Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-04-22

acquainted with great number CT ministers, cl-
ders and church-members, who owned slaves,
and who never made an effort either public or
private, to teach them to read the word of God.
And | never knew an instance Of any attempt
being made to discipline members for this great
sin Of omission
1t is a universal practice among slaveholdmg
church-members, to have family worship while
slaves are at work. never knew but one excep-
ton to this-and who ever heard of this being a
discpinabe offence | have known elders and
private members to tie up men, women and chill
dren, some aged and infirm and fog them severe
y and | never knew it to injure their standing
in the church. l have known multtudes of
church-members, who bought and sold slaves for
gain" who parted husbands and wives, parents
and children, without any notice whatever being
taken of it by the church, except in one instance
where a man and his wife were parted, an elder
brought it before the session. and the result OF
the matter was that the elder was honored with
call from Judge Lynch's posse, composed OF
church-members.
And now as to the groaning and painting OF
church-members i'll the south to get rid of this
great evil 1t is generally known that the laws
Of the slave States authorize buying and selling
slaves and parting assunder all those natural ties
which are so dear to husbands and wives, parents
and children brothers and sisters, and almost ev
cry species of cruelty conceivable. Who in the
south has not seen the slave-drivers securing the
country, Just as we see the hog and cattle specu
ators do in this country, and driving their drove
of slaves through mud and water, and frequent
shutting them up in open pens at night withou
anything to shelter them from the weather, be
ever SO inclement Frequently the gangs ar
chained together with heavy chains.
Who in the south has not seen the inhumal
slave-driver going about trying to give ava
| the infant from the mothers breast, amid he
t wangs Of anguish, (and frequently, successful
I that it might not injure the sale of the mother
Those in the slave States who have not see
such scenes as these, must have lived i'll some OF
scure corner, or have shut their eyes. And ye
e during my.wholc residence at the south | nevC
saw or heard Of a petition, remonstrance, or an
4 such thing to the Lawmakers, to get an end pr
to their wicked laws and practices | blus
v when think of this, for have to take guilt an
d shame to myself
d And now few words on the sinfuness
o holding. never have known a slave-hol
'. er awakened to a sense of his sin and danger
n the influences of the Holy Spirit, (lor the Spir
v of God operates among shareholders as well
others, and He is not driven from his work
re armed mobs Or carnal weapons), but slavery W
of amongst the first things which troubled him )
ar and when brought to indulge a hope in Chris
Of his conscience was always peculiarly tender {
t. that point, until his difficulties were removed
d some spiritual leader.
" Now, Messrs. Editors, others may belle
l. whom they may, but | would not give the ties
-y mony of the Holy Ghost on this or any other su
r. iect for that Of all the doctors of divinity i'll t
of land
in If you should think proper to publish this,
st may send you some facts corroboratiye of t
at above. w. NJ. ALLISON.
IN jan 26. lS47.