The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-10-03
Appeal TO the Public.

Two respectable citizens Of Massa-
chusetts are now lying in Southern iails,
loaded with irons, on charge of aiding
suffering telowmen in attempts to escape
from cruel bondage, JONA. WALKER
belongs to Harwick, Cape Cod and has
been engaged in the coasting trade. He
is man Of unblemished character, a
member of the Baptist Church, and an
honest and Industrious, though poor man.
lie has wife and large family of child
rem. The annexed letter tells his story.
He now lies in PRISON at Pensacola,
waiting his trial, without funds to employ
counsel, and his family are destitute -
CHARLES T. TORREY is a Con2re-
gatona miniser, in good and regular
standing. He was successor to the Rev.
DR.. Cheevor, ofthis city, in the pastoral
charge of church in Salem, Mass. and
has since been an an.islavery lecturer g.
editor His grandfather was the Hon Chs
Turner formerly member of Congress,
and he married a daughter Of the Rey DR.
lde He has wife and three children
dependent upon him for support. He
now lies in the Baltimore Jail. An appeal
to the public has been made in Boston on
behalf Of MIR Torrey, and with the funds
contributed, counsel have been retained.
A still larger amount is necessary for his
defence and the committee making this
appeal will act in concurrence with the
committees in Boston.
Friends 81 Religion. Humanity, Free
dom anil the Constitutions!
Shall two of your fellow citizens, re.
spectacle aud worthy men, who visited
the South on lawful business, be seized,
at the instigaton Of slave traders, be put
in irons, he thrust into loathsome iails,
be liable to conviction on the testimony
of interested or perjurcd witnesses, and
be exposed to drag out their days in State
Prison for the sake of-LIBERTY.? In
the case of Capt. Walker the alleged
offence was committed, if at all in a
te'rit0ry Of the United States where
Slavery does not constitu,ionally exist
and in the case of Mr. Torrey, he is un-
der indictment in the States of Mary land
and Virginia, at the same time, and
therefore denied the privilege of bail I'M
der the laws of one or both otthose States,
contrary, as is thought by eminent North
ern lawyers TO the Constitution of the
United States. You are earnestly APP
pealed TO for contributions on behalf of
j Jonathan Walker an d Charles L. Torrey
and their afflicted families, that able
counsel may be employed 10 argue the
great constitutional questions involved in
these causes, that suitable agents may
be sent TO Pensacola and Baltimore to
belriend and aid our incarcerated fellow
citizens, and that every judicious and
lawful measure may be taken to prevent
their conviction a 90 years. imprison
ment and the continued anguish and
suffering Of their wives and little ones.
In view of the natural rights of man, of
the honor Of our country, of the Declare
ton of Independence, ofthe constitution,
and of our Holy Religion, we appeal to
you to contribute literally Tor the pur-
pose named, and " the blessing of him
that was ready to perish " will come
upon you.
Money may be left with either of the
following gentlemen. The same will be
duly acknowledged, and statement of
will hereafter be given in
the public prints:-
Maine-Porllaod, Hon Samuel Fes-
sender. Hallowell. Ebentzer Dole. Esq
Observation-Disclosures, james
NowelI-Concord N p Rogers Esq.
Vermont.-MlddIebury. DR. A, Al
Ien-Brandon, J Acknowledgements,
Rev } G AspinpaIl.
Massac husetis-B oston, J w Alden
Rhode Island-Providence, William
G Chaplin.
Connecticut Hartford, VIM II Bur-
leigb-New. Hlven, Dea Amos Town.
send Jr
New Jersey-Newark, Thomas V.
Johnson Esq
New York-.-New. York, Lewis Taps
pan-Albany, James G Jackson Roch'
es Ter, Geo A Avery
PennsyIvonin-PhilodeIph Samuel D
Hasings-Pntsburgh, WIN Petit
Ohio Cleveland. John M Sterling
Cincinnati, DR. C Bailly Jr
Michigln-Detroil, Horace Hal!ock
Illinois Chicago, z Eastman
The gentlemen designated are revuesl-
ed 10 give wide circulation 10 this ap.
peal. and editors of newspapers through
out the free States are solicited to five it
one or more insertions.
BY order oil the Executive Committee
of TIN mericnn and Enreinn Ami Slnun-