Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-05-27
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this Conference, together with several other
worthy citizens of Oberin and Wellington,
have been recently indicted, arrested, impris
oned and put upon their trial for the allodged
crime Of rescuing fugitive slave from his
claimants we deem this proper occasion to
declare,
/. That in our judgment, so far as the tos-
timony has yet transpired, il does not convict
these brethren and fellow citizens of "know-
ingly" violating the Fugitive Slave Law, mas
much as the colorod man was seized stealthily,
after the manner Of kidnappers, and the pa
pers shown as authority we're supposed to be
legally defective.
2. That even if the case had been an open
violation Of the Fugitive Slave Law Of 1898
and of 1850, it would not have been viola
tion of the higher law of God, but rather
case Of heroic Christian obedience thereto,
and the more clearly so inasmuch as the res
cue was made without violence.
8. That the voice of the Christian world
does and ought to, sustain those who, at the
call of suffering humanity and Of Diyinely
revealed duty, dare to "oboy God rather than
men.
g. That we sympathize deeply with our
| brethren. suffering under the oppressive ac-
ton Of this Fugitive Slave Law and deem it
our privilege TO remember them while in
bonds as bound with them. commencing them
to the loving care Of him who, eighteen hum
dred years ago, endured grief, suffering
wrongfully.
s. That we call the attention OF all our
Christian brethren and fellow citizens through
ou' 'no nation 10 ,ue ''ose''' o'3' a. ,'.l,.o
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ness of the Slave Power toward, not the bond
only, but the free developments which show
that system of Slavery like our own is not
fit to be tolerated anywhere among the COM
mon offspring of our one Father, and, least
of all. in a nation which claims to be not only
civilized but Christian.
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veshgations formerly made in the vibrations
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and it is feared that many will die from star
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that they would attack the outgoing trains.
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LJ Gen Jas. B. Gardenhiro, IN a commu-
nicaiion to the st. Joseph Mo- Gd-eiie' pro-
slavery journal, oontradicts its statement that
BLACK Repubhcansm was crushed out at
the recent municipal election IN jefferson my
Gen Gardenhire further adds that republican
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20 During school hours Monday, a school
marm' at Winstead, who takes 10 setting mp
late o'Sunday nights, fell asleep in her chair,
whercupon the reckless youngsters, regardless
Of birch and blisters. gathered around and
tied the dreamy maldon to her scat
Oxr r,xcr,or have hoard of a Him
doo and New Zoalander who met upon the
dock Of a missionary shin. They had been
conyorted from tbeir boatbenism. and were
brothers in Christ hut thew could not sneak
10 each other. They pointed to their Bibles.
shook hands. smiled in one another's faces
but that was not all. AT last a happy thought
occurred to the ilndoo WIN sudden JOY
he exclaimed = HaIleluJah The Ne~rHea-
lander, in delight, cried Amen These
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an Nh, Iast ocT II :, Iar,os Eso IN
tho oeicoo ~ Ntavor or Sto Gcno,iovo Mis-
snnr; NJ - Iar,os ,,as a,non,, tbo Grst
and hoidest ,dyocatos of Freo.SoiIism in
, NTssonri and is Enown and rccognized
throughout the State as ono among the ablest
of the thousands of Young men in our State
who have enrolled themselves under the Re-
. nublican banner for the battle in 1860 Ma
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