Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-05-16


they may rerolutionize the government. But uHder
the government, without revolution, Slavery can
be abandoned or abolished in no other mode than
has been pointed out. The idea of Immediate, I'M
compensated emancipation, never yet entered the
brain Of q constitutional statesman Unless accom-.
panied by revolution no precedent can be found
for it in history.
Perhaps, after all, shall be told by some of the
modern ENTHUSIASTICALLY | shall so be told
by all Of them-that the principles above advocat-
ed are not at all inconsistent with the Constitution
of the American Anti-Savery Society. This So
ciety does not claim for Congress- nor for the Leg
slatures of the several saveholding States, the
power by legislation, Immediately to abolish Sla-
very within their respective jurisdictions, nut II de-
cares that they shall to convince their feHoiD-
citizens, by arguments addressed to their understan-
dings and oonsciences, that saveholding is helm
Gus crime in the sight of God. If our fellow-cti.
zens become thus convinced, and if Congress and
the several State Legislatures act, as we have adj
mitted they may constitutonay act, then mmedl-
ate emancipation may be effected, and the princl |
pies of the American Anti-Slavery Society will
become triumphant In reply, we have only to OBJ |
serve, that when the necessity for tho continuance
of Slavery no longer exists, when the slave be-
comes qualified to exercise and enjoy all the rights
of freeman know of no good reason for the
continuance of Slavery single instant. The gou-
ernment may not be able to compel immediate eman-
cipaion vet every provision contained in our Fed
eral Constitution may be sacredy and carefully OBJ
served, and every slave emancipated within our
borders
The inquiry may well be made, in this connec-
ton, why has not the slave long this, success
fully asserted his claim TO freedom? Men, fit for
Freedom cannot be made slaves with impunlty-
Enslave brennan whose soul feels conscious of
his RIGHTS: let him know and feel, as an indepen-
dent freeman must, that his rights are tramped in
the dust and if resistance prove unayailinr. he
cannot be made to liue slave. The thought OF
being compelled to labor for another, like an OK or
horse. would enter his soul like iron, and liberty
or death, in most instances, would be the only al
Tentative When | am told, and am made TO be-
eve that the poor degraded negro is comparatively
happy in his situation; when | reflect how seldom
and how faint have been the efforts of the slave for
freedom, am more than convinced that the project
of Immediate emancipation is lettle better than an
Utopian idea
g Hereditary bondmon know yo not
Who would be free, themselves must strike the blowl
by their Hsh manu. tne conquest must Ur "!'us'
Does the evil OF Slavery IN the Ohlea states
justify reroNu'om OF government IN oruet 10 ueS-
troy 1t? The American Antl-SiaVery society mas
Itself answered me question: lhey recolnllehu ne
resort to physical lorce lhoy ioudiy ana strongly
dlsaYow all wish to erect any tnlng ike 'surtec'
ton or rebellion. we are giau 10 perceive llilS
indication OF reason IL LOOKS very rnuci iihc Ptu'
dence--a yielding TO circumstances; virtue whlcn
our modern Aoolitionists are very APT 10 ulsdvo"
1t is principle by when the pr'mtiVe ChrisilaiS
principle we should be Glad to see ohener practiset
nnon nv MANY of our modern reformers and lecturers
Gpr,r CopprR RaIIooN At PARIS vas
Ieol or interest has been excited in Paris bv TIN
, Nor comnIn,ion If an Immense balloon of conner
which has been so for constructed as to be cxhib
tied 70 the public. M. Marcy Monre, is the artist
IF this great work =: and considerable Importanc,
,,tached hv scen,ifc nersons 70 ti, promised re
1.
, Examination of electric and MAGNETIC phenomena
IN his coso N Arogo will introduce the matter +
tho Fronch Institute
Tbe bslIon Is entirely composed of sheets of COP
M. tbo SnOd,h nar, of an inch in thickness. il !
b,, ~" ~, ,,nr, IN omo,er wn;rbs 500 mounds an
viii contain loo nonnds of hydrogen GAS NJ. Mar
cv Monge sto,osi that bv lis use he shall be eno
:, bieJ IN Steer tbrough the mir bv system which h
. has already deyeloDed in memoir submitted to tn
. French Academy. He maintains that by substu
e ting copper for silk, he shall be able altogether
prevent the escape OF the gas, so that the aronau
It may remain in the air tor any length OF time; an
If thus be enabled to study the atmospheric curren
better than he could DO during such ascents as nay
h been made in silk balloons. Again ny Keeping u
e copper balloons for long time in the atmospher
q and connecting it with the earth by metal wlr
e.. NJ. Marcy Monge expects to conduct the electric
matter from the clouds, and thus prevent the lori
alton OF hail, which Is so destructive TO agrcuituF
It boston .haa.
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r o~ .t ~ e. e.; 80 foa,hor hoS JocL TATE n
e hoId h"ra,a sSoneJ the sk;Il nj b;gh nrnctitio
of ~ g. ~ ~ JascanJeJ ,he stars backwsrd, " Rae
D .rJ y; saiJ larry HOGAN. g what's that for ~.
n You'll see by and 6y," said Goggins. He desce
IN ded hockwayds when suddenly he heard door op,
and n female voice exclaiminG: "Where are Y,
n GONG with thar he'd ~ "rm going up stairs n,
n o., y so;1 Toc, whose hockwerd Hosiion favor
n I'1'' sun La hnron % vail IN aro;n g Cor
te ne iu be o ods w W want no beds here
ne aJ Mr Snil,nan Ha,an, sent me home with it
lis mi a;a IooH s ,ia " nn,n';n the Stars Coz
nd l sou, ,a iav vou Syn sad ,he sdv in great rot
#. aomn, un is iI;non les bsren ~ heo We
p- NET ~ MI soid Too ,nrn;n1 ro,nd and m,
Int Paiuoh a,a a, ,t III fa;. d &C. We'll the
lis was n regular shilloo in the house when the th