Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-04-09
MEReuI. Oct. 9th, 1916.

MEssRs EDITORS Will you, or some OF
your valuable correspondents, tell me how to
meet the following objection, have to meet
wherever | go among the wild Karensl eff we
become disciples, when you get large number
of US, you intend to entice US away and make
slaves of US in your own country" Thus OBJ
lection is often urged with as much seriousness
and confidence as though they were actually ac-
Quainted with the system of American slavery.
Did these ignorant, but slaUe-hating heather, but
know the slaveholding character of the Ameri-
600 back, thou hypocrlte-GO back, and teach
the heather of your own country, and give them
the Bible, before you come here to impose upon
US" l am fully persuaded, that did they know
it, this would in substance be the language OF
many wild Karen.
Will not the Karens become acquainted with
the history of American slavery? see not how
it can possibly be avoided.
Some of their young men are learning our Ian
guage becomeing acquainted with our books
papers, &c. And when they once begin to gel
the idea, they will not cease their opportunities
once known, it will spread like wild-fre amoug
the people. Some time since, | noticed in q
public paper the following remark, as coming
from Bro Kncaid: eff the heather were aware
of the slaveholding character of our churches, by
whom our missionaries are sent out, the useful
ness of the missionaries would be at an end.
Now should not be willing to go quite so fa
as this, and say their usefulness would be at al
end. But | most sincerely believe, that thu
I strength of the missonary's arm would be sadi,
! paralyzed.
thought felt interested for the slave befor
left my native land; but during the eight year
: since left and came to this heather country,
have been witnessing the amount of men an
money employed in behalf of the heather ofthes
provinces, and how small their number compare
to the slaves of the United States of free and IN
/ dependent america! According to the censu
= in 1910, the whole population of these provir
ces, including Maays, Chinese, Siamese an
e Toungthoos, (who never have any missionary,
was lis ,000-not Onc-twcntieth the number
e oppressed heather in that land Of boosted free
5 dom and Christianity. And what is the amour
t of means used in behalf Of this population ?
= There are on the ground at present ID mission
: aries and their wives, and one single female
h According to what statistics | have before mt
the whole expense cannot be less than 5000
= year, and | believe it must be considerable
e more than that. Don't understand me to COZ
I vey the idea that we have superabundance {
, labor and money. No, indeed! Almost ever
t department Of labor among us is suffering fc
: want of reinforcement. In many instances W
a cannot employ assistants and have schools fc
$ the want of money. Had we twice the amour
= of men and money, there would be an abundanc
d of work to be done. But when | think Of
It in connection with American slavery, and thin
$ Of the Shareholder holding the Bible from h
+ own people, and yet apparently anxious to Civ
e the same to the heather, my heart sckens, Will
r it seems as though had been dreaming over tn
+ subject of American slavery Would that W
might all awake, and wash our hands from tn
d awtM pollution! D. L. BRAYTON.