Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-03-24
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Mr.. Editor FL wish to offer fen
marks on some points OF Mr.. Har,,,,,
late Address. hoping you will maxi ~.
additions as you shall think proper.
The first quotation I will make i
following:-"We admit of no govern
by Divine right: believing that, 50 Z, {
power is concerned, the beneGcent CT,
has made no distinction amongst men
all are upon an equality, and that them
legitimate right to govern is an esr,
grant of power from the governed"
far very good. This principle can.
out, would cut up slavery root and bran.
for l suppose no one will pretend that,
slaves of this country are so Nv h,yn
sent. Let US hear the President ac,.
"In other words, there are certain re,
possessed by each individual Amer,
citizen, which in his compact vii d
others, he has never surrendered. S2
of them, indeed, he is unable TO sars
der, being, in the language Of our sv2.
inalienable." How will this langp
apply to slaves and slave-holdersl n
know that the term citizen is Dot uts
stood to include those who are slau
this country. Nevertheless, their iaois
able rights can not be taken from tn;
the slaves any more than they cantt
a child born in this land, of English, In
French, or any other foreign parenH; s
from an Italian on landing on our Sion
On speaking OF the sovereignty Of Ao'|
lean citizens, the President says-"La
interfere with no ones faith, preGH.
forms of worship for no ones obse1vans
infict no punishment but after well
certained guilt, &c. Those preciOusp
ileges, and those scarcely less imPol
of giving expressions to his Thoughts
opinions, either by writing or spear
unrestrained but by the liability forn7
to others, and. that OF a full particip1
in all the advantages which flow from:
government, the acknowledged prop
of all, the American citizen derives IA
no charter granted by his fellow Osa
He claims them because be is hinst
man, fashioned by the same Amigs
hand as the rest OF his species. and e
tied to a full share of the blessings =.
which he has endowed them" TF
good abolitionism, MIR. President,
this extract we have the fact adm.s
that no one should be punished un:s
was we'll ascertained that he had cOnH
ted crime. What have the slaves ID
that they should be enslaved as so3a'
they are born2 1t is also adtntes ]
all have right to think, speak, wrls'
publish their views unrestrained, eEi
by the liability for injury to Others !.
reason given is, because each is nj
fashioned by the same Almighty b.
the rest of his species.
Again-"The maxim which CIT
cesters derived from the mothe: count
that the freedom of the press is the ID
bulwark of civil and religious IiOet.'
one of the most precious legacirs va
they have left u.s." 1.-THE presses ID |
necessary employment of the govern
should never be used 'to clear The ca
or to varnish crimes A decent AM q
ly examination of the acts Of the goF
ment should be not only tolerated
encouraged" Right, MIR. Hsrrso' I
freedom OF the 'press' and Of 's2@f
are what we intend to use durn5 Y
administration, and our desire is, i1"
will carry out in practice, the nob.s$
ments you have advanced thus ta'
bark hear discordant sounds no"
President, He asks, "Are there ID'
citizens of any of our States who |
dreamed of their subjects in the u
of Columbia? Such dreams can
De realized by any agency Of nine
people OF the District OF Columbia a.
to be subjects of the people Of the
but free American citizens" LIE! Us I
at some of the definitions of Pt'P.'
"The body of persons who conn.,
, community, town. city, or nation
vulgar; the mass of ililerate ptFs0'0
The commonalty, as distinct no."
of rank. 4. Persons of a parucuI'' )
1 D.