Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-17
Abolition In Tennessee IN 1916.


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"N "nu-'l"V'ly paper N "r''h' county Va
y''" ago. ana expressed 'h' sentiments o.
the great 0ody OF lh' people o. East zen
nosseo Ihell lheN are lh' hohesl sohu
menIs oi the great bodl oI the people o
East Tennessee now. Take the counties oj
p hnoN ana OUeehe, Two largest counties ~
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lheso TWO counties, as the census OF leOU
will show, the white population is more THAI,
ta 10 one over those Of colorcd pcrsonS-
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meet il hereafter ut the ballot box as il
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We the undersigned being appointed a commit
tee to address the religious denominations of Chris
tiuus throughout the Union, in regard TO the object
Of the society namely The gradual abolition Of
the slavery of the people Of color i'm our nation
with due dcicrcnco We beg leave to call your scr-
ous consideration to the situation of this unhappy
race of beings, which are held in the most degraded
state Of scrviudc When we consider the vast num-
bors who are the subjects of it, the complicated mis-
cries many of them mdcrs the priyatious they
suffer- and To crown the climax their oh,prngs
doomed to drink the same cup, unless the friends of
philanthropy with whom We hope our country
uboundsl should step forward nad plead their cause
and lend them constitutional aid. We would re-
propricy Of calling the attention Of the general
government and State Legislatures to this subject.
which we trust will not in this day of general light
be considered Of too trivial nature for Legislative
dclibcation, and by your embracing the object of
this society in such memorial you would unite your
influence with the benevolent cndcavors thereof
which j, to abolish slavery gradually by having
law, passed declaring all those born after some fixed
period TO be free at some reasonable nge, and as n
hat lao f
the Holy Scriptures, and taught some occupation
by which they might get an honest living and, if
thought best that colony be laid off for thoir no
ccption os they become free and that owners OF
slaves be allowed the liberty Of cmancip0ting them
without being in any way liable, provided they be
young and able to get their living and that laws
be made that the ties of nature and affection be SO
far respected to prevent that grieyous separation
of the most ondeared connections to which this peo-
pie are daily exposed; and by calling for the most
serious attention Of the legislative authorities to use
their utmost ondeayors to do away the train OF in
Vulnerable evils interviewer with slavery, showing
its glaring Inconsistency with the Christian religion
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