The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-07-27
A Hard Hit at Tyler and Webster.

columbia, Columbia, to glory arise,
The queen of the world, and child of the skies
The follwing extract from the pen o
colored man, we copy from the Uniteo
States Clarion The Bunker Hill Cele.
bration affords many facilities to carl
cature the boasted freedom of America
Let every AMERICAN hang his head with
shame as he reads it:
shall not attempt to describe the
procession. Let it be sufficient to say
that it was altogether worthy Of Boston
and Bunker Hill. One thing l will note
in particular. Three strange looking
colored men were seen on the common
there were other colored men present,
but those three looked very strange, and
they acted very strangely. 1t was OBJ
served that while others were forcing
their way towards the President, they
kept as far from him as possible. What
strange beings! They were continually
gazing around them-every thing ap-
peared new They were alfred in kerr
sey, with coarse shoes and wool hats 49,
them"
Thousands upon thousands were
present upon that hallowed ground. The
bands struck up FHall Columbia and
the thousands joined in the chorus
The melodious sound filled the air, and
leaped over the hills, and through the
vallies round about, and echoed along
the banks of the Charles then it died
away Swords and bayonets glistened,
but the sons of New-England had not
assembled there to fight for liberty;
neither had the daughters of New-Eng-
land met to wall over the mangled bod
les of their sires, husbands and sons
But they had congregated to reap the
fruits of sacred liberty, which was nour-
ished and cultivated by the tears and
blood of their fathers and my fathers.
The music died away, and the multi
tude waited in breathless anxiety to hear
the orator. John Tyler presided as a
sort of high priest of liberty. The
speaker commenced he proceeded but
little way in his speech, before it was
seen that Daniel Webster was in his
glory. Many tear fell from Beauty's
eye-strong men smote their bosoms,
and the old soldiers shouldered their
clutches, and showed how that field was
won,' while the orator was pouring forth
his eloquence. The multitude burst
forth in laundering applause, that made
the welkln ring. All was silent again
they were charmed by the power of elo-
quence. just then tremendous COM
motion took place-the ladies screamed,
and every body was thrown into the
greatest excitement. Presently these
three strange looking men whom we
saw on the common, rushed by, pursued
by as many constables, all dressed I'D
in Liberty's ribands. Stop them
stop them!" they cried and the poor
fellows being followed so closely, thew
took shelter behind the monument
Webster was compelled to stop speak
ing. The constabIes came up and drag
ged them out, while they chung to the
consecrated stone, and wept, and point
ed to the American Constitution that
was hung to it, and begged to be pro-
tected. II was all in vain. THey aceye
1Aree 81 Me THIRTY sIa0es Of John Tyler,
who had taken the advantage of their
masters absence, and ran away. Thcv
were chained, and hurried away from |
the ground and the Constitution. and
Mr.. Webster's speeches at Richmond
& Alexandria, gave the amen to the deed
. All this might have happened, though
it did not"