Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-08-06


men, His habtaton shall be desolate, and no man
shall dwell therein and his bshoprc another shall take
Oh, we'll might mourn for the depravlty OF the
age. In the 10Th century, under nomnaly the treeest
government in the world, must pine In dun
geon alone and neglected with the blightng hand of
death at his ytas while the banner of Freedom waves
over him, the song of Liberty floats around him. and
the spirit Of the immortal Washington looks ceaseess-
y upon him from the breathing features Of the imper
ishable marble and all this for no other crime than
that Of giving delverance to the captive and knocking
the sllye cofle from the image and likeness of God
! And yet how many do you suppose we can find to-
day, making superior pretensons to political wisdom
and sagacity, who ready to lift up their hands in
support of the authorities Of Maryland, and denounce
rorey as an unprinciped man. thief, and a states
prison convict
But the specous argument has been urged and will
be again. that the Institutions of the South are not
matter Of our concern-and that the Constitution guar
antics 10 each State the right to make its own laws and
protect its own Institutions. Nothing is palmer than
that the States have their Constitutional rights
which may not be nterfered with. Nothing is palmer
also, than that Whatever concerns Itself with us, and
our interests, thus makes itself part Of our
Slavery concerns itself, as we shall soon see, with the
matters of the Northern Smtcs-and when we speak
Of it, we do not speak Of Il matter alien to ourselves
If slavery would conne itself with all its concomi-
1 ant influences and effects, to the Southern States we
who live north of Mason and DiXons line, would nei-
ther give nor take, and pursue our own aVocatons
mo ested. But such is not the case and cannot be-
We mcdde with slavery then, for the plainest and sim
pest reason IN the world: Slavery me0ideS Wih as. 1t
will not answer to urge the argument that NEEDLE
with what does not concern us, while the affairs of
Slavery yet reeking with the blood of an innocent
victim, and that victim member of our own commu-
nifty. 1t well never answer while the widowed mother
and the tatheress children among the circle our
own acquaintance and friends. 1t will never answer
while the few gathered remains of that victim lie OH
New England SOIL and tie setting sun gilds his tomb
stone in the sight of Northern freemen 1t is not II
mere fancy picture These latter days have brought
many strange things to pass, and this is among them
The truth is the Institution of Slavery at the South is
Of vital concern to the North, and is every day becom
ing more so.
Its influence is extending itself throughout the whole
Union, and Incorporating itself with the interests of
the country, in every department of life and its blight
ing power is felt like the pestilence that waseth at
MONDAY.
l. u intrudes upon our financial affairs, and DIS
tlrbs The equality Of taration.
The charge is idle one. Every table ofstatistics
representing the produce and income and expenses Of
the government, establishes it. Indeed the very ma
ure of the Case and the conditions of our federal COM
pact, make it impossible that the REORGANIZATION of fl
nancia affairs in State shall not effect the affairs
Of another. Slave labor is allowed on all hands, by
shareholders themselves, to be the most unproductve
that could be empoyed-and the most ruinous TO the
! soil and consequently to the people. Witness few
statistics
A member of the Kentucky Legislature in 1840,
speaking on the law prohibiting the importation Of
Slaves says:
Thc world is tccmng with improved machinery Toushis
all lost we comparatively living that by
S n Kc o W Ts qJS Mn ur WnG
year put up thousand houses Louisville, al world
"9Wf, wrote "rtnt on nearly as many Of hers The Oa'O"
| Aoa,1a ,nIa Lo.a ,o4 49, ,o,,as - .,ue,o.,.o
"a pooPie WIZ 1--WE not uie .Dwei 10 l'laliudctule
w. 10" 'i'ei'' VI anu t'49 Pu !" use ue
ont - o oar, a & f, b
jon Iso " 'o1bor o. G satno
,e'i ,''9' " in'lool 81 lo SUM uulns
e S9ie {Gr p !eSen @o94IPalaS W we" "a 'e IL
"""o''i ''''"'' Vi "s''i'U "iu 4'0" yin
cd II Ngn W9 NILS Of terry contain aFs
square niles contained population Of ii 100 This statement
eNhts iavnro virginia. difference Of 29l2 square miles Of
and c. 40 mor In & nnr ae of frV Years yirrina il
found 10 contain 81 lo5 souls, New York 9l8GO8 which
caos GrFsn'e aHGr OF MgW YORK Of oVSS s ~ 1he m
ne f. m bas more Ian double as arac as that Of New York
The increase Of New York basis Of 3o has been i
cf and New Yr IN thai f 5S ncp ceH POT
"nc amount property Virginia under the assessment
1855 WIS VI l1s TIE oggrgate value Of real ard person
ds IN New yS o,S Vg X Soa oF sdi5 eGg lou an
statesmen may differ about policy the meansto be employed
G Io3ooh lg pubic good pG s eey Vqgn 70 DC a.
hat New York is gtcr c%r more prospcron. and powerful
Starc than Virginia What has gccasioned the difference,
that has st we'd The march fber pcorle The incubus thai has weigh
ed her enterprise strinad her commerce. kept sealed her
@Asi@ss En3n Of mineral wea9 and I2y 9 her arts
As r1"f c ,Ia ;,. W;.;'
d0 iL o F PROOF oms o .e same ann nso 9 t ou
LLi,,t ] ;i w N WI L vi. IN
10 square il'ie I've" ioiN i'u SEVEN 10
04T u, 9a 51'1' .na. d., r ,.,c .. ,,.-
~ l ul,i iie ,aSe oL m"il GenIuy, lglna
laS WE'VE naoltat' 10 square mile; ana view ork
niIy-"o E&oloiung an increase on the part OF VIZ
ela OIL 0hy TWO TO 'he square me' and on Inc part
o view hofA Oh ioIN-hNe' 20
ana me very state winch has sacrilced lorrey TO
sustain 'Ie honor Oh slavery, presents SAD contrast
"i'i the state from winch It's victims are to DC iprnS
eo; ,,,o,+ ,o..,o..,,
IN lo4o Massachusetts had 731,699 inhabitants.
M, maryland 4"720Z
NO" let IL De fecolected, that Maryland Is nearly
0oao'e tIle SIZE OIL MASSACHUSETTS NOW allowing the
tao OF property 10 De as presented IN the former sta
tstcS we cannot i9I to see no" vastly superior point
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