The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-01-25
HARVEY BELLS ARGUMENTS.

and secure TO every man his inalienable rights."-
Thomas Norris.
HARVEY BELLS ARGUMENTS.
The readers of the Voice of Dec. 21s
will recollect that copied an extract fror
'Junius,' made by Harvey Bell, Esq, an
some of his editorial remarks accompanying
said extract; to which replied by quotin
facts OF various kinds, tending to overthrow
the position of Junius; also endeavored II
show the fallacy of the remarks made BY
Mr. Bell. closed by asking him to 'jingl,
his Bell again. On my return home or
the 18th found the following in the Gal
axy of the Sd inst, but had not time tc
remark upon it before going to the Cow en-
ton at Rochester, held last week. will
now give friend Bell a chance 10 tell his
whole story in reply TO ne; to which will
append few notes. Will friend B. give
his readers some Of the facts published
that they may see which of US is on the
right foundation
From the Northern Galaxy.
NOT VERY IMPORTANT.
If we have never greatly admired the
logic learning or mental comprehension
of Jedediah Hoicomb editor of the Voice,
who has seen fit TO constitute himself the
expounder of the true aboIitonism to the
people of Vermont, we have till no " Ter
regarded him as very clever fellow, but
unfortunately born under an ultra star,
and for years so possessed by the single
idea, as to be seldom able to arrive at any
practical conclusion upon his favorle sub
ject. () We have not therefore hereto
fore deemed it Of any avail TO make any
application of reason and argument to his
frequent alterations, although we have
been ever willing to give him credit for
many good things he has done to the
cause in occasional intervals of correct
mental vision. Nor should We at this
time have departed from our usual Oracl)
had 1t not been for the very disingeuuous
and dlscorteous manner in which he has
seen tit to misrepresent US TO the public.
Whether Mr.. Hocomb has overlhrown
or in the least degree shaken the strong
positions taken by the author Of Junius,
BY his long array Of facts true enough per.
haps, but having no just bearing u pom the
points under consideration, we shall not
stop 10 examine. (3) OR sole object is
with that portion Of the six columns
which he has chosen to devote to the Ed
ltor OF the Galaxy, (4) in which we are
designed to be exhibited 10 the public as
an enemy 10 political abolition, by endeav-
oring to convince the people that they
should wait rs years before any move
should be made in the north against
slavery, and these conclusions he draws
from the following extract from our edi-
Lorial of the 18th instant.
ABoLITloNIsM-We have never doubt
ed for moment the propriety of agtat-
ing the subject of slavery in land of free
dom, of depicting its iniquity, and COM
putting its evils nor would we ever vote
Tor candidate for Congress who We be-
leive would shrink from breasting himself
against the advance Of slavery single
inch beyond what is conceded by the Con-
Stitution. But we never onterta ined
strong hopes of abolishing slavery by ap.
pealing 10 the consc fences ofsavehoIders
alone. We have trusted more 10 causes
now in active operation, deriving their
efficacy from selfinleresl, which are slow
ly but surely undermining the horrd ia.
brio of slavery at the South, & if we will
wait patiently quarter of century, we
shall behold it rapidly crumbling to its
final extinction.
10 scarcely a number of the Peoples
Press since our connexion with it have
we failed to appeal to the public against
the mora guilt and destructive conse.
quences OF slavery upon the prosperity of
the country, the aggressions of the slave
ocracy upon northern rights, and the truck
ling OF northern locofocoism to the DOM
ineering spirit of the south, and decIar-
ing our firm resolve not to sustain any
man in congress, who would not stand
up firmly for every measure consistent
with the constitution, and the existence of
the union, which would tend to limit or
remedy the evil Of slavery. (5) And we
wo1ld ask the reader what is this extract
from our former number but repetition
Ct the sentiments which we have long
urged upon The public against. slavery,
with The expression of strong additional
hopes that the world would witness its
final overthrow in quarter Of a century,