The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-12-07
"Our army sVore terribly in Flanders. ;"

"Our army s1Oore terri6lyim Flanders"
The back-stair editor of the " Vermont Mecu-
ry"-the same person, who, like McFngals pa
riot, left his country for his country's good" to
sojourn in the British dominions, and who, "by
some unaccounabe oversight" was not elected
to the secretaryship of the state, A. l.. 1886, has
thought proper to put forth the following waspish
article, which we take to be the commencement
hero should prosecute the engagement for a while,
in the spirit and temper developed in the onset,
there is no telling what may happen TO our sen-
der appurtenances aforesaid. That the reader
may have a glimpse of this doughty champion,
who does battle, very naturally, with masked face,
we copy his paragraph entre-adding few brief
notes, as in duty bound, in defence of our shoe
strings"
A VOICE OF FREEpoM-Chauncey l.. Knapp,
the hero of abolitionism in Vermont, and the man
Montpelier two years since, and used all up, as
his shoe strings, is still aliye.(D By some unac-
ed to creep into the secreary-ship of this state
what there was left of him,(2) and even allowed
in the hurry business, little brief authority
which this pattern of benevolence and philanthro-
Ply has turned to his private account in venting
a little of his cherished spleen upon the Vermont
Mercury, this paper having dared to oppose some
of his visionary abolition schemes, and advocated
the colonization cause.(3) Now comes the lash.
The Legislature directed the secretary of the state
to caus to be published, as soon as may be, in all
the newspapers in the state, not TO exceed two in
each county, such of the laws contained in the
Revised Statutes which ,vhich take effect before
the first of July next, with one or two exceptions,
and to the letter Of this direction we presume he
has adhered. He has done up this County on
the g-hande principle, all on one side,-and d.
rected the publication in the Vermont Chronicle,
a religious paper, and the Windsor Statesman,
both published in the village of Windsor, at the
outside of the County, to the exclusion Of the YER
mont Mercury, published at Woodstock, in the
centre, and circulating generally through the |
County. This may be consistent with the secre-
arys notions of discretion under his drections4)
but ignorance lie cannot plead in this case, as the
frequent mention he has made Of us in his Voice
Of Freedom" will plainly indicate. If this drop
Of gall can add JUNCTION 10 his soul, or solace his
feelings for the cause Of suffering
humanity in bondage, he has our hearty welcome.
We still have the right to publish, and shall pub
ish such Of the laws as We think are ofimportance
o be known 10 our readers, on our own hook and
10 thanks 20 secretary Knapn(0
(D An unaccountabe oversight" In proof
IF the way in which we were FUSED up by El-
lot Cresson, it may be noted, that a subscription
IF rising five hundred dollars was made to the
society by the citizens of Montpelier,
IN the heel Of Cresson's lecture above referred to
"a sum far exceeding the aggregate of coec-
ions for colonization, in the entire state, for the
same year,
(2) "But when Haman saw Mordecai in the
iing's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for
lin, he was full of indignation against Morde-
al"
(3) Most lame and impotent conclusion"
Does the ex-secretary suppose his readers so stu
Did as not to know, that the Chronicle and the
Statement are equally hostile to the ant;-slavery
movement?
az 1t is so-and we doubt not every person t
Who will restrain his temper long enough for a |
moments reflection, will see the fitness of pro r
Mitigating the laws through such channels, as c
hat all classes and parties in the state may have
quail opportunities to become acquainted with
hem.
(5) So you may, Mr.. Mercury. Said petu- =
IN, child, "Moher, if can't have my way, I'll
e-,oinly sit on the bars all night and catch the
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