Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-10-11


that we mistook this gentleman's intentions in re-
lation to voting with pro-slavery party. From
his apparent anxiety in his private conversation,
that certain Shareholder should be elected Presi-
dent, and his speech in pro-slavery club meeting,
we suppoS ed he was prevented voting pro-slavery
ticket this year, for want of the necessary quaIf
cations, knowing that he had not been in the State
long enough to gain residence But we willing
y give him credit for all he claims on that score
We rejoice when men cease to do evil even tho
they do not learn to do we'll.
If we understand Inquirer, he would have the
abotioniss, either scatter their votes without any
organization or union among themselves, or else
not vote at all, lest they should bring themselves
at last into violent contact with Shareholders >
Probably shareholders would rather we shonld all
into office; but if our consciences will not allow us
to do that, they will be toIeraby well satisfied if
we will take ourselves away from the polls, or
scatter our votes, which amounts to nearly the
same thing, and allow others to do it without any
hindrance. Really, shareholders have no great oc-
casion to be 'Violent" towards such abolitionists
They would hardly mob them, unless it was thro'
mistake. But if we mean to do anything by vo-
ting, why is not the common sense principle, that
union is strength as applicable in this work as any
other?
The objection that the Liberty party is North
ern party, is sufficiently answered by the fact tina
it already extends into several of the slave States
and is rapidly increasing there.
Inquirer has not dehfxl, and cannot in truth de
ny, that slavery receives its great support from thu
general government, and that if the North ant
non-slaveholders Of the South, should cease to up
hold it, it would at once sink under its own weight
This is all that is necessary to be done in order t
overthrow slavery; and this is the great object tn
Liberty party have in view. We have no sort @
confidence in lnqurer'sraw head and bloody bone
picture of the violence and bloodshed' of slave
holders, because we refuse to assist them in bru
ltalizng their slaves. But even admitting tn
worst, that is that these sons of Belal are excite
to acts of violence by our refusal to be partaker
of their sins-we frankly confess that we Shout
be quite as willing they should have s'Iittle lick
'uS' DIS baVy CTocKeIt uSed 10 say, as tnat In
slaves should have it all. But we by no mean
despair of the Union on peaceable terms. Th
Declaration of independence is an anti-sIaver
document, and the Constitution of the U. State
was adopted to "secure the blessings of liberty t
ourselves and our posterity," and if administers
in the spirit and on the principles of liberty,
would secure these blessings And be it known t
all men, that the object of the Liberty party is
secure such an administration of the Constitutio
as its object contempates.
In reference to Inquirer's P. S., we can only eA
press our surprise, that gentleman of his leg;
attainnents and practice, should not have shrewd
ness enough to evade just and forcibe iIIustra
ton by calling it Ga sneer,' without the assstanc
of Sir Isaac Newton.