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

A solemn appeal to Voting AbOli
tiOnists.
BY REV. LUTHER LEE:

Will you vote for the slave or slavery
In answering this question, do not forget
that you have no right 10 seek any I'M
provement interests, real or imaginary, q.
the slaves expense. BY voting for slave
ry this once, with view to secure other
interests at the slaves expense, you acl
upon principle which will justify every
one else in voting for slavery, not only
this once, but so long as there shall be
'olher great interests 10 be secured. II
you are Wing, you must allow that the
other great interests of the Democrats are
as real 10 them as yours are to you, and
il you may vote for slavery to secure
yours, so may they 10 secure theirs. II
you are Democrat, you must allow that
the 'other great interests of the Wings
are as real TO them as yours are 10 you,
and if you may vote for slavery to secure
yours, so may they 10 secure theirs. But
will attempt to show that by voting for
slavery this once, you will bind yourself,
by the law of consistency 10 vote for slave
ry for years to come. To show this [ need
only inquire, will this one vote secure and
settle the important interests which you
say justify your proslavery vote? |
think not. If you are Wing or Dem
ocrat, you can have profled but little by
past experience, TO suppose that the
war which has ragged between the two
parties is to be settled BY one vote. There
will then be the same or some other great
interests depending upon the gambling of
Your proslavery parties for years hence
as at the present time.
/. BY this one vote, you do up yorr
voting for President aud Vice President,
for four gears. Both candidates are
pledged to support slavery, and by voting
for either of them, you sign the bond
which will not expire until the 4th OF
March, l849. By this one vote then,
you see that you do absolutely support
slavery for years, and must be regarded,
SO far as your influence and political pow
er are concerned, as unfolding slavery
until the fourth of March, l849.
2. When you vote for members OF
Congress this fall you finish your voting
on this subject for two years, and of course
lend your political power to the slave
holder, to be used by him for two years
from the fourth of March next. This
vote you will find it necessary 10 repeat,
Jas you cannot consistently send anti-sIave-
ny men to Congress, to em5arrass the
pro>sIaverv administration of the Pfesi-
dent elected by your vote, knowing him
10 be pledged to support slavery. You
professedly elect Mr. Clay or Van Buren,
for specific objects, aside from the claims
of the slave, aud to secure these objects
you unite with shareholders to support a
man, who is pledged 10 them TO support
& slavery, and you know that this pledge to
supper! slavery, is as much an object
with the stakeholder, to be secured by his
election, as any of your party interests
are the objects 10 be secured on your part
In these circumstances, it must be plain
that to secure the object for which the
successful pro-slavery candidate shall be
elected, there must be cooperation o.
she whole party by whom he has beer
placed in power, as the support of slavery