The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-02-02

the most gross violations violations Tor winch eV
cry patriot should tremble for the perpetuity o
our blood bought Liberties. The citizens of Yer
mont, as well as those of the other free states
have sent thousands and tens of thousands of pc
titionS to Congress, praying for the abolition o
slavery in the district of Columbia, and the inter
nal slavetrade and for kindred Objects all of which
in the past year, have been laid upon the table
unread, unreferred, imprinted, undebated, and un
considered,
Thus have the members of Congress, from the
free states, bowed themselves lower, in base sub.
mission, to the footstool Of slavery, than on all
other propositions ever before united. But the
northern members, who voted the Patton gag, be-
fore they got SO low, they had to grope their way
down on ladder Of perjury There was no 9TH
themselves, and found for themselves SO abject a
point. at was only by Jumping the life to come, "
The Constitution has secured the eternal and
heaven descended right of petition to the people
of this country, not that the constitution gave or
conferred this right, no sirs, it barely spoks a.
ganst its violation, it threw its powerful arms out
in defense of this right coeval with man. But
these members of Congress, who voted fer the
resolution of the 2lst December, 1887, to lay the
petitions OF the free men and women of the North
on the table, unread, unconsidered and imprinted
must stand on the page of history in all coming
time as the assasslns, yes the perjured assassins
OF their country's reputation, for the infamous
purpose of UNFOLDING slavery in the capital of the
nation, and the slavetrade between the states, in
its most diaboIical form, which this world has ev-
er seen, in the long range of 600 years.
The regcides of Charles the First, many of
them persisted at home on the scafold others died
of misery and want in foreign lands the objects
of the worlds contempt and scorn, for having tried
condemned, and executed their sovereign. These
regicides alleged, they destroyed the king, and
broke through the Constitution of England, in vim
dlcatlon OF humanity outraged, and for the deliv-
cry of liberty from chains. But how much great
er judgment should be awarded against these
members of Congress, who on the 2lst December,
1887, laid their sacrilegious, polluted hands upon
the written Constitution of their country, after
they had solemnly sworn by the retributions of
the eternal judgment, to maintain its provisions
then to turn round and violate that Constitution
not as the regcides did to aid human liberty but
for the malignant purpose of trans6xing liberty to
cross, and make her expire in her own temple
as mark of open shame Before these conSti-
ut0ncadeS could withhold the consideration of the
wretched slaves case, they had to walk over the
dead body of the Constitution of their country
This generation is so overcome with the be-
wildering cry raised against the aboitonists in be-
halt OF the southern rights, that they have not
yet opened their eyes and ears to the greatest
crimes which have ever been committed on this
continent; and those crimes, to add to their ma
lignity, have been committed under the forms of
the Constitution.
But when truth shall triumph over delusion
and the fanaticism of a mistaken and savery-rid-
den age, then shall some philosophic Hume in
the next century review the distressing transac-
tons; of this then will the 2lst December 1897,
be recloned the most gloomy and disastrous day,
which has distinguished the annals of this nation
If the 4th July, 1776 be day standing pre-emi-
nent for the grandeur of those principles which
we then adopted the 21st December, 1887, may
stand as an inauspicious contrast; if the former
was the birth of American liberty, the latter APP
pears like its funeral.
Behold the monstrous crime committed by the
majority of the House of Representatives Of the
United States, as each member responded "ave"
to the famous or rather infamous resolution of
Patton of Virginia, of the 2lst December, 1887
This resolution was passed under the tornequet of
the previous question, or stranged debate The
previous question according to parliamentary law,
is intended to put an end to useless and protrac-
ted debate, after'al have been heard, and the ques
ion viewed, in all those shapes and forms through
full and free discussion, in which they may wish
20 present it. Then if garruous and prating
members are disposed to wear out the patience of
he House, and waste its time the previous ques-
ion may be moved which puts an end to the pro-
racted and exhausted debate. But here the most
important question, which ever came before de-
ibeative body of men, was taken before word
If debate under the call or motion for the previ-
JUS question: by which the House of Representa-
ives agreed that all petitions, on the subject of sla-
yery, unread and unconsidered should lie upon the
able. {
Behold five crimes committed by each member c
Who said faye" to this resolution, in the same {
,reath 1st., The Constitution was violated on {
he subject of petition 3D. The previous question /
vas prostitued to an object Numerically opposite
o that for which it was intended, by which the
members opposed to the Patton resolution (Which I
vas violation of the Constitution,) were con- e
trained to give silent vote against mighty in p
raction of the Constitution, without being able to g
peak single word to beseech the House, not to f
AXE this most fatal and unconstitutional leap. 3d. S
The members who said faye" committed perjury G
or they violated that Constitution which they had il
worn to support. 4th, There was special inhu- a
nanity, amounting to hdeous offence, in refus- h
ng to inquire into the condition of two and half
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