Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-01-10
To The Publishers of The Herald:

To The Publishers Of The Herald:
Slavery being subjec, upon which much is said
I"i,n see me tUiuwing puOilsneu views OF
portion Of this community.
When we contemplate the erRs Of slavery, the
question naturally arises, What shall be done 10 er-
ticde ourselves from these erHs 1,chat course shall
be pursued in order 10 hrmrnaie his great obomna-
ton There are two answers given POLITICAL
ACTION and MORAL suAsIoN. ! am inclined TO be-
Iieve the latter is the best way Of accomplishing il.
The conviction has long been gaining ground with
me that the moment they carried this subject into
the political world, they uprooted and DESTROYED
their power. The fact is, the political abolitionis,s
have srrayed themselves aeans, the whole political
world. There are mutitudes too, of the best among
them who are unwilling to peril their interests or
their characters BY entering into political combina
tons, stand back, and either abandon effort wholly
as hopeless or are waiting better season To move
forward And this is not ALL They have arrayed
the South against Them not only as men, but as DOL
llicans-ihus calling into opposition the most bit,
ter feelings of partizanship. And thew have also.
by making it political question, associated DOR.
ton OF the North with the South TO oppose the nro-
9ress of the work Of eradca,ing sa ,ery from the
land, although the whole history Of the free States
shows their natural sentiments to be in favor of lib
around slavery and slavehodng walls through
"h'ch me light OF truth cannot penetrate, or the
voice OF truth be heard. And il it were in their
Po"er 10 80 agliae the North as 10 gain the
dencY IN the political scale, and they could after a
iohg ana weary discussion abolish slavery in the
District OF Columbia might il not be that in SO do
ing they would more efiecually and certainly bind
the letters of permanent servtude upon the three
mi of Il.
regretted that object so dear to humanity and 50
important In the honnr of,h nation the shol,ion
OF SLAVERY in The United States is not pursued in a
manner more conducive 10 its accomplishments than
has hitherto been adopted by tie anri.s slavery peo-
pie II IS admitted that the emancipation Of slavery
can never be effected in the slave States but he
the Voluntary enacments Of their own legislatures
or ny successful resistance the part of the slaves
ihen why this uproar and confusion al the North !
IT'S well known that slavery exists and il is equally
wen known MAT II can never be abolished by those
means which they will allow To be the only admis
saoe means OF lls abolition, until those who enact
le laws snail Voluntarily restore 10 the oppressed
save The birhrght TO which al men are entitled
oy "hai means can Shareholders be induced IN con.
cent 10 the manumsson Of their slavesi Tp,il ,ha,
consent IS obtained the slaves, as they admit INNS,
oe held IN bondage Can the discetpmen, oC any
'ndFiduai perceive iha, any progress has been made
toward MS desirable result by the means which
has hitherto been used 10y some Of the aboi,iori.,.
-" 'ne people OF Tie southern States maniies, d;.
P"s''oh 10 we'd The point, begin 10 listen Il, ,b
Petsu'siohs' as u their minds we're nearly rim. H..
''''" pn TIE contrary, have they nut more
''"Ney iNe'ed me chains Of the Uahaooy Africa,
'"'e ''e institution Of political abolnioni,m Az.
"'' "e ph'Ieees Of the slave for acquiring ins,u,
'''" a'' auAlhing intellectual and moral eley,ti,r
"uoh abridged within the last few year. -
But recently even among the people n So T..
states aud 10 this Stale espeoialIy soi,i, ~.
ls"d from some cause sgsias, the course opr.n.A