Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-08-27
CORRESPONDENCE,
A Word 10 Fathers.

II W UIu W L nCuClos
Reader, if you are father, have word to say to
you. VIII you hear me, while l relate to you tri-
fling incident, in itself hardly worth your notice per-
haps, and an important reflection connected with it?
few days since was absent from home in an adjoining
town. slept into the street and suddenly accost-
ed by the glad voice of child crying out at dis
lance, Father father am here. am going to see
grand ma" 1t was my own little daughter, whom her
mother had put in Wagon with some relatives TO
carry to my parents to remain few days. had my
self been wishing before l left home that we could
have an opportunity to send her. Still must say, that
the thought of separation from the little pratter, tho
it was but for two or three weeks not very a.
greeable after ALL If you not yourself father
you would call me childish But as it is, you will ap-
precate this little incident For really there
kind of an influence found stealing over me- as my
eye followed the object of my affection down the road
till it was out of sight-an influence which
Troubedthe bitter fount
Where born"
If it's so hard, II began to ask myself to send away
beloved daughter for few weeks, among the best Of
friends, who will esteem it pleasure to do any thing
for her happiness in their power o, who can imagine
the unutterabe emotions which must rend a fathers
heart, when he sees his daughter torn from him by the
mercess monster, slavery; sold the aution block
forced from home and all its pleasures" again
TO be seen by fathers eve while life lasts ? How
must he feel when he looks upon her and knows this is
the last look ?-when he knows that her mind must be
enshrouded in the night of Egypt-tha the object of
her no minister the
lusts of her tyrants-her highest ambition to please
the being in human shape, who plunders her of all
that's noble in humanity Who, oh, who said, can
conceive the emotions of father in such circumstan-
ces? Reader will you place yourself in such circum-
stances? How would it be with thee Thousands OF IA
thers whose sympathies and paerna love is as strong
as yours or mine every year suffering this mental
cruc!friOn Sable skins they have to be sure, but
"one blood" and one heart, dwell in them and uq
&c SKINS may differ, but AFFECTION
Dwels in white and black the same"
&s the carriage which bore away my child from my
disappeared, turned and went on my way, say
ing to myself "Wel, have hardly begun to make the
sorrows of the slave my own. l have been remiss.
have not fully discharged my duty. will renew the
warfare against that system of cruelty, which sunders
all the tender ties of mans social nature. Hated or
npPauded, will do all IN my pOOer, to terminate this
legslizea murder of the hearts best affections"
Reader, wall yOu? Place yourself in the condition
of the robbed and spoiled and have no fear for the
result What can do ? you ask The same that we
have told you for years. Pray for the slave. Plead
his cause. Defend him every where. twill bring on
you some reproach but go on. Blessed is he that
coAsidereth the poor" Plead with your neghbols tc
remember the slave Don't be afraid of preaching the
same lecture to them again and again. Above all, sci
them an example The first Tuesday in September is
at hand In this State there three parties who vii
them in the most unequivoca manner possible express
their ,OW in reference to the continuance of slavery
Two of them have no design or intention of abolish
ing it" and their leaders would deeply regret if
3d." There IS another party, formed for the single
purpose of removing this curse from the land. They
are determined that for themselves they will "havt
no fellowship with these unfrutul works of darkness
but rather reprove them" In this struggle between
the spirit OF liberty and slavery, which side will yol
be found? With which of the three hosts will you as
sociate? Ask the shareholders advice. They all to
man will tell you, Go with the old parties" Yes, yes
that is their most fervent wsh-go with one of the ole
parties-they care scarcely straw which. Both o
them are their most obedient servants Ask the slave
how he would have you vote. He is ready to pleat
implorngy, vote with those who regard me as mai
and brother"
One word of advice, and will ask your patience nj
longer. Place your children on the auction stand
and then take on yourself the responsibility of the de
cison Such is the fervent wish of
A FATHER.