Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-09-08

Far removed though am from the scenes of it.
enoines, cannot forget the fearful evils of slavery
IN my naive country. could not, were I never to
near or read another syllable on the subject. Bu,
even mere we are reminded of it, Every European
VINO strols through these distant regions for curios
n.y. Tor honor or for gain, keenly goads u.s. by aunt
nsy' but Justly pointing TO American Slavery, tina,
iou' plot OF Inconsistency which mars the escuch-
con OF our Repubficdn glory. The condition of the
HISTORIAN Christians, too for whose salvation we are
more particularly laborng, is such as often TO remind
us OF the slaves of America. They nre trodden down
70 inc uust by Their Mohammedan master. 1t is truly
aIecng TO witness their degradation and Often their
sulierngs There is, however, but a small compare
son between the rgors and horrors Of their condition
and that OF the Southern slave. The HISTORIAN not
wlth-inndng ali his disabilities, is never bought and
sou-he may hold private property to some extent
NAV receive MISSIONARIES 10 instruct him-may send
ms children to school-enoys the sanctuary of his
home unvolaied-and feels and acts ms though he
thought himself man. Yes: though | blush and
my heart sinks within me at the acknow Judgement,
yet truth and candor compel me to saw that in all my
travels and residence in these dark realms of Moham
meddn deSpottsm, have nothing in the shape of
oppression to equal and scarcely TO bear n comparison
with the rgors and denominations of that, under
which mill lions of immortal beings at this moment
grooming, IN our own Christian, Protestant Rcpub-
iic1n America
Were the natives of this country to know the cy-
tent and the enormies of slavery in America, how
po,niedlv would they apply to the cutting proverh
Physician, heal myself" Nav they soon know this
evil To the story of its removal2
| can never think of the land of my kindred but
with the feelings of tho patriot Jew, ia his exile ut
Babylon. If forget thee, o jerusalem" &c In
proportion 10 my attachment to America, however is
my socltude for It's honor and its safety, while this
" monstrons offspring and curse of SIM" unparalleled
In enorinlty in all Chrisendom if not in the whole
world, continues TO be prac,ised and tolerated And
! am often constrained with another to eyclam
America must sink slavery, land that soon) or sla-
very will sink America"
How long shall the highest hone of universal free
dom and The dearest interests of holy religion be
jeopdrdi3ed by the apathy of the friends of man. and
the servants Of God in our country, this moment
Gus suhlcct2 Neither the Christians nor the states
men Of America need be told that the nations of civ
lzed Europe al gazing and Kissing and frOwnng up
on the denominations of her domestic slavery. And
what is far more fearful, that righteous God has
been loo long provoked by it, to be expected much
longer to withhold the walls of his Indignation May
that God, who is mercifM as well as inst, avert the
caiamities which slavery seems threatening speedily
to bring upon favored America. With nv whole
heart bid those Go speed, who arc praying and
tollng to remove this mighty evil. and avert those
fearful caamltles. And would pledge them the only
humble corporation can offer. my fervent unceas-
ing prayers. Their cause is the cause of God; and
however weak and fallble may be the instrument en-
gagged IN II, the TRUTH is mighty, and IL ,oiW prsroH
NOR can help believing that the day is not distant
when good people in America much as they are now
divided, will be of one heart and of one mind on this
subject. 1t does appear to me that an
evil so appalling in magnitude and in guilt as Amer.
can slavery mourning as it does the rebuke of the
world, and provoking as it must. the frowns of
heaven, cannot, when fairly spread out to view in
the light of the present day, much longer find adyo.
Gates, or apologsts or neutrals, among American
Christians. or American patriots.
!. Excuse the extreme haste in which have ponned
mis- letter-my pressing missionary abors compel
me to write thus, ar not all-while beg to remain
very respectfully and most truly yours,
JrsrIS P,RRtSs