The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-12-21
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TO, whether by accepting the trust thereby
created or attempted 10 be created, or in
any way or manner whatsoever, shall be
severally liable to a penalty no. exceed
ing one thousand dollars, TO be recovered,
&c. &C., and each and every slave or
slaves in whose behalf such will or tesla
ment, &c. &C., shall have been made,
shall be liable to be arrested by warrant
under the hand and seal Of any magis.
trate of this state, and being thereof con-
vacted SC. and shall be liable to be sold
as slave or slaves, by public oucry, and
the proceeds of such sales shall be appro-
priated, g.. &C." Princes Digest, 466.
'Junus' says, 'The whole mind of the
slave States, has been thrown off from IFS
former basis of growing favor towards
emancipation, and put in the attitude of
defense against foreign interference The
sketch of evidence have presented, shows
In part, hoW much inclined some of the
slave States have been to favor prepara-
ton Tor, and eventually the release of, the
enslaved. 10 addition 10 this will barely
allude TO the fact that instead of the sic
original, and which are now slave States.
doing anything as States towards abolish
ing slavery, their Representatives in Con-
gress have aided in annexng seren new
slaveholding States to the Union, from 1891
10 1886, and four of these, viz: Alabama,
Mississippi, Kentucky and Arkansas, came
in with Constitutions directly prohibiting
their Legislatures from abolishing slavery
without the consent of The Shareholders. -
And at the time OF the admission of Mis-.
souri,, the people Of the North acquesced
in the admission, because the freedom
loving, slaveholding Representatives had
threatened to dissolve the Union if they
could not do just as they pleased
After enumerating many things, 'Junius'
asks, whether these are not very impress
i've, and very important facts?' l answer,
they are not facts, in the light in which he
would have them understood. For he de-
signed, without any doubt, to have the
people understand that the organiza ion of
the Liberty Party was the cause of cruelty
on the part of shareholders to the slaves
If he did not mean this, there is no force 10
bis argument. BE-.
From the time Pennsylvania passed her
emancipation act -17S0 - 10 The organiza-
ton Of the Liberty Party in 1910, sixty
years had elapsed - two generations had
passed off the stage, and no legislative act
passed by Maryland, Che adjoining Slate
of Pennsylvania for doing away slavery.
1t was 40 years from the Pennsylvania act
to the time when William Lloyd Garrison
first attacked slavery in Baltimore, for
which he was faed one thousand dollars,
and for want thereof was lodged in BaIl-
more Jail. Arthur TaPpan of New York
generously volunteered and advanced this
sum, and thus Obtained Garrson's release.
'Junius' says, The lessons of experience
teach US, that it is safe TO judge of The
future from the past, and Of what is to come,
from what has happened Agreed to that;
and on this principle, if six slave States,
IN 45 years, gain seven slave States, if the
States nom free do not perform their duties
better than they have done in keeping out
new slave States, in As years more the
present 10 slave States will have gained
Is other slave States.
Such being cur rule of judgment, it is
manifest, that as political abolition has vet
done nothing but injury to the cause it has
taken in hand, and injury on an immense
scale, it will do nothing but injury in time
TO come Thus saith the Rec Mr.. Cotton!
Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
New Hampshire, N. York
and New Jersey - screen of the old slave
States, have abolished slavery thro' polite
al action. Was this doing Injury on an
immense scale p 1t would seem so from
The arguments of the gentleman; % for
The Liberty Party has been in existence
hardly long enough 10 make its influence
on the great political parties, felt very deep
". imagine, however, that they feel its
influence, more than they are willing TO
acknowledge.
will not stop now 10 argue the propriety
If organizing a political party on Anti
Slavery grounds, for my object was to show
he fasty of "Junius'" representations on
he subject. If the readers are not satisfied
hat the quotations have used, are suffi-
;ient for this, refer them to anti-slavery
works, such as the Record vols. i, ii and
ii, published in 1885, '36 and '37-to Amer
can Slavery as it is compiled by T. D.
Weld, and published in 1889 - to jays
Enquiry and jays View'-to the anti
Slavery Examiner and other works, which