The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-11-20

l. eteIudl anu lmpiacdOlt war EOr tHeHl
IF | lost caste with the saveholding arisoc-
~ racy of the land For them lIberat-
j. ed my slaves For them have sacr-
t feed all chance Of political elevation in
/, my own State! For them have l lived
q ard for them have Islood ready TO die
j They who have never eaten OF my bread,
b aud stabbed INC in the dark they, who
e have stood by me again and again, with
out hope of reward; they, whose chill
= dren gazing in my face with lovely eyes
3 and repl oachful confidence seemed to
I say, "what are you as legislator doing
5 for US ?-shall we not be enabled 10 be
: fed and clothed as the children of slave
. holders ?-shal we not have school
r houses aud churches, and be taught to
know how to work to advantage g
shall we not be so placed, as to be able
to posses small piece of land, or al all
: events, if we are manufacturers to sell
: our wares, or if we are mechanics to
] find continual employment at fair was
8 ges 2-shaI we not change our log cab>
, lbs daubed with mud and chilled BY the
winds Of winter into comfortable little
| cottages, with some evidences of taste
in wards, of flowers and shrubs 2-save
US, we pray you, from necessary idIeness,
and daSh0nOrabte WOrk-spare yourselves
r the expense of jaIs and penten'iaries,
, and rescue US from the chances of fell
: on's fate l"--yes, these are the men, the
] great majority of The people of Kentucky,
| whose interests in l84l, | swore new
/ err would belray-for whom then fel),
e and now suffer. How long, my country
f men, seeing you have the power of the
r ballot box, shall these things beg Will
d you not at least be relieved from preju-
:, dice, which poisons you with hatred and
: injustice to The 5lncks2 Enslaved by
f passions which our masters cunnngIy
: muse into US from our very cradle
Il will you never open your eyes and be
O free2 Will you not at least awaken, arise,
/, and be men! Then shall be deliver
If ed from this oullawry, this impending ru-
6 in, this insuferuble exile, this living
Y death
5 Not upon the slaves did I call. How
n could IL Is any man in Kentucky SO
: base as 10 charge that | have held secret
Y conference with the slaves2 No, mol
n onel How then could / call upon the
r, slaves, who could not read, one in hun
=. bred With all my relations and kin
It bred, Shareholders, many of them, min
!, tserng in turn at my sick couch by day
G and BY night-aIl to be involved in one
If common ruin-warring one county a
It gains, a whole Staie.-and | PROSTATE
u aud unable to raise my head, TO call ups
G on the slaves TO rally 10 the standard o
G civil war | | refrain from expressing The
q great indignation which such gross auc
}, monsrous calumny cannot but generate
e IN the coolest bosom. Go search my Sc
: cret and public life from the cradle up
e and tell the world by what steps | have
n gradually prepared myself for this las
ut rounl of unmixed depravi'y WheI
:e have srript the poor-when played tn
a svcophant 10 the powerful ---whcre hav
III ieG-whar party betrayed--"hat frleE
ID deserted when have ! stolen or robbie
a when did ] coun,erfelt-whom haV
ID secretly iuIured-in what penltenilarie
y, have | served an apprenticeship to Grim
re whom have | secretly posoned-w hoo
or have openly murdered? Then, befor
,e this charge in the face of Kentucky, an
IN the world, stand mute! Poor an
v friendIess-broken in spirit and in hop
Mt --outawed and exled though be, Their
ST. is something yet remaining OF what
If, man--a proud. Just, honest man, Shout
is be--and l shall not sloop to plead nc
o. guilty, not here, nor now.
In the fifth and last count of their lr
be dicrment, | am accused of attacking tn
h tenure of The property of Shareholders
u, of being a "trespass on them"--an
h. Of pushing the community to extrem
ct ty." Now, deny that i have ever a
IS, tackled the legal tenure OF ave-prope
so ty-the Justice of law is one thing, |
!" validity another. call for proof. M
hit writings for five years are before 'heI
on and the world. I challenge them TO II
proof. They can never produce 1t. Ho
ge ihen can / be "trespasser upon them
to | have ever indicated their legal right
se their p,operty-they have robbed me
at mine They have taken more properl
n from me than the average value of slav
al. held by masters in Kentucky. Ii, the
es their accusation were true; and not falls
I'd. perpetual silence should have sealed the
I'd Inns the robber-if be one--has bee
20 doubIy robbed .
en- | did not push the community to e.
ce, tremity. For, in addition TO my 9th
so concessions, | was willing to suspeI
Gut the paper until my health was restore
ley No. By all tina! is sacred among men
IN was not the community, but SLAYER
all whi:h | was pushing to extremity J!
m. Those shareholders who fovored emant
,est patton, cared not what | said of SLAYER
rse as my subscription list proves-those "
lay did not aud never did intend TO favor II
was not fool enough 10 attempt to pc