The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-02-29

Wnen the pellllonS OF sovereign StdteS anu
of thousands of freemen are Indignantly
trampled under foot in their own halls OF
Congress, and their suppiant prayers
spurned with contempt unheard. But to
the opinion of the world upon the import
ance of the Zone idea," as it affects the
slave, the master and the welfare of the
country. The sentences we select mostly
from articles found in the "Legion of Lib
erty."
Mark what the "Father of his Country"
thinks of political abolition. 81 hope it will
not be conceived from these observations
that it is my wish to hold the unhappy
people, who are the subject OF this letter,
in slavery. can only say, that there is
not man living, who wishes more sin
cerely than do, to see plan adopted for
the abolition of it; but there is only one
proper and efectual mode by which it can
be accomplished, and that is, by legislative
authority; and this, as far as my suffrage
will go,shall not be wanting" - Geo. WuSh
ington, in a letter TO Robert Morris.
Who can endure toll, famine, stripes,
Imprisonment, and death itself, in vindica-
ton of his own liberty, and the next mo-
ment be deaf TO all those motives whose
power supported him through his trial, and
inAict on his fellow men bondage, one
hour of which is fraught with more misery
than ages OF that which he rose in REBEL
ion to oppose! Thomas jefferson, 1888.
Any reason for the sons of the revo-
lutionists to seek another revolution?
Hear the honest testimony of the great
orator, Patrick Henry, three years before
America sent up her shout of Liberty:
Is it not amazing, that at time, when
the rights of humanity are defined and un-
derslood with precision, in country,
above all others, fond of liberty, that in
such an age, and in such a country, we
fad men protesting a religion the most
humane, mild, gentle and generous, adopt
ing principle as repugnant to huma nifty,
as it is Inconsistent with the Bible, and
destructive to liberty !-Patrick Henry.
If the following was true in the days of
Monroe: how long yet must the vulture
gnaw at the vials of the Nation, before
she is considered sufficiently dangerous to
demand one idea,' immediate attention and
immediate death
We have found that this evil has proved
upon the very vitals of the Union; and
has been prejudciaI to all the states in
which it has existed.--Speecb of James
Monroe IN tie Virginia Conrenlion.
That the dangerous consequences OF
this system of bondage have not as vel
been felt does not prove they never will
be. At least the experiment has not been
sufficient y made to preclude speculation
and conjecture. To me, sir, nothing for
which | have not the evidence of my
senses is more clear, than that it will one
day destroy that reverence for liberty,
which is the vital principle of republic,
But where slaves are manumitted by
government, or in consequence OF its pro-
visions, the same motives which have at
tached them to tyrants, when the act of
emancipation has flowed rom them, would
then attach them 10 government VIM.
Pinkney.
| profess freely and am willing my pro-
feSsion was known over the world, that |
feel the calls of humanity as strong to-
wards an African in America, as an
American in A lgiers, both being my
brethren especially as | am informed |
The A gerine treats his slave with more
humanity and believe the sin of OPP
preston on the part OF the American is
greatest in the sight of the Father of the
family of mankind Warner MlNin,
1898.
Indeed, truth and justice demand from
me the confession, that the Christian !
slaves among the barbarians of Africa,
Are treated with more humanity than the
a frican slaves among protesting Chris
ians of civilized America and yet here
'ensibility bIeeds at every pore for the
vretches whom fate has doomed to slave
" William Eaton.
Morally and politically speaking, Slave,
y is an evil of the first magnitude; and
may be the consequences, it is
'ur duty to prohibit lis progress in all
.ases where such prohibition is allowed
~ the CONSTITUTIONAL VIII Clinton.
If there be, within the extent of our
knowledge and influence, any participa-
ion in this traffic in slaves, let US pledge
ourselves upon the Rock Of Plymouth, to
'xtirpate and destroy 1t. 1t is not fit that
he land of the pilgrims should bear the
shame longer. Let that spot be purified,
II let it be set aside from the Christian
world let it be put out of the circle Of hu-
nan sympathies and human regards and
ct civilized men henceforth have no com.
nunion with it.-DamieL Webster.