Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-05-21
MONTPELIER, VT, THURSDAY MAY 81, 1916

Eof all their lights to escape from the hand of the
&spoiler" as his bible required him to do.
4 81 If men we're forced into those Maryland grog
Bishops, and compelled 10 suffer all the miseres of drunk
@enncss, and Mr. Toey had assisted those who wished
escape to those happy towns in the north where
8no alcohol is yelded" the figure would exactly repre-
ssent what he die do,
(6 Here is nc doubt mistake, both in the mind of
sthis writer and many others The indictment against
Mr.. Torey WIS for enticing and seducing slaves
3&c To this he could not plead guilty, for am con
sfdent from conversation with large number now in
sCanada mt lie only assisted those who wished to get
gaway This shows that those horrible slave laws
(which 1t IN kes our blood chill to read are enforced to
J the letter and even beyond it.
az PauIwas once let down through the window
gin basket to escape from danger Mr. Tory never
Ydesred to become martyr, nor did his friends desire
Ito have hin. How very magnanimous; how christian
3ke, to tataize man for trying to escape from the
sclaws Of a tiger because he did not succeed
(S) How glorious for the noble state of Maryland to
3kill by inches insane" man, and not permit his
8wi(e or children to wipe the sweat of death or-Li
brow or receive his parting blessing Can the histo-
Try Of Roman Catholic, or even heather brutality eX-
3ceod this E?
(9) 1t may not be unjust to have punished him
here: it may be just to reward him hereafter" Here
lis a specimen of the whole system of slayehoding
Justice It Furnishes men "to the DEATH for what God
Twill reward them hereafter And to strengthen the
hands, and harden the hearts of the administrators OF
this kind of justice" our Doctors Of Divinity have
tried their skill at forcing the holy bible into its sup
port and thus endcavored to force from the mouth of
Jehovah sentiment which his heart abhors; and we
must all unite in supporting these doctors, pros-
dents and professors of our colleges missionary sec
rearcs. &c, or be peltcd with all sort of vile cphcts
for our insubordination
That God will "rewardo Mr.. Torey for those acts
which have caused his present suierngs do not bel
leye there is man in the nation doubt, if he uni
dersands the case, and believes at all in the God of
the Bible lie went to Maryland for the simple pur-
pose of helping poor, suffering slaves to land where
they might be permitted to read the word of God well
knowing the depraycd state of public sentiment this
SUBJECT, ana lnG uanBerS he was mourning. by Cne
mprudence of some of his friends in this State he was
detected seized upon and thrown into Jail. lie tried
to make his escape from that JAIL but | am informed
that when individuals offered to procure false esmo-
my for his trial. which would undoubtedly have set him
free, and urged him to allow it, he utterly reused
He had rather die an innocent man than that others
should do wicked acts to save his life
There are, suppose, several hundreds now in Cana
da who were relieved from state which heyregarded
Jas than death itself by his selfdenyng patriot
lie abors. Their gratitude to their kind deliver en-
ceeds anything ever saw, Many with whom con
ycrscd would gladly have gone to the pcnentary and
aborcd and suffered out the term of his sentence, if
that could have procured his release Butno he must
be cntoulbed alive in those dark, damp vaults and
when the physicians Of the pententary gave certiti-
cate Of the hopeless state of the prisoners health and
the certainty Of his speedy death, the Governor and
Representatives Of the State deliberately persist in
driving from him his earthly friends, and compel him
to die there alono Thank God he has "a friend that
sticketh closer than brothor and enc, too that will
ayengc his blood.
J. c. ASPENNALL
Chester, May 1916,