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"Will Not Have Liberty!"

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Parent Issue
Day
17
Month
July
Year
1843
Copyright
Public Domain
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Rcv. Dr. Ely told the General Asrcmbly mt bis blaves woultl not accept their Liberty offered to theni. Tlio Keverend Mantradcr as doubtless mistaken on this eübrjeöt, and 'esurmise would be very unwilting ti) be racticaüy uddeccived. H. II. Kellogg says hat Rev. Mr. Smith, another clerical slaveholder froui Alabama, when on lus way to tlie üenerul Assembly, (old school) made the same remark coiiocrning a female sluve he had withhnn. SDid he, "You cannot persuade Iht to leave me; 6hc is free to go if sl:e picases." "Does she understand her rights and privileges?" a?kod Mr. Rlanchtird, of Cincinnuti.- 'Docci slic know what her situntioH would he tiuit öhè is in fuct, free, having wilh thé con cent of lier master atoppcd at a free port?' '1 presume she does not,' was the roply. 'Then suppose yon onl I converse witfa herand apprisc her of lier prospects?' said Mr. Blanchard. We wil] omit thal for the pret-cut," said the Reverend slaveholdur. The propriety of this conree was insisted on in furlher conversatiou, und lie finaily replied, 'ir you are willinjj lo bear all the coiiüequencPí, yon enn do it; hut ƒ suffer no onc (o converse ivilk wj scrounts with uipumty!' She wtm coversed wllli, however, anJ was Ibuiiil Lp bo very atixious for freedom; and the nppfclicnaion of her inaster lobt slie should eciipe was eo preat that he stopped with her in Wlieelinir, Virginia, althoiigh he had paid hisfarc to Wellsyille, Ohio, the residence of his Jittlijr. Tliis hypocrjLc called huiiself the owner of fifteen slaves. and when he arrivcd at rhilndelihia was peihaps as inucliid to ílavery ad auy bodj ! But we will nol je.too hard on this gentleman, fr peradvenmre bc may belong lo Mr. West 's clasi of nvoluntary'slave!ioldcrs,npuii whn.se defence lie cntcrcd last week. By U)fi way, wc would suggcsl to Mr. West that thcy be deaigniied hereaflor by tbc namo of Evnngdical slavcholders. Tbe opithet is nppropriate, and will udd respectability to tbc business. It looks well innriut, tbus:Evangélica!, Slavhhoi.dkks. Sound the vords, uud tliey are euphonious; veigh them and ihcy are eubstantial and brciblc. The word etangelical will thus disünclly mark ihe diffbrcnce in the saine business as carried on by Gou's clioscn oiicp, or Ihe wickcd world's pcople.

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Signal of Liberty