Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-03-22

three bayonet wounds. Sir, IN the great
struggle for Independence, in the war OF
1912, on land and sea, the blood OF the col
ored men Of New England was freely pour
ed out in vindication OF your liberties,
rights and honor and now you ask us to
despoil them OF their long possessed rights
Never, sir never by my consent. In ad-
dressing the German workingmen OF Gin.
cinnati the other day, Mr.. Lincoln told
them that they were all of the great fam
| ily of men, and it there is one shack lie upon
any of them, it would be far batter to lift
the load f ON them than to pile additional
loads upon them" That was the utterance
of a Christian statesman. These men you
propose TO disiranchise forever are all OF
The great family Of men, and If there are
shackles upon them, it would be tar better
to lift the load from them than to pile addi-
tional burdens upon them.
| The Senator from Kentucky, supported
| by the Senator from Illinois, proposes TO in
corporate into the Constitution provision
authorizing "the United States TO acquire
districts Of country IN Africa and south
America, for the colonization, at tie ex-
pense Of the Federal Treasury, of such
! fee negroes and mu.aitoes as the several
States may wish to have removed from
their Inn is, and from the District OF Column
bia, and such other places as may be under
the jurisdiction Of Congress.
This proposition is not intended to en-
| courage emancipation, but 10 perpetua'e
slavery. 1t does not propose TO send. at
the public expense, such parsons AS may be
hereafter emancipated by masters Wiling 10
emancipale on condition Of repatriation TO
distant lands. No, SIR, thnt is not IFS pur-
pose. That purpose is 10 make slavery
more secure by sending out OF the slave
holding States the free negroes. Efors-
mhuman and unch. isian etfurts-have
been made IN several Of the States, and in
some VI them sue esSiuliy, 10 expel or re-
duce 10 slavery the free colored population.
Judge Catron, OF the Supreme Court, 10 his
honor, Denounced the proposition, when
male IN tennessee, as an attempt Ito com
miI an outrage, TO perpetuaIe an oppression
ANA cruelty. These efforts 10 commit an
OUTAGE, 10 perpetuate an oppression and
crlelty have been defeated only in some
Of the States by the greatest exertiuns
he propositions was lately made, in the
Legislature Vt South Ca olina, TO reduce
al Iree negroes 10 slavery and coniiscate
tber property. The committee 10 whom
The su' JrcL was referred made an adverse
report, IA which they say, There is NJ
present within the borders OF the State
near'y Ten thousand free colored persous /;
that they are thrifty, orderly, ard veil dis
posed; that they are The owners Of "A vast
amount OF property, both real and personal I;
that in the city Of Charleston alone they
pay taxes ON 5 SCI $40 worth OF proper
| W; that Of Tins amount more than three
hundred thousand dollars are IN sidres !;
that tue free negroes of Charleston alone
pay taxes to the amount of S27 ,2O9 81, and
that other portions of the State show a,
fair ratio Ii answer 10 the proposition
TO confiScaie the property of these people
and sell them into slavery, the committee
'ay they = forbrar TO consider any thing so
full OF injustice and ckedness'
Adopt this proposition-amrnd the Con-
sltutlon. and The wild cry will 90 up for
the removal OF the free colored men, whose
freedom and prosperity, even under the al
most crashing burdens imposed upon them,
excite the Jealousy ct master and the hope
OF The slave. Put this proposition in the
Constitution, and the farmers, mechanics.
and w"rkngmen of the free States will be
forced to contribute millions. ral ned lly the
sweat OF their brows, TO enable the people If
the slave States to Danish their free coored
men, Gladly would 80 amend the CON-
sthu'ion as 10 authorize the Federal Gov
eminent TO acquire iorritury, in Mexico OF
Central or South America, for the coloniz-
atlnn' at the public expense, of such per-
srsons rs the humanity of slave masters
mag eInancipate. on condition OF removal,
aud tor the FREE people Of color who may
choose 10 emigrate at their own expense ;
tut, never cam never will consent To
this proposition Tor eternizing slavery, ami
imposing this burden upon the toilng peo-
pie OF the North. No, sir, never, never!