Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-14

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wick stood sympathetic statue. unable to cor
troll his emotion This woman had been a slay
she had been sod she had been EXPOSED TO ia
suit, she had no rights which white man wa
bound to respect 50 ths Chief Justice Of tn
United States soil Ged ordained her ID h,4 be
nfcien. goodness to % i Slave. So Rev. Dr
lhornnell, the great South Carolina theoogia
said. Slavery Is divine missionary institution
said the Southern Presbyteries. Rememberin
hese things | went out from that humble dwell
ing with my convictions deepened that thi.
Gods war, that he is on the side of the meek an
the lowIy be poor, the despised and oppressed
and that this nation Is passing through the fire L
cleanse il from sin, and 10 meet with retrioutior
for MS crimes.
I'M 'lA't NAhL
Charleston has brr, a,o Of the ors,, s.v
mqrts of The Sout... Sac has been Tbe L,lJo.
adyoc4e for the Ie-oppnipg Of the slars trade
Her statesmen lpuisatfd for IL; her m mister. n
The Gospel upheld Il as the b Il means far Chris
tanning Africa, and III, Ultimate benefit If III,
whole human race. Being thus upbeld. M miob
be expected the slave trader. set On their auction
block 10 no 9ui of-the-way place. A score n
men opened offices and dealt Ia the bodies anf
souls oil uen. Among them wer. y. RYAN {
son, NJ ". Mcbride, j J.. Bowers. ]. L. Ok
j. b. Baker. Wilbur x Son. on State and ChaL
mers streets. 'gent, p4e.s distant from Baker.
il building bearing The sign--" rheoogic, Ii.
Drary, Protestant Lpbcopa Cburch.' stand,np
by Bakers door and looking I'D Chalmers streel
to King ,tfeet, read ano,h sign SUNDAY
School Depository" Also " Uiberpian Hall =
] a. l.ff al
was signed. In another building on the opposiie
corner he Registry Of Deeds, Near by 4 the
guard house, with ts grated sindows, its iron
bars being an appropriate design of double-edped
swords and spears Thousands of poor saves
have bsen Iacucera,ed there for 10 crime what
ever, except for being out after nine o clock, or
Tor meeting 10 some upper chamber to tell God
/ their Brolgs, with n1 white man present Thsy
ought to have obeyed the Injunction Of the deep
toned b. 81 Old St. Niic1lels which Al b.Epa,t
eight 10 the evening, 10 {. high and venerable
tower opened Ia, trembling ip, and shouted
" Get you home Get,ou home . Always that.
always Of command always of arrogance. sups.
Hory, and caste; never Of love. coed will and
fellowship. On SUNDAY morpi4, + aid IN ill.,
white miu, Come and sit IN yo6r old,Gsbioped,
velvet cushioned p.ws. you rich one. Go nm
stairs, you uiggers :"
heard the old bell hst nigbtat half p,st eight
week ago at uin- O'Clock. the horse utirol
dashed through The streets aud all negroes abroad
without pass were marched down u the guard
house. Now, freedmen walk the street At all
hours Of day and night, unchl.lsn,ed even by tbe
du.ky sntneis p.cing their appointed heats
whose only duty Is to Keen watch agsin,. surprise
from those who would brpg chains and sI,yery
once more to the people.
The guard house doors are wide open. The
Jii'or has lost his oecupluon. The last slave has
oeen neaTcsfaIel Wilnn rs walls, and 81. Mich
asl' cufit" 'naiI be sweetest music henceiorth
snd forever It shall ring 10 the g.ld chimes OF
ireedom-ireedom 20 come, TO 90, or TO iarry by
the way-iftedom rom SAD plrinss cf w!la and
hlso1nei itIner and son, N tler and child.
lne brokers 10 tssh ao- blood took good care
to be WEI. 0l.ue.sed. lhs, SCI up their mart in
Arespectab.e quarter, With y. Michle's snd the
gaata house, tae Registry o Deeds and tie
Sunday school Depository, the Court House and
The theological Library around them TO uphold
aud sustain tasm' and make thslr calling rsspeet-
able
But the Marsh Angel has ratified all The
glass lrum me windows OF ST. Michlels splinter
ed the peVs ana smashed the pulpit. It's mes
senger' have ho"led over the grave Of Calhoun,
be apostle OF secession, whose bones are molder
ng ~ the ADJOINING cemetery he same"Angei
as made record Of It's dolngs in the Registry
huhding' Al one stroke II opened the centre
front oi The SUNDAY School Depository to the
hsht OF heaven There is mass Of evidence in
The Cour room-seyeral cart loads Of brick and
plaster introduced by Gen Gilmore, which the
advocates OF secession here thought admissible.
entered the Theological Library bn;ld;,o
through window from which Gen Gilmors has
removed the sash. Apie old rpb5i,h ay unan ,,
the aoor-sermons. tracks ma,sz.nss hopLs
papers. damp, musty aed moldy-turning in,o
pulp beneath the ram drops which came down
through the shaft, red roef
AMID these surroundings WAS the Slave Mar,
-. building with large ron ..ts in IRON, shoss
which in large gilt letters was the word MART
The iron gate opened into hall about ,i,,y
feet long by twenty broad. a,pksd on one "a hy
a long table running the tn,irs length Of The hall
and on the other by benches. AZ The nrtb,r
end a door, opening through brick wall, gave
entrance 10 a ward. The door was looLsd
.ried nv heel, but il would no, Weld. c,led \
freedman to my aid. Unitedly we took IN orea,
stone. We gave blow. Another.and The doo,
Of the Blsiile went into splinters. Across m.
yard isa four story brick building with grated
windows and iron doors nrison The ysri ia
walled hy hyh building. He who entered ,bere
left all hope behind A small room adjoining the
hall was the place where women were subiee,ei
o the ascivou5 gsze of brutal men. There
we're the steps, up which thousands OF men.
women aul children hava walked to their places
IN the table, to be knocked oir to the highest
,idder The though! occurred to me that per-
iaps Governor Andrew, or Wendell PhilBps, or
Nm. Lloyd Garrison, or Drs. Kirk, Stone or
}ey Mr. Nanning would ika "a r,,L :. n s,os,L