Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-25
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FRIDAY MORNING APRIL25,Is5C.


jealousy which constantly exists in some
parts Of the Slaveholding States, lest word
be said, ur II thought felt by any one there
on the subject of Slavery, except in perfect
harmony with the wishes of its most
thorough going advocates. This jealousy
would appear ridiculous if it did not so often
/ lead its posscssors to gross outrages on per.
sonal liberty anu if it were not of itself
/ proof enough Of the pernicious influence on
all classes, which the existence of Slavery
| constantly eSerts wherever it is found. II it
| be said 'y way Of justification for such acts
az the one spoken Of below, that the people
/ in the slave States live IN constant uneasi.
ness because Of their slaves-however peace
able and contcnted they seem to be--and that
any snspiciOn of an attempt to stir them up
| to instruction must of necessity excite the
whites, and prompt them to do, on the spur
OF the moment, what their cooler judgments
would disapprove off, it is sufficient to reply,
in the first place, that any community which
is cursed with system in its midst which
they dare not have talked about openly. will
do we'll to set itself rcsolutely to work to get
rid OF it as fast as possible and in the
second, that SO much the more is there good
/ reason why every lover Of his country and his
fellow men should exert himself to prevent
its being extended beyond its present bounds
/ The Commemorate, Ga newspaper pub
lishcd in Canton, Miss in its issue Of March
22i, with great complacency gives an account
/ 6 i,, ..,-v 60
Whcclock. an Industrious mechanic, and of
his being ordered to leave the neighborhood
" before sundown of the next day. lie there
upon Continues the edtor) demanded a
specification OF the charges upon which he
had been found guilty and the same were
stated by the leader Of the posse to be as fol-
lows. tp wi. First. That he had been hoard-
ing with Hol0dore Brckrll. u free negro, con-
trtrN To southern notions Of decencv and
lr'lrioty Ssrond, That he had been found
in frequent communication with slaves
/ without warrant t. law, and to tho great in
Jury Of their morals Third. That he had
been both secretly and openly cndeavorin- to
propagate abolition sentiments. contrary to
IA" statute in such case made and proyi led
fo"fih, HAT lie was u nuisance generally,
an cye- sore tn the community and Il stencil
In tine public n0Stril, and that the general
sentiment Of Canton demanded his removal"
/ Aiter commencing the young men Of Can
! ton who were the actors in this outrage " IS
entitled to the gratitude of every good citi-
zen, the Editor goes on to state that - he,
. Whc"lock, is from New England. and has the
worst characteristic OF its worst popula;ion-
the Puritan and theblacklcs being 50 almi-
rdhiY d3NctNied that 1t Is difficult 70 say
which ollss he belongs to"
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"N7 S'i't'"'"1 " ''''' ni"rc ue'i'i't' III inc
.i0.r'ran fVi-ca, another paper Of the same
r'rcc and Of the same date. which though il
admits that j. y,uI no. hoyc cont,ynnoI tho
lvnchin, if there had been any proof Of the
mans ruilt. and If tI,o lor ,youlI ma. boro
I,.. ..,n;,i. .,. =,
.,,. '- "''"5'"9 "''' - j'''''e'
= '"'n, anG' u! lar as we Know,
,'"',"'" t'r tI'Ie Is no more neau'llni OF
/ ,''" "' sentiment t'"h 'IaI oil buI"er' that
! "."" i'rn arp INC S'"H""H oi H"fnr''-
M'' t'A," Fo" ms s'e"lHh? apartment, at
Wv u."' 'oul VI nS"''-" -"i'nouV previous
/ N''"'uI' OF '"e eilShtcs' lntmatloh that
any t'il ""Ii''u mhIil-carrie" MN INTO luhiic
n,t'.t y "o~c" VI t"o "Il"u' young men,
49, az "'' 9"'Jec''t 20 '.e nu'i''''a''on
"'' 'i"'"S ~ i"'l''G p"chcV VI 'ar pouiei
/ ui"" IL, max" na'N' ana IeatherS arpneu
/ lnere'o alter Nhlch ne was dismissed with
'n' "eSur",ee' thHt II Iounn IN our town at
" certain hour the neXt d'y' lie would re-
ccNe worse treatment me tre'eAt Tor TINS
't'.,V ,. !" m'' '""' IS halo 10 pe' 'hat 'he IN
"'''N"'' was an "Do"'oHSf-inu thnt our
v',"'l'u','lS WIS !" u"'Ser from hitn.'naV nc
was oFFul"n@ the negroes &c lAl! is the
"" -" vague general cAarse-"lthout'
MS Jr' as "' "''' neg" a'fe ~ |edr"' any
|o| "','NtF'-o' lS'h"tihS IN inc vague
Sur''lS'S ., SI'"t man, OF men, 10 "hom thls
man "'a H'' t"e misfortune 10 make MIN
S''i o""'A'o"S'
And again,
"The unfortunate individual whose per-
son M'' mus @u'rasen, had oeen eitlAeh
,.,ors ilvo haj i ,..,,;,,,
Of marking his course, probably. as any other
man who was not his associate. We never
saw any 'nihs "h''SS III ms cohuuct' Manyo
bcnr1 onc ,,h, roo,nod Win b;,n Lana, lima
say that "if he was an Abolitionist. he could
keep his own secret better than any one he
ever saw 'or ne n"u never neard MN SPEAK,
,to'on,'onr,,,,, nr " I ,; o'
ed during its entire prevalence. and proved
himself Il hno man in all that trying period.
lie NaitrI on the slcE VITA the most conSum-
,,.,. j., s''I
Snmnritan'-he cooled the marched lis Of
the dyiug-shruudcd and buried the dead,
WIN tnt'o was no one else to DO 1t ana IN
-, E''s Wv ""u i'T'U
comfort, the succor and the belper of her dis
trrsscd citizens. And notwithstanding all
TINS he mas been tarred and icathered in this
iI y '''' Gi''.' li9n'
ing lanors Gra,,,,,gc, should. at least have
shielded him from harm, though Justice to
'Ho community ma demanded his exit.
lrohahly ms seli-denying lahors IN taking