Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-03-30
MIS- C. Z I L A N Y. .
From the Liberator.
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"A - - - u .
From The people of ireland, 10 their coun.
try-men and eoantry-tcomen in Ameri-
ca. Dear Friends:
You are at great distance from your
native land A wide expanse Of water sep.
nrates you from the beloved country OF
your birh-from US and from the kindred
whom you love, and who love you, and
pray for your happiness and prosperity 10
the land of your adoption.
We REGARD America with feelings of
admiration we do not look upon her as a,
strange land, nor upon her people as al
lens from our affections. The power Of
steam has brought US nearer together; it
will increase the intercourse between us,
so that the character of The Irish people
and ofthe American people must in future
be acted upon by the feelings and DISPOSE
lions Of each. @
The obisct ofthis address is to call your
I. attention to the subject Of SLAVERY IN
AMERIcA-that foul blot upon the noble
institutions and the fair fame of your adopt
ed country. But for this one stain, Amer
lea would, indeed, be land worthy your
adoption; but she will never be the glori,
Gus country. that her free constitution de-
signed her 70 be, so long as her soil is
polluted by the footprint OF a single slave
Slavery is the most tremendous inva,
sion Of the natural, inalienable rig hts oil
man, and Of some of the noblest gifts oil
God, life, liberty, and the pursuit oil
happiness Whara spectacle does Amer.
lea present TO the people of the earth! A
land Of protesting christian republicans
uniting their energies for the oppression
and degradation of three millions of limo
cent human beings. the children Of one
common Father. who suffer the most
grievous wrongs and the utmost degrade.
ton for. no crime of their ancestors OF
their own Slavery is sin against God
and man. AL obo are not for ii, must b
against IL. NONE CAN BE NEUTRAL
We eatreat yon 10 take the part of justice
religion and liberty.
1t is in vain that American citizens al
tempt 70 conceal their own and their coun.
try's degradation under this whitening
curse. America is cursed by slavery
WE CALL UPON you TO UNITE WITH THE
ABoLITIoNIsTs. and never to cease your
efforts, until perfect liberty be granted to
every one of her inhabitants, the black
man as we'll as the white man. We are
all children of the same gracious God
all equally entitled 10 life, liberty, and the
pursuit Of happiness.
~ We are told that you possess grea
power. both moral and political, in Amer
lea. We entreat you TO exercise tina
power and that Influence for the sake o.
humanity. 1.
You will not witness the horrors o
slavery in all the States of America
: Thirteen ofthem are free. and thirteen arr
sIace States. But in all. the pro-slavery
feeling, though rapidly decreasing. is still
strong. DO not nnite Nth IT,: on The
contrary, OPPOSE 1T BY ALL THE PEACE
ABLE MEANS IN YOUR POWER. JON
WITH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES vERYwHERE
They are the only consistent advocates 0
liberty. Tell every man, that you do no
understand liberty for the white man, ant
slavery for the black man that you ar
for LIBERTY FOR ALL, Of every color
creed, and country.
The American citizen proudly point
to the national declaration oe Independ
euce, which declares that ALI mankint
are born free and equal, and are alike en-
titled to life, liberty, and the pursuit o
happiness Aid him 10 carry out thi
: noble declaration, by Obtaining freedom
for the slave. .rr.a.. n
Irishmen and Irishwomenl treat tn
colored people as your equals, as brethren
BY all your memories of Ireland, continu
TO love hberty--hate slavery-cLINe b
THE ABoLITIoNIsTs-and in Americ;
you wlL do honor TO the name of IyeIaac
ISigned bvl
DANIEL O'CONNEL,
THEOBALD MATHEW,
And rs SIXTY THOUSANDEn
other Inhabitants of Ireland.