Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-03-08
SLAVERY AND FREEDOM.

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SLAVERY AND FREEDOM.
THEODORE PARKER LECTURE IN SYRACUSE, N. Y.
By way of Introduction to his subject, the
lecturer referred to the fact thatslavery form
erly existed among all nations; and gave some
interesting facts in relation to its existense and
extinction at different periods and among diff
ferent people,
Up to the time of the Revolutionary war
there was no American idea. There was a
Massachusetts, idea, Delaware idea, a Viz
GINA idea, but there was no unity OF sent-
meut among the colonies. In the Revolution
they were forced together by common danger,
The first consolidation took place under the
presence of British oppression. In the course
of the war they were driven together, and
then sprang up an American idea. Since then
we have been blessed with unprecedented pros
perity. We have vast territory everything
that will grow out of doors will grow some-
where in America. There is good begin
ming for great country in the various blood
in the veins of our nation. Anglo-Saxon,
Irish, and different .Teutonic races.
And look at the unequalled increase of pop
ulation. In 1890 there were three millions of
people; now there are at least twenty -four mil
lions. No people have so many advantages
Tor advancement as we. But in order to ad-
vance, there must be unity of action and unity
of idea. How can two walk together unless
they be agreed? They must agree, first where
to 60; and, second what course to take to 90
there.
The institutions of country have two ba-
SEES. One is the basis of force. Underneath
the basis Of force is the basis of ideas. In
America there are two distinct idcas-the one
of Freedom-the other of Slavery. The idea
of Freedom is made up Of five parts -
l. Every man has natural rights.
4 2. These rights are inlineahle. except BIZ
his own act No man canalienate the rights
of another.
g. These rights are equal in all men. Ono
has not more and another less; the rich mar
has not more or less right than the poor man
tho strong than the weak-the talented
than the imbecie.
4. The function Of Government is to orga
nize institutions to secure to all the enjoyment
Of their natural, inalienable and equal rights
5. The government which has this for it,
object derives its sole powers from the consent
Of the governed.
These points make up the idea of freedom
1t gives rise to the democracy which is a gov
eminent of ALL for all while an arstocracy il
government of all, by a few.
A hundred years ago America had no ma
tional idea but on the 18th of July, Thoma
Jefferson published the Declaration of indie
pendence in which the idea of freedom wa
distinctly set forth. This idea then received
a national character. 1t was the first instance
in history, when this great principle was a
dopted as distinctive national idea On tn,
other hand is the idea of slavery, which i
made up of three parts l. There are nc
natural, equal and inalienable rights in man
These are all moonshine. 2. There is nat
ural diversity among men. Some men ar
born to wealth and station-some to povert,
&c.,, and that the strong have privileges owe
the weak the rich over the poor. 3. 1t i
the privilege of the strong to organize iusti
buttons 80 that while idle themselves, the
shall secure the services of the weak.
These make up the idea Of slavery, and the,
oil tend to despotism. He knew Of no perfec
democracy. No nation has ever been goo
enough. He knew of no perfect despotism-
man is not bad enough fallen human natur
as our ministers call it, cannot come that we
we have good representations of both. Th
North is very good example of a democracy
South Carolina of despotism.
> The peiey Ia the North is to haze propert
and political power in as many hands as poss
/ BILE, and learning in as many heads The pc
icy in South Carolina, is, to have property an
, political power in as few hands as possible an
learning in as few.heads, land us little of it
These tive ideas of Freedom and SLAYER,
embodied in our nation, are antagonists.
There is no such thing as making slavery an
freedom live together, a happy family. On
must evidently destroy the other, and hene
3 the controversy about slavery.
( Our fathers came here in the fear of God
not the love; they have not yet learned th
| love Of God but the fear was something; an
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Plymouth rock, sEat the waves Of emigratio
beating upon it at the rate of sixty thousan
a year, have not washed out their footprint
and never will. The Pilgrims came here, NJ
to get rich but to worship God according
their belief People went to Carolina just a
our sons 60 to California, to have good tim
and get rich; and this diversity of purpose i
the early settlers soon began to show itself
institutions. Massachusetts is small Stat
with only little upwards of seven thousan
square mles-yet Plymouth rock is there
She had the first free school in the world til
first printing press in America; the first tri'
by jury, and the first representative govern
ment; and shefr preached against SLAYER,
Pennsylvania with an origin not less mob
than Massachusetts abolished slavery Also
The Puritan and the Quaker united in crust
:. ing it. But South Carolina cherished it.
Since the Conflict Of Slavery and Fresdo
began in eur country, Freedom has come Q
!, conqueror only twice. Once in 1885,, wins
: Slavery was excluded FROM the north-we
: territory, which has since been formed in
+ States and again in 1903, when the slave trat
WAS abojshad