Year: 1859

be TO stand In the stead OF the government and DO ha
especially 70 arrest Try and chasuse with their own
whips) all Shareholders who shall beat their slaves
restrain them Of feir liberty and compel them TO give
deeds Of cnancpA and conyeyanceS Of their property


To treat and teach tho negroes to treat oil active
Rbett0s Of he Shareholders you and they treat the
shareholders themselves, both in person and property


Perhaps some say that this taking Of property by
rageo. The is that Il would not be stealing; II
would be simply taking justice into their hands and
rcd<essing their own wrongs The state OF slavery is
state Of war. In this case II Is just the part
u The negroes-a war for liberty. and the re-
compense Of injuries, and necessity jastiHes them
oppressofs have left to them In war the piunder OF
enemies is legitimate the killing Of them and strata
gem as legitimate open force. Therght Of the slaves
therefore, In this 70 txc property s clear their
right TO take life, and their right TO do IL secretly Is
clear as their right TO do openly; and as this win pro-
they ought TO be taught encouraged and assisted
TO doi TO The utmost so long as they are unable TO
meet their enemies in tho open field. And TO call this
taking Of property stealing s as false and unjust as it
would be to call the taking Of life in just murder.


II Is only those who have false aud supersttious
renee for the authority OF governments, and have
racted the habit Of thinking that the tyrannieai
nquitous laws have the power TO make that right which
Is naturally wrong, that wrong which naturally
right who will have any doubt as to the right Of the
slaves (and those who would assist them) to make
TO all possible extent, upon tho property Of the slave


We unwilling TO take the responsibility OF advising
any general nsurrecen any taking Of fe until we Of
II,
insure certain and easy victory We therefore advise
that for the present. operations be confined the seizure
Of property and the Of individual sayehod
ers and their accompccs and that these things bc
only 80 far as they can be done without too great danger
TO the actors


We specially advise the ogging Of individual ssvehold
This s where the medical principle that like
hko will certainly Give the Shareholders
them taste Of their own whips Spare their lives but
not their backs Tho arrogance they have acquired by
the Of the lash upon others will be soon taken out
Of them when the scourge shall be applied to them
armed having their rendezvous in the forests coming out
upon the plantations by day night seizing individual
slayeholders stripping hem and hoggng them soundly
In the presence OF their own slaves, would abolish
slavery over large district.


These bands could also do good work by kidnapping
individual Shareholders taking them into the forest and
holding them hostages for the good behaviour Of the
whites remaining tho plantations; compelling them
also 70 execute deeds Of emancipation and conveyances
OF their property TO their slaves These contracts could
probably afterward be successfully dsayowed on
the ground Of duress Especially after governments
such contracts would be nothing than JUSTICE and
may righully be coerced TO do Justice Such con


tracts would be ntrinsicay as valid ne the treaties by
which conquered nations make satisfaction for the njus
ticc which caused the war.


The more bold and rescute slaves should be cncou.
ragged to form themselves into bands build forts in the
forests and there collect arms sores horses everything
that will enable them TO sustain themselves and carry
their warfare upon the Shareholders.


Another important on the part of the slaves
will be TO dsarm their masters, far that practica
blc by sezing and conceaing their weapons whenever





ing dogs and the owners too, that should prove
sary.


or enough TO resist they should be
10 desert in body temporarily especially at harvest


mc so as 10 cause the crops perish for want Of hands


Many other ways will suggest themselves TO YOU and
the slaves by which the Shareholders be annoyed and
injured, without causing any general outbreak or shed
ding OF blood.


Our PLAN THEN


l. To make Openly or secretly az circumstances
Of tha md
their abeorsnot for its destruction, il that can easily be
avoided, but to convert to the of the slaves r it
cannot be thus converted then advise its destruction
Teach the slaves 70 burn their masters buildings 70 kill
their cattle and horses, TO conceal destroy farming
utensils 70 abandon labor IN seed time and harvest and
let crops perish Make slavery unprofable in this way
II II can be done in no other.


q To make Shareholders objects Of dcrision and con
tempt by noggng them whenever they shall be guilty OF


g. To risk general nsnrrection unt VIC Of the North
aid.


l. To cultivate the friendship and confidence of the
slaves to consult with them as 70 their rights and inte
rests and the means OF promoting them to show your
interest in their welfare and your readiness assist them
let them know that they have your sympathy, and it will
give them courage, self respect and ambition and make
men Of thcm-infniely better live by as neigh
bors and friends, than the ndolent, arrogant selfish
heartess domneering robbers and yrants who no keep
both yourselves and the slaves in subechon and look
with contempt upon all who live by honest labor.


g. To change your political institutions soon as pos
Stakeholder; pay no taxes to their government if
you either resist or evade them as
no Vsrss aaa Of ia smny sss na
no military, patrol or police service; mob saveholdng
courts goals, and shers do nothing, in Short for
tanning slavery, but every thing you safely and ghtfuy
can, publicly and privately for its overthrow.


White rascals Of the South Willing tools Of the slave
them with dogs fog them for pay without asking any
questions We have word specially for you You are
one Of the main pillars OF the slave system You stand
rcaoy to do all that vile and nhuman work. which must
be done by somebody but which the more decent slave
holders themselves will not do Yet have heard one
good report Of you 1t is that you have no such
preudccs againt color against liberty as that you
would not as willingly earn money by helping slave to
Canada as by catching fugitive and returning him to his
master you are thus indifferent as 10 whom you serve
we advise you henceforh to the slaves instead Of
their masters Turn about and help the robbed rob
ter than the Latter. Help them to get possession OF
the property which righly their due, and they can
individual Shareholders anhey can afford to pay YOU ten
times as much you received for 1oggng slaves
Help them to dnap the shareholders and they afford
70 pay You more than you now get for catching fugitive
slaves. Betrue to the slaves, and hope they will pay
for your services Be false TO hem andwe hope


Lawyers Of the South, you cam If you WILL exert
potent influence for good in this matter IT, in the true
spirit Of law as science you shall In the most
crushed Of human beings, and recognising his right TO
obtain justice by such means may be In his power
you shall take the side Of the oppressed in this contro
vindicate their manhood; II you do this and then aid
in establishing new institutions based upon liberty
eqainy ana right, you Will have the satisfaction OF
doing your part towards bringing into life great free
and happy people, where all is crime, tyranny,
degradation and death If, the contrary, you
shall take the side Of the Shareholders and continue to
beas, professionally, under slave institutions you must
forever be-the degraded, petogging pmps, hrelings
and tools OF few soucss robbers Of their speciesde
nyng continually the authority Of justice and the rights Of
humanityf You shall do this. need not attempt 70
toll you what your true rank will be the scale OF law
yers, statesmen, patriots men.


Merchants Of the South We hope you will deliberate
~ consider this matter and make up your minds whether
the slaves have the right take tho property Of their
masters in compensation for the injuries they have su
iecd. you decide that they have that right We hope
them cotton or any other property which fhcy may have
taken nom their masters and give them in exchange
weapons or any other artl clcs they NAV pe,i If YOU
viii but DO this, you will soon put end 10 slavery


Observation-Disclosures generally Of tho Southl II IL ia right
FOR o slaves 70 take tho property of their masters 70
compensate their wrongs right for you TO help themS
Your NUMBERS compared with those Of the Shareholders
are as five or six 10 II will be perfectly easy for Won
by combining with the slaves, put them in possessop
Of the Plantations which they labor and of all the pro


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