The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-07-20


head of Freedom, was overtaken and had
his heel tread upon and bruised by her,
SO that he will never recover This ser
peht is an Old chap, as well as long one,
He was living three or four hundred years
before Moses His head was in Egypt
and vicinity; but he is Of such lens h
that he has reached round the globe
And now may be seen in This Iand-ycs,
this republican land and in the churches
here, (tach one calling itself the church
OF Christ the tip, or extreme part Of the
tail Of this monster, playing as though the
whole animal was in a heally state. But
this game is one Of the evils of the old
fellow. For even the molarchs Of the
old world are harpoonirg the head and
body Of this land and sea serprnr. The
decree has gene forth that he must die -
The late London Convention has thrown
harpoo0s or shots into all par's Of the
monster, A voice has gone forth fom
all parts of the earth--from the monarch
down 10 the peasant, echoing, Slavery,
thou must die. u, then, toNhe battle
Remember the fist day Of August - The
100000 human beings, in all the W. |.
Islands, who have received the boon Of
freedom on that day. Remember too the
2,70O,0O0 in this country, who are yet
slaves, and use such weapons as God has
given you to aid in their relca e. In
doing this your own consciences will ap-
prove, and millions will rej3ice that you
cared and labored for their release. If
you can not we'll con sene with Others, YOU
can talk about the matter with those YOU
see. Aid in spreading facts before the
people. Resolve that heucelonh you will
Withdraw your support, reIigiousIy aud
politically, from slavery, till lis death
lhroes cease, and life becomes extinct.
THIRD PRoPosIT1oN.-The cuem
of emancipation passed PEAcEABLY.
The first Of August, 1891, is univcr-
sally regarded in Antigua, as having
presented a most imposing and sub
lime moral spectacle. 1t is almost
to be in the company of
l missionary, planter, Or an eman-
cipated negro, for ten minutes, with
out hearing some allusion Of that oc-
casion. Even at the time of our Wis
i to Antigua, after the lapse ofncarIy
-hree years, they spoke Of the event
with an admiration apparently una
1ated.
For some time previous tothe first
IF August, torebodings Of disaster
owered over the island. The day |
was fixed Thirty thousand degra-
led human beings were to be bro't
orth from the dungeon of slavery
md "turned loose on the communi-
"" and this was to be done lin IA
moment, inthe twinklin9 of an eye"
Gloomy apprehensions were enter
ainel by many Of the planters
Some timorous families did not 90. to
bed on the night of the 3lst OF July !;
ear drove sleep from theil eyes, and |
hey awaited with Aullering pulse
he hour of midnight, fearing lest the
same bell which sounded the jubilee
IF the slaves might toll the death |
lnell Of the masters
The more intelligent, who under
stood the disposition Of the ncetocs,
and contemplated the natural len
Iencies of emancipation, through
philosophical principles, and in the
light Of human nature and history,
we're free from alarm.
TO convey to the rcadersomc idea
If the manner in which the great
;risis passed, we give the substance
If several accounts which We're rclat-
I'd to Us in different parts of the is
and, by those who witnessed them.
The, Wesleyans kept watch
light" in all their chapels on the
hight Of the 3Ist July. One Of the
Wesleyan missionaries gave US an
account Of the watch meeting at the
st. Johns. The spacious
house was filled with the candidates
or liberty. All was animation and
'agerness. A mighty chorus ofvoices
welled the song Of expectation and
oy, and as they united in prayer, the
'oice Of the leader was drowned in
he universal vaccinations of thanks
living and praise, and blessing, and
lOnOr, and glory, TO God, who had