Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-08-24

were the descendants of Ham, and condemned
by God to slavery ,tore0eri that we, as an
enlightened Christiun nation, were under op-
ligations not to send missionaries there to
waste their time and strength in trying to
convert wild and barbarous people to Chrls-
tianty, but to send our ships there and bring
thepi away, and convert them first to habits
of industry and usefulness, and then TO Chris-
tianty. awe are bound" said he," by the
laws OF humanity and the command OF God
to take care of them, and Christianlze them
and we should 90 about tim practical way
Let us bring them here work them, take care
of them, and teach them the arts, civilization
and Christianity, and no longer be governed
by the foolish and impracticable philanthropy
that sends our own men and women to the
wlds of Africa and their own graves in order
to scream the name OF Jesus Christ into the
ears of IL little negro as he runs past in search
of wild boar or Il young tiger"
mo longer ago than last Thursday we
heard an enthusiastic religious lady arguing IN
the same strain. "lt is CUR duty said she,
tour duty to God AMI our fellow creatures, to
do all we can TO civiliz3 and Ch9stlanzo the
heather Of other lands, and how can we do it
50 etfectualIy as by bringing them 10 cur own
shores and taking them into { ur own families
We are now doing everything FOR Ireland and
nothing for the rest OF the world. Let Eng
land take care of Ireland and the Irish, we
have enough them, and let us look to Africa.
Let our 81 ps 60 there and ransom their pris-
oncrs, bring them here and sell them to us for
servants. 1T is infinitely better then to try
to convert them by sending out missionaries.
They make the best servants in the world,
and rightly taught and instructed, they become
industrious, faithful and good Christians"
Think she added, "of having your SER
wants born in your own house, instructed by
your children and interested in your own at
fairs as much us yourself what can be more
Christianike and charitable than such re-
lationship If people would set about cor
resting tn, abuses Of slavery and let the in
stitution itself aloAc, it would be blessing to
both the white and the black race"
Here &c have tho line of argument that is
10 be adopted by this Northern scoundreism.
The African slave trade is TO re-openel to
the ENTERPRISE ot' ar merchants" and this
it is calculated, will produce tremendous
excitement of commercial acquisitiveness
which nothing can withstand But this ii
not all. According to the Day Book the conf
mercial and fashionable religion of the North
will be foremost in this work, on account Of
its " civilizing and outstanding" influence
and it is to have "a mighty support from this
quarter,-if those concerned in itare net mis-
taken. BOOKS have been written 10 prove
that slavery is great missionary institution
and that slave traders are regular missionaries
OF the gospel. Ot course all who write such
books and all who believe them, will be among
the most eager to restore the African slave
trade, and fit out the savers.
Other viIlainous schemes are already ar
ran ed and set down on the programme Of The
slave power, and each in turn will be sup
ported b. all the Northern organs and mer
ccnrics that power, when the time is ripe
-COmnlonmi attn.