Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-06-08
THE RIGHT OF REsCUE--EAGLEs AND
OTHER BIRDS.

Forcibe resistance to law, in government
like ours, cannot be justified for single mo-
ment under any circumstances, however aggra-
waiting"
Thus saith the Bird of Wisdom, commonly
known as the BraHleboro Eagle. The Eagle
man vainly imagines himself one of the Sir Ora
clcs and organs of the Wings Of Vermont and
the above remark occurs in some sage editorial
observations. in his last paper, relative to the
Boston Fugitive Slave Case. We take the liberty
to brand the -e.ss-.ant quoted, as absolutely
and wholly nntruez-and we further charge,
that it is foolish as we'll Us false. Here is the
proof:
"All things which ye would that men should
do unto you, do ye even so to them" This is
the Higher Law; and the Eagle writer doubt
less PROCESSES, as well as most members of Yer
mont society, to believe in it. Suppose that
same writer were himself seized by U. S. Mar
shall, Or some of his hounds, under the author
ity of the lying Fugitive Slave Act, at the in
stance of some good Kentucky Wing, who is
ready to prove said Eagle man his slave.
ooh, but" says Eagle, it is not suppo-
sable case. am nobody's slave; but free
Vermont citizen, editor ofa Wing newspaper"
Suppose you are, what then? There are plen
ty of Southern slaves who are quite as ,vhits
as you are; and it is great pity if there are
not some of them quite as intelligent, notwith-
standing they were never allowed to 60 to school
an hour in their lives. Certainly, there are
many men in the free States, formerly enslavcd
who are vastly your superiors in head, heart and
integrity. And, as to your freedom, if you
were to happen in Boston or New York, don't
you know that plenty of witnesses could be CO.
silly and cheaply procured to swear to anything
You must be greener than most folks, if you
don't.
Well, the Marshall has got you, poor Eagle
the irons are ready for your wrists and ancles,-
the chains. for your o'cs limbs are clanking in
your ears-aod now rises sadly upon your aching
vision, the long, dreary, deathly life of a STARE
The woes and agonies you have heretofore scoife'
at are now to be realized in your own miserable per
son-aud you are, as you may well be, thrille,
: with horror at the prospect.
But thank Heaven for the chance there is still
ray of hope for YOU. Around you, with stron,
arms and brave hearts, stand many men--me
who love libertY for others, as we'll as for them
's = effect yong rescue ff'F
Now, Mr.. Eagle, would you not want thes
brave hearts to aid you, in this dreadful emergen
cy! Base man. R-you kno,o you would; an
you know, and you feel in your inmost soul, tina
it would bemean in you TO deny it and you kno,
itwould be perfectly jOssifable-nay, noble an
generous in those brave men to effect your deli,
erance, or the deliverance of any one in such eli
cumstances. And here you see that il is bot
false and foolish for you to say in your pape
what we have quoted at the head of this article
Now all we have to add is, that an Eagle has n
right to be goose; and if you don't want to /
considered more of a goose than anything els
we advise you never to say such foolish thin
again.