Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-03-09
"The Union in danger" The alarm
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lance, the Waterman admitsD are, the Nufers
of The South, who declare that slavery was estab-
lished by God himself, and forms the corner stone
of our republican edifce-the Liberty Party, which
holds that slavery is most fragrant violation Of
the law of God, a curse to any people, and that the
salvation Of our government depends upon its be-
ing speedily brought to a perpetual end-and the
Gnrrisonian abolitionists, who affirm that slavery,
the government aud all, are Of the deuu. Really, !
it would seem to a supertica observer, that there
could be hut little u11ion between such elements
as these to be 'diSsolved still, the GIFTED ed
itor Of the Watchman-aided, doubtless, by his
patriotic meditations on the '22nd Februayy''-
discovered the danger, and, like faithful sentinel
on the political watch-tower, has given 'certajn
sound.' and we think it becoming the good people
Of the whole Union, having been thus faithfully
'foreWarned,' to he 'forcarmed.' Otherwise, they
alone must$NA@-it: and not, after the Union shall
have all gone to smash turn round and taunt the
editor Of the Vermont Wutchman with not having
warned them of their dangcr!!
The main actor in the Watchman'5 tragedy
and for whose special benefit we doubt not the
article was indicted-is the Liberty Party. 1t is
declared to be infinitely worse than the nufers Of
the South, lnasnuch as the latter only set at def
ance law of Congress, which they believe to be
unconstitutional while the former refuse aIlcgi-
ance to a portion Of the Constitution itself The
proof of all this, furnished by the Waterman, is
part of resolution passed at the Liberty National
Convention, holden at Buffalo last summer The
whole of the preamble and resolution is as fol-
lows:
Whereas, The Constitution ofthese United States is a
series Of agreements, covenants contracts between the
people of the United States, each with all and all with
each; and
Whereas, 1t s principle Of universal morality, that
the moral lave Of The Creator paramount to all human
laws; or in the language Of an apostle that 'we ought TO
obey God rather than maN;' aud
Whereas The principle Of Common Law-that any
contract covenant, agreement to do an act der0gaoTy
to natural right yitaed and annucd by its inherent
immoraliy-has been recognized by one Of the Justices
Of the Supreme Court Of the United States, who in
cent case expressly holds that ANY contract that rests
upon such a basis. is voID;' and
Whereas, The third clause Of the second section Of the
fourth article Of The Constitution Of the United States
WHEN CpNsTRUED AS rRovGtING FOR TIE sURREN-
DER OF A FUGITIVE sLAyE-does crest upon such a
bass, in that it is a contract TO rob of natural
right, namely his natural right to his liberty; and is
D., therefore, absolutely VOID
therefore, heso'Veo' i"N' we "e'eoy give - 70 ne o'S
oboIonists ,bo, e strength Of our cause e
in its 'gAeousnessand hope for it in our conform-
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nroof ~ NV olInao,ce t Him. IN all onr civil eIo
ons aud Offices whether private citizens, or as public
fHncona"eS TO support the oil Tue C'
scronG se,,ino = me r,n ,rtice Of that instrument,
,yhenever applied 10 the Of fugitive soue-as ut
erly null and void, and consequently forming no part
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