The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-04-11

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deal of the right spirit in that Slae-more,
much more than meets our ewes. 1t is
like leaven-it wall work-thanks to the
God of truth and justice, and none can
hinder. Mr. Clay cannot successfully
resist it, il he would; and. in my opinion,
would not if he could. He is devoted TO
the elfare Of tha, noble State; and knows
100 well what belongs to her true interests,
TO quarrel with Cass;us M. Clay and 9TH
ers of his spirit in Kentucky, about aboi.
ton By The free aoiU Of Kentucky. He is
going TO make no great movement to per-
petuate slavery. No! He sees that it
cannot be perpetuated that the SHOWS and
ice of winter can as we'll resist the ad.
vance of the summer sun, as that slavery
can resist the power of the XIXth century
OF the christian era. lfany suppose that
hels insensible to the progress of the great
antislavery movement they are much mis-
taken. No-Hepry Clay will never put
forth his strength, and hazard his fame,
in the insane project of shaking this IN
ion to its centre, and endangerng its very
existence, to push the uphill scheme fan
nexation, for the purpose of perpe,uating
what he knows cannot be perpetuated.
AS to his competitor for the presidency,
| cannot say as much. There is scarcely
any one single point in which reasoning
in regard to Henry Clays probable course
will apply TO Martin Van Buren,. No
two men man can be more unlike
Mr. Van Buren, lives for the present and
for SELF If he thinks he can hold 1.-THE
party" at the north by party Ties, while he
goes for annexation, he will |" go it," pro.
vided he can gain anything at the south
by so doing. Gen. Jackson's letter for an
nexation is now brought out for that pur-
pose. We shall see whether the party
will 60 at his bidding. The Van Buren,
papers talk queerly upon the subject
waiting to see whether it will do. They
kind O. hate TO do it, and wont if they can
help it; but they have little of the direct
and the out-spoken Some of them are
out square for annexation. And some of
the leaders of the party in Congress from
the free States are out also Mr. BucH.
ANAN and Mr. WOODBURY. for example
the former of whom is fall of missionary
zeal for spreading the blessings of chris.
tianty and Of civil and religious liberty
0ver The aOhoIe North american COnti-
nent" 1t is not difficult to see what are
the tendencies among the Van Blren par.
ty in regard to annexation. If my friend
Elolcomb has any wish to help the move
men, let him help elect Van Buren, by
persuading enough of the Wing abolition
lists of Vermont TO go for Birney, to give
Van Buren, a plurality. Let the Liber.
ty party in every Safe do the same thing,
and the work will be done But
S. Another presumption that Mr. Clay
is not in favor of the annexation move
ment arises from the fact that the acciden-
tai President has put himself at the head
of it, for the purpose, among others, Of
embarrassing Mr. Clay. The Inevitable
tendency of this is, TO set the feelings Of
The great mass of the Wing party, includ-
ing Mr. Clay himself against it. If any
thing could kill it dead, so far as the
Wings are concerned, this would do it.
esteem j, fortunate that if annexation is
to be ever pressed, it is henceforth to be
regarded as a Tyler measure. This would
be enough 10 consign to everlasting infa-
my much less exceptionabIe measure
than this. have hope that the annexa,
ton project will never get over this "Ty.
Ter grip"
You must not understand me. however,
as entertaining the opinion that there is
no danger of annexation. There is dan
ger; but that danger does no., in my opic-
ion, arise from Mr. Clay, or the Wing
party. 1t arises from the opposite quarter;
and | would if l could, say TO every man
in Vermont--as you value the integrity of
this Union, and would avoid measure
which would inevitably dissolve it, rally
under the Wing banner, and help to bear