Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-04-10

'an do it. If it is competent for our Lee
glslatnres TO make black man property.
1t is competent for them to make a white
man the same; and the same objection
exists TO the power of the people in an
organic law for their own government
they cannot make property of each other;
and, in the language ofthe constitution Of
Indiana, such an act "can only originate
in usurpation and tyranny" D. eadfuI
indeed would be the condition of this
country, if these principles should not
only be carried into the ballot-box, but
into the Presidential chair. The idea
that the aboltionists ought to paw for the
slaves if they are set free, and that they
ought to think of this, is addressed to their
fears, and not to their judgment. There
is no principle of morality or justice that
should require them or our citizens gen.
orally to do So To free slave is to tai
from usurpation that which it has made
property and given to another, and bestow
1t upon the rightful owner. 1t is not
taking property from its true owner for
public use. Men can do with their own
as they please, 10 vary their peace if they
wish, but cannot be compelled to do so.
The gentleman repeats the assertion
that has been repeated thousand and one
times, that aboitionists are retarding the
emancipation OF the slave, and have thrown
It back fifty or hundred years; thatthpy
have increased the rigors of slavery, and
caused the master to treat his slaves with
more severity. Slavery, then, is to cease
at some period and because the abolition.
lists have said to the Shareholder. Nov
is the accepted time" and because he
thinks this an improper interference. and
not having the abolitionists in his power
ne lnfilcts his vengeance on his unoffend.
ing slave. The moral of this story is
the Shareholder will exercise more cruel.
tty, because he is desired to show mercy
| do not envy the senator the full benef,
OF his argument. It is no doubt true
picture of the feelings & principles which
slavery engenders in the breast of the
master. 1t Is in perfect keeping with the
threat we almost daily hear, that if peri-
TONERS do not cease their efforts IN the
exercise of their constitutional rights 9TH
ers will dissolve the Union. These.
however, ought all to be esteemed idle
assertions and idle threats
The senator tells US that the conse-
quences arising from the freedom of slaves.
would be to reduce the wages of the white
laborer. He has furnished us with nei-
Their data nor fact upon which this opinion
can rest. He however would draw line
on one side of which he would place the
slave labor, and on the other side free
white labor; and looking over the whole,
IS general system, both would appear
on perfect equality. l have observed,
for some years past, that the Southern
Shareholder has insisted that his labors
are. in point of integrity, morality, use
fulness and comfort, equal to the laborino
population of the North. Thus endeav.
oring to raise the slave in public estima.
tlon 10 an equality with the free white
laborer OF the North. While, on the 9th.
er hand, the Northern aristocrat has, in
the same manner, viz. by comparison, en-
deavored to reduce his laborers TO the
moral and political condition of the slaves
of the South. 1t is for the free white
American citizens to determine whether
they will permit such degrading compar-
isons longer to exist Already has this
spirit broken forth in denunciation of the
right of ~nicersaI Suffrage Will free
white laboring citizens take warning be-
fore it is too late !?
The last, the great, the crying sin ofabo-
iitlonlsts, in the eyes ofthe Senator, is that
they are opposed to colonization, and in
favor of anna gamation. 1t is not necessa:
ry now to enter into any of the benefits
and advantages of colonization; the Sem
tor has pronounced it the noblest scheme
ever devised by man; he says it is power
lui but harmless. | have no knowledge
OF any benefits resulting IRON the scheme
to either ra:e. have not doubt as to
the real object intepded by its founders.
1t did not arise from principles of human
ity and benevolence towards the coIored
race, but desire TO- remove the free of
that race beyond the United States, in or
der to perpetuate and make slavery more
secure. The Senator further makes the
broad charge, that abolitionists wish to en-
force the unnatural system of amaIgama-
ton. We deny the fact, and call on the
Senator for proof The citizens ofthe free
States, the petitioners against slavery, the
abolitionisls of the free States, in favor of
amalgamdtion! No sir! If you want
evidence of the fact, and reasoning in sup
port of anal gamatior, must look into the
slave States; it is there it spreads and
fiourishes from slave mothers, and pre-
sents all possible colors and compilations
from the JET black African, to the scarcely
to be distinguished white person. Does
any one need proof ofthis fact? Let him
take but few turns through the streets
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