The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-04-06
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Diificulties,--A Dialogue.

In '--O- WIN loIeVer prevent 1t from
: B Will you be good as to name tbema
a. "hy tney are so numerous, hardly know where
t to begin, and if began, should hardly know where to
# end ' '"
B. Well, will content myself with two or three Or
even one of the chief Among them suppose is not the
difficulty of convincing our fellow citizens of the goodness
our theory for that seems has been overcome in vor
case, and in like it may be overcome elsewhere
t A. Not at all. Theory is very different thing from
practice The difficulties practical ones, and will res
main, however popular the theory may become.
Is. am anxious to make the acquaintance of some of
them.
A. In that case will introduce you to one of them so
ably dwet on by Mr. Clay, in speech repee with prac-
teal wisdom and sound cannot repeat his words
but the drift of is that the two races can never live to-
geher on terms of equality No practical man will ever
commit such bunder in politics as to put the black and
white level. The consequences are too obvious
II A. May ask what they would be?
A. Why, in the first place, Mr. Clay very forcibv re-
marks there would be desperate struggle for immediate
ascendancy of the black race over the white race !"
u B. Will you be so kind as to inform Inc hoao Mr. CLAW
knows this
A. From the nature of the
b. The nature of the understand to be this The
weaker of the two is meany robbed of every
thing, to their bones and muscles subjected to desnoc
will turned into merchandise compelled to work
without wages kept in total Ignorance forbidden to ex
ecise the mind for any enrolling purpose In short they
placed under the strongest motives that be devised
to struggle desperae y-even to their masters threats
Mr. Clay, them knows that if these motives be taken awav
and the weaker be treated JUSTLY fairly and honorably
they will struggle desperately to gain the ascendancy He
knows that when they have every thing fight for and will
not night but when they have nothing to fight for they wW
i fight.
A. Oh, Mr. Clay does not mean, or at any rate I do not
that the blacks when freed, would rise in rebellion and
change places with the whites by brute force But if freed
the next step would be to give them equal political rights
and having these they would Immediately gain the pol.
cal ascendancy in the states where they outnumber the
whites They would push their color into office, and
lUOnh ocnlrn tn tbnI chit
where be political contest between the cases They
would not be satisfied with mere equality.
b. am happy to understand the difficulty more clearly
1t would relieve of another difficulty as Pba-
raohs lean kline ate the fat ones, and still were ean-f
not indeed, after the of the celebrated Kilkenny
casvz the difficulty that the slaves if emancipated could
not take Of themselves. For party, however numer.
Gus, gain the ascendancy in political contest requires
good many other people oo for
stance that the democratic party in New Hampshire could
not have taken eff themselves but had been candidates
for the aims house hereoCdroppng into vagabondage,
wreck and ruin where would have been Governor H and
the famous Patriot" man Why, if majority of the
people of New Hampshire had been empty bags that
couldn't stand alone what would the Wings of New Hamp,
shire have been about while Isaac Hill and few others
filling them all march up to the pols-taking
for granted that Isaac Hill full enough stand himself?
The votes of such bags you understand, might be had for
the filling.
A. But you forget that there are plenty of white men
who for the sake of Office would put themselves the head
B. Let me you, my friend, not to spoil too soon
your side OF the argument This exaation of cAite nen
by black dangerous both their ascendancv and Mr.
Cays theory. Thedculy, you should remember u.s. that
the blacks will not vote for the Whites but will seek at once
10 elevate their own race to superiority.
A. BY whatever they may strive to accomplish
their object the testimony of so clear sighted politician as
Mr. Clay is enough to satisfy me that they will do So
B. have nc doubt that Mr. Clay thing clearly,
wit that without the votes of the shareholders he can
be President but that he has distant vision of the how
and hy the Blacks if clothed with equal rights will gain
the ascendancy their white fellow citizens, freeman
must be allowed to doubt. If man in the com.
mon of life to in the same way he
would make himself candidate for Bedlam Forinstance
am rich man my neighbor is poor; pull down his
fences turn my hogs into his garden fence up his road
market, make him and his work for me- and cheat
them out of their wages in short do what can to keep
him poor and all prevent his becoming rich man like
myself competing with me in the market and making me
poor vex his very life out Of him. lest he should take adj
vantage OF kind and honorable treatment to become my
emy! If he only stout enough chastse for my
aggreSsons should of course think my only hope of lv-
ing peace with him would lie in paying strict regard to
his rights and treating him with respect and courtesy but
nasnuch as he is not stout enough will mal-treat him.
lest good should induce him to do what would
probably prevent his doing if he stout enough
A. You forget that wide distinction which God has made
between the races. acknowledge your reasoning might
hold true between parties of the color have yet
to learn that honesty is the best policy between neghbors
OF the complexion But do not believe it is in the
power of kindness and good treatment deliberate the preju-
dice OF color which is in fact strong their part
b. WE'LL then, shall not console ourselves in safes
y from anal gamaton another of Mr. Clays difficulties
Surely ought not be saddled with such difficult
ties as too much enmy and much love, at And
also rid of another difficulty that the blacks are
inferior race? So far from that seems they ask moth
ing but the chains off, and all CALLED, whipmarked, and
wndbroken they are,-and but one to five in NUM-