Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-22

naneless, transported beyong her power. Inn
ouace is feeble to describe those scenes of agony,
and that too under law which is sustained by
from the free states of the union.
The Hon. ]. r. of Massachusetts, one morning
in talinq his seat by my side, called my atten-
ton to some remarks had made the day before
and related to me painful instance of the effect
of slavery He said recently in this city, anoth-
er gentleman and myself were coming across the,
bridge over the Potomac, and while near the
middle of the bridge, we saw a female running
towards us with all her might. Soon there was
an outcry. We saw the grill approaching us, and
behind her two men in close pursuit. The men
called to US to stop the girl. We stopped to see
how she would appear. She was apparently a.
bout 10 years Of age She approached and saw
us standing on the bridge in front OF her; looking
back and seeing her pursuers in the rear, seeing
no chance of escape, she cast her eyes upwards,
and threw herself over the bridge The waters
closed over her. and her history was thus writ
ten. OF the entire truth Of this story, | have no
doubt That woman committed that Decd I'M
der the law which is sustained by your repres-
entatlves and mine, which was enacted by your
representatives. and mine
Mr.. Adams related to me that a mother and
two children had been brought from the country
and placed in the prison house Of the district;
and within those gloomy walls, no eyes but the
Creators upon her, in her mind she looked back
upon the home from which she had been torn,
forward to that life Of infamy and disgrace which
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What is the remedy for all this! | saw to Won
fellow citizens. that there is but one remedy in
INV oninion and th,t is the dissemination al
Itr1th II is information and intelligence to he
snread before the neoDle of This nation. not he
| fore who's democrats or Liberty men bnt he
fore fine masses Of this GREAT nation 7 et thom
know and understand truth and fact Gentle
men and ladies', YOU never saw from INV hind or
heard from my TONGUE an ARGUMENT mon This
subject. but that had for its object in every
sDeech and in every line 70 Give inflammation n
|tbc Deonlc When this has been ACCOMPLISHED
Idemocrats who's and Iibertv mon will come
with one common innulse and will hurI b,cl, the
assaults made unon their riobts and thcir liner.
tjes Let vour n,ners sneak LET vour nnbJic
men speak Let men stand forth and advocate
the cause of our race. Fellow citizens. I speqI,
to no party. but in God'sname I call mon Won
when YOU send men to that House of CONGRESS-
to legisIate for YOU. send men, men of human
sympathy. do not ask of Won to send who's
democrats or Liberty men; but in heavens name
send us men, men whose hearts can beat in svm
=, Datbv with the oDDrcssed men who are worth,
ofbeing called dcscendentsof those pjlgrim faith.
ers who plainly liberty mon Plvmoutb's rock
men who can look back with pride upon then
ancestors. men who have inherited those fcepr,
and sentiments of heayen-born Iibertv which
Shall constitute them defenders of these rirhts.
| would imDute evil to noman forgive thf
past | know no man who has offended SO gross
iy but what can forgive him. the moment he
will place himself upon the constitution of our
country, and the rights of mankind, and main
tain the riqhts of our race. AGAIN I would 81,
to you, fellow citizens, send men to this Hail tC
lin these seats. who are not afraid to sneak wha
they feel, and to rive utterance to the emotion,
of their hearts; who will assert the RIGHT this da,
to be free from this stain, who will stand by YOU
constitution and maintain if in IFS nurity. VIII,
will leave the institution Of slavery where tie con
stitution left if and at fine same fine doman,
That their bqnd; shall bn froc from, ;ts ,,,;lt To
your state assert these rights, if they have no
already done so, In these remarks, repeat
have aIlusion to no party When | come upon
this subject | know no party but my race, nc
cause but my country's, nor will |, nor can
descend to partisan strife or partisan warfare.
appeal to one party as much as to another
But still higher duty is to devolyc upon u.
at no distant day, The chief magistrate of thi.
nation is to be chosen. lie is to continue this
country in the disgrace and infamy of this war
or he is to put stop to the course which ha,
been pursued 1t is to that would now cal