The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-11-06
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barred their bosoms, and spent their treas
ure, and split their blood. like water in The
same glorious cause, could have witnessed
the mob scene of August last, enacted on
the soil OF Kentucky, and in the city Of
Lexington, and understood the manner in
which it was applauded. what would have
been their unmitigaled horror, when they
had been told, it was done because one,
native and to the manor born, catching
somewhat of The warmth OF The fire OF
their spirit, and seeking, though afar off,
10 follow their example. had, like them,
ventpred 10 demand, that GndeT the LGio
and BIZ peaceful and constitutional means.
Justice be done by man TO man? Or, I'M
ugine, Fseemen of every cline, if you can,
how that horror would be quickened into
io.ensest depth, and their very souls up
heaved with swelling and unulerabIe
indignation, when they had learned fur
cher, that the actors in This scene, sough,
.he suppression of that which they had
risked every earthly hope TO establish
HUMAN FREEDoM and the perpetuation
of that, which they had perilet life aud
home to desrcy-HuMAN SLAVERY
and thai, with few honorable exceptions,
not one press, in the whole State of Ken~
tuckv, dared assal the outrage, vndicale
The majesty of the law, or defend the op.
pressed and down .rodden Their tongues
would have cIeaved 10 the roof Of their
mouths for very pover'y Of speech. Even
the mighty bard himself, speaking for all
and for humanity, and when Iabor'ng with
all the force Of his great intellect and ca
reering Imagination, 10 biIow forth the
agony which ashed the bosoms, and speuk
out with brave eloqutnce on this greal
theme, would have filled for want OF Ut
terance. For ia their day and generation
they spoke not, nor wrote, nor toiIed, nor
suffered, nor bled, TO secure first, or as the
chie!est good, protection 10 property, or
outward rights of any kind. Their great.
ness, their enthusiasm, their tdllb, their
constancy, their elevation, and their sue
cess, sprang from the conviction. burning
in their very souls rs a central living fire,
tina, first and above all liberties, Was the
liberty to hnov, to utter, and 10 argue
.trssiy, according TO conscience. The ryr-
amy they varied agalns, with pen, tongue,
hear, and hand, was that which chained
the intellect If anything, then, could
have unnamed them anything, while
living. or now when dead, and looking on.
as the departed are sometimes supposed
10 look on, with as wa,cLtul and deep an
interest as ever in human Affairs, could
have s,ruck terror into their hearts, and
paIsied all hope and faith 10 mans pro>
gress, and substituted therefor frigid in
fidelity on earth and in heaven. it would
have been some terrific outrage like thai
committed in Lexington, where, besides
, the personal wrong and cruelty done, and
The piercing through The sacred folds OF
the law, and the tearing 10 atoms the
no!iest principle OF the Constitution,
the actors in i, proclaim the dcspotc
decree, impiously calling upon Ken
.ucky and the world 10 JUSTIFY them, that
for he preparation Of slarery, no free
Press shall be established IN the slave stale,
and that, in their collected might, sEAvE-
HOLDERS, nth an arengsag and Iawless
hand, and through palhS 10 be tracked III
accessory, By blood scsH chain tie pen, and
eleate in t!onln the mouth that shall dare
odDocats UNIVERSAL EMANCIPATION!
And to this heartess and Inhuman is
sue are matters brought by the l. xing,on
mob in Kentucky. Say what we may, it
forces the question whether the freemen
Of this State, aud Of the Union, in this age
OF the world. aud under a government
dedicoted 10 The protection OF human rights,
will tolerate the destruction Of those prin-
Giples, which lie at the foundation of all
human freedom2 Think as we please, it
makes the issue, whether any sci of mas
tiers, holding men in bondage, and heed
less OF the law, except to sustain ard per-
petuaIe SLAVERY, shall .rnmple into The
very dust, private r9h' and with tYrant
power. sweep away from any State, or the
BUNDLES. cilzen OF any State, The liberty
to speak, to argue, and to write nccording
10 conscience against slavery, and in de-
fence Of emancipation and universal free.
dom2 Our faith would be forever sha-
ken, our hope forever broken, If we bo>
levcd this right would be yielded up by
Fteemcn 10 any power on earth. 1t cans
rot be. We may fall defending it. AID.
vocale after advocate far ADLER than we
may perish, aud the dtalh bolt b. sped
quick home, in brute revenge, 10 hundreds
oE brave hearts. Bat for every man thus
robbed Of life or liberty, thousands will
spring up, ncrved to do yet more for the
cause, NATL upborne BY the united power
Of God and man, IT 'IIALL TRiuMPH.-
Let the Defenders of Freedom, then, fling
away all doubts. though unsaieIded by the
sw, as 10 the faith OF freedoms mighty
bard, and our patriot fathers, we contend
against fearful odds, in Iiberly's defence,
our noble task, nor
Bate a jot
OF hear' Or hope. but still bear up aad steer
Hight anwatd.