Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-03-30


tial to his escape from the matchless, horri-
Bile Bastile"2 And this is all the Address
asks. Il does not ask the carrying off and !
keeping of horses, or store of goods, under
any circumstances - nor yet the meddting
with these things under ordinary circum-
stances, or under any such circumstances
as would generally attend their fight thro'
Vermont, and the better parts Of the free
Statesi Brother Holcomb must here allow
me for once to come home upon his own
feelings. Suppose his two lovely daughters
had fallen into The hands of Algerine pi-
rates = or, to make the case stronger, into
the clutches Of American pirates who were
transporting them to Charleston, New-Or-
leans, or the District of Columbia, for the
purpose of selling them into the arms of
lustiul tyrants and brutes, in the shape of
merchants, planters, or Congressman. Sup
pose that from shipwreek on the coast, or
some other Providenlial interference they
should escape from their kidnappers. And
suppose that on their way in their fight
through a land of strangers, not knowing
who would befriend them or who would be-
tray them, stripped Of clothing necessary to
shield them in the storm and in the chill
ness Of the night, and destitute of food
necessary to sustain life, they should, in
their "dreadful straits" and "perishing
need" rather than "starve or Freeze" in
dulge the "innocent Weddings to necessity"
so far as 20 procure by the least exceptional
Bile means in their power, enough food and
clothing to keep life in them, from time to
time. And suppose too, that it should be-
come necessary for them 10 use boat to
get across a stream, or in the case that they
were closely pursued they should seize on
horse and ride it or drive it few miles,
Would you think they ought to be taken up
| for theft, or be lauded for their enterprise
and helped on in their flight? envy not
| the being who has heart - or, to speak
more properly, who should he so heartless as
to withhold such poor privileges from the
distressed and straitened fugitive. Jedediah
Holcomb is not the man to do it. No-his
heart is ten thousand times better than the
foregoing language of his head would indi-
cate. Let the Vermont Chronicle, the New
York Observer, and every other pro slavery
print and Phsrisaical religionist, read homi-
| lies from Blackstone, shut their ears against
the cries Of the poor, and needy, and perish
ing "a and let the popular clergy, with the
Priest and the Levite, "pass by on the other
si1e," opposite to the highway of holiness
and humanity, if they will. 1t is enough
for you and !, my Brother, to follow Jesus
Christ - Matt. xii: IA; Mark ii: 1885,
Luke vi: 1-4-and the promptings of hu-
mainly. They who would withhold from
the robbed, and stripped, and starving slave
in his flight for freedom, SO scanty a boon
as the address asks, allied as they are with
meustealers, are not the ones 10 preach tc
US on the subject Of s,ealing-.hey are moi
the men, with all their pious pretensions, te
be trusted with our purses. No-place me
on the slaves high way, or by-way, to Can
ada, and let me be continually exposed &c
any depredations fear from him but dom
let me fall into the hands Of those whose
hearts would withhold such boon as /:
claimed by the Address. Talk not to me
*Among the numerous fugitives from slavery
who have called on at different times, thei
way to British freedom, was one from Tennessee
: who reached Vermont about year ago. He states
to that his principal living his perilou
journey to the free States was CORN taken from
the outstanding stocks. He was blessed with al
excellent set of teeth to grind il. His practic'
reminded me of our Savior's allowing bis disciples
when they were hungered,'' to pluck the ear.
Of corn and to eat.'' Did our Savior allow theft
Not at all. There is no theft in such cases.
+ l don't know how we'll the fugitive would far.
in the region OF Windsor - where the Abolitionist
are sure of getting mobbed- or wherever TIT
Chronicle or any other Colonization influence bear
sway. But if they crowd the poor victims Of thei
hate to "dreadfnl straits" on those who are thu
recreant to yearning nature be the responsibilities
and not on the victims Of their nhumanity and bar
, barity.
fMy present dwelling place is situated on one O
the slaves by-paths to freedom. hope always Il
be thus situated, while slavery continues and m
life is spared. entertain no fear of injury iron
them. / have far more confidence in them than
have in those jesuiticaI editors and popular reig
ious lenders who would throw obstacles in the wa
of their escape. About ten days ago three nobi
! looking young men, on their fight, called on M
and took supper. In the evening was going ON
about mile and halfto attend an Anti-SIaver
meeting. and invited them to 60 with me. The
said they should like to go-they knew all abou
slavery and would like IN knoxv ahouf lnf, SIov.