Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-17

fore left to infer that a few pseudo-democrats,
with Mr. Van Ness at their head, and few pre-
tended wings, with Mr. Phvlfs~at their head, have
reared the ''raw head and bloody bones' of pro-
gressive aboIitonsm before the full gaze of that
pure conscientious and disinterested patriot the
casual tenant of the White House. And this in
ference is strengthened by the notorious fact, that
number of the would-be leaders of both parties,
have forwarded petition to the Senate for the
confirmation of this colonzatlonst, with a condi-
ton thereto appended, not at all calculated to
weaken the force of the petition itself Is not
rue or ruin" the real object of the leaders of both
parties, and if success were Otherwise doubtful,
would they not unite to consummate that object
against those who sought something else in polit-
cal action than the possession Of "the spoils ?"-
And has it come to this, that no man shall hold Of
flee even in free State, whose long-settled con-4
vctions are at war with some great moral or po-
litical evil? Has this great cancer upon the body
polite extended its roots so far that honesty and
fidelity are no passports to the favor of the Gov
eminent? Is it much longer to be tolerated, that
900 slave holders, shall defeat the interests,
mar the happiness paralyze the energies and con-
troll the destines of twenty millions Of freemen?
That one person in eighty of our population,
should possess the power, against all the rest, to
blast the hopes of Christianity and freedom upon
the earth? Ifso, rel ce that | am among the
first of the official martyrs to the unhallowed dom
I ination of slavery-and will henceforth renounce
all party distinctions and devote the remainder of
those days which benefcent Providence shall as
sign me, to the cause of freedom and humanity.
Because, my dear sir, do not yet despair the
Republic, but believe that even now an union of
honest hearts and uncorquerGd spirits may in a
measure bring back the Government to that purity
I of purpose which followed the PRONUNCIATION ofthe
!, Declaration of Indie pendence And how shall this
4 be done? you ask. l answer, by setting things
" right at home by being sure that we are all right
. here, before ask our neigbbors to think or act
with us. By commanding, instead of petilioning
> Congress to carry out our principles and opinions
Let the Representative feel through the baIlot-boX
that his arm will be upheld by his constituents
s and their wishes will be carried out. Because, il
= he doubts the will of his makers on a given sub
" ject he will be inefficient, if not wholly inactive
i We have now four talented and worthy dele
c gates in the House of Representatives at Wash
= ngton-but they ignorant of and feel not, the
e will of an united constituency If they did, some
X one of them would probably be able to be presen
IL in his seat, and to vote some way, upon resolu
5, ton which is subversive of the first principles o
civil liberty. | allude to tire Baltimore resoIu
tons.
With rorord to hn kpOurlndUn nv our (ionrrpS
y siona delegation of the Infamous Treaty of an
nexation, before it was published, have no mean
: of information; but must do them the justice t
believe, that the astounding fact was given to tn
public Immediately upon its being known out O
the Cabinet at Washington.
- NV letter has all eady extended to an unreasona
\ BILE length, and cannot do justice to the varou
If other topics suggested by your Inquiries withou
r trespassing upon your patience too far. can or
ly alIude to the enormity of the annexation project
he the injustice of recognizing neutrality-suspicious. O
e. felon-peopled Texas, while the same boon is refu
an sed to the free nation of Hayti the immense di:
nv proportion between the South and the North in tn
I'd dispensation of public patronage and office: an
ne the nnumerable other evils growing out of the &C
1g cursed system. These would alone furnish refeC
tons which would swell this letter to a volume
H. But must pause.
a As Wing, call upon all Wings who love thei
country better than their party, to offer up thei
n, party spirit upon counry's altar-and like tn
tie Wings of the Revolution, planted upon the broa
re platform of mans equality, excaim with Patric
m Henry, " Give me Liberty, or give me Deah"-