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

authorized the people to hold their coun
trymen in bondage-though it would b.
our duty TO abolish the law, yet if thu
moral sense of the people did not recog
nize it as sin, it might still remain, fo1
i. the law would neither make nor unmake
; it. With US therefore, slavery must be
regarded in the light of great moral E.
0iI, and though the consequences of i
may visit every pursuit and department
of life, it is nevertheless plainly and wholly
divorced from political consideration, be-
cause it cannot be reached by political
means. Washington might well declare
that as far as his vote was concerned ii
should be given for the extinction Of slave
ry--for he lived in slave stale, and was
a slave holder. But, men of the north,
must go 10 their closets not TO the ballot
boz. they must use their prayers, not their
votss, if they wish to remove this curse
from the land.(3) The south needs to be
evangelical her people are plainly in
the wrong, and we hold an intimate rela-
ton 10 them nearer, and dearer than we
did 10 those of The Sandwich Islands before
the reformation. Let the Liberty Party,
therefore drop their carnal weapons, and
do as the Foreign Missionary Society did
in Producing the blessings of religion to
those Islands Let them go by their del
egates a0here the evil EXISTS, and there ex-
postulate with those who cherish it, not
however as Jonah preached against Nine
vah-with the hope that judgement would
oveltake il,but with the spirit Of Him who
wept over Jerusalem. lin an adjoining
state, intemperance existed to an alarming
extent, and The people Of Vermont wish
ed 10 remove it, they would send their a.
gents and representatives into that state, TO
reason with their brethren in a friendly
bu! fervent spirit, of that righteousness
temperance and judgement 10 come" which
Paul preached, and which is more pow
erlul than all "army with banners" But
suppose they fail to do this, would they
be justified in raising an excitement at
home where the evil did not prevail, and
in making abusive publications and
speeches, and resolutions; or in turning
the channel of their SURFACES into the one
idea of aboishing intemperance even at
the risk of all the other great national
measures-wi without considering the means
and regardless of the consequences g
But especially, would they be like to sue
coed in accomplishing their object by SO
doing. az
Now sir,need tell you that the course
of your paper, IN conjunction with many
OF the leading abolilionists of Vermont.
has been very nearly analogous to this,
and what is the resut2 True. the north
has been placed in open hostility to the
south. The Press has teemed with ex-
citing and extravagant publications =
The Churches have been rent assunder
with discord. aud many Of them unhinged
or left TO swing at the mercy OF every
wind of doctrine" The Pulpit has been
assailed and decrieL. The sanctity of
private character has been wantonly i'm
pugned, society has been divided, Parties
have been arrayed in almos. deadly hos |
tility to each other Youth has lost its |
respect for age The family circle has
been invaded and dissention and discord,
and division have become the character
Ieristic features of every day life. But
where and what is the recompense p
Has slavery been abolished ? and does
he south bask in that sunbean of rno-
;ence and happiness which we have lost ?
Alas a! no. The cry of oppression goes
up from her hills and plains, with every
breeze that sweeps over them. Her
chains are forged anew, and strengthened
and rivelted to repel the onslaught of
Third Party ism. And now grasping at
1 Territory which will protect and per.
oetuate the institution forever, she boldly
lefes your efforts, and sounds the aoar cry
IF DisuniOn. Sir, with the acquisition of
Texas the south can maintain revoh
from the Union and the unfortunate
men who are held in bondage, their last
glimmer Of hope for they will be consign-