The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-07-20
Rev. Mr.. ISOutOn.

AT third service, on Snnday in the old North
Church, and from the pulpit delivered an address
fraught with the solemn and SelEeoident truths OF
anti-slavery. The venerable old meeting house
was filed from the several congregations in the
village, whose meetings were suspended, and most
of the clergymen were present 1t was to us a
deeply interesting occasion-The vast multitude
the declining sun throwing ahwart the ancient
building its SomJerjng light; the dispersed con-
gregations, which formely met for worship there,
gathered together seeing "Me placeS' of many,
whom they will meet no more 9" in temples made
with hands. And it was q bold thing in the
preacher to talk against save-holding there-as
daring deed almost as Warren's-when he spoke
revoztion, before the British officers in the Bos-
ton, Old South. Pro-slavery lay spread out be-
fore him, in all its imposing and formidable varie-
ties The preachers own church and people
some of whom had done mob-scrvice for the ins-
tuition he was about assailmg-veterans in pref
udice and colorphobia and pride,-the colonization
lists, their hearts burning with zeal TO encounter
10y attorney the dangers and sacrifices Of the
deadly African mission-the aids to governor Pin
ney also, in his recent circuit to dampen the fires
of anti slavery and smohc its embcrs.-Congrcss-
men too, fresh from strangling the right of petit
ton at the bidding of slavery their hands still
moist from the gagging Of free discusson.-Re
nants of the general court too lingering here about
the field of glory, where they had resolved the
sacredness and perpetuity of American slavery !;
and the high and da inty spirited lawyers, who
answer the slaves cry for life and liberty with
plea in abatement or motion for cont nuance to be
comtinued!-and over and throughout the vast as
sembIy brooded "pubic sentim emit" that, on this
spot, had incarccrated the few coored people in
the congregation in "the Negro Pc1o' over head.
This was the enemy the reverend speaker had
to address, and it required no small moral nerve
to enter upon it. We have not time to speak Of
the address. 1t was ably drawn up and soemnly
delivered Among the excellencies Of it we no
tce the confession Of the speaker Of his own for
mer coonizationism and the pride Of opinion that
kept him from abjuring it, after he became con-
WINGED of its character. One thing we were sor-
ry to hcar--an allowance Of sincerity and good
motive to co!onizationsm of the present day. I'll
seems to US no such allowance can justly be
made. The motives ofcolonzaton cannot be good
They are prejudice and can prejudice be good?
can it be innocent? Conizationists may mis-
take their own motites--they doubtless do, and
think they are doing God service, when they are
composing the 6ahishmcnt Of His people.
The very idea Of coonizng others is sin. Ill
is an unbrothcry, cruel nhunan idea. 1t could
never spring up in Christian feelings. WAite col
onlZauon may be started among 2CHUe J0t1S, WIN
out inhumanity. If they want to go themselves
and have their a0hjte brethrcn go with them, all
well. Bat colonization .to1 coZ0red people got upE
by wJsjte people is another matter. Let colored
people colonize themselves, if they want to--and
if they want a0Aite help let them apply for it and
they should have it. But we have no respect for
the motiye of whitc colonization of cotorc2 people
We don't like that achitc leap yonder." 1t is a
for the relief of those mh0 Stqt IL, aud
who stan 5eAi,,9.-Concord Herald Of Freed0m.