Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-02-23

pamphlets and scores OF newspapers,
which we publish and are to be heard
from the lips OF lecturers, amongst whom
are men, eminent for learning, logic and
eloquence.
And now with respect to your own
duties. Woful as is slavery, and desir-
able as is liberty. we entreat you TO endure
The former-ralherth than take a violent and
bloody hold of the latter Such, manifest |
", was The teaching OF Paul to the slaves
of his time. Whatever was his, the
reason for our similar teaching is, that re-
course 10 violence and blood-shed for the
termination of slavery, is very likely, in
the judgment OF a large portion Of US, to
result in the confirmation and protraction
Of the evil. There are, it is true, some
persons in our ranks who are opposed TO
the taking of human life in any circum-
stances; and whose doctrine it is, that,
however certain might be your success, Ii
would be sinful for you to undertake to
fight your way to liberty. But the great
majority Of abolilionists justify their fore
fathers bloody resistance TO oppression !;
and can, therefore, dissuade you from such
resistance to n len thousand-foId greater
oppression, not on the high ground of ALSO
lutte morality. but on the comparatively low
one of expedlency. And now, after re-
peating to you, that some aboltiOnists be-
!ieve the taking of human life, under what
ever provocations, to be sin; and that
others are convinced, that your insurrec-
ton would result in nought but EVIL to
yourselves. to your oppressors, and the in
nocent ones bound up with them; we add,
that it is on the condition, that you shall
not stainsit with blood, that you will be
entitled TO expect that we shall continue 10
advocate your cause unitedly and hope
fully. II is abont ten years since the anti
slavery movement in this country began.
During all this time, there has been no
servile instruction at the South. Wills.
we rejoice in the strong probability, that
this remarkable forbearance of the swell
ing numbers of the slaves is owing to their
reliance on the philanthropic efforts in
their behalf; we tremble, lest, discourage
ed by the tardy results of these efforts, they
should extinguish their waning hopes in
bloody despair.
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against violent attempts to recover your
freedom, that we object to your awaiting
yourselves of any feasible, peaceable mode
to accomplish it. We but concur with
the great apostle, when we say; If thou
mayest be free, use it rather Although
to run away from slavery is, shareholders
being judges, the most bIack-hearted in
gratitude, and although the adviser to such
a requital of the unequaled loving kind
ness of a slaveho,iing master is 2fonunc-
ed by tho same tribunal to be indelibIy
disgraced and ineffably mean; we, never
theless, call on every slave. who has the
reasonable prospect Of being able to run
away from slavery, to make the expert.
ment.
We rejoice with all our hearts, in the
rapid multiplication of escapes from the
house of 5ondage There are now thou
sand year; rate more Than five times as
| great, as that before the antl-slaverv effort
The fugive need feel little apprehension
alter he has entered free State. Sever
years ago, great majority Of the people
in the border free States were in favor O
replunging into slavery their poor, SCARF
ed, emaciated. trembling brother, who hat
fled from Its horrors. Bot now, under the
influence of anti,slavery lessons, nineteen
twentieths of them have come 10 b.
, ashamed of and to revolt at such mon
strous lnhumanlty. We add that the fu9i
tive slave may safely continue in some 0
the free States-especially in those where
jury passes on the question waethe
service or labor may be due from man
merely because he has had the misfortune
) 10 fall into The hands Of kilnappers, an(
{ be reduced TO slavery. We leave him
: however, 10 his own free choice betwee
5 taking up his abode with US and in ID
= British dominions, If he prefer the latter
t we will gladly furnish him with faciIitie
t fot realizing his preference. The aboli
? zionist knows no more grateful employ
| ment than that of carrying the dog an
. ri1e-hunted slave to Canada
: 1t may be well to say here, that it ha
: often occurred.o US, that those inhabtanl
: of the South, who pity the slave. woul
J, render him an inestimable service BY SUI
: plying him with pocket compass. -CouI
e everv slave who encounters the appalin
Il perils of fight from bondage, have acces
e to this little and cheap, but unerring guild
g he might dispense with the shining ofth
$ North STAR An occasional match tight t
a show him the needle of his compass wouI
i, suffice for his direction in the da rke
e night
n This is also the place for saying &c
D. words to you on the subject of theft. "
l. are aware, that an almost irresistible lenl
y ency of slavery iste make thieves of il
J, victims. But we entreat you not 10 stea
q Not purloining' is an apostolic injunctio
l. on slaves as well as other servants. l.
all your toll go unrequitted, rather tha