The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-03-23


property more than double the amount which thu
whole money of the world could purchase. Wha
can stand before this power? Truth, everlasting
truth, will yet overthrow it. This power is aim
ing TO govern the country, its constitution and laws
but 1t Is not certain OF success tremendous as is
without foreign or other aid Let it be borne IL
mind that the Bank power, some years since, dur
ing what has been called the panic session. haC
influence sufficient in this body, and upon this
floor, to prevent the reception of petitions agains
the action OF the Senate on their resolutions o.
cenSure against the President. The country took
instant alarm, and the political complexion of this
body was changed as soon as possible. The same
power, though double in means and strength, is
now doing the same thing This is the array OF
power that even now is attempting such an unwar-
rantabe course in this country; and the people
are now moving against the slave, as they former
ly did against the Bank power. 1t, too, begins to
tremble for its safety What is to be done? Why,
petitions are received and ordered to be printed
against the right ofpetitions which not receiv-
ed, and the whole power of debate is thrown into
the scale with the saveholding power, But all will
not do; these twop powers must now be united; an
ANA gamation of the black power of the South with
the white power of the North must take place, as
either, separately, cannot succeed in the desruc-
ton of the liberty of speech and the press, and
the right of petition. Let me tell gentlemen that
both united will never succeed as | said on a
former day. God forbid that they should ever rule
this country. | have seen this billing and cooling
between these different interests for some time
past; | informed my private friends of the politi
cal party with which have heretofore acted, dur
ing the first week Of this session, that these pow
ers were forming a union to overthrow the pres
ent administration and warned them of the fol-
ly and mischief they were doing in their abuse of
those who were opposed to slavery, All doubts
are now terminated. The display made by the
Senator from Kentucky, Mr.. Clay,] and his de-
nunciations of these petitioners as Aboionists
and the hearty response and cordial embrace which
his efforts met from the Senator from South Car
DINA Mr.. Calhoun, clearly shows that new moves
have taken place on the political chessboard, and
new coalitions are formed, new compromises and
new bargains, settling and disposing of the rights
of the country for the advantage of political as
.pirants.
The gentleman from South Carolina TMr. Cal
houn seemed at the conclusion of the argument
made by the Senator from Kentucky, to be filled
not on y with delight but ecstacy He told us that
about twelve months since HE had offered
luton which turned the tide, in favor of the great
principle of state rights, and says he is highly
pleased with the course taken by the Kentucky
Senator All is now safe by the acts of that Sen
ator. The South is now consolidated as one man
it was great epoch in our history, but we have
now passed it, it is the beginning of moral rev.
olution; slavery so far from being political evil
is great blessing; both races have been improved
by it; and that Abolition is now DEAD, and will
soon be forgotten. So far the Senator from South
Carolina, as | understand him. But sir, is this
really the case? Is the South united as one man,
and is the Senator from Kentucky the great CEN
tire of attraction? What a lesson to the friends
of the present Administration, who have been
throwing themselves into the arms of the Southern
slave power for support The black enchantment
hope is now at an end-the dream dissolved,
and we awake into open day. No longer is there
any uncertainty or any doubt on this subject
Butts the great epoch passed; is it not rather
justbeginning? Is Abolitionism DEAD-or is it just
awakening into life? Is the right of petition
strangled and iorgotten--or is it increasing in
strength and force? These are serious questions
for the genteman's consideration that may damp
the ardor of his Joy, if examined with an impair
tial mind, and looked at with an unprejudced eye
Sir, when these pnans were sung over the death
of Aboitionists, and of course their right to liberty
of speech and the press at least in fancy's eyes
we might have seen them lying in heaps upon
heaps like the enemies of the strong man in days
of old. But let me bring back the gentleman's
mind from this delightful scene of Abolition death
to sober realities and solemn facts. have now
lying before me the names of thousands of living
witnesses that slavery has not entirely conquered
liberty that Abolionsts (for so are all these pc
titioners called) are not all dead. These are my
first proofs TO show the gentleman that his ideas
are all fancy. | have also, sir, since the COM
of this debate, received newspaper,
as if sent by Providence to suit the occasion, and
by whom | know not. 1t is the Cincinnati Re-
publican of the Cd inst, which contains an extract
from the Louisville Advertiser, a paper printed in
Kentucky, in Louisville, our sister city; and al
though about one hundred miles below us, is but
a few hours distant That paper is the leading
Administration journal, too, as | am informed, in
Kentucky. Hear what it says on the death of
Abolition.
-CINcINNATl-THE LOUISVILLE AD-
vERTIsER-We copy the following notice of an ar
ticle which we lately published, upon the subject
of Abolition movements in this quarter, from the
Louisville Advertiser
ABoL1r1oN-The reader is referred to an inter-
esting article which we have copied from the Gin
cinnati Republican, paper which lately sup
ported the principles ofDemocracy; paper which
has turned, but not quite far enough to act with
the Adamses and SHADES in Congress, orthe Wing