Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-07-16

hclng his liberty and life unnecessarily even, in good
cause. But if he was more imprudont and unwary than
other men, twas because he was impellcd forward
in the execution Of his schemes by the purcst and
best qualities of the human heart His love and pity
for his oppressed brotherhs great generosity his
dent enthusiasm, and his daring courage caused him
to overlook the danger, to despse the personal sacrl
flee which his labors for the oppressed might cost
Some men may stgmatize an apostle Paul with the
charge of rashness and imprudeDce in exposing him
self to suferngs, PRISONS and death while preaching
to dying world the unsearchable riches of Christ
But says he "the love of Christ constraineth us" So
did love for the bleeding save-the pershng bond
man-tho hunted fugitive, constrain G. Z. Torrey to
labor, to suffer and to die. A Martin Luther by such
men, may receive the same cold sympathy for his rash
ness and imprudonce in daring to expose himself to
the prosecutions and Anthems Of the church of
Rome-for exposing its errors and advocating the truth
And but for his rashness and mpudence the base and
iniquitious system Of popcy might now spread its
broad wings over the faircst portions of our globe
without molestaton And but for the rashness of
Tomey, Loveoy with all that band Of pioneers in the
cause of human rights, the demon slavery with its
until not only the slave might have reached the climax
of human wretchodncss and hopelcssness, but the
bright sun of our counys prosperity might have gone
down in eternal darkness. His deeds may now be dc
nominated wicked or rash or imprudent, but the time
is not far off in the future when halo of glory will
surround his and Deeds as they chroniced in
the annals of our nations history. Multtudes will rise
up and call him blessed. Had he fallen in our revolu-
tonary struggle in the Of freedom from British
taxation and oppression, his name would have lived in
tie grateful hearts of the American people. And has
he less demands upon our gratitude because he has
fallen in the cause Of those oppressed thousand fold
more than were these Colonies? All his name will
not be forgotten. When the power ofsayery is brok
en-when by the light and power of the gospel the
darkness Of sin and prejudice shall be driven away
poserty will do justice to his name. When the letters
Of the bondman shall be taken off, many sable of
Africa will seek his peaceful grave-to drop over it
grateful tear In his death the cause of bleeding hui
manity the poor groanng bondman, has osta firm and
able friend. Though he accomplished much in his
life, yet in his death he will accomplish Though
dead he yet speaketh' His influence will be felt in
other generations. His ashes will be like so much
eaven in the hearts of this nation. Yes many hearts
will beat quicker in the cause of Liberty at the men,
ton of the name of Touoy |, should be SO. His
name and the circumstances of his death should ami
mate every lover of freedom, until the shout of victory
shall be heard throughout the length and breadth of
our land Let US with that bereaved widow-those
tatherless childrcn-with the multitudes engaged in
the same cause in which he fell and with the millions
of signing bondmen come and drop tearon his grave
But ali could he see us weeping there and speak to us
from the portals Of bliss his words would be, Weep
not for me--weep not for me- but for yourselves and
your guilty, devoted country and for
the millions whose hot scaldng tears wrung romthem
by the cruel hand Of oppression, mosten the soil of
America.
And now, it remains for us to inquire whether our
hands are Clean whether our skirts are pure ijom the
blood of the innocent slave and the martyred Torey.
Whether have done anything to create and perpet-
uate that blood-lhirsty system, whether we have
left any thing undone, that we could d. to abolish it.
J.; us wash hands in innocency, that we may with
pure conscience, look upon the bleeding slave, the
dying martyr, and say Paul said to the elders of
Ephesus, "Whcretoro take you to record this day,
that am pure from the blood of all men,"
Let us labor faithfully, and pray ardenty, that the
foul blot Of slavery may be wiped from our conscion-
ccs, our country, and the world.