Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-01-09
Slavery In the District of Columbia.

Representatives on the resolution of the
infamous Anterior of New Hampshire,
relative to slavery In the District of Co.
lumbia. In the session of 1855, the
vote against a similar resolution was
only Is. On the late division the vote
has been increased to 52.-a gain which,
under the circumstances of the case, is full
of encouragement to the friends ofuniver-
sal liberty.
How was it in Great Britain, four years
before the abolition act of 1884? La the
seventh month of 1880, Lord Brougham.
made motion for the early consideration
of the state Of the enslaved population of
the British Colonies, with view to the
mitigation and ulterior extinction of Brit
ish slavery. The vote upon this motion
in the House of Commons, was asfollows:
81 against, 26 only in favor. Sir Robert
Peel, at the same time took occasion to
caution the House against pledging itself
to any measure leading to emancipation.
How dark and hopeless, at that m oment,
seemed the cause of British emancipation!
Yet, strong in the consciousness of right
and justice, the abolilionists rallied once
more against the dominant power of Col
oniaI slavery. They appealed to the
people,-they spared neither time nor
money in enlightening the popular mind
on the subject of West India oppression.
they carried their principles resoluteIy 10
the ballot bor i; and in the short space Of
four years from the period of the decision
against them in the House of Commons,
they carried over all opposition the impor-
tant and glorious measure Of Emancipa-
1tion. In August, 1884, the chatteL prin-
cipte was abolished throughout the domin-
ions of Great Britain. -..-....
Let this fact encourage us. We stand
now, where our abolition brethren Of Eng
land stood four. years before the day of
their great triumph. Shall we, then. yield
to dependency, and suffer our hands to
hang down through WEAKNESS Far
from it.. Let us rather, as we have album
dant reason for doing, thank God and take
courage. ~ ...:
Let, then, our petitions continue 20 pour
: into Congress for the immediate abolition
oil slavery in the District of Columbia:-
Let no one doubt of the result. We shall
break open the private jails ana loathsome
D Bastiles of the domestic slave trade. We
!, shalt put down the flag of the slave auc-
a toner, which now flaps against the stars
It and stripes of liberty. In the language Of
: Senator Morris, of Ohio. in his late address
r to his constituents, "the time is not far
a diStan: when Congress, by force Of public
opinion, if no other motive actuate them,
will abolish slavery in the District'' On
IL III IL
!, Pennsylvania Freeman. 49,.
n "OFF1c1AL Defence OF SLAVERY
v One Of the papers issued umder the a~
If Mority of the General Conference of thu
3 Methodist Episcopal Church, IS moqo pub
e fishing DEFENCE OF SLAVERY
s We refer to the Virginia and North Caro-
: lima Conference Journal. That paper O
the 18th inst, contains an article, in which
n the following positions are mentioned:
IS 81. That slavery is coeval with society
NECESSARY for its formation and growth
| and was in the primitive ages a NATU
10 RAJ CONDITION of large portion
of the human family,
10 90 That it is UNIVERSAL, and has ex
listed in all ages.
10 50 That it is neither PROHIBITED b,
the MORAL nor the DIVINE Law"
,e These positions arc maintaineda at lengtl
; in the above named General Conferenc
a. paper. Now, when We remember tina
the papers published under the authorit
IN of the General Conference, are understoa
to speak the sentiments Of the Methods
or Episcopal Church, of course, all tn
~ members Of this church must lie under tn
imputation of holding to these horrid Sen
timents, who do not disclaim them. An
IS, thus the NAME, AUTHORITY and PROPER
d, TY of the General Conference of tie Net
: odist Episcopal Church are PRosTITU1
ut I'D TO DEFENCE OF SLAVERY
Members and friends of the Methods
rs. E.. Church! What say you to this :
re We have four other official papers, beside
the one above named, two of these al
if also published for the special benefit
IN the southern part of our church, and Ii
other two are published in the free state
of And bnt for what We have known Of the
nstI for three years past, we should as muc
to EXPECT to see them protest against II
course of the Virginia and N. c.. Con
en-. Journal, as if that paper had come out
on defence of polygamy or any other sea
fl dalous sin. But we now despair
SLAVERY has got all our editors |
eed the throat and he suffers them to OPT
to their mouths only when they oppose Il
abolition cause
the Iiaisters--class-l eaders--steaoards
ess' members and friends of the N. e. ch4rej
-think on these things III. Watch.
arm c.yn.pD n, E;t
s s day evening last, in the City Antl-Sia1