Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-12-13


ct us at least select the most decent and car
led, not the most abandoned and malignant
lmong tn, men-stealers Of the South, "to fn
,our us with the views prevalent in their v
Unity" on the subject of chatte slavery
With all possible respect for you, gentlemen
Individually andzsollectively, l. for one, sha
seep aloof from any such mixture. Nc
sven to end tempting opportunity to plea
for those in bondage will | concent to reeoe
Mise the propriety of such procedurc:' NJ
aim is to stain the character and render infa
nous the conduct of the stakeholder, through
out the civilized world. am for his imme
date exclusion from the professedly Christia
church, and from every honorable position IL
the State As long as he is allowed to holt
his head up in society-is deemed worthy G.
public considerations permitted to fill Of.
fees of trust and emolument-is Recognised
as friend Of his country, and animated By
the spirit of true piety-and, especially, a.
long as those who claim to be the representa-
tives and advocates of the slave treat hlH
with mar ed attcntion-so long will he con
tinue to rob and Cypress the victims OF hi
cupidity. He must be made to feel as doei
the foreign slave-trader, the overwhelming
power of public sentimcnt-that he is "sir'
ner of the first rank" utterly without excuse
and deserving Of universal abhorrenee. II
your invitation to him, gentlemen, at all cal
culated to produce any such feeling!
Gentlemen, an act wholly unnecessary j.
labour lost. The adage, that " it is not wort,
while to carry Goals to Newcastle" throug.
trite, is in this connection both pertinent ans
instructive. Is the Anti-Slavery cause, even
in its mildest phase, so popular in Boston
are the apologists and defenders of Souther-
Slavery 50 few and odous--that you deem j.
a meritorious act to import the landing slave.
holders Of Virginia, Georgia, Missouri anc
South Carolina, to sustain their. horrible
slave system against such overwhelming odds
How much farther advanced, in principle, on
this subject, is Boston than Charleston, Rich
mond or Savannah! What of the pulpita
and churches of this city9 What is the an
mating spirit Of the Daily Advertiser, the
Courier. the Journal, the Traveller, tho
Ckroniehe, the Post, and other newspapers?
While, therefore. the pulpit and press, tho
wealth, responsibility, commercial strength,
popular sentiment, and religious influence o.
Boston, are all actively combined to "crush
out" every vestige of anti-slavery feeling and
action, is it judicious Or wise for those who
are the victims of this all-prevuiling pro.sla-
very sentiment to, put their hands into their
pockets, and profer liberal pecuniary bride
and every civility to induce the human-aesh.
mongers, south of Mason and Dixon's line
to add their diatoism 10 the general corrup.
ton among usa To ask is to answer the
question.
Gentlemen, what wotd be thought of the san
ity OF the American Board Of Commissioners if
nstitutiug course of lectures for the subversol
of idolat;y, they should invite some of the mos
subtle and Indignant worshppers of Brahina Il
come over, and "favour us with the views pre-
vaent in their vicinity offering not only II
give them enough to defray their expenses acros
the Atlantic, but to put handsome sum int
their pockets! All Christendom would resoun'
with mingled cries of der sion and shouts o
laughter. When it shall be deemed proper to hir
to show that honesty, Justice and mercy ought Il
be treated as fanaticism madness and treason
then no objection can consistently be raised to Sc
curing the services of Shareholders in opposition
10 the sacred cause of human liberty.
r How reads the Declaration Of Independence
+" We hold these truths to be SELF EVIDENT
that ALL MEN are created EQUAL; that they or
endowed by THEIR CREATOR with certain INA
Q khak those mr. III II
! LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness" TIL
: right of human being to his own body an
Q soul. therefore, is not debatable question.
9 is to be affirmed and maintained, not argued {
|. proved. No STAKEHOLDER needs to be enlightene
!. on that point. Noman living is more consciot
;. of his perpetual injustice to his victims IT
}. blood-reeking slave code which he has enacted
II the confession, if not the full measure, Of h
: criminality. His guilt makes him coward {
we'll as ruffian. Whatever may be his spir
q or his manners, when his right to bold slaves
a unqucstioned, the moment that right is denie'
,. it operates like the touch Of Ithuriel's spea
J which caused the assembling toad to assun
Is his true shape, that of devil. He is thu
n transformed into a wolf or tiger. His passion
r. are " set on FIRE of hell" He spurns all barr
n ers, and de6es all restraints. He is ready Il
3. imprisoning, tarring and feathering, hangiD
h assassinating or lynching in any form, the da
% ing Nathan who has accused him of violen
u and robbery His resort is to gags, paddock
n scourges, bowie. knives, revolvers and other i
re strrments of torture and death. His train
blood hounds are the embodiment Of his oy
IN spirit. 1t is not light that he needs but hea
y Of hesh. He aspires, in the exercise of his
:, rannical power over his slaves, to exalt hims
III .'above all that is called God," and is fill
s. with Satanic PRIDE What is the South but o
q. vast graveyard, in which lie buried all mol
u. aspirations, all reverence Tor human rights,
al freedom of speech, all respect for justice! Tr
he The planters Of Columbia
A. Are gods beneath the skies
'S They stamp the slave into the grave,
ed They feed on fhmine's signs
They the laud, the wind, the sea-
W Lord have they conquered thee!
mr. With frown looking down.,
al They curse the land and sea-
OF They rival hell, they libel heaven
nj But have not conquered thee !"
n There are macy questions about which m
h., may honestly differ bit the inherent turpitu
" of slavery is not one Of them. The love of
&c erty is instructive in the human breast. In
lr- eloquent language of Lord Brougham,
70. There is law above all enac,ments Of
Ia. man codes: il is the law written by the fngel
or. God upon the heart of man and by that Ia
HE interchangeable and eternal, while men desp
ha fraud, aud loathe rapine, and abhor blood, Il
y. shall reject with Indignation the wild and gu
mt fantasy that man can hold property in man '
yes This sentiment is confirmed by distinguish
ed Virginian, Judge James q. M'Dowen, when
in says:
m "You may place the slave where you pleas
IN you may dry up to your utmost the fountain
~ his feelings, the springs of his thong h,s-l
'-1 70 may close upon his mind every avenue to kno
Oh edge, and cloud il over with artificial nigh
TO You may yoke him 10 labor as an OK which liv
emily to work, and workeih only to live,
nat may put him under any process which, with
Tho destroying his value as slave, will debase
NV crush him as a rational beng-you may do Il
LUG and the idea that he was born free will sury
EN- Il oil Il II allied in his hnnes Of uunrtaIit,