The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-05

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The revolutionary war opened up in Virginia,
by a proclamation of Lord Dunmore, the Royal
Governor, emancpating the slaves Of that Colony.
The FIRST loyal regiment in Virgins, was formed
Of snaucipated slaves, and the first battle in that
colony was fought, and the first victory was wsa
by ensnsipated slaves, some of whom captured
their sten masters, whom his lordship hsld a.
prisoners. Thousands of others were emancipa-
ted in the san way during the war. 4VA
BY the treaty of peace OF 1888, the British
Government stipulated to withdraw its navy and
armies from the United States, ,eihout carrying
avay any Slaves Of our citizens. But 80 %allusion
was made to the slaves who had been emaucipated
by the proclamation. Thousands Of thoss had
gone to the West Indies other thousands had
e2tered the British army and navy, had taken the
oath Of allegiance to His Majesty, and we're re-
garded ~ssIloyal SUBJECTS. But the army and navy
carried away other thousands, in direct violation Of
ths treaty.
Judge Jay was appointed minister to London
for tbs purpose of negotiating the treaty of 1874,
which was intended to settle the controversy re
spscting dcpOfted [not smancipatedl slaves. He
was one Of the most able and pure patriots OF
that day, and was instructed to demand sompen-
sation for SLAVES cnrrtd atoay IN ~UioIa!ion Of the
treaty Of 1884. Hcac:ording y made the demand;
but Lord Grssnville, the British Minister, replied
that the slsves WHO had gone to the British Islands
during the war, we're Of course free, and not slaves
at the tims Of the treaty. That those whs had
entered the British army and navy, were not only
free, but swora subjects OF His Majesty, and al
though may Of these ware carried away, they
could neither be delivered UP nor paid for, while
the Government Of Englsnd maintained It's exist.
ence.
But there were slaves carried away who had
not been smaDci pa;edatt the makjog Of the treaty.
The deportation Of those people, he regard ed SIS
an act Of humanity, performed under the dictates
OF natural justice and his lorGship s. EXPOSED
the barbarism of that government which claimed
or admitted that one class 81 men could hold
h1OtliCE Ns Ef'pC'tJi bhHb "OSBC - AZ ~
porting this correspondence to the Americas Gov
declared the demand Of com p~ensation
for slaves to be " oGious." In this opinion, Gen.
Washington and his Cabinet concurred, and the
claim was abandoned, and was never renewed by
the treaty Of Cheat, or BY aay other treaty or in
other manner ; and when the London Times,
or your assistant Editor, intimstes that the eman-
of slaves by proclamation, is net sustained
the ." laws of civilized warfare . / adeise them
10 study the history Of both Brisish and American
Governments.
IL a former communication, l cited the fact
when the Algerinss held our people in
we not only emancipated them, but we
outchered the Shareholders, whom we, and the
Christian world, pronounced "pirates.'
did the same thing. She too, butchered
.he Algeriaes, and set her slaves free, by the
word and the bayone,, and ChristeRdom approved
he act. #Hs
In the war OF 1912, slaves were emaneipated
~ British proclamation, as they had been in the
evolution. Again, some joined her army and
navy, and some fed to the West India islands.
BY the treaty Of Chest, the same stipulation
n regard to carrying away slaves, was adopted
lnder instructions of the Executive but slaves
we're again carried away. The same demand was
made by our Minister, followed by the same re-
usal of the British Minister, as that which follow.
ID the treaty of 1888. ia
But the Government of the United States was
hen welded by the " SLAVE po,cer " and a renew
Ministry paid for the slaves carried c,cay in vio-
ofte treaty. not for those who had been