The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-08-29

l gainst the laws which created 1t. Blu
why this horror manifested in regard te
: the voting for slave his freedom, ane
calling it usurping the power of the AL
mighty, while the man who wrests from
sixty human beings their right TO liber'
10Y, is worthy of all honor, and the votes
OF the christian freeman in elevating hin
to the highest Office in the Nation l
slavery in the states cannot be reached
by political action, why are the slave.
holders so united and determined in theil
opposition TO the nomination of any man
for President, unless he is known to be
in favor of slavery Can my friend solve
this mystery And will he tell why he
alludes to the example of Christ as
worthy of imitation, while he clings with
such tenacity to the support of so great a
usurper on the prerogative of Jehovah
and the rights ofman 1t appears to me
friend, that your ideas were little con-
fused when you penned such contrariety
of sentiments. A few words more and
l will close on note Sd. "Bui men at
the north must 60 to their closets, not to
the ballot box-they must use their
prayers, not their votes" to remove
slavery. This is really a curious idea to
advance. wonder how this expounder
Of moral obligation would act. were one
of his brothers taken by violence, and
two meh should be nominated to fill an
Office where they could exert an indu-
ence for, or against his brothers release
the two equally qualified in other re-
spects, but differing in thise Would he
stay in his closet through election day,
and pray, while he knew others would
60 and cote against his brothers release?
"Faith without works is dead,". and
you might as well think of having 80
men raise barn while they staid in 80
different towns, as to remove slavery by
praying merely.
4th. think the South, and North too,
need evangelzing, politically as well as
morally. And as TO the idea Of sending
missionaries to the South, think it would
not be bad move for those who believe 10
it, and can see no good resulting from the
efforts made al the North. | have no doubt
that much might be accomplished there
And will suggest that my friend go ahead
in this operation, while others work here
Much has already been done there. A short
time since. an anti-slavery society was Or
ganized in East Tennessee, and more re-
Gently we have an account Of Liberty par
ty being formed in Virginia. Many slave
holders have been induced 10 emancipate
their slaves 10 consequence of reading arl
cles sent from the North And any add
ton 10 The means now used for the over
throw of slavery, would most cheerfully
respond TO. Doctor Beecher published, and
circulated in different States his six sermons
on inlemperance, which, though at first
were considered incendiary, yet did much
towards opening the eyes of people at large.
So with anti-slayery documents, and the in
vesligaton Of the subject prepared the way
for political action. No one has a moral
right TO abuse another by speaking OF writ
ing. But what one might call abuse, an
other might not. In the days Of Christ and
The Apostles, people were more offended at
the truth than at any thing else. 1t is SO
now among those who are pursuing wrong
practices. Think abuse does not convert
man-we shall agree on that.
9Th. Some of the results Of the efforts Of
abolitionists, have already named. When
the agitation began, the North was asleep on
the subject of human rights, and like the in
dividual enjoying his natural repose, did
not like to be disturbed. The leaders, in
church and state, said-do,On with this dis
cussion Of Negroes rights-mob the dis
turbers of our repose-cdst out as evil the
individuals who dare charge participancy If
The guilt of slaveholding on the Church and
State at the Mortgages, destroy their prop
erty and furnish them with a coat of tar
and feathers they will not cease agitating
The question of human rights in its broad
sense. These were some of the principles
acted out by Wings and Democrats Clergy
men and leading members Of differen,
churches from six TO ten years ago, while
he STAKEHOLDER was employing his northern
.wo legged blood hounds TO seize and re-
urn the painting fugitive from slavery. In
none Of the free States were there laws pre-