Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-08-05
For the Telegram.
August LIST, 1910.

Au@0AN
Brother Murray In behalf Of The e.
shaved of this land, wish 10 remind ycur
readers Of that memorable first Of Angus,
1894, when the experiment Of immediate
emancipation was tried in Antigua, where
thirty thousand pieces Of goods and chat
tells were instantaneously converted into
human beings; or in other words, so many
sLores were "turned loose" upon society,",
in an instant, and without serving an ap
premiership, preparatory 10 being restored
10 their rights. The first OF August 1870,
was the time sci by the British government
to have emancipation take place in all their
West India Islands, thinking space Of sir
gears was necessary for them TO be Ia
structed, before it would be safe TO release
them from slavery, and have them governed
by the same laws as the white population.
But the Legislatures Of Antigua and Ber-
muda resolved 10 try the experiment OF
Immediately setting their slaves free
Most of your readers are undoubtedly aware
that the cry was raised in those Islands, as
we'll as in this country, by many indiyidu-
ais, that il never would be safe 10 abolish
slavery without first preparing the slaves %
receive the boon Of freedom. know that
at this day. there are many who believe,G
profess TO believe, that it would be unsafe
and unjust, to give the slaves of his land
their freedom Immediately. As il is prac-
ticed BY some, and considered beneficial g
many, on the recurrence Of The 4ih Of JAY,
10 have the principles on which the dcc1i.
alton Of the independence of The ihiueeh
Colonies was signed, and published 10 The
world, so consider il beneficial on The Isl
of August each year, to present sketch o.
the manifestations of gratitude from ihs
released bondmen in Antigua, on being
declared free. Sometimes, or in some cases
frequent repetition Of certain facts are
beneficial, and thinking there may be some
who read the Telegraph who are not wei
versed in the facts, as il regards emancIPa'
: ton in the BRUSH West Indies, will hfsi
mention that the government Of Great BIZ
ain, declared that slavery should cease u
those Islands on the Ist OF August lS5i'
and that an apprenticeship should be sub'i
tuted, which was to last years, at The eioss
Of which time, freedom in full was 10 DC
given the slaves, 500, 600 in number Tbs
: apprenticeship was considered by some 70
: be worse than slavery, and all the Bnii'a
Islands Gu, il short tlro years, that did A''
the sir years.
You will pease copy the following iron
: Thome & Kimball's Journal 10 refresh Tie
minds of some, and TO show Others The way
in which the boon of Freedom was received
And if the churches OF the North would ba'
get as thoroughly walked up on uI:s quesi'o''
as many Of their members are on poLtics
slavery could no more live in this county,
, than a sinner could live in heaven. Take
hold, then, brethren, that the descendants
of Africa and Others may unite with yo0
! ia praising God for their deliverance.
, ]. HoLcoNB.
THIRp PRoPosITIoN.-The ereRt OF
emancipation passed PEAcEABLT. Inc
first of August. 1884 is universally re-
garded in Antigua, as having presented
most imposing and sublime moral sPecn
Gle. II is almost impossible to be IN US
company of missionary, planter, o. :"
emancipated negro, for ten minutes N".
out hearing some allusion 10 thai -
sion. Even al the time OF our 'i'r
Antigua, after the lapse of nearly ln.
wears. thew spoke of the event with an d.
miration apparently undated. f
For some time previous to the MS n
August. forebodings of disaster lover 1i
over the island. The day was fixed :
Thirty thousand degraded human OeIns
were 10 be brought forth from the u ~
geon of slavery and turned loose On IN
community and this was % be done
a moment, in the twinkliug OF an eye.
Gloomy apprehepsious were enler''"