The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-06-27

ity, so long will the slave power persist
in presenting such candidates. The
Shareholders manage to get in nomination
such candidates on both sides as will do
their bidding, and then say to the Wings
of the North, There are great interests at
stake-such as the tariff, surplus revenue,
or the distribution of the avails of public
lands sc. SC. 'and these interests must
be attended to or our glorious country
will be ruined They say 10 the Demo-
Gratis of the North, you must stand by us
and aid in wrestling the power from the
'aristocratic British Wings or our dear
republican, emocraticch ristianjns,itutio
will all be destroyedl So here we go
about oneeighthof the voters of the United
States, by their tact and union, have caus'
ed the other seven eighths 10 succumb 10
them and put in three shareholders as can
didates for President of the United States.
Three shareholders. provided James X,
Polk is one, and if he is not, he has serv-
ed the slave power SO faithfully while
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
and in his recent movement in favor of
the annexation of Texas, that he is con-
sidered safe. This same James K. Polk
while Governor of Tennessee, treated an
anti-slavery circular issued by large
Convention held at London, with con-
tempt; while most of the potentates of
Europe gave it a respectful hearing. And
will he be the man to receive votes from
members of the Democratic party who
profess 10 be aboli,ionists? Will you,
when Martin Van Buren, had served the
slave power so faithfully, and was so I'M
tremendously laid on the shelf because
another could be found who promised to
be more faithful, vote for that one2 If
SO, then write your name something be.
sides democrat! Twill say nothing about
John Tyler, because find no Tyler abo.
litiorists! But find lots of Wing abo-
litionists, many Of whom say this once
because we have great interests al stake
and no man can gouern and fetch up the
wool and regulate the currency, and dis
tribute the monies like Henry Clay u l
heard very pious Wing abolitionist say
the other day, that he would vote for Hen.
ny Clay if he owned ten thousand slaves
and should fight ten thousand duels be.
tween this and the presidential election
but after that he would go abolition IL
my visits TO different towns within four
weeks have found some who have ap-
parently gone back, but many more who
have volunteered to take their places
The Wings seem 10 glory in the result of
the Baltimore Democratic Convention
In this however they may read their own
doom at no distant day, unless they cease
supporting shareholders. The anti-slave-
ry sentiment is increasing, and the Dem
ocrats Of the North having been routed
will rally under the true democratic flag,
and they, with those who will join from
the North and South too, will soon pre-
sent phaIanx that will not easily be
broken. A few years since, and hardly
man from the democratic party within my
knowledge, joined US. But now hundreds
are coming in from different parts of the
State, and l apprehend much larger in.
creose OF Liberty votes this year than in
any former year. Friends OF the slave
stand frm-do not bite at the delusive
bait thrown out by your opponents, and
you will soon see such a wheeling into
your ranks, as will convince the most
timid that the victory will ere long be
achieved. Give your neighbors facts to
peruse, and the mass of voters will go
right. The Voice will continue to be
open for arguments from Wings and
Democrats who think we are wrong, and
so far as they desire the overthrow of
slavery,they can consistently patronize. II
have The promise Of quite number of
subscribers from Wings, after the No
vember election, who say they cannot con.
scientiously do any thing to initiate
against Mr. CIay's election! All l can
say to this is, do as you think duty re-
quires, but remember your promise, and
remember TOO that SO long as you contin-