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

have admitted recently two long articles
from Wing in defence of Henry CLAY
without note or comment on the grount
OF free discussion Is it found in the fac
that we have often denounced the TWO
great political parties as pro. slavery and
| placed the three presidential candidates on
a level either as Shareholders or as North.
ern men with Southern principles? The
Democratic party have not, as we know
Of pretended they were abolionists, as a
party. The Wing party has, and does
unhesitatingly claim the title as appIica-
Bile TO themselves, even in face of the
fact that when but a few weeks ago ].
Campbell of S, G. brought forward the
insulting resolution that "All efforts of
the Aboitionists or other S, 10 induce Con.
gress 10 interfere with the question o.
slavery or TO take incipient Steps in rela-
tioE thereto, &C. ought not 10 be counter.
anced by any friend of our political insti.
tutions," in face of the fact lha: when this
resolution passed the House, neither of
the three Wing Representatives from
Vermont were present to give negative
We have never asserted that "4he Wings
are all pro-slavery men," but often the
reverse, and have shown by publishing
their speeches and votes, that as a party
they STAND on higher ground in relation
to slavery than the other party. Sill, as
far as the election of President is con.
ccrned, we see the whole party, who have
been so willing TO pass resolutions in their
State legislatures, and so ready to send in
their petitions to Congress, now uniting
in mighty effort to give the first honors Of
the Nation to a STAKEHOLDER theore ticalIv
and practically We ask our abolition
is! brother if this is the way he expects TO
do away slavery, by pretending, what
would be secuted at The South, that his
favorite candidate for the presidency is an
abolitionist because he once asserted that
he was mo friend to slavery" Who
is so base, save the sIaveholding
nullifier, as to pretend to be a friend to an
institution, whose daily horrors exceed |
those of the Spanish Inquisition. Any
great merit, if sometimes the voice Of hui
manty gushes out from lips, strangely ell.
oquent for the perpetuity Of slavery, in
some general eulogy upon liberty? 1t is
pltiful 10 see mighty intellec,s Frustrated
to the service Of tyranny. 1t is more pitt
full to see abolitionsts in the land of old |
Ethan, surrounded by the green hills their
fathers consecraed with their blood to lib.
erty, bowling to the dark spirit that would
make slaves of them if it had the power.
THE Voice is strongly enIis.ed against
the Wing party" No f.rher than thai
party are in league with Slavery. AS far
as that party oppose slavery it has had
and shall. have the credit we think it de.
serves, But professions and abstract prn
cipts do not avail much, when contra
dicted by actions. IAN A5olitionis, "
ne ed fear no union OF the Liberty and
Democratic parties save 90 the ground OF
freedom. But there should be, and WE
believe there will be union of the three
parties at The North. If the recent deve-
opemenls at the Capitol do not unite the
North in self defence, nothing can. We
have not time TO say more this week.