Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-15
Slavery opposed to every principle Of
Action,

1t Is always WE'LL III pOl.Olhllh5 tNO D
to pause and enquire what those motives are Whlch
prompt to The prosecution of actions; whether or not
they are such as should actuate the honest man and
chrisan whether act in accordance with the nigh c
and imperative dictates of conscience and candid Jud
cement, humanity and religion; or whether we are al
lowing ourselves to be led on by sectional or personal
feeling by self interest," which principles are on
" worthy to guide the aspirant and the Of con-
tracted soul.
1t is principle of ethcs and one which is perfectly
self evident that the impulsve faculties of the mind
may be comprehended In the three following viz =
LIST Passion or feeling, as when we from sudden inn
pulls rush to the performance of Decd without stay
ing to consider the effect I'd Interest or SeflOUe, man
Tested in seeking our own happiness, regardless of
that of Others and Sd Conscience when we seek for
right and duty and act accordingly Right and duty
should be the motives which inspire to every act IN
life while neither Feeling nor Interest should be re-
garded as sufficiently authoritative in themselves to
prompt to any act whaever nor should they influence
our moral actions unless in harmony with judgment
which is often the case, and appears to us to be such
in action against slavery. And since this is the fact
unite to drive us forward in efforts against it, we
often wonder why men do so little; for surely what
is better calculated to rouse the feelings and make the
bosom swell with every indignant emotion than con-
sderation of slavery it is? What is more fitted to
awaken sympathy, tenderness, hatred and disgust and
every sensbiity of the heart which would drive to de-
termned opposition, than its daily Developments
Gil Al Al, aim and Tho
blacklist crimes and how can a christian view them
and not feel? What system under the sun, has great
err train OF appendng evils, such as would bleed the
tender heart and scken the Vruous soul? Not con-
tent with its existence merely, it must from its
very nature bring to its aid multiplied train of abom
nations, at which heather and barbarian would
+ blush.
To attempt an enumeration OF its consequent evils
e which are enough to tear out the soul of man and
freeze the blood to deadness are at lost ii
, astonshment and wonder if we are indeed in repub
e lican land and among christian people, Look al
fathers transported goods and forced to service like
dogs look mothers, such beings Graded as all
and Jesus Christ even they bro't forward ant
offered as property whose sympuhes affections ant
}, virtues sold for cash. and they compelled to serve
like the OK; look at bmgnilcd and stolen daught
and have you impulse to act against such sys
r, TEN?
G The foregoing many admit, but pecunialy ssr lou
Il they think forbids definite action on this point Will
q Banks and Tariffs neglected But here they labo
under an egregious msakeor is not and never cal
IS be for the benefit of any people to support olera
= wrong and especially the wrong of slavery where al
Is owners and holders, and their families live in indo
is That slavery is detrimental to the prosperity
l. country, is clearly shown from plain and strict prir
e cples of political economy, which principles forbid tn
% inactivity of portion of the citizens of countr
while the other portion labor for the support OF tn
mass The inhabitants of this country often spok
e en- of tour family" and such is the character
e any people governed and protected by the same laws
}, but apply the ami-Iabor system to portion of tn
r. members of family, while all must have support an
we readily see that those who refuse to labor add
70 thing to the substance of the family, while they derac
n much its laborng members, and dead weight
to pecuniary prosperity and advancement. The sam
n principle may apply to state or nation; therefore
appears that body supports the incidence of sav
IS holders, and who is it? But not content with thi
, Alone compelled to fight its battles, and pun
If chase its territory whenever and wherever required
t. had northern people the money which they have pal
# since our national existence to feed this SYSTEM W
# apprehend they would be wealthy than the
have been made under the nurturing care of uctua
IS ing Bank and Tariff administrations.
If But the great final and just principle of right mora
action, is conscience, which is to be formed with tn
bible in our hands, and with it, who can for momen
plead the support of system utterly hostile to it
. The one knows no distinction between all the nation
of the EARTH the other creates the most unwarrantab
and wicked distinctions; the one guarantees to ever
man the right to himself the other robs him of all hi
powers and consecrates them to the most wicked de
signs of anotherthe recognizes the marriage tie
the most holy earhh other destroys Thy propagat
ing practices at which angels weep and devils laugh; tn
one teaches benevoence, kindness and love, the 9th
er teaches avarice and the most barbarous cruetes
the one teaches virtue reverence and obedience to al
It the commands of God while the support of the othe
: is drawn from hostile disobedcnce.
G With this view, where is the in1ence of the mint
relative to action? Yet men will act in favor Ameri
r can oppression, but what is the principle which prompts
them? We can conceive of only one which is secloue
d the most unhoy and groveling that ever mpelled thu
J. heart of man. Such was the spirit which guide,
Judas in the betrayal of the Savior, such it was tina
guided Arnold in the treachey played toward our ma
o ton in its struggle for Liberty and such it is, tina
l. prompts men to betray the liberties of 100000 hu
If man beings for the ptonce afordedby petty o1ic
e or reaped from "incidentaI protection" HD.H.
PAINFUL AND REvoLTING.-A most shocking oc
currence took place Thursday of last week, in tn
G death of young man named Francis X. Carpheal
,bo ;OJ Al 81 hot hon Dr.