The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-05-30

lean ship taken on the high seas by
Mexican cruiser, would be good prize by
the laws of nations, Is it 500
! This is the object for which a Wing
Senate by reclamation made John g.
Ca'houn secretary of state.
The accompanying documents consist
of army and navy orders. marked "con'
fdentiaI,' the first dated April IL, and
the last, May l3--lhe very date OF The
message, concentrating three regiments
at Fort Jessup, under The command Of
Gen. Taylor, and nine vessels of war al
or near Very Cruz, under Com. Conner.
Gen. Taylor is instructed to correspond
directly with the war department, and not
with the commander of the army; and
his instructions purport 20 be 81 ven from
the department, not through, but "ln con-
sui alton with the general-in-chlei." -
What would General Jackson say to
such an arrangement, if he were the gen.
eral-in-chief Z Gen. Taylor's ins'ruc'
tons are,-
You will take strong measures, IN
the first inst ance by confidential officer,
and subsequently by The ordinary mail or
special expresses, as you may deem nee
essary to put yourself in communication
with the president of Texas, in order to
iuform him of your present position and
force, and to learn and 10 transmit to this
office fall con6dentioly) whether any and
what external dangers may threaten that
government or its people. Should such
danger be found to exist, and appear to
be imminen:, you will collect and march
the forces above indicated, TO the Saline
river, but mol proceed beyond the frontier
without further instructions, keeping in
readiness, in case supposed, all necessa-
nv means of transportation, as ample
stores of subsistence and ammunition"
Commodore Conner is told
"You will in your discretion, employ
the vessels composing your squadron In
cruising in the guilt Of Mexico, so as to
communicate frequently with Galveston !;
and OCCASIONALLY show yourself at or be-
fore Vera Cruz, with such devla'lons 10
other parts of your cruising grounds, as
in your judgement may be best calculated
to effect the objects of your general and
special Instructions
The Especial" instructions are not
communicated but these are sufficient
taken in connection with the language
Of the presidents message, and the lax
practice towards commanding officers who
have taken the responsibility of acting
according to their belief Of what woLil
be the wishes of the executive, to warrant
the assurance, ia the minds OF the people,
that the president and his cabinet lnfen-
ded these officers should wage war against
Mexico, if the slightest opportunity should
Offer, relying on the influence OF the slave
ocracy TO secure their indemnity tof the
act.
And now, what is Congress doing g.
The Senate, the energisIng element Of
the treaty making power, instead of in.
stantly rejecting treNy thus set forth,
spent the day following the receipt ofthis
message, in inefec, ual debates on the
question whether the treaty should be dis
cussed in public or prira!e session.
And the House of Representa- yes, the
GRAND INQUEST of the nation, after fu-
Tile attempt to transact some business On
private claims, adourns over from Fri
dayto Monday,for the want Of quorum
because so many Of the members have
gone to the races Shamel Shame =
Shame!
We submit that Congress and both par
ties have so deserted The constitution AMI
the country in this exigencv, that hey can
no longer be trusted at all, bat that tie
Liberty party is imperatvely called upon
10 point out and demand these measures
which the safety of the republic requires
land to use the most vigorous efforts TO
rescue the government from the traito.
rous or imbecie hands into which both
he old political parties have and would
confde it.
A SOUTHERN DEMAND. A fnll and
direct answer to the inquiry, whether
sIav ehoIders should be employed by the
III. NJ. Society, was desired by Southern
as well as Northern men. The Biblical
Recorder IN. c. said, We, trust that
all indecision will be dispensed with, and |
that position will be taken which can
be clearly understood by all parties, If
The STAKEHOLDER is to be deposed from the
service of the Board BECAUSE he is a
stakeholder, it is every way proper and
desirable that it should be so understood,
On the contrary, ifthis impairment inter-
nedIlng of abolitionists is to receive a
ust and seasonable rebuke, it is perhaps
equally important that the decision should
De known. In any event, we are sure
hat nothing can be gained by evasion in
such cases. We perfectly agree with
he editor, and much regret that his
Southern brethren, who were at Phila-
lelphia, thought differently. Perhaps
ne, too, would have thought differently,
lad he known how the question was
likely to turn, unless it was evaded.
Christian Reflector.