The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-09-07

LUTON Never had he heard such doctrines ad
vanced by professed anti-slavery man. Die
not the very pride and glory of their cause con
sist in its uncompromsing spirit, both to principle
and practice? If once they were allowed to de
part from the good old principles with which they
started, and to qualify in favor Of this or that can
dldate, the country would never be on the eve o
an election put the most admirable reasons would
be brought forward why abolitionists should vote
for some tri-unioner. He said the circular of the
young men of Albany in favor of Gov. Seward
had ocasioned thrill Of anguish through Massa
chusetts, because it recommended the candidate oa
party which had trampled on abolition and it:
advocates. He trusted they would go for no mar
who did not hold the truth, the whole trnth, anC
nothing but the truth.
Mr. Birney adverted to the consumption of time
moved the previous queston-but the motion was
not sustained.
Mr. Pierpoint of Connecticut was in favor of po
itical action, but was opposed to giving pledges
beforehand because his course would be influenced
by circumstances, many of which could not be
foreknown, and yet he was in dilemma, for il
he voted no he might be misunderstood as opposed
TO political action, which he was not, if he voted
aye, he might be understood as pedgng himself
to vote for no man but immediate abolitionists
which he would not.
Mr.. Hill ofN. Y. said :hat when he came to
this place he expected to see Il body of emancipa-
ted abolitioniss and not collection Of the slaves
of party. He hoped it would not turn out that he
had been mistaken. He was in favor of the first
resolution. He had long been an abolitionist and
came here to renew his abolition pledge, not to
get himself released from it. To reject the reso-
luton would render them ridiculous before the
world. For the very principle of abolition, that
which rendered abolitioniSts peculiar people, was
that they could support no man who did not en-
brace their own principles. He was mechanic,
and had left his shop that he might come to head
quarters & get his order. His instruments were
ready, and he wanted directions how best to at
tack the enemy. He was a turner, he had plen-
ty Of gouges and chissels, all ground and sharp,
and prepared for action. The steam was up, and
the locomotive ready to start--he wanted to 90
ahead-New York needed to be purfed-he ver-
lily believed it was the worst place in the u States.
The poor fugitive from southern oppression on
entering that city began to remble when he heard
the name of Boudinot and his gang-numbers Of
these poor creatures fled to his cellars and 10 his
back buildings for refuge and hiding place. He
turned away none, but concealed them as long as
he was able. Nor did his heart quail when the
dealer in human flesh came to his sanctuary and
presumed to ask an American abolitionst wheth-
err he had seen his slave who had lately runaway
from his /" happy home" No sooner was the
question put to him than he stopped the miscreant
he mistrusted him from his looks-he looked
guilty-he questioned him, and soon made him
confess that he was running after runaway slave,
and when he found this, his answer was general
y somewhat in this way, make yourself easy,
the man is safe-he is where he has got to come
before jury of twelve Yankee men, and you have
got to prove that he was born contrary to the Dec
aration Of Independence" Loud laughter and APP
pallse. Mr. H. said he should not have come
had he not felt that the cause of the slave invited
him, and that Providence had opened his way by
reducing the fare in the steamboats, He said he
had often been out all night looking for these poor
oucasts-he had commended for a whole day at
the polls with the enemies of human freedom.
He could not, however, get his minister to say one
word on the subject, because it had been brought
into politics. Mr.. H. thanked God that he had got
his collar of-that he now stood an emancpated
abotionist, free from all the wire pulling of pot-
ical managers.
He was for standing on the old ground, and ac-
ting under the old resolution which they had a.
dopted years ago. If any man wished to take it
back, he might vote ior pro-slavery man, he must
10 so, but Mr.. II. never would His way was to
go to the polls, and if he could not find better
candidate, he voted for himself Laughter and
applause He wanted to go home and get to
work-he wanted to have his work marked out
for him-he hoped the Convention would give
him his orders and say cut it off there" Let
them stick to this, and they will bring both the
parties to their knees-thcy would soon come beg
cling the abohionsts to elect them, and when
they wanted their votes they would read their
bookshelf them have no half measures. He was
for swinging off the abolition voters from the dock,
and crying--all ashore that amt going 1t was
likely his friend there pointing to Mr. Colver,)
when it came to that, would Jump ashore IA
laugh He was for carrying only those who
were willing to pay their expenses. Mr.. Hill sat
down amidst loud applause mingled with LAUGH
ter.
ITO be continued)
The PIRATICAL SCHOONER" CApTUREp.-The
suspicious looking vessel, which has been noticed
as off the coast in several Of our late papers, has
at last been captured, She was taken off the east