Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-11-23


head. as is the Day Of Judgment
The second, consists Of all those own
iers, breeders, users, buyers aad sellers of
slaves. who will. until the bloody. chapter
| has bloody end, own. breed, use, buy,
AMI sell then at all hazards; who logged
ly deny the horrors Of the system, in tho
teeth Of such mass OF evidence as uerer
was brought to bear on any other su5jecs,
and TO which the experience of every day
contributes lis immense amount; who
would al this or any other moment. gladly
involve America in war. civil, or foreign,
provided that j: had for It's sole end and
object the assertion OF their right 10 per-
Epeiuate slavery. and TO whip and torture
slaves, unqueslioned by any human au.
tthorily, and unassaiied by any human pow
er: who, when they speak Of Freedom,
mean the Freedom to Cypress their kind.
aud to be savage, merciless. and cruel;
and of whom every man on his ground. in
REPUBLICAN America, Is more exacting.
land sterner. and less responsible despol.
than The Caliph Hafoun Alraschid 10 bis
angry robe of scarlet.
The third, and not tbs least numerous
or influential, is composed OF all that deli
cate gentility which cannot bear superior,
and cannot brook an equal Of that class
whose Rspub licanism means, !" will nor
tolerate man above me: and ofihose be-
low, none must approach TOO near" whose
pride. in land where voluntary servi,ude
is Stunned as disgrace. must be minister.
led to by slaves; and whose inalienable
! lnht an1, bau he's
gro wrongs.
1t has been sometimes urged that, in the
, unavailing efforts which have been made
10 advance The cause OF Human Freedom
in the republic of America (strange cause
Tor history to treat Oft sufficient regard
has not been had to the existence of the
first class of persons; and il has been con-
founded with the second This is, no
! doubt, the case; noble instances Of pecun.
larry and personal sacrifice have already
had their growth among them; and it is
much 10 be regretted that the gulf between
them and the advocates Of emancipation
should have been wldened and deepened
by any means: the rather, as there are.
beyond dispute, among these slave owners,
Dany kind ma sters who are tender in the
exercise of their unnatural power. Still
1t is TO be feared that this ininstice is iu-
separable from the state Of things with
which humanity and truth are called upon
10 deal. Slavery is not whit the more
endurable because some hearts are TO be-
found which can partially resist its hard
r ening influences; nor can the indignant
; tide Of honest wrath stand sill, because in
/ tic nv,y I'd hnI,
: who are comparatively innocent, among
host OF guilty
The ground most commonly taken by
these better men among the advocates of
| slavery, is this: 1t is bad system; and
a for MYSELF would willingly gel rid Of il,
D if could most willingly. Ba, it is no.
+ so bad, as you in England take it TO be-
You are deceived by the representations Of
he emancifationists. The greater part
OF my slaves ere much attached 10 me-
You will say that | do rot allow them to
k be severely treated, but will pu; il 10 you
: whether you believe tina, it can be a gen
!, era practice 20 treat them inhumanly,
$ when i: would impair their value, aud
i would be obviously against the Interests OF
their masters"
Is il the interest Of any man, 10 steal, to
V game, to waste his health and mental fic.
I'd ulties by drunkenness, TO lie, forswear
a himself, indulge hatred, seek desperate
y revenge. OF do murder! No. All these
5 are roads to ruin. And why. then, do
, men tread theIn2 Because such incIna-
: lions are among the vicious qualities oil
= mankind Blot oul We friends of slavery.
no cata of
es brutal lust, cruelty. and The abuse OF irres
ponsitle power (ot all earthly temptations
h. the mos, difficult to be resisted, J aud when
Il. We have done so, and not before, we will
:, inquire whether II be the interest of q
ma ster TO lash and main the slaves, OYER
% whose lives and limbs be has an absoiu.s
rs control.
n But again this class, together with
he the last one | have named, the miserable
lie aris.ocracy spawned of false republic
on Iift up their voices and excaiIn, "Publit
h. opinion is all sufficient to prevent such
cruelty rs You denoance." Public orin
ion Why, public opinion in the slave
III States IS slavery. is il not? Public opin
OF ion, In The slave States, has delivered III,
% the slaves over, 10 The geutle mercies o
" their master Public opinion has mad,
the laws. and denied them legislative pro
lection. Public opinion has knolted th,
A. lash, heated the brandng.ron. loaded tb,
!, riff. aud shielded the murderer. Publi
!. opinion threatens the a5oIitoEist witt
death, IT be venture 10 The South; ant
dfa2s him with rope about his middle
AZ 10 broad unblushing noon, through tn
ap- first city In he East. Public opinion bes
within few years, burned slave aliv
a, slow fire in the city OF s.. Louis; an