The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-05-02

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have, as trust, shown the fallacy Of
one of your excuses for voting for Henry
Clay. The other is, that he is sound, in
respect TO several questions in political
economy, which you enumerate, and that
his election is important to the proper dis
posal Of these questions. Now, will, if
you please, admi, all that you claim for
Henry Clay concerning these questions !:
and yet, yourself being judge. your own
letter being my authority. he is not entitled
to your vote. know,that your letter says,
tina: The election of Henry Clay and the
proper disposal of these questions. are me-
cessary to prepare the way for triumphant
action against slavery; and, | ALLOW, that
in your belief of this, you have, at least,
show of excuse for voting for him. But,
know too, that your letter also virtually
says, that, be his financial or other views
what they may, provided he remains
STAKEHOLDER alter the next election, he
! will, and, that too, whatever may be Inc
result of such election-howeve unfavor'
able in your eyes, its bearing on the eco
| nomcal questions referred 10, be unwor-
thy OF the office of civil ruler put it
10 you then, dear sir, kindly, but irresst-
IDLY. whether | need summon any other
witness 10 the stand than yourself, 10 prove
the emptiness of this other excuse for
your vote for Henry Clay, and TO deprive
you of even all show of excuse under this
head for such an unjuslifable voice.
| But, it is harsh to use a man for his
own coudemnalion-and in the present in
stance, entirely unnecessary. Your ex-
cuse can easily be shown to be unsound,
without quoting yourself against yourself
1t cannot, for moment, abide the ties: Of
christianity. mean not the spurious
christianity of this land, but the pure
christianity of the Bible.
LIST. God does not sacrifice the least
right of the least being in all His uni
verse. TO believe tina! He does, is 10 be-
ieve Him 10 be unjust, and 10 destroy Tie
very foundation of our confidence in Him.
ed. All men should feel, that they are His
servants, and that their conduct must har.
monte with His principle and character.
The Bible, declares impariality to be an
attribute not Of God only, bu. also (Ma,.
" 45,) of all them. who are counted wor-
thy to be His children. 3D.. When then
we barter away the great, original, inner.
emf, rights Of one man for another mans
more secure possession Of such rights;
and, most alphabetically, when we take
these sacred rights from one man, and
barter them away for the promotion of
the mere pecuniary interests of another,
we outrage some Of the planest princi.
pies Of the Divine government, and prove
ourselves 10 be Atheists and rebels, in.
stead OF the servants of God. 4lh. But,
is not the willingness Of certain anti
slavery men to elect STAKEHOLDER 10 the
Presidency, provided his views, in respect
10 the Tariff and other financial measures,
agree with their own, red with the guilt
Of the worst kind of such barter? Do
they not virtually say /: I'VE will consent
to leave the slaves Of the District OF Co.
lumb;a and of the Territory Of Florida in
their chains, for the sake of securing an
improvement in the pecuniary circum-
stances of the whi.es2 for the sake of il
in our own circumstances Thousands
Of protesting Christians are, this day. de.
feeding such compromises, end declaring
them to be Indispensable. But, before
can be convinced, that men can innocent.
ly, and must necessarily, practice such
compromises, | must be convinced, that
God is so great a bungIer, as not TO be
able to carry on His government, without
invading the hts of some of His SUB.
jects.
see. that you approvingly quote the
maxim: 1.-The greatest good of the grea.
test number" The frequent repetition Of
this maxim in the celebrated letters of
10. P. @" written, dozen years ago, in
the city of Paris, gave it a fresh and in,
creased popularity. But the maxim is
no less false than popular. Christianity
requires the greatest good Of the whole
number" Ii is in accordance with this
MAXIM that the individual is so often sac
rifced in answer to the claims of society.
Society has proved itself to be a bloody
Mooch, on whose altar millions OF indl. |
viduals have been slain. 1t is in accor-
dance with this maxim, that nations give
up millions of individuals to be slauqh- |
tered on the battle field. Aad this same
maxim is the jusli(ying plea of slavery
for crushing millions in its iron folds
Would that the practice under this max
i'm did not exceed its letter But, like
every other permitted wrong, i! transcen DIS
its prescribed limits. A community sets
out 10 promote the greatest good of the
greatest number by means Of the sacrifice
of small number. But, soon however,
the foul and mu'derous wrong grows into
the policy of bene6uing select and arts.
tocratic few, at the expense OF the many.
Who will deny, that it has already thus
increased and magni6ed itself in South
Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana, in
each Of which States the slave noanlalinn