The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-03-28

Wing and Democratic Aboliioniss Of
Vermont Is the picture true one B.
Are its shades darker than the original
What strange comment upon human
nature, that party wiles can force into the
support of the most wicked and loathsome
institution that ever darkened earth, men
who have hearts that otherwise throb
with pity to sounds of wo
From the Clinton and Essex N. Y. Freeman.
To the Wings and Democrats OF the Couns
ties of Clinton and Essex.
GENTLEMEN:-Suffer US to assign
some of the reasons which have hitherto
Influenced US, and from this time hence
forth end in our separation from you as
political parlizlns, and place US in hostiI-
ity to those with whom We have so long
acted
You both have creeds replete with
sublime distractions which superabouud
In love 10 your fellow man and in fact
YOU each assert that the Declaration of
independence declaring that "aU men
soere created free and equal, and possess
ed Of certain inalienabte rights. among
anbjch, are life, liberty and Tie pursuit. OF
happiness" is fundamental part Of your
creed, and you would consider great in.
justice done you if any one should deny
it.
You also claim as part Of your faith
and catechism, that you act for the "greGt.
est good Of the greatest NUMBER" and that
it would be the Iankest SANDER for any
one to assert TO the contrary.
In fact, there is not glorious abstract
truth touching or affecting the rights of
man, near or remote, high or low, in The
whole field Of contemplation. whether
found in the depths Of the most inquring
philosophy, or forced upon human con-
siGeralIon of the benevolence OF the Deity
in direct revelation from Heaven, but
what you have protested to incorporate it
in your political code, and make it an in
tegraI part of your belief.
There is no doubt of the comprehen-
siveness of your political ritual to cover
all men, aud inclose within the arms of
your humanity, all the ills, social and SOL
ltary to which poor human nature is heir
But the first great terror of which we
complain is ene which we fear you will
destroy, as it is not one of the published
articles of your creed, but still one which
is cbeyed with the most scrupuous fideli.
ty, and destroys the entire benefit the
world nigh! expect 10 derive from your
beautiful theories.
The error is this: In supposing that
holding 10 an abstract system of truth re-
leases its believers from all obligation TO
make it matter OF practice. la fact, that
the abstract belief OF the most exalted
truth furnishes an apology for practicing
or couutenancing The most debasing er-
rors.
If; It be asserted as a matter of belief
that all men are created free and equal,
in The eye of the law, then as a matter oil
fact your parties assert that they vote the
chains Of slavery on to 1000 persons in
the District of Columbia, and refuse TO
vote Tor men who will take them off.
While you hold to the right of locomo.
lion for all innocent persons, you have
voted and will continue to vote for mem
bers of Congress who have appropriated
your money to build three dungeons at an
expense in the last twenty years of $3.50,
600, in the cities of Washington. George.
town and Alexandria, for the accommoda.
ton of Shareholders 10 carry On the old
Guinea Coast Slave Trade in the ten
miles square of the Capital of our coun-
try, in which prisons TO confine innocent
men, women and children, native born
persons Of this Republic, until their mas
lers are ready 10 send them coast-wise
to Louisiana to spend their days under
the whip in those sultry sugar plantations
where hope never comes.
While you profess to believe the labor
er worthy Of his hire, you have voted for
a man who has brought in resolution
on law to give wages to the unpaid
colored laboreIs of the Distric: Of Colum-
bia or the territory of Florida
Thousands and tens of thousands Of
persons are sold and torn from their lami.
lies In Maryland, Virginia, and Ken
lucky annual the wife from the hus.
band, husband from the wife, and child
zen from both, 10 see each other no more
forever, and carried to the tar South, and
sold like sheep or buIlocks, and your
Representative, from the fear of Southern
Democrats and Wings, never presented
Resolution, or brought in a law TO DOL
ish the internal Slave Trade, over which
Congress has entire control.
You, from fear Of losing the vote ofthe
STAKEHOLDER, have cringed TO slavery, have
apologjzed Tor it, and have pretended to
fiud it in the Constitution as an unassaila-
bic institution. At other times you have
pretended to find it in your Bibles. At
other times you have pretended that it has