Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-06-21
For The Green Mountain Freeman
The Four Candidates.
Burlington, June sth, 1914.

The Four Candidates.
The candidates for the presidency are now be-
fore the people. Who are they'-and what are
they? Who is Henry Clay? A slavehoIder.-I
Who is James X. Polk? A stakeholder. Who is
John Tyler? A stakeholder. Who is James G.
Brney! Apatriot, phanthropst, an ex-slave-
holder. Henry Clay is not only a STAKEHOLDER, but
duellst and gambler He has lifted his hand
against the blood of his fellow-man,- he compeIs
some fifty or sixty men and women to toll for him
weeks, months, years, for life, without wages
keeps their minds merged in darkness,-yes, shuts
out the light of science and religion from immor-
tai minds-from minds capable ofimprovement for
all time and the endless ages of eternity. The fact
that man is endowed with moral and intellectual
faculties, is proof that the Creator intended that
these faculties should be cultivated and developed.
Then how guilty must that man be, who forces
his Immortal fellow-man to toll for him all his life
in almost heathenish darkness; giving him no
means whereby he may cultivate the nobler facul-
ties of the soul. The slave is deprived of all sub
lime and sweet enjoyments which arise from
contemplation of the Creators works. All are
equally entitled to these enjoyments as gift from
the Almighty. And all are morally bound to do
all in their power to promote the happiness of their
fellow man. Much more are they bound not to
Cypress them. From these considerations it is
evident that Mr.. Clay is not a patriot not phi
lanthropist, not moralist. Mr.. Clay has no ex-
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every means to safely emancipate and educate
them; and if he was philanthropist he would do
it Immediately.
What | have said, thus far; of Henry Clay: as
know nothing of his private character; but say
of him, as of Clay, that if he was patriot and a
pbiIanthropist he would emancipate his slaves
A STAKEHOLDER and philanthropist are antagonist
terms. So are STAKEHOLDER and democrat antago-
mist. As for John Tyler, need not say anything
he is well known to the public; and but few are in
cined to vote for him, at least in n. E. And it il
supposed by some that he is guilty of treason by
, his late move in regard to Texas and Mexico.
But who is James G. Brney? He is not
avehoder; he is not a duelist; nor gambler
but he is a christian and democrat, in The tru
sense of these words. Mr.. Birney was once a slav
holder in the State of Kentucky; but he was brol
Il to see the abominabe wickeduess of slave holdin
he emancipated his slaves (Which act reduce
II him to poverty and came to the north. And h
: has, ever since the emancipation of his slaves
IS constantly labored for the temporal and eternt
), good of down-trodden portion of his fellow-mer
He has used his influence to persuade his cour
o trymen to follow bis noble example. All his ii
- fuence, moral and political, has been in favor
! iberty-and that liberty which does not overloo
=" the emancipation and elevation of the oppresse
=, slave.
:, Now, has the influence of Mr. Polk and Cla
r. been in favor of liberty2 No, their influence hi
II been for slavery. Mr.. Polk never could have bee
- nominated by his party if he had not been devo
- ed to southern institutions; the south would ~
W have Mr.. Van Buren,, Notwithstanding his prime
q pies were southern, they must have pure slav
holder-one who will do their bidding witho
- reference to the north. They must have a ms
" raGidIV in favor of the annexation of Texas
:. Shareholders want to strengthen their stalk
;, and lengthen their cords" They mean to ru
-, over the north hereafter as they have for maj
y years past Shall we submit to it: Freem
49, must answer.
,r- AS for Mr.. Clay, he has been making speech
Id in the councils of the nation in favor of slave
ay and eternal bondage. He says it is a "UisiOna
,r. dogma" that man cannot hold property in his f
ist bowman, and says whatever the law declares
he be property is propery;-"two hundred years
be Legislation have sanctioned and sanctfed neg
IT. slaves property. AS regards the annexation
nat Texas he is not decidedly against it, nO,O and
on euer: it would not be inconsistent with his {
DO pressed views, if in year or two he should be
nd favor oft.
ore Mr.. Clay is savehoder-he is a southenel