Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-01-25
For the Green Mountain Freeman
Slavery in the District of Columbia,

Mr.. EDlToR:- do not fully concur with the
view taken in your last paper, relative TO the
present agitation, by Congress, of the ques-
ton Of slavery and the slave. trade in tie Dis
trict of Coumbia--that it will have tenGenc7
To distract northern counsels, and give undue
advantage to the South, on the approaching and
ali-engrossing subject of extending slavery into
the newly organized territories. On the contra
ry, think the late discussion in Congress AS
I every discussion must--will do much to expose
the abomlnable nature, tendency and designs Of
slavery, and unite the friends of freedom as one
man against its further extension.
But my main design, at this time was to
introduce the following article from the N. Y.
Independent, a new Congregational paper, cover
ing petition which the Ladies of that State
are actively circulating, for the non-extension
and abolition Of slavery. We earnestly hope
that ntsavery Ladies in every tOwn in Yer
MONT will Immediately engage in circulating
unS petition for signatures, and when full, that
they should forwI rd them to some one of the
entlemen Iereii named Let but the mind
and heart Of the Safe Of Vermont be fully heard
on this subject, anil think you one of her repre-.
sc natives in Congress- would dare to dodge the
question, or be Hfay-mouthed or crayen-heart
ed on the subject9 tell you nay! P.
LA DIES MAMMOTH PETITION AGAINST SLA.
VERY.
Jealous committee of ladies', in this city
hay conceived the noble idea of obtaining the
mar les of an immense number of women, al
over the country, as signers to a single petition
to L congress, against the extension of Slavery
and tot its extinction, wherever the power o
Con gress can reach it We are happy to dc
anyt hing in our power to "he p those women
who are trying to do good. We therefore copy
the petition and hope every woman who may
rece I'VE copy will set to work, Immediately, t.
get as many signers as she can, to this form o
petit ion; and, when the work is completed
whic h should be without delay, (by January Both
if pr ssible,) send the petition, with the names
TO or of the following gentlemen, in Congress
who have agreed to take charge of such peti
tons, viz: Hon. John P. Hale, Senate; Hon. J
R. G ddings, House; Hon. J. G. Palirey, do.
Hon. Amos Tuck, do.
PETITION.
TO THE HONORABLE THE SENATE OF THE U
M 'ED STATES AND HOUSE OF REPREsEN
ia lives:
Yoi If petitioners, women Of America, WHOSE
names are hereunto subscribed. constrained b,
the 10 We of humanity, address you in behalf o
the G. aims of million and half of their sex
who are afforded no legal protection for thu
heart dearest ties, or wOMAN's sacred honor,
but W it'll their husbands, sons, and brothers, ar
the d. ,omed victims Of system that dwarfs thu
INTEL .ct degrades tie morals, and debases thu
entire being.
Be ieving that they are solemnly bound t.
"rrm ember those that are in bonds, as bount
with them," and believing that in this AGE OF
LIGh T, while the great principles of LIBERT,
are nimatlng the nations, that the Golenmen
of tn csc United States--this Model Republic
-shi mld use all its Constitutional power to Grad
cate, within its owa bounds, an evil which /
being rsPadiats4y Sythe civilized world as il
and earnestly to F% your honorable body a
once to devise such Pleasures as may come lie
gitu nately within Their province, both to proven
the farther extension pf American Slavery, ant
TO withdraw the protection and countenanc
hit lerto afforded by our Government and Fla
to the American Slave Trade, and to suppress
Slavery ef'ectually in those sections over whic
Co ngress has competent jurisdiction. And you
pet itioners will ever pray.