Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-04-06
From tie Boston Courier.
The Slave Power.

The summary manner in which the Massachu-
sets resolutions concerning AN alteration OF the
Constitutions have been disposed ofin the House
of Representatives, conveys q lesson which ought
not to be lost forgotten by the inhabitants OF the
fee states One hundred and tleenty-Seuen mem.
bers of that body have declared that "no propo-
siton to alter amend the constitution nrelatlon
to representation and direct taxation among. tie
states, ought TO be recommended to Congress-, but
that every such proposition ought to be promptly
and decsiyely condemned.7 Forty-one members,
among whom we are happy to recognize every
one of the members from the Massachusetts, delega-
ton; voted against the adoption of this netarouS
resolution. So che Slave Power predominates in
the House Of Re oresentatives, in the proportion
of 1877 to al, or 4 little more than three to one.
Let the people 0f'the free states observe also, that
bJ the operation OF the Slave power, the House
was brought directly to vote on this resolution, SO
~ that not word could be said in debate. Mr.. Adj
ans asked leave of Mr., Dromgoole,-a man who
holds a seat in the House by the votes Of three
staueS TO too free men-to refer his report to the
committee Of the whole-a request which was re-
fused, because it would lead to discussion, "the
very thing which the committee was DESTROYS to
avoidm Mr.. Parmenter thought the subject was
too important to be acted upon without discussion
and moved that it be laid the table; and this mo-
ton was rejected by vote three to one.
What prospect is there that the free states will
that Of the slave states? They are now utterly
powerless. They are little, better than colonies;
permitted to call themselves members of the I'm
ion,and to march in the processlon,to swell the tri-
umph of the Slave Power.
And how will it be when Texas shall have be-
come part of the UnoD' For that such event
will happen, consider certain as any thing
that depends upon future action The act may
not be contaminated at the present session-possi-
bly, not by the present Congress-; but the decree
has gone forth, and it will not return void. On
this question, whenever it shall be presented in a
decisive shape, there will be no division in the
southern and southwestern states, either among
the people or their representatives in Congress;
and if little more strength should be wanted,
there are Athertons and Burkes, Buchanans and
Ingersols, enough in the market, ready to fall
into the slavery scale for Il very small consdera-
ton. How long such state of political seryitude
will continue, the eye of omnscience only can see
But no more than human vision, feeble and imper-
feet it Is, is required to perceive the manifest
injustice and inequality Of the present, constitution
al, apportonment of representation A planter
in Virginia, owning fifty slaves, has power in
the election Of President and representatives. in
Congress, equivalent to thirty votes, while farm
er in Massachusetts, having an equal greater
property, has only single vote. With this afro
clous injustice to the people of he free states star
ing them in the face one hundred and t,cenig-SeU-
en- members of the House Of Representatives SOL
EMMY declare that every proposition to obtain re-
lief from this provision of the Constitution, Sought
to be promptly and decisvely condemned" In
this number of one hundred and twenty who
thus virtually subject the free states to the Slave
Power, is almost everyDemocrat from those states
y Shame! where is thy blushE'