speak out, on this subject, and speak
boldly,--nor delay to tell America, that she holds
on to her slave-system at fearful expense and
to tell even her statesmen and orators as well as
her Divines, that their republicanism is very
questionable indeed so long as, in all their rhetor-
ical gestures, the blood of the slave drops from
their fngers,-and around all their pups and
communion tables, the tears and cries, and groans
OF the slave accumulate Would that we could
cast full upon the vision Of our Senate at the
next session, the searching significance Of the
question, olIeu put 10 US already, respecting curl
distinguished countryman, now in London, and
whom we all delight to honor Is Daniel Web
ster an abolitionist? How does he stand upon
the slave question: Brother, can you blame us,
when we assure you that our hearts are deeply
panied at the question: Hoao does Daniel Web
Ster Stand on the SIape question q There is scarce
ly subject in the Turkish Empire, or school
boy in all Greece, that does not know how this
great man stands on the subject of constitutional
liberty:--and his skill and power in debate have
placed the eloquence and craftsmanship of the
American Senate, boldly in the ascendant, in the
eyes of all nations. And we are informed that he
is treated with disrespect in this metropolis Of
great men, and great devisings. And yet who
among them all can tell how this republican SEN
ator stands on the slave question? Were we ask
ed the question on the floor of Parliament we
would weepingly hold up the fact, that when SEN
ator Preston, on the floor of the Senate Chamber