Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-07-08

they are their property, Qegally.) and i'll
we'll informed will take heels and runa-
way. We must conNAce the South that
they cannot convert men into property, |
(unorally J also that it will be for their
interest as community, to give freedom |
to ALL The churches of the north can
preach through the press as well as Paul
could by writing, to the different churches
to which he sent his epistles. And the
same effect can be produced. We can
show the south that it will be for their IN
terest to set her bondmen free, by sending
her the facts in regard TO the effect Of
emancipation in the West India Islands.
and show them that the free States are far
ahead of the slave States in point of phys
ical and moral strength. Henry B. STAN
ton well remarked in his address, last
year, at New York. that town pauper
might with US much propriety threaten to
leave town because he could not do just
as he pleased, as the shareholders to dis
solve the Union if the north wonld rot let
slavery alone. Why, said be, if it were
not for the protection given TO slavery by
| the north, it could not stand at ALL We
rily believe it. believe also that when
our churches here do their duty on this
subject, such turn will be given TO pub
lie sentiment that the political aspirants
will all be as much opposedt TO slavery as
any body, Il. e.) proftssedly. Only think,
at the Methodist Conference held at
Baltimore in May, twenty-five members
from the free States voted, that it would
be ine1pedient and unjustifable, to allow
colored men 10 testify against their white
bre' hren.
Let US look at it in another light. Ac-
cording 10 statistics presented by Joshua
Leavitt in an address at Boston last Nav.
294 electors of President in 1886, repre-
sented 1,5I8,477 voters, or 5,l65 each.
The l68 norlhern electors represented g.
334 each and the southern only 3,13O
each, or less than half their political
strength. Thus it may be seen that the
north have AZ majority, after allowing
3 out OF every of the slaves TO be count
ed as men, in the Congressional Districts.
| With the literature, the manufacturing
and farming Interests, mainly in the north
and with the 42 majority in Congress, the
south Brighten US into subsection TO their
fancied interests. The majority of eccle-
siastical and laical power is in the north,
and still the churches and ministers are
frightened into support of slavery in the
church, lest our churches be diuidea. and
the southern churches acithdraw felIo,O-
ship from Us!
! | will close, ty asking professed chris
Aans, whether they can unite in celebrat.
ing he birthday of our National Inde-
pendence, until they do all in their power
10 extend this boon Of freedom to those who
are now robbed of il? | will ask those
who do not profess religion, but make
loud boasts of their philanthropy, wheth-
er they can feel clear conscience in rails.
ing their flags Of freedom, and aid in elect.
ing TO Office such men as will baselv bow
10 the slave power, while they do nothing
to wipe the stain Of legalized slavery f,om
our Capitol? II is estimated thai there
are no more than 100000 shareholders in
THIS nation. If that is the case. il is prob.
able. that not more than two thirds of tha,
number are legal voters. Will YOU who
go TO the polls, elect men who will sar 10
The 100000 voters. you NAV sway the
scePtre over the other I,3Is,477 voters
and their constituents | hope for your
own honor, and for the honor of the ma.
llon-for the good of 10th master and
slave, and mankind generally, YOU will
not long do it. HoIcoxa
July 4. 1910.