The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-22

liver Israel in Ekypi-We loOk ahd pray ~
q deliyFur, But while No vail IN ODd 80
knoE he works By means, aud Ne arc looking
nov 10 ,ea the movements on the siHgs 0f
the agents ~ biz viii, So We hope that the
South viii succeed In dividing the Unipr
Iot ihe rey moment that ia consumnaisd, sls-
very will not last forly-eight hours. sueh II
} the bfePoHdsrnnee of the slave population,
such their superior physical energy and
J strength, that the work ~ revolution would
! he short and saiy What Ia 70 prevent slay-s
} from throwing their masters and oversesrs au
their shoulders and walking on 10 the Mls.
) 'i''ippi and pitching them IN ? I tell you.
= sir Il would he done in shorter time Than 20
are talking Shout II, II the Union was dssnlv-
ed, know that tho slaves are nov held Ia
) check iy The fear NJ the Nsrth, Remove the
fsnT from tho Northern army. and In a sin,
gle DAY The beaoon'liRhts n liberty would Ne
kindsd upon every hin in the south iet
the North stand aloof aud let nsursetion
eommsnee,snd the real weaknss, Of he South.
ern shareholders would be- seen. At the hrst
toesin Of alarm the heart Of the South would
freeze 10 death Sir, they are weak 80 W.
ter, they shake and ice At the sound of
leaf"
But" said I. I'VE are ofen told IN very
high authority that the majority Of slaves are
eouttnlrd and would not oceepi Of freedom
II such Il the ease, there would he No such
result ~ yoG'Prrdel from the division of the
Union"
Sir" said he. "to say that the slaves are
eontsnIed and would not accept Of freedom.
il a hs sgairu human nature. There ere
men here who know that every active. healthy
slave lhirsis f,r liberty. There are old worn
out slaves who are standing over the grave,
who drend any change, and would prefer re-
naming where they must be fed while they
I've, and buried with their fathers when they
die, but these are few compared with the
whole number there is many an old broken
down slave who would give year Of his
life 70 enjoy The satisfaction sf feeling that
he was free msn.
"In fact, II negro preacher In the South,
speaking to his brethren, attempts. q ds.erip-
ton OF heaven, he puts into the foreground.
rs one Of the chief elements Of H. happiness,
freedom and liberty to serve God under ne
restraint hut love. This dekise for liberty is
constantly increasing, and the consequences is
aversion TO their masters and brooding inaur.
reetion. The slaves are no lougrr pAtient
and eonler,rd ~ in former years, for many
Of them are nearly white. and have IN their
veins tho best blood Of Virginia and Ken.
lucky. They are no longer the submissive
race Of the past. Their masters are NOR.
stern. eIAeting md unsympathiFing than for.
merly. In fact. the gulf between the master
and slave is breoming every year deeper
Reverence for the authority Of the master.
love toward himself and his family, are nov
among the shadows Of tho past. Almost
every slave has been pierced With some
poisoned arrow, which has smbittered HE
whole nature. From that hour he has be.
come n different man, and uur,ed the dream
OF liberty or the purpose Of revenge. There
arc not wanting white mtn in tho South, who
from variety OF motives, encourage the
hope OF liberty in the slaves, and aid in their
escape. For instance, a slave of Major Raw.
lins-the late Free soil candidate for Cover
nor Of Missouri--lntely left home for parts
uhkhoWu. M hTd srv1Tai eo6bJisS 70 Jsz3s
through before regShng the Mississippi
river In this paSF Of his journey he was
aided by slaveholdcrs who said to him Your
master should practice what he breaches, he
goes over. The state and proclaimS, that he il
IN favor OF liberty, yet he places over you and
his other slaves the scVercst Of overseera.
We will assist your master in extending the
lrea Of freedom, and in becoming an honest
nan. So, John. 70 il your old master gets
IN your trail we will put flea in HE ear
Ile was just az safe in Missouri as in Illinois.
There is another important fact in relation
4" our people. There is springngup up amongst
Is strong natural feeling, deep sympathy
or one another, as belonging to a prescribed
nd perseeuted race. Common wrongs ArS
binding all the colored race with bonds Of
ron TO one another
We are naturally warm-hear,ed, afec-
lonate, aud unwsrke race, bur great
hanse is now pereeptble among our people.
len are found among us now Of iron will
nd desperate courage. who care no more for
cath than Leonidas and his Spartans We
fill no longer bctray one another. Escapes,
lots, and, insurrections are now almost az
afe in the bosom of even colored child, az
they were hid in the grave. OF this l can
I'll you remarkable instances (sevsrAl Of
nese have to omit. have seen slaves
ONE on board steamers, for whom a high
eward was offered, Their complexion VISA
D light that no one could detect the slight
st African tinge. But the cabn-bovs and
'rvanit knew them and were delighted IN
'e the Captains great Difference to .Mr. L.
roix' or Miss Du Bois,' Every one of those
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