The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-07-27
THE VOICE OF FREEDOM.
SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1889.
Mr.. Tracy-Pertinent Questions.

1racy-Eertlnent questions.
The following article from the venerable father
in the ministry, KIAH BAILEY, is in all sincerity
commended to the notice of the editor of the Yer
mont Chronicle, and all others, who professedly
hold slavery to be "a moral and political evil
and still maintain an attitude of avowed hostility
to the American Anti-Slavery Society and its
auXiliaries. The importance of the principles in
volved in the subject-mater, as we'll as the high
responsibility of the source whence the inquiries
emanate, should gain for them a careful consider
alton and candid answers. That the editor of
the Chronicle recognizes the duty of associated,
systematic efforts for the removal of moral and
political evils, is manifest from the uniform sup
port he has yielded to associations formed for the
suppression of intemperancc, not to mention 9TH
cr examples. He finds it neither difficult nor in
consistent 10 rally under the banner of total alb
stinence, shoulder to shoulder with such men as
Russell Streeter and Warren Skinner. He has
no notion Of hating in the temperance march to
handy words with such "eaders." Their enlist
ment under the total abstinence banner is, rather
hailed as happy augury of success in the com
mon cause. The Chronicle gives no qnarer to
DR.. Hopkins notion of separating tares and
wheat or of arajning out the eaven. Much
less does the editor go with DR.. Charming the
full length of regulating all associations for re-
form. We repeat, the Chronicle goes for associ-
ated action against most of the acknowledged
popular evils, moral and political. We respect
fully but earnestly join our venerable father, in
the inquiry, why is an exception made of the
moral and political evil of SLAVERY Why
does the VERMONT CHRONICLE, the accredited or
gan of Congregationalisni in Vermont, cast the
whole weight of its influence against the only
association in the United States having for its OBJ
ject the overthrow of the "moral and political e.
viz of savery-an evil too, of which "all men
are bound to attempt the immediate and entire re-
mova? 2" Why is the existence of slavery in the
church treated as peccadillo, hardly demanding
an hours discussion in the annual conference
Why no cheering on Of the host who have en-
listed in most righteous but unpopular cause
Why this cod stiff, distant aspect, when such an
evil is bearing down with mountain weight up
on the land Why no response to the wall of
millions of American heather? If the present
organization for the overthrow of slavery is so
faulty on the score of its principles or its meas
ures, that men cannot join the anti.savery pha-
lanx, let them form another grand division of the
troops. We are willing that the new division, if
they want "leaders," should make their election
Let them equip with arms of their own choosing.
Let them adopt distinctive badges, so that no man
may mistake them as belonging to the old CONT
mental line. Raise your flag Open your re-
cruiting rendezvous! Beat up for volunteers
Let no man, who holds that slavery is moral
and political evil" ask to be an exempt" We
have no privileged exempts in this, war-no
Through during the revolution,