The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-11-05
Suspension of "The True Amer
iCan,"

THE TRUE AMERICAN.
We have to announce the dlscontnuance
of the TRUE AMERICAN Orders have been
received from G. NJ, Clay's Attorney, to let
it cease with the present number.
The necessity assigned for taking this step
is pecuniary. Mr. Clay's Attorney does not
feel willing to meet the regular expenditures
Of the paper. its discontinuance, therefore,
is deemed indispensable by him.
We (and we speak solely on our 0acn au-
thority) regard the discontinuance as merely
a suspension, and express our firm conviction
that a paper will be established in its place
in Kentucky, permanently, in few weeks
We find in the same paper the following
Adrcss:
! To OUR FRIENDS IN THE FREE STATES =
You will learn from the article above that
the True American is to be discontinued after
the present number.
We understand and appreciate the motive
which induced YOU to subscribe to 1t, and
most cordially do we thank you for your SYM
pathy and aid.
The work to which this journal has been
devoted, is no triAing one. ltrequrcd on the
part Of its conductor, a full and accurate
knowledge Of Saycry-a thorough compre-
hension Of the views, interests, passions, and
prciudiccs ofslavehOlders-and like tamll-
lar acquaintance with the condition, feelings
and thoughts of the white laboring classes,
and such use Of this knowledge as TO enable
him to speak so as to be heard by the largest
possible number, without exciting anger or
dislike. To do this, and, at the same time,
not to yield one iota Of principle, was no easy
matter. We have ondcavored to accom-
plish this object, in part at least, by simply
speaking the truth, as we hold it, in love-
The progress of the paperin the Slave States
shows, we think, that we have not labored
altogether in vain.
We bclieve-we could almost say we 6no~
that journal conducted as this paper has
been, would 90 far in the course Of a few
wears to begin the work Of emancipation in
the Slave States.
We will not enlarge on the importance OF
having an anti-savery organ i'll the Slave
States, nor speak of the joy which pro-slaYe-
ry men will feel at the discontinuance otthe
True American. Both will be apparent
enough to rejecting minds.
We cannot allow this occasion to pass by
without offering our poor advice to the friends
of liberty out of the slave States, in one or
two particulars. You should practice and
manifest towards the advocates OF freedom III
the slave States, the largest lberallty, and
cultivate, at the same time the strongest pa
tience. We have stated to you the difficulties
under which we labor. They require that
every string upon the harp ofhuman sym
patty should be touched, and that, too, with
out a Jar. While doing or attempting this,
some of YOU have not felt its necessity, and
others Of you failed to understand its object.
Offence, consequently, was taken, and we,
occasionally, censurcd. We complain not,
but we think in all these cases that you should
have taken it for granted that we had good
object in view. and that we were using right
means to accomplish it, Then, again, we
have been educated under every disadvantage
and may not often, or always, see the light as
clear as YOU do. Is it wonderful, under these
circumstances, that we should fail to express
the whole truth Is it remarkable that we
should err? For this failure you, as a
majority have, manifested towards us the
kindliest sympathy and the truest liberallty,
rejoicing that your bretheren under all these
disadvantages, had advanced as far as they
have in the cause offreedom.
But vet more, friends Of freedom, should
YOU cultivate PATIENCE towards the cause IN
the south, and its advocates. Our work can
not be accomplished in day. 1t will require
wears. Is it right, then, that you should replne
when YOU do not behold at once the fruits OF
our labors =? Is it right then that you should
grow weary Of heart, and faint, when, after a
few years toll, you see great results { You
must have faith and consent to work IN faith,
You must be willing to die with your armor
on. even though no victory gladden. your
SIGHT What indeed is life in the worlds
history? Let us rejoice if we can plant way
side seed in our day, if others, who are to
come after us, shall taste the ripened fruit OF
the tree we planted. Patience 1t is great
and rare virtue. It's essential to all good men,
and to every good cause. Let us cultivate
it. Let it mark the conduct and character
ofthe defenders of freedom every where II
it does, and they are otherwise true they Will
triumph
Most deeply do we mourn the occasion
which compels us to abandon, temporarily
even. the good cause. Willingly, joyous
lv. would we devote our lives to 1t, content to
STRUGGLE on, unknown, if thereby we could
lift up the degraded, and make human love
and human liberty more and more the bond
uniting man to man..
For YOUR aid in helping us to do what we
have done, we thank you with all our heart
Heaven speed the coming Of the hour when
we shall sec the dawn of UNIVERSAL FREE
DOM. and thus know, by the glorious reality
that our efforts have not been IN VAN In
this hope, we bid you an aitectlonate fare
r well.
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