The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-06-05

oid as he was. he was never bad enough
10 murder fellow>man 10 cold blood, as
we were about to do. He remained OBJ
durate 10 the last, and was launched into
eternity without having manifested sin.
gle symptom OF penilence during The whole
SIX weeks which the Judge mercifuIIy al-
lowed him to prepare for death. The
other had pursued far different course,
having applied himself diligently, imme-
dlaIe.y alter his sentence, TO The great
work of repentance, He gave abundant
evidence OF real change of heart. aud
fell as | stood by him on the scaffald and
mingled my prayers with his, and then
sa" him hanged by the neck ill he was
dead, that he was true brother in Christ.
| would here meution, 10 show the ma
Lightly Of infidelity, that, as we were 60
ing away, one of The opposers of capital
punishment said, evidently Intending thai
| should hear it, that The sheriff und The
parson had done great deal for the king.
dom OF heaven to>day, having just damned
a sinner and murdered saint. Of course,
| took no notice of his scurriIiy.
We walked away in silence | was
meditatiEg on the impressive scene we
had just Witnessed, with a view 20 the ad>
dillon Of some further reflections 10 nv
sermon on The necessity OF capital puuish>
menl. and my new acquaintance seemed
also absorbed in thought But scarcely
had we seated ourselves again in my study,
when, to my utter amh2emen', Taplo look
I'd up TO me aud seriously asked, Why
have you deceived meg In what have
deceived you , replied, You have
led me TO believe said he, that human
sacrifices we're unknown in this country,
and contrary to lis religion explained
70 him that this execution took place in
the ordinary operation of civil law. Is
| this law then opposed to your religion 2
asked he. On the contrary, said |, il
is even founded on religion, for God hath
said, lie that sheddeth mans blood, by
man shall his blood be she'd is this
God then, said he, more powerful than
the true God, of whom you formerly said
that he is love, and commands invariabe
love, forgiveness and kindness, in the in
,ercourse of his children p | told him
that we lave but one God, aud That he
commands both these things; but this he
declared he could not Understand. And
" hen | told him that 10 one was put tc
death in public 10 This deliberate way, tx
cepl those who had committed some erea
crime, he said il was ust so in New Zea'
10 nd, those only being selected for sacrifice
whom the priests declared 10 have offend
ed ATUA.
The intellect OF Tupio had been SO i'm
perfectly developed, that it was obvious J
very difficult for him 10 understand tn,
distinctions | pointed out; but was atou
10 nltemp, yet another explanation, wher
the door was suddenly and violently
thrown open and black man, clad il
rags, covered with dust. and painting viii
fatigue, rushed into The room and threw
himself on his knees before ME, crying, ii
tones of pirrciE9 earueslreSs, Save me
) save me For Jesus Chrisl'S sake, don
give me Cpl I'd rather die on this spo
than 90 back into slavery Before ha
,!me 10 speak, an athletic white man rush
ed in with equal violence, and Selling tn
NEGRO bv the collar began 10 say, Yo
damned rascal when inlerposed, re
: buked the man for his profanity, and de
sired him TO tell me his business. He in
medialey assumed respectful demeanol
: apologized tor his i'll language, which h
SAID was no; habilual with him, bol IVA
excited BY the ingrattude and deceit OF III
, slave Of whom he had now Obtained pos
! session, and who had run away from on
, Of the best and kindest of masters. q
n further inquiry, found that the slave
e master belonged 10 the church OF the Re-
Il DR.. Fuller, dear minislering brother
= our denomination 10 South Carolina, who's
\ defence of slavery from the Bible | ha
d lately read OF course, there was nothln
Y to be done but to pursue the course r.
i Quired by cur constitution aud laws.
therefore provided piece of rope for II
i more eGectual safe. keeping OF the slav
}. admonshed hin 10 render faithful servlt
d for the future to his master, charged T.
II overseer with my respectful and fratern
d SALVATION to Or. Fuller, and babe the
IS 60 10 peace.
s AS | returned to he study, Tapio ga
2 to me. This looks very like a huma
e sacrifice WAS about TO explain ho
n incorrect his opinion was, but just The
,! Can't. H., returned and took him away.
d greatly fear that the poor blinded he
Il hen sill prefers ATuA and his sacrIhc
= to the true God and the Institutions
o' Christianity. u IA w.
u 'Hallor said Clipper the other day
~ an old crony ofthe bottle who had on