Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-07-26

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next, promise to pay James G. p;,r.
hundred and fifty dollars for value Tsra;!y t"o
him. Witness my hand, this Sth Inlv leu Of
ROBT. TILFORn,
" 95O-On or before the first day of Octoh',
eighteen hundred and thirty-fve, promise y
pay James G.. Birney two hundred and d. Se ~
dollars Tor value received Of him. Wines w
hand, this 9Th July, 1884. ''@y
RoBT TILFoRD.n
These notes paid 10 Mr. Birney as ,hsn
spectively fell due, and now have them = . y.
possession cancelled. R0BT. TIIFopW
Boyle county, June %, 1874 O''D'
Thus it will be seen that little mo,o H.
one month after Mr. D. subscribed 50 solemnl"
to liberty principles, he is found selling nh1
man being" into perpetual slavery! Cba,ls !.
still Stare, toiIing on a cotton farm IN M
sippi. On the 18th Of July, one wesL I.."
than the above sale, is dated Mr. Brnev,. ,0,,
brsted letter abandoning the Coopzs,ioo O.
ciety, and coming out for immediate emsn,i0s
ton. Probably the very pen used in draO;n.
that celebrated "libcrty" production was sr'
ployed by Mr. Birney IN signing the bin of,,I.
for his last sIaUei
You ask me if Mr. Birney diI NOT ser mo-,
of his slaves before ne turned Aboon;s,;
lie did. And did he not do worse, MAJ.
not turn Aboitionist and aheyrard, sell &.
SLAYER He assuredIy did. In doing This bs ~
course, sinned against slight and knovledgs y
and his solemnly signed "convctonn Of ,6,s.
tian duty. Under the banner of such ,m,,
are many trying to rally in the North and -
turn them against Mr. Clay. Until lately too
they had powerful allies in this unholy crns,d.
Since the Baltimore Democratic CoDyen,ioD
however, | presume the Democracy f,G,'
doughlaces) Of the North are less shocked ,b,D
formerly at the idea disappearing Shareholder
for office.
Upon the truth Of the facts have given vou
you may stake the triumph of the cause. The
contrasts between Clay and Brney YOU will
not be slow TO draw, and which stands lairpr "a
Shareholder let the honest and candid decide
Clay never got possession Of slave whose
condition was not improved BY the change
or the whole number living with him, proba
bly, not one would leave him though Mr. CLAW
should Gil their pockets with "free papers,"
Nearly all Birney's slaves are rorse of from
having passed through his hands. He took
them to the South, and they are scattered like
sheep among evolves" Alabama is, 10 the
matter Of slavery, very Gehenne compared
with Kentucky.
The "sound Of the lash" is nerer heard at
Ashland. Mr. C.'s servants though nomnaly
slaves, are as much voluntary laborers as The
best philanthropist could desire. Can as much
be said Of Mr. Birney'si Does he, or any one
of his friends, know that they are moi daily
scourged" with stripes by the strange masters
Mr. b. sold them to'
Mr. Clay never hypocrlically profesSei to be
convinced that slavery was sinful, and thenim-
mediaiely sold fellow being into sevitude.-
Can the same be said of James G. Brney'
have heard Mr. Birney's conduct apolOgz-
cd for as follows: 1t is said he bought Charles
promising to set him free il he would labor for
him twelve years! But Charles not fndngfs-
vor in his good masters eyes, his master con-
cluded it would be poor speculation, and sod
the "poor captive" back into hopeless bondage
How noble that philanthropy that escapes tho
the interstices of purse! How refined The
feeling that "holds the word of promise to The
ear and breaks it TO the hopem BTney DID
truly love the liberty of his sleve-sO well that
no less than $500 could buy it away
have concluded TO make this answer 10
your letter public. II contains facts the people
should know. Contrary 10 your suTmss
| do read the " Liberty" papers From
them | have made free to quote some set phI''
ses to be found in my letter. II is not done 70
hurt the feelings of any one, but there is alOIc'
and point in them that goes far 10 make ones
remarks impressive. Surely, shall be allow
ed the license of "Liber;y" rhetoric in WriiOg
Of Liberty" man.
Respectfully, yours, orr,r
Editor of the Danville (Ky.) lnoune'