The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-11-23

ly. denounced The Irish in America as be
Ing amongst the worst enemies OF the ne
gro slaves and other men of color
1t is, therefore, our solemn and sacred
duty to warn you, in words already used,
and much misunderstood by you, 10 GONE
out OF her, not thereby meaning TO ask
you 10 come out of America, but out OIL
the councils of the ipiqutous, and out OF
the congregation of The wicked, who con-
slider man chatlel and properly, and
liberty an Inconvenience. Yes, we tell
you to come out of such assembIages, but
we did not, and do not. invite You TO re-
turn TO Ireland. The volunteer defend
ers of slavery, surrounded by one thou
sand crimes, would find neither sympathy
nor support amongst native uncontaml-
mated lllshmen.
You tell US, with an air of triumph,
that public opinion in your country is the
grea. lawgiver. If it be so, how much
does it enhance the guilt Of your conduct,
that you seek to turn public opinion
against the slave and in favor Of the slave
hoIGer that you Iaud the master as
generous and humane, and disparage, as
much as you can, the unhappy slave, in
huencing, as lrishmcn ought to do, the
public mind in favor Of The oppressed
You carry your exaegeralons TO ludi-
crous pitch, denoing your utter ignor
ance OF the history of the humane race
You say that the negro is really infer
ior as race; that slavery has stamped
its debasng ioauence upon the African
that between him and the white almost a
century will be required to elevate the
character of the one, and to destroy the
antipathies of the other. You add--we
use your words-'T%e very odor Of the
negro is almost ansn6erable TO the aohite, |
and however much humanity may lament
it, we make no rash declaration when we
say the Two races cannot exist together on
equal terms under our government and
our InstluIions.'
We quote this paragraph at full length
because it is repIete with your mjschlev-
Gus errors aud guilty mode of thinking.
In the first place, as to the odor of the
negroes, we are qnlte aware that they
have not as yet come to use much OF the
oLlo of roses or eau de Cologne. But we
inplore of your iastidiousnesS 10 recollect
that multitudes of the children OF white
men have negro women for their mothers (
and that our British travellers complain :
in loud and biller terms, OF the overpoW-
er;ng stencil of stale tobacco spIttle, as the
prevailing odor' amongst the native free
Americans. 1t would be, perhaps, better
to check hat nasal senslbiIlly on both
sides, on the part Of whites as well as Of
blacks Bu. it is, indeed deporabIe that
you should use a ludlcrous assertion of I
that descrip tIon as one Of the inducements {
to prevent the abolition of slavery. The {
would cectanIy smell at least as S
sweet when free as they do now being
slaves.
Have you enough of the genuine +
Irishmen amongst you to ask what it is 1
we require you 10 do 1t is this:-First =
We call upon yon in the sacred name S
Of humanity never agaln 10 volunteer on n
behalf OF the oppressor, nor even for any Y
self interest to vIndcate the hdeouS crime a
Of personal slavery. o
Secondly-We ask you to assist in eve f
~ way you can in promoting the educa- s
ion Of he free man Of color, and 10 dis "
the foolish feeling of self 4
shness of that criminal seIhshness, which "
makes the white man treat the man CT C
,o!or as degraded or inferior being.
ThirdIy-We ask you to assist in OBJ it
aiming for the free men Of color the full n
'eneft of all the rights and franchises ola I
reeman, whatever State he may lnhabt. ld
Fourlhly-We ask you 10 exert your al
elves in endeavorng TO procure for the el
! IN of color in every case the benefit of 81
'iaI by jury. and especially where man lii
assisting that he is f.eeman is claimed pc
, be slave. nj
Fithy-We ask you to exert your Ju
,lves in every possible way to induce
5 possible. The Qnakers in America OF
ave several societies for this purpose fr'
Vhv should not the Irish initiate them in 81
lat virtue?
Sixth Iy-We ask you to exert your IN
-lves in all the ways you possibly can to N
ut an end to the internal slave trade of
le S,ates-the breeding of slaves for sale
prob Ibly the most immoral and debas-
,g practice ever known in this world
is crime OF the most hideous kind -
I'D if here were no other crime commit ~
d by the Americans this alone would ~
ace the aivocaters, supporters and prac- y"
sers Of American slavery in the lowest f.
rade of criminals. ~
SeventhIy- We ask you to use every VI
ietton in your power 10 procure the alb oh
ition of slavery by the Congress in the T.,
district of Colum ba. II"
EighlIy-We ask you to use your best w. w.
zertIous to compel the Congress to re- ' I
i've and read the petitions OF tie wretch ~ ~
negroes, and above all the petitions of ' 'o'