The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-01-16

word TO the king II he sold that man ne
must never see their face again. The
king dare not sell him. He look the chan
off and let him go. THIS shows how dH
ferent the slavery Is here than in Amef'
! lea.
Many people in America suppose tina
wicked Spanish people come and kidnaT
the poor African children and carry them
of. But it is moi so. viii tell you
how it is. The Spaniards come and
build houses close by The sea, OF rather
the African chiefs and kings build them
for hem 10 live in, TO put their goods il
SC. They make also kind Of prison &c
put the slaves 10. The SPanlard then les
The chiefs have goods, aud they are to
bring slaves for them. They have two
months to gel the slaves IN. The Span
iards bring cloth, tobacco, rum, powder,
guns, SC, If he gives them bogshead
Of tobacco, they have 10 bring him-how
many slaves do you think? Now guess,
Cannot any of you boys telI2 Now think;
one hogshead of leaf obdcco to be PAID
for in bodies and souls of men. How
many do you think they nave to give!
will tell you. They used TO give
four. But since the English men o! war
have taken so many ships and slaves a
way from them, hey make The chiefs give
twelve. Yes toeIre slaves fur one togs.
head of tobacco! Now suppose rha,
Spanard takes hose Twelve slaves to Gu
ba, he can gel $40 apiece for then.-
That would b. $4,000, for one ho9Shead
of tobacco! Now you can see what
makes wicked men carry on this dreadful
trade. 1t is to make money.
There is one more thing | want to tell
you about, and will sop; ard that is
this. A Il these people, who se, slaves are
afraid ofme. They think | am gong to
destroy the trade. Every time | see one
l talk TO him about selling slaves. Itak
so kindly they never gel vexed or angry
at me, but always tell me am right and
they are wrong. The king has told me
great many times that chs heart rOu0-
led him" about it. One ofthe raiders CAL
led on me the other day, and as we were
talking about it, he said the traders were
afraid Of me. Said |, "How is that2 |
am but single man, and they never saw
me with sword, or knife, or anything
else in my hand" Said he, "They are
afraid of you because they are wrong" ]
told him what intended 20 do for the chill
dren that should be conmi'ted 10 my
charge-lhat did not only intend to teach
them how 10 read and write, but intend.
ed to teach the boys trades, and the girls
how to sew, and spin, and weave. SAID
he, "You do that, and you will stop the
slave trade" Thus you see, when you
help this mission, you Will help stop this
wicked trade.
Now my dear children, you see how
long letter | have written to you. Let
me tell you what want yoa to do |
want you to wllem one. You say, "Oh
we can't Blu, you can. | wuJlru you
how. Tell your Secretary VIVA. TO write,
and he can write for you, and he can send
it TO Mr. Tappan, the same place where
he sent the moaey, and Mr. Tappan can
send it to me. must stop now. So, for
the present, my dear children, good bye.
Your friend, WIN, RAYMOND.
To THE SECRETARY. Perhaps it will
no, be exptGent TO send clothes from your
place, 1t is so far. Should, however, you
see fit do so, we sha BE- in need of long
shirts for boys from to IL years of age,
and loose dresses or slips for girls Of the
Same ACE. COlOred would he preferable
to white. Nothing, however, will come
amiss. The prospects of the mission were
never so promising as at pres nj. am
left alone. as it were. Mss Harden died
on the 9Th inst, and my wife is partially
deranged. But God is with me. The
pillar of cloud is seen by day, and the pill
lar of fire by nigh. There is an univer-
sal impression here among the natives thai
This mission will destroy the slave trade,