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

him my vote for the special reason, that
he will do antislavery mOrk. We read
somewhere of men, who put darkness for
light. and light for darkness. l hope bro.
Burchard has not learned this ART and
that he does not mean to call evil good,
and good evil. But how he can believe,
tina, Mr. Clay will do abolition work, is to
me marvellous. Oh, he will keep out
Texas. Mr. Clay is opposed to smmedi-
ate annexation ; but he has given no
pledge for the future. Let circumstances
change, and he may 60 for Texas, and
nine.tenths of his partisans will go with
him. How much good, then, will Mr.
Burchard's vote for Clay do. and what
abolition work will Mr. Clay effect? l
think those must have little regard to Mr.
CIay's Ueracity, who can believe that he
has any sympathy for abolitionists, or that
he will do their work, and l think he will
hardly thank them for such san act of
taiM" Mr. Burchard thinks hat in vot.
ing for Mr. Clay he does not act on the
principle of choosing the least of two evils,
and hope he discards that heather prin.
ciple, and cordially subscribes 10 the apos-
tolic diclrine, that all who do evil that good
may come, are justly condemned: but re.
allv | could but think there was some Je.
suitism in his reasoning. Can a good
man so reason, and so act to the glory Of
G0d2
Mr. Clay is a STAKEHOLDER, and Mr. Bir-
ney has been n {; and they have both
lived under the Influence of those awful
customs, which prevail amongst slavehold-
ers. Their habits have been, I apprehend
very much alike. Mr. Birney has seen
the evil of his way, has repented, and
brought forth fruits meet for repentance ;
and | am ready to receive him as a chris
tian brother, He now resembles, not Saul
the prosecutor, but Paul the servant of Je.
sus Christ. Lei Mr. CLAY turn from his
evil ways, forsake those fashionable vices,
in which he has been involved, and bring
forth such fruits of true repentance, as MIR
Birney has done, and | will forgive him,
receive him as a brother beloved, and hon
or him with any honor TINT a good man
could wish for =; but while his old habits
remain, and nothing is done 10 prevent
the evil effects Of his example, l cannot
see why all that vote for him, do no, be-
come ~partakers in his sins. and help the
ungodly. l ask, would Jesus Christ vote
for such a man? This should be the Test.
Will Mr. Birchard follow Christ in this
case? If not, who will he follow? That
Mr. Clay's general character is and has
been for several years, ms good as most OF
our public men, | fear is too true. Is it
not then necessary that we have better mel
if We wish 10 escape the judgments of an
offended Code go further, and say, he
has some noble traits OF characler,o of which
fear many ofour leading men are desti-
tute and would his friends unite in pray
ing that he might be born Of God, and oh.
tain an heavenly crown, | would cheer
fully unite with them. That partisnns on
both sides are given TO false accusation. |
readily grant but those. who state the
truth are not slanderers. And Mr. Bur-
chard tells US that Mr. Clay has no right to
complain, if he does suffer for indulging
in the fashionable vices OF the south. Oh
it IS but the beginning of his torment, ifhe
does rot repent. | must think that Mr.
Burchard's great issue has vanished into
n0mentsty-that his reasoning is of doubt.
full character--and that he sees things
darkly through some veil, which obscures
his christian vision. And | fully agree
with him, that it is the christians duty 10
withhold his vote from every man obvious.
ly wanting in moral integrity, and volun-
tarily addicted TO vice. So mole it b..
| will thank abolition, democratic, and
wing editors 10 copy.
KIAH BAYLEY.
Hardwick, Aug. Is, 1914.
For the Voice of Freedom.
Wing Mass Meeting at Manches'