The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-12-28
ANTI cry.
From the ". Y. Tribune.
SIavery.-The Evil--The Remedy.
Brandon, Dec. 10, 1913.


"And can the liberties of a nation be though,
secure, when we have removed their only firm
basis, conviction i'll the minds of the people thar
these liberties are the gift of God?
| Indeed, trenlbe for my country, when l reflect
that God is just: that His justice cannot sleep
forever: that, considering numbers, nature and
natural means only, revolution of the wheel of
Bile events that it may become probable by super-
natural interference! The Almighty has no attr-
butte which can take side with us in such con-
est"-Jcters0"'s Notes on Virginia.
Thomas Jefferson never thought of the
absurdity of debating the question whether
Slavery be an evil, nor was he indulgent
TO the deusive idea that it would be per-
2etual. He reduced the subject TO its
certain elements {: the master must Iibe-
rate the slave, or the slave will exlermi-
nate the master. This conclusion is not
weakened by the history of the past.
The same color in the ancient Republic
enabled the State 10 use emancipation as
safety valve; yet Notwithstanding the
thorough amalgamation of the freed man
with the free born, servle wars nearly
extingulshed by violence the nobIest ma.
tons of antiquity: while no man dare
say that Slavery was not the secret cause
OF their ultimate ruin. But if His JUS
tice" should "sIeep for ever" and the
tragedy so awfully predicted should never
occur, still must we regard slavery as the
greatest evil that ever cursed nation.
Slavery is an evil 10 the slave, by de-
priving nearly three millions of men of
the best gift of God to man-liber;y. |
stop here-this is enough of itself 10 give
US full anticipation of the long catalogue
Of human wo, and physical and nteIec-
tual and moral abasement which follows
in the wake of Slavery.
Slavery is an evil 10 the master. 1t is
utterly subversive of the Christian reli-
gion. 1t violates the great law upon
which that religion is based, and on ac-
count of which it vaunls its prominence
1t corrupls our offspring by necessary
association with an abandoned and degra-
ded race, migrating in the young mind
and heart all the vices and none of the
virtues.
1t is the source OF Incidence and de-
structivc of all industry. which in times
past among the wise has ever been re-
gardsd as the first friend of religion, NOR
atty and happiness. The poor despise
labor, because slavery makes it degrading
The mass Of shareholders are oilers.
1t is the mother of ignorance. The
system of Common Schools has no: sue
ceeded ia a single Slave State. Slavery
and Education are natural enemies. IL
the Free States one liz So over 81 years is
unable to read and write: in the Slave
States one in Is, is unable to write and
real
1t is opposed 10 Literature even in the
educated classes. Noble aspirations and
true glory depend upon virtue and good
to man. The conscious injustice of
Slavery hangs as milestone about the
necks of the sons Of genius and will not
let them up!
1t is destructive of all mechanical ex.
cellence. The Free States build ships
and steam cars for the nations of the
world-the Slave States import the han.
dies for their axes these prlmilives tools
of the architect. The educated popuIa-
ton will not work at all-the uneducated
must work without science aud of course
without skill. I(there be given amount
of mechanical genius among people, it
is of necessity developed in proportion as
a whole or part of the population are edu-
Gated. In the Slave States the small por-
ton educated is inert.
1t is antagonistic TO the Fine Arts.
Creations of beauty and sublimity are The
embodiments of the souls imaginings
the fountain must surely lie pure and
placid whence these glorious and immor-
tai and lovely images are reflected. Lib
erty has ever been the mother of the
Arts.
1t retards population and Wealth.
Compare New, orL and Virginia, Ten.
nessee and Oho-States of equal natural
advantages and equal ages. The Wealth
Of the Free States is in a much greater
ratio even superior to that of the Slave
States, than the population Of the Free is
greater than that of the Slave States.
The Man ufactures of the Slave as com
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