The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-03-14

! ties or Congress now to do with tn
: question of assuming the old Colonia
State debts, or funding the national deb
incurred before and during the revolu
ton p or with the tax on Domestic dis
titled spirits j.? What have they to d.
with the war with the Miami Indians?-
with Algiers ?-the war between France
and Great Britain? -lhe Proclamation o
neutrality, or jays Treaty ?-or ever
with Madison's Resolutions ? 1t is true
Congress, during that administration
chartered a national bank, but The
wings of 1910, and at the present time
stand aloof and will not commit them.
selves on the question of bank, or M
bank."
Nothing, therefore, coming from
Washington has, any bearing on the ques-
tons agitated at the present time, except
his already published opinions on moral
and political questions connected with
human rights and human freedom.-
These will remain imperishable forever,
to the shame of slavery's minions and
every party who lend them countenance
or support.
J Conant says" All who personally
knew Washington, knew him 10 be
wing of the first water, read and known
of all men," Granted. But does this
prove that those who claim to be wings
at the present day are such /; or are ev-
en- admitted to be such by any one ex
cept themselves /? Because Washington
was wing it does not follow that all
those who borrow or assume his name,
and hold political club meetings and eau,
cuses, on his birthday, are wings also.
Far fromit Profession and practice are
different things quite. 'By their FRUITS
we shall know Them You say all men
knew Washington to be whig-but you
do not know even yourselves that you are
wings
Again you say They (the wing par
ty) fearlessly support the same wing
principles as did their ancient leader.
Why then should it be thought arrogant
to'seize on the birthday oftheir chief SC.
Now if you substitute the word modern
for ancient we can get some faint i'm
preston as to achO your 'leader and
chief is You, and your whole party,
instead of living out the principles Of the
dead Washington had much rather follow
in the lead of the living Henry You
seem fond of the embrace and would like
to sustain the sinful practices Of the lat
ter by the known popularity of the for
mer.
1t is denied, once for all, that the
wings, as such, ever met to celebrate the
birthday of Washington. They met for
party purposes and to promote party or
ganzation and party interests. Not
breath, not word was said by their Sc
lected speaker, who addressed the wings
in the town of Brandon, on that occasion,
about the principles or measures of
Washington's administration although
he dwelt at great length on that of John
Quincy Adams it with those
which have succeeded it. AS it proba-
bly, entirely escaped the speakers recol
lection to enlighten his hearers with Mr..
Adams present position we will, for their
benefit, here present it. 1t is contained
in his speech at Dedham, Mass, in the
words:
81 wish you to understand, as my feel
ings, that the question of slavery, and |
most particularly the question about DOM
nations ofthe slave representation which
overburdens US all, is THE GREAT
QUESTION on which yo~r interests are
concerned in the government Of the Uni
ted States"
Another speaker, am informed, at a
wing meeting remarked that it would be
more likely to aid emancipation to elect
Clay than if Van Buren, succeeded TO
the presidency. 1t will be high time to
answer this mode of reasoning when it is
shown that the election of either will IA
vor emancipation.
But | do not allude to any of the above
declarations because they will bear any
comparison with Mr. Copant, who with
an assurance that utterly disregards all
ruSheS hlindlv IN far he