Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-27

habtual and immovable attachment to II acons-
tomng yourselves to think and to speak Of il a,
the palladium Of your political safety and pros
perry watching Tor its preservation with Jealous
anxiety di countenancing whatever may suggest
even suspicion that it can in any event be sban.
dontd and Indignantly irowning Jon the first
dawnlng OF every attempt to ALLEVIATE one portion
Of our country from the res, or to enfeeble the
sacred ties which now link together the yarou,
parts
" 10 the coofed people Of the state would
say you are now free. Providence has willed
that the very means adopted to render your ser
,lude perpetual should be Ills instruments for
releasing you from bondage. Il now remains for
you, aided as you will be by the superior lnteIH.
gence Of the white race and cheered by the SYM
pathes Of oil good people, to decide whether The
freedom thus suddenly bestowed upon you will
be blessing 10 you or a source Of III lry Your
race has been depressed by your condition Of
slavery and by the legislation Of your former
masters, for two hundred years II IS not to be-
expected that YOU can comprehend and appreciate,
az they should be comprehended and apprec ated
ny stlt-governng people, the wise provisions
and limitations OF constitutions and avs or that
you can nov have that knowledge OF public Af
fairs which IS necessary to qualify you to discharge
all the duties Of the cItzsn. No people has ever
vet bounded at once into the foil endowment Of
the right Of self government Bat you are free
10 common with all our people, and you have the
same tsht, regulated BY law, that others have, to
en er upon the pursuit Of property and happ
ness. You should henceforlh scredIy observe
the marriage relation, and you should pfoyld. for
your offspring You can nov net only learn to
read yourselves, as some OF YOU nave been able
70 do heretofore, but you en- lHstruc. others, and
procure instruction from Others for yourselves ami
your children, without fear Of punish nent Blu,
TO be prosperous and happy you must labor, no,
merely when you feel like it,, OF for a scanly sun.
port, but ndusln0u,y and steadily with view
20 making and laying up something tor yourselves
Aud your families. i you are lille you will be-
come vicious and 'orthlrssj ifycious and worth.
less YOU will have no ftends, and viii at last
perish. 10 the sweat Of :hy lace shalt thou eat
bread all the days Of thy lile The same Provi.
deuce that has bestowed freedom upon you hu
lJd you that dligsnce in business is required Of
oil lis creatures and you cannot expect that
Your race will escape ultimate exlinc ion II you
sHtuIY violate OF disregard lhi. one Of lis great
commandments. Freedom does %. mean lnn
one m ~ as ue Pe''e'' o9' mat every one
pro,s bis condition and etloy The fruits Of bis
$50 tabor., so long a be obe}s The avs. | have
no prejudice against you. On the contrary, while
am white mar, and while NY lot is wIlh my
own color, yet sympathzs ath you as the
weaker race and cnnot forget that during the
rebellion many OF you fought for the preservation
~ The Union, and that those Of you Who remilntd
a. nome 10 'ns 'a'eho, ing states were Tor the
most part u'c's ana lAhhiut ana mAde no Oh
'"p. oy Ioie5 OIL arms 10 gam even your own
freedom VII, see to H. as lar as can that
you pave your HoerN Lat you are projected 10