Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-04-28
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tIte SldleS nave ntcN involved III the re-
. ~ expense ol slavery, will now proceed 10 ,x.
= some Of the instances in which ", have cen
J." we'd in the moral gn, Of that institution.
'2 act o Congress, approved Fchinnty Il, 1901
irv and the slave tradrin The District of Colum-
r"re r'-csiah'sheG and continued As some d
iyni ., innn exists IN regard To the power of Con
'ovrr the sull'ct ot slatery n TINT u trlct il
be well 10 icn,lk, that the States of Maj yiand
=. virginia. by deeds Of crssibn hearing date N 1890
"'"ey me territory embraced within the Distrir
- 'olnmh To the Uni'ei states These deeds ol
SION each contained clause providing that the
We laws should continue III force within the teri
- criei, uniH tongre stoulG accept tie grand
ryfess accepted the grant, and from that instant,
State laws ceased To have any force or effect
i'hln TIE territory. II then came under the control
another sovereignty. and OF course all former lave
nsi ce's". When speak of former State laws
.rr 10 dN statute or municipal laws including the
oideScent m | distribution, and the laws for the
lection oi de!ts and Nunshnr crimes, as vel as
20 laws oi slavery and the slave trade. A these
lsed 10 exist the IN ,nent Congress accepted the
-'anis. From that time to this, there has been no
'jnnlrnal law iii existence within sail District tr
t"pt arts # Con grass. IN order that the people with.
the District should sufr no Inconvenience for he
Nlni OF laws. Congress passed the act above refer
r'f 10. Nv thus las, the statutes formerly in force
'rre re'enactcl, ani ec1me the Ia,cs Of Con prsss
mi have ieeH IN f,rce since ,hit tima In TINS way
avery Was re established and hy virtue OF this act
vi CONGRESS the slave trade is nav continued in the
c.tv thai bears the namo Of WAsuISoroS. Repeal
h1t Gctqf Congress, and the slave trade wl instant
"y ne ahOisiHd, ANA slavery VIII be frne for.
ever Congress refuses tn repoa this law Of ihe,
own enacng, and by such rells VI Uphoids the slnNt
trade, WITH all lis fOriOrs, and lis attendant guilt
~ virtue Of hs law, r1rents are Niralei fiUm then
children, husbands from their wives. brothers f,om
Their sisters, and chained 10 the cntie or placed on
board the slave ships, are destined for Southern
mlrke'. BY virtue OF this law of Congress, all the
ties .! dom sic life are severed hv the mcrcenarv
trader in human Il 'sll Here the falher in the pres
ence Of his wife aid children h,s been known To lay
violent hands upon himself, aud rush into The pros-
ence Of his Gud her than meet the horrors of Il
separation about 10 be inflicted upon him. under The
sanction of this Conversational stare trace. Here
within the walls Of the prison. erected by fund.-
dawn from the people Of the free States, the mnhc,
hl| been LnAwn IN tire mnutprahle aush of her
s,ui, 10 murder the children Of her own body to
prevent Their otherwise inevitable doom Of being ex-
passed 10 s1rthgrn slave market; and then with
with tnnts reekirg with the blood o! her offspring
TO sever the thread Of her existence rather than
r's', The ioriuts Of that 'cX2crshe commerce" now
carried on urIor the sanction of IN law rassed nni
elHsinsd bv votes Of nDrtisTn representatives. Pc.
ttions are forwarded every year Congress praying
t!at BODY 10 repeat this law, m hersbv release the
people Of the north from tn s1I s.cirning guilt
iendant upon this trade in suf ring humanity. Vet
these PETITIONS ate treated vita contempt ard We are
coin1"!ei to con'nue involved IN It's turnitlde, fear
ig TIA. our "eicase fran 'l,guG # ri .ie interest Of
ne Shareholders. To jre,en, our release from dis
guilt. every Democratic member OF Cohrress mnri
ONO has. for vanrs, united his inf renee and eff ts
with the s'avrh)'ders Of The south. Indeed, they
have sioop before h- world asst: Slr'ss Gu2rl&
oi the saveholders ready, CT all occasions 10 fight
the hntti-s of those who follow lra!io conde nned
and execratei by The civllz wo.G--curscd Of God,
and hated by man. | w,Il not occupy lin by any
inIng more than mere reference TO the inct THAI
slavery and the slave trade exists in the TerrtOv q.
Florida under the sanction and appreciation OF the
Congress Of the Cnitel Safest In III Guilt Of thus
sustaining and continuing The insitu ion in that Ter
rory, the people Of theft free States are deeply invol"
ed. while their petitions, he rellevei from such
guilt are Indignantly So ,uiei from the hills of egls
lnnm BY their servants III the House Of Representa-
t!ves
n former number referred to 'l,e fact Tint the
Executive of the UHi,et Sales has put forth our
tionn inf lence for many years to pr.rcnt He aba
i.on Of sarsry in he island Of Cuba" for Me
s'n int tie sudden emancipation Of q numerous
population conl6 not bu: &c rery Ssnsi5y FN uroa
The aailesnt Stores Of the United States! How far
'hesa e'iirts ri our Government have VOWED Us IN
the guilt of srva-y aud o. the slave 'rn4r, thev
have ean carr el there for the last fifteen years
] mn unable Ia d@trrm,nc. rcer 10 facts and leave
them for the Constellation Of tho tender.
TEE troops of The UiJad S,ies hnye of en- been
cllei n 90 sI1,ir ~ institution Il avery hp the
direct in'errosiiono orr arms. None than FIVE hum
died slaves were captured by our amy in fiorj !,
md returned t. safe of AH,efMinabe s'nvtry.-
g. pr SS d Of co bs S17S avs s T ii
the guilt Of "nsla>in. <Rr felo1 men, in order al
the shareholders may have the benefit OF their la.
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In the general support "hich cur Government ha'
gwen 10 'averv they nave involved our people oi The
free Siaies N the general eilt Ut that lisniuion
The late cans's has gwen us some Interesting data by
which the number oi llVeS Annually S7cr!fccd ai"nl
the s'1res may be estimated with m app'nXlmai.'i
to ruth. II has been sad hv sl'hr inleiLen slave
holders, that the most proii'a''r tine IN winch Il
use ~ a s'7re pis screen gers BY This Is nm
drrsin ri that the h''h may MIKE III 're profit iron
his snve by driving hi'h 81 hand ~ I" make the av
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