The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-05-15
V o l.. VI. NO. ~.


neither of my friends pretend to observe
the Sccenh day OF the wee, os Sabbath;
they take the first day; and although thew
ind no command or reason given bv
Christ, for the change, We. they feel a,
liberty 10 CONFORM 10 the change OF time,
IN the other cases where positive coun>
te'acting principles are advanced they
hold on 10 the old; bu, in this case conform
to the new. hope | shall no, provs in>
hdel 10 any thing that is right.
For the Voice of Freedom.
MR. EDIToR:-Thc Vermont Watch.
man and Safe Journal, dated March 2s,h
1915, accidentally falling mo nv bands
| noticed an article in lis columns, head, d.
Thong hts on Slavery, BY r. Dipsmor,"
upon which wish to make Il few remo,ls
through the medium oil your paper Tb.
writer ia The first place. defines Slaverv,
lie says; slavery is the entire suLiec.
lIon OF one person TO The will OF another"
Alter he has cslablish,d some hall a doz y
definitions and quoted some half column
from Blackstone, Webster, Louisiana md
South Carolina Slave Laws,hc says,--.'oo
consistent republican can be become IFS al,
VocaIe' Il makes war dIrecsIy upon the
native Independence OF mup." ANY
one would suppose by the reading Of
that sentiment they had go, hold Of
an anil'saveiy article: tho author Of
which, was at least an orposcr of Slav,ry.
bul before he gels through, he flies ot4'tb.
track and comes on, pro-slavery man.
Let US examine his reasoning. lie asks.
=" How then can slavery be Justified Cno
any valid excuse ever be offered for is
continuance? Our modern aboliliooia.
he says, have given Us u short answer:
VIZ: Slavery Is sin; all sin should be i'm.
medla'eIY abandoned therefore, slavery
should be Immediately abolished Tim,
slavery is sin, few IN New England would
be willing 10 dispute, So is The taking Of
human life, murder; but il is not every
one who causes the death cf q fellow be-
iogthat deserves to be called murderer
VIVA; vague idea he must have Of The
mind, That man can perform a certain
acl, while al the same time his mind "a in
utter opposition to it. Mr. Diusmore v,ll
OF course admit, that if the mind, soul, Tor
as | choose to call il, the imna,criaI mart
OF man, and the body, hr once disuni,ed.
or whenever the mind leave tue BODY, The
body remains hfeless corpse. If then
the body is incapable OF action in the sb.
sfncc OF the mind. Certainly every action
Is controlled BY The mind; and 70, the body
10 perform an action. The mind. or soul.
must not only be in harmony with that sc,
lion. but II must be the com mapder md
vi That action f,r the inms,rrisI
paT' IS The Oh Y vlvfying and cnlivcuiuc
there is in nau and, il the mind
is not IN harmony with that action, then
ne action oil The mind is Withdrawn from
he action of The body; in which case The
body would not be influenced, bu, remain
'nt'rely dormant in r., lion olhat ac.. NJ
'nly does The body act in pcrE.:, unison
With the mind, but the mind has entire
on'roI over and commands every action
i the body aud The command Of III,
mind musrpreccde every (volunlary) nc,
on OF the body. II friend ask me 10.
Walk TO Rutland with him, would !. not
absurd for me to say, go, and a, tbs
'mc lime declare Iha, my mind did ne,
DnsenI2 Certainly it would; for every
ep advance. every mo;icn make, eve
muscle move, is not only BY the con-
mt but ut the command OF my mind. r.
true that The Sheriff, with his nossc
'ghl come and carry me there by force.
5anst my will. But that would not he
pituitary action. | have control over nv
wa actions. may however, through
norance, or accident take the III, Of nm
dIvdual, and still be innocent, But Al,
I"smore maintains no ignorance orac.
uehS J." regard TO slaycboIdiog he
Gunner an incident which once occurred
school, which perhaps nigh, ilIus,rots
views Of savehoIding. The teacher
OK a" apple from one of rbe pnpiIs and
Aced 1t upon the desk. As soon as the
ichrl's ha u ,rns 1nrI