The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-09-12

lions which that Instrument does not re
quire, and are just as much guilty o
x Treason, as the Liberty men are wher
they refuse TO vote for man because ht
is STAKEHOLDER. Will Mr. Giddngs, OF
any other man, show US where is the diff.
ference. If he may consistently with the
Constitution, refuse to vote for Polk be-
cause he is rampant Democrat, may
also refuse TO vote for Clay because he is
a confirmed stakeholder. II he may re-
quire qualifications, which are not known
in the Constitution, so may |. L! he is
not guilty Of Treason in refusing to vote
for Polk, [ am not guilty of Treason in
refusing to vote for Clay, If he may
vote for whom he pleases, so may /, and
every other man. 1t is RIGHT. secured
By the Constitution, and this Mr. Gid.
dings knows is The fact. What then does
he mean by such yophistry2 l am sorry
to have occasion to ask such question a.
bout such a man. But it does seem as
though the PhiIistines had put out the
eyes of our Sampson, and he had con.
scented to grind in their prison house.
How much has he lost of that moral
grandeur, which encircled his brows,
when he so nobly batlled the slave power!
pity the man He has fallen sadly but
his cup of humiliation is not yet empty.
He must come down lower, and lower
still, before even the Wigs would for
give the past, or allow him to hold any
office, which is under the control OF the
Wing Senate Let him try.
The Constitution knows nothing about
political parties; but allows equal privi-
leges 10 all the citizens, and allows
every man to select and vote for whom be
pleases for President. And it is serious
question whether all the party movements
to excite the Masses and influence the e.
leclions are moi contrary to The spirit ofthe
Constitution, and virtually violation OF
The Freeman's oath. 1t is in fact throwing
the Masses under the influence Of unprin-
cipIed demagogues, and oficeseekers; and
must Ultimately place the great body Of
the people under the influence OF few
desperate party leaders. And | am sorry.
when such men as Mr. Giddiugs conde.
scend 10 lend their influence to promote
such vile purposes, and thus subvert the
design Of the Constitution, in securing
freedom of suffrage to every citizen.
Here then | would ask the Hon. Geo.
P. Marsh to cast the beam out of his own
eye,and clear his own party fanaticism, and
contempt of law and order. Admitting
that the report of his speech in the Voice,
August %, be correct, wish that gentle
man would tell me why the organization
Of the Liberty party is violative of the
principles of our government and of the
Constitution, any more than the organlza-
ton of the Wing party! If one violates
the Constitution, why does not the other 3?
If Wings mayorganize TO keep out demo
Gratis, and carry out Wing measures, why
may not Liberty mer organize to keep
out Liberty measures If Liberty men
have no right 10 say they will not vote
for shareholders, where did the Wings OBJ.
tain their right to say, they will not vote
for Democrats, or Liberty men Surely
Mr. Marsh does not mean to say that
Wings are favoured class have special
privileges. may rightfuly do what it
would be crime in others to do. grant,
that slavenolder is eligible to the Office
of President under our Constitution, so is
Democrat, or Liberty man. II slave
holders, and their tools choose to elect
STAKEHOLDER for their President they have
Constitutional RICH so 10 do. If Demo-
Gratis choose 10 elect democrat, who will
carry out their measures, they have
Constitutional right so to do. And if
Liberty men choose to elect men that love
Liberty and will carry out Liberty mea-
sures, they have Unconstitutional right so
TO do. All parties, as we'll as indvidu-
ais, are placed upon level by the Con-
s'itution. If Mr. Marsh may refuse to
} vote for Polk besause he is democrat,
a democrat may refuse to vote for Clay
f because he is Wing. and may refuse