The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-10-05
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WHAT CAN THE NoRTu No,

whose hearts have bed at the recital of the
wrong and outrage which are heaped, like
mountains, on the head of the slave and
are conscientously inquiring what they can
do for his release and benefit Are YOU a
freeman, with the privilege of voting @
: Then you can do much.
Congress has the power 10 abolish slavery
in the District Of Columbia and in the Ter.
ritory Of Florida. The North has a majority
of AZ members in the House of Representa-
lives, and an eq ual number Of Senators with
the South. The North can elect Presi-
dent and Vice President. Hence they can
make whatever laws they choose in relation
to the 3d. 600 captives in Florida and in The
District ct Columbia. So then, it remains
at the option Of Northern freeman 10 say,
whether these 80 600 human beings shall
still clank their chains, and still feel the
scourge at the will of the MASTER or receive
at once, and forever, The blessed boon Of
! freedom
Congress can abolish the internal slave
trade. II is stated by Alvan Stewart, Ct N.
York that 10000 men, women and children
were sold out OF Virginia alone, in the wear
1886, at an average price of 5000, making
$24. 100000 in one year for her trade in
blood +! He says, scenes transpire under
! this sy stem, sufficient TO make man of hu-
man feelings, should he witness them,
go mad Will not Northern voters be held
! responsible for the wretchedness and agony.
when all the dear affections Of the heart are
thus violated, and its Ties all sundered p
Look at that Mother, ye, who Thick other
interests OF more consequence than hers.
They have sold her daughters, to 60 to The
rice swamps Of the far South. Hark those
groans and shreks OF wo are The language
of wretchedness, distracted love and wild
| de pair! Then comes the parting embrace,
the last, long farewell! They will never
meet on earth again!
This single feature of the system is
enough TO rouse the indignation Of all Christ
endom. 'Olher interests of more conse-
quence than reunitng wives and husbands
mothers and children and putting an end
10 these scenes of heahenish inhumanty
fore yer!
A crushing weight Of responsibility is
thrown upon the North. She can put an
end to Ibis traffic in flesh and blood. Let
bat her cilizels unite, and rally from all her
free green hills and sunny wales and go to The
tAllot box and give their votes for liberty
The l.1sy;y for which their fthcrs bled and
The blessings Of millions will be theirs BY
be census oi 1910, it is estimated that The
Zee population of The North exceeds the
free population Of tie South, By 96O452.
Who can doubt thea If The North was united
in action as she j. in condemnation Of slave
ry, that we should soon live in a free coun-
| y? Bat the South cast votes correspond
ing to their lropr'y; : while TO the North
dis is denied This is why they have had
80 mon filling the highest Offices in the I'M
ion, to our 70; and have sent II Ministers
to Foreign courts, 10 our 40. There are
more than 20 members of Congress, chosen
by virtue of The slave population, who stand
there, 'armed to the teeth 10 hush the first
shrek Of liberty that chances TO rise above
the clanking ofchains and the sound Of The
aucioneer's hammer, ringing up into the
Capitol Ills in vain TO wait FIR The South
to give up their property till the public
opinion Of the whole North shall bear down
upoh them, and demand of the Government
the performance Of whatever it has con,
stiutiona! right to do. They will cling TO
the p!ague'strickcn corpse till death shall
unloose their embrace, unless other hands
shall tear them from il.
There is virtually but one party at the
South-the great Slave party. How soon,
when question comes up in Congress
touching their Institutions, do they rush
together as a man, friend and foe, TO the
battle. And Norhern freemen are obliged
to go at their bidding, and TO offer up their
treasures 10 the support of slavery. They
ask $40 ,000,00 TO carry on the war against
the Indians, dwelling among the swamps of
Florida; and $470O0,O0O TO remove them;
and $20000,00O to purchase Louisiana and
Florida, aud the government grant It! All
this, and more, TO the support Of a system,
the horrors of which can hardly find a par
alel on the darkest page of The worlds his
tory, and on the darkest spot on the globe;
which is sending pow erty, distress, wailing
and wo through all the land. The remedy
for all this evil, is constitutional, peaceful,
just 0, f)r the sake of your bleeding coun-