The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-08-22

whom must the responsibility IalF give
only one State. he may then be the presi-
dent, should the election go into The House.
So that it is not quite certain. as yet, that
the contest is wholly between Clay and
Polk. But let US admit, that the contest
does lie wholly between Clay and Polk,
two men, who live by depressing the poor,
and are equally disposed to support Amer
lean slavery, the GILES! the sun e0er s0w."
What can induce q real christian TO vote
for either of them2 Has not the slave
power been fostered long e%nough,-has not
its baleful influence spread far enough in
church and in State and have not waste,
aud squanderation been as great as any
good man can desire? Why then place
all our public interests under the control
ing influence of that power for four years
longer? Mr. Burchard states that the is>
sue is, Teas as she Is, with her slavery
and her debts wiM immediate annexation
TO this Union, or not that Polk will do
what he can to effect immediate anuexa-
ton, and that there is no fear of Mr. Clay
on this question. "The issue is Polk,
Texas, War and perpelual. slavery, or
Clay. no Texas, no War, and slavery left
as it is, a, the worst" Here then We have
it, slavery as 1t is, and that is bad enough,
even il Mr. Clay is elected. But we shall
have Texas, war and perpetual slavery,
if Polk is elected. Not quite so fast bro.
Burchard. We must get Texas before
we car have the ugly creature. And
should Santa Ana move on his forces, and
recover the province, we shall not have it
very soon. Aud if we don't get it, we shall
not have war and perpetual slavery with
it. The horns of this bugbear are like to
be sawed off close to his head, and the
whole issue bloom up. There is an other
thing to be considered: Should Polk be
elected, he could not, by hook or by crook,
get Texas annexed, without the consent of
too thirds ofthe Senate. And as the SEN
ate is decidedly wing, only keep up the
steam, and the wings can and will take
care of Texas. II cant be annexed, un-
less wing senator's do the vile deed. The
wings are and must be responsible for
Texas. There is one more consideration
worth naming ; there is no evidence that
Texas will come 10 our embrace, should
we WOO her never so much. We have
rejected her once, and again ; and she
must have lost her chivaIry, if she does
not spura our embraces, whether rolled
up in Clay, or pushed on with a Polk
What then is this mighty issue a bag of
Gu-sA, pushed on TO secure the election of
Clay by men who would not even put
their names 10 a petition against the an
nexation of Texas Two years ago. In
such men l have no confidence. They
love office, and they wish to triumph over
their opponents; but as TO Texas, or the
slave question, | fear the leaders will 90
just where their southern masters direct.
So far as slavery is concerned, the true
issue between the wings and democrats is
clay and slarery, or Polk and .slacery.
Both are shareholders, both have support
ed slavery AS IT IS, ard both will, un-
doubleday, do what they can to sustain and
extend the slave power. Can an honest
abolilionist tell which is the greater evil,
or choose the least?
Mr. Burchard says, that the fact, that
Mr. Clay holds slaves, is a strong personal
objection against tie man. Again he
says, 'rhat Henry Clay, in years past has
been deeply infected with the fashionable
vices of the society where he has lived,
is probably but too true, and if he suffers
for them now it is but a just retribution, of
which he has no right to complaint
Good, very good! Will the wings sub,
scribe to this declaration? Surely, if Mr.
Clay has no right to complain, when he
is buffeted for. his faults, they should not
be offended. A little severe rebuke may
do him good, and prevent him from run
ming into those vices again, But what are
the fashionable vices of the society, in
which Mr. Clay has moved, and with
which he has been deeply affected, ac-
cording to Mr. Burchard The answer