The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-06

will bless your efforts, ald lift 70, -,
higher level than you have vet oc,,sf 70
that yOa AMI your children may be,}mrs , ad s.
ted aud industrious citizens. You mn.,
game yourselves into families. IInas w.
must love heir wives and children. cin ,ail
to them and turning from oil Others ,n SS"ruaH2
that their highest object in fe next to, wing
the good God is to do all they o4n f., ' t5a;
families, working for them contipg,I'r 'u'''
Good cOlored friends, you have
work to do, and you are j. position S'sa'
sPoDsibiity. The whole north, all ,bo i. t.
pie In the free states, are lookip, a, ro, p'O'
the experiment nov tried in your b.b,f ,s a.'
the deepest interest, Tnis exporiman, :, VIVA
! give you freedom, position, home aid W.
tamllles-wivcs, property, and your own 5 ~,
GU shall till and cultivate your own cro, ''
you shall gather and sell the Products Of , r.,
industry for your osn beueGt sou ,baII J,p'
your o"p savings, and you shall be abe ="
feel that God is prospecting you from d.y "
day and from year to year, aud raisiop voY
to higher level OF goodness, religion and
/ noble life.
Surprising yon fail down here; that vn
be au end OF the whole matter. It !. Ill.,
attaching cable to stranded vessel ,o3.N
the strength that can b9 mustered is mt NM,
this rope to haul her off If this ong r Fna
breaks, the vessel is lost. God hem ,op ~
and help US all to help you. Il you gre ids
vicious, lndoleut and negligent, you will Ell
aud your last hope is gone ii you are M,
faithful you rlvet eioruaIly the letters u,oo
those who to-day are fastened down by fet'o,.
and suffer by the drivers goad You bsve
10 your hands the resculng Of those suFsrqr,
over whose sOrro"s you mourn cootDusIlv
1t you tan, what dreadful responsibility
will be when you come TO die, to feel that tho
only great opportunity you hid Tor scryiD,
yourselves aud your oppressed race was Al.
loved to slip.
Aud you, women, you must be careful of
your children. You must teach them to h.
industrious, cleaniy, obedi.nt aud dunrlI at
all times. You must keep your houses neat
and tidy, working all day if necess Try to have
them in the best possible condition. always
think ng and contrving to make them cleaner
and more comfortable, When your husband
comes home from the labors and tatisues Of
the day always have something good and uiv
for his supper, and speak kindly to him, for
these little acts Of love and attention will
bring you happiness and joy.
Aud when you men 60 out 10 wcrk you
must labor with diligence and zeal. 1t seeus
to me, had the stimulus to work that you
have, that | could labor like giant Now
you know who | atm. My first duty hereisto
deal justly second, to love mercy; AMI third
to walk humbly. First, JUSTLY shall co.
deavor to get you to do your duty faithfully
IT you do shall reward you, and if you re-
fuse, then what comes next? Why the wick
ed must be punished and made to do right
| will take the bad man by the throat and
/ force him to do his duty. | do not mean
that | will take hold of him with my own
hands, but with the strong arm of military
power. Now do VIC understand each other
| am working for you already. | am tOdn
you: superintendent that gang OF fifty men
are building your houses at the rate Of SIX
per day. These houses are to make you more
comfortable. You are to have patch Of
ground which you can call your own, 10 raise
your own garden truck, and you may work
Tor the government for good wages And
you women must make your houses shine
you mus, plaster them and whitewash them,
aud gradually get furniture in your cabins
and cooking stove. | have arranged ID
such way that you will get your clothing
cheaper and better than before, and you arc
to have school for your children. ADD
you must have flowers in your gardens and
blossoms before your door.. You will soel'
little while how much happier you will BE-
made. Are you not willing to work for thn'
Yes, God.helping, you will all work. lib
is not only for yourselves but if you are 'a''
cessful this plan will 50 all through the e'9''
try and We will have answered the que'fioe
that has puzzled oil good thinking uen ID
the world for one hundred years. They have
asked What will you do with the black
maa after liberating him ? We will SHOW
them what We will do. We will make him
useful, industrious citizen. We will give hl0
his family, his wife and children-g'e Did
the earnings Of the sweat OF his brow ''a
as man We will give him what tho h0'
ordained him to have.
/ shall watch everything closely respecting
this experiment. 1t is something to be per-.
maneut-more than for day, more than W.
a year. Upon you depends whether 'S s'
mighty result shall be worked out ana Wv
day of jubilee come to Gods ransomed P''
pie.