Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-09-25

For the Green Mountain Freeman
ABOLITIONISM.

ABOLITLONISW.
Abolitionism is ant-slavery principles acted out
The only true profession of creed is the practice
of it. Abotonists, wherever you are, whatever you
do, show that your aboonism is not mere theory but
that it grasps your heat;-not mere sentimentasm,
that goes ofin rhapsodies, nor mere impulse gushing
out when your sympathies are moved by tale of cru
city, but that you have abiding, intense adherence
ofslavery--thc thing tsef-an adherence inwrought
with your nature and rooted in It's foundations-a
principle dwelling out from your very e-spring-tde
upon tide without end, and without ebb, quckening
by its overflow, every element of your being
Those the greatest foes to human rights who con-
cede that doctrines are true yet refuse to live them
out To admit the truth of obnoxious principle de-
mands no sacrifice, but to act it out-theres the rub
Not to act out anti slavery principles is not only to
disown them but to kill them It is with moral prn-
cipes with the blood-you cant keep life in them
if you don't keep up their circulation. Keep them pent
up and they will rot within you Ifyou would do the
cause of human rights real service by your principles,
anywhere, you must carry them every where. If you
quit them in storm, they will quit you in a calm. Do
you ask how you shall live out anti slavery principles?
Ianswer, if they are really in you, you ;,lolp living
them out every where and in every thing As n the
how the principles thens N25 if you have really got
them, will take of that. Depend upon it, they will
find vent; you needn't cut q passage for then-they
will force You need not manga door, nor send in
a deputation TO escot them out and get them under
Roadway. They will generate their own steam, if you
don't put out the fires which reason and common sense
have lit up your breast You might as well ask how
powder will explode when fire in contact with it,
as to ask how abolition principles shall be acted outin
such proslavegy atmosphere fills this country at
the present day. The genuine article may always be
known by its instant combustion the moment a spark
ofsavery lights upon it Try yours, friends and if they
do not 60 off n5tlntor, throw them away and get
that are better-got some of the real genuine.
For one, do not like to see person get up and
leave the house of God because the minister says few
words against slavery-that worst of all vices. How
can that man f you can call him mln) feel towards
his God and fellow man, if he cannot bear to hear the
truth preached the Sabbath; professor of religion
too-how does he expect he will meet, at the last
great day, when inc whole universe will be assembled
at the bar of God White and black will be there and
he with the rest It makes me think of story once
read A man rushes to the brink ofa precipce,--stor
screams his friend stop cries the madman not l. unless
you will pay me for It'll will not stop Another ties
milestone round his neck and is just leaping into the
sea. Cut loose! cries hundred voces,-cut loose!
never will says the man about to commit suicide with
out you pay a pretty round SUM I my Proi
erty and shall do as please. And he who accidentally
hung himself by his bride and swinging on the
same, was cut down by Passer by, just at the last
gasp bawled after his delverer, Pay me for cutting
nv bride, pay me for cutting my bride! Now, there
are some persons that pretend to be friends TO the poor,
oppressed slave but will not carry out their principles
at the ballot box only by voting for proslavey mon to
make our laws for us. They say we don't want the
blacks here with us; don't like the color of black
But would ask what color do you like? Is it brown,
copper yellow, tawncy, or olive color you like There
are some persons that claim to be white, that would
be unsafe for them to gea great ways to the sou for
fthey did they would be taken up for runaway slaves.
For one, say let every person who processes to be
Liberty man, be true to his text; keep up good cour-
age. You win the day YET, IN my OPINION 1ou nave
the Lord your side, and he will put down all oppo-
ston and carry the day in favor of crushed humanity
Friends, think for moment how you would like to
have a child or a companion, or a friend, that yon
knew was groanlng under the cruel hand Of slavery!
Would you lie still and not lift SO much as one finger
to free that person? or would you sit down contented
and say, Let them lay there until they sarye Or die
under the whip?
Can it be possible that there is person oa die soil
of Vermont that would say this and il out? Let
every friend of the slave, male ana tmaFc, do all they
can to ha.ten the day when the poor, down-trodden
slaves sh be set at liberty and have the bible nut into
their hands and taught to read he same, and loe AMI
serve the Lord. And may no Lord help you, friends
IL the good cause ofcrushed humanity.
M. L. SOUTIIWORTil.
Norwich Sept 18th, l845,