The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-10-09

the Thoughts 10 which we should be glad
10 give ulterance, let US first hear what
Douglass has 10 communicate:
DUBLIN, Sept. 1, 1916.
DEAR FRIEND GARRISON:
Thanks to kind Providence, I am
now safe in old Ireland, in the beautiful
city Of Dublin, surrounded by the kind
family, and seated at the table of our mu-
tual friend, JAMES Fl. WEBB, brother to
The well known RICHARD D, WEBB.-
| landed at Liverpool on Thursday morn.
ing, 28h August, and took lodgings at
the Union Hotel, Clayton Square, in com
pany with friend BuffIum and our warm
hearted singers, the Hutchinson family.
Here we all continued until Saturday
evening, the son instant, when lciend
Bufum and myself with no ltle reluc>
arce) separated from them, and took ship
for this place, and on our arrival here,
were kindly invited by James, in the tenn
porary absence of Richard d. Webb and
family, TO make his house our home.
There are are number of things about
which should like TO write, aside from
those Immediately connected with our
cause; but of this | must deny myself
at least under present circumstances
Sentimental letter writing must give way,
when its claims are urged against facts
necessary to The advancement: of our cause,
and the destruction Of slavery. know
it will gladden. your heart to hear, that
from the moment we first lost sight of the
American shore, till We landed at Liver
pool, our gallant steamship was the thea.
Ire of an aImos; constant discussion Of the
subject OF savery-commencn cool, but
growing hotter every moment as it ad-
vanced. 1t was a great time for ani-sIave.
ry, and hard time for slavery; the one
delighling ia the sunshine Of free discus-
sion, and the other horror~s!ricken at its
God-Ike approach. The discussion was
general. If suppressed in the saloon, it
broke out In the Storage; and if it ceased
Ia the Storage, it was renewed 10 the sa>
loon and if suppressed in both. it broke
out with redoubed energy, high upon The
saloon deck, in the open, refreshing, free
ocean air. was happy. Every thing
went on nobIy The truth was being
told, and having its legitimate efec! upon
the hearts of those who heard it. AT last,
the evening previous to our arrive! at Liv-
erpool, the Shareholders, convinced that
reason, morality, common honesty, hu-
manlty, aud Christianity, were all against
them, and that argument was no longer
any means of defence, or at least but a
poor means, abandoned their post ia debate,
aud resored to their old and natural mode
OF delendlng their morality by brute force.
Yes, they actually got up a MoB-a
real American, republican, democratic,
Christian mob,-and that, too, on the deck
of a British steamer, and in sight of the
beautiful high lands of Dungarvan! |
declare, it is enough to maze a slave
Of the country that ensaved him,
10 think of it. Without the slightest pres
tensions to patriotism, as the phrase goes,
The conduct Of the mcbocra!ic Americans
on board the Cambria almost made me
ashamed to say | had run aqcay from
such country. 1t was decidedly the most
daring and disgraceful, as well as wicked
exhibition of depravity. | ever witnessed,
North or South; and the actors 10 it show.
ed themselves 10 BIZ as hard in heart, as