The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-04-18

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or h onorary obligations on the part (
the United States towards Virginia an
Maryland, not to abolish slavery in ia
district of Columbia without the conser
olthese States, then it is the duty ofCon
gress to obtain consent, or, failing to d
so, at once to remove the seat OF Gov
eminent.
TO your last question, reply that
should most certainly have approved sue
a law
am Gentlemen,
Respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
CHARLES PAINE.
MEssRs. GEO A. ALLEN,
N. Lovely,
JAMES MITCHELL,
| ID. A. BRAMAN,
One further item of history, Messrs
Editors and 'lnvestig and his charge
Of hypocrisy against the Wings Of Yer
mont may slide. On the 10Th of June
l84l, Gov. MATToCKs our present pop
ular Chief Magistrate, but then one o
our Representatives H. Congress presen-
ted petition for the Abolition of Slavery
in the District Of Columbia, the prescn-
tation OF which he managed in spite Of
the gag rule, TO accompany with the fol-
lowing brlet but glorious speech
IPreSeAt this pelataon Mr.. Speaker mol
for Tie sdLe purpose Of cutting mvSeLt O.
gaimSt u, BUT BECAUSE BELIEVE IN MY
SOUL THATTHE PRAYER THEREOF OUGHT
To BE GRANTED so AS To FREE THIS
LAND OF LIBERTY FROM THE NATIONAL
AND BANNING SIN OF SLAVERY IN THIS
OUR OWN BAILIwICK, THE DIsTRlCT OF
COLUMBIA. And this is the man Mess
RS Editors, entertaining and avowlng
in the face of the Representative body of
the people otthe United States, such sem
timents as these, whose election by the
people of Vermont to the office oil their
Governor, was defeated by the votes Of
ABoLITIoNIsTs. Irejoice 10 be able TO
say that the WHlGs OF Vermont remain
true to him and his principles and l trust,
in Providence that shall never feel am
bilious of participating in the glory of
any political triumph which must result.
in either his or their defeat.
l have now Messrs. Editors, concluded
my reply to the charge of your cores
pondent, that the Wings of Vermont are
mol Sin favor of abollshlng the odlous in
stltution Of domestic slavery This reply
is somwhat voluminous in its details of
testimony. But that is "lnvestigators
business not mine. If the Wings OF Yer
mont have done great dealot ecO,. in the
cause of human freedom, it only renders
the ignorance or the dishonesty of him
who asperses them the more gIaring.--
This, too, is 'lrivest gators business, mot
mine. If Investigator arguing for the
future from the past, has supposed that
he Wings would continue to abstain from
'epelling the attacks of vilihers in the
-anks OF the Liberty Party, and that he
could with impunlty continue those ct
acks, and found himself suddenly head
I'd, this too, is his business not mire |
lm not the aggressor in this controversy.
Your correspondent. takes his position
md vaingloriousIy challenges any COM
nttee or individual member ofthe Wing |
Party in the whole Union, to overthrow
hose positions. As an individual mem
,er' OF that party, think have shown
he absolute talslty of his first position.
His second and only remaining one
tands on no frmer foundation, as viii!
ndeavor in your next paper to show.
And now, Messrs Editors, appeal to
ou, and TO the candid and honest among
our readers, to determine, in view ofthe
acts | have arrayed, whether the Wings
f Vermont and the Address of their
are justly chargable with
ypocraSy, in their profession Of hostility
0 slavery? l ask you and them, iftne
Wing State COMMITTEE, in view ol these
acts, would have been true to those
'hom they represented, or faithful in the
ertormance Of their duty, if they had
matted to dec are, in the words OF their
ADDRESS, that they contend 'lor the abo-
ton OF the odious institution Of domes-
C slavery by any and every constitution
| means? You and they, l am persua-
ed, will answer in the negative. there
,re hand over to- lnvestIg gator, the fools
ap Of hypocrisy which he has laoored
D lndustrlousiy to adjust upon the heads
the Wings of Vermont, and recon- ,
lend him 10 lnscribe upon lit the following
lir analysis OF his 01g ume"A 1t is this t
GU Wings, am not able to deny, have
assed resolutions, and m de repeated {
,lemn declaration, by your Legislature, /
your hostility to Slavery Ill every form I
I'D in every place; you have instructed c
our Senator'S and Representatives in $
ongress to omit no effort to procure the c
ooIltlon of Slavery in the District of /
olumbia and in the territories of the y
nited States, and to prevent the annex
ion Of s!ave-holdiug Texas to this Il
MON; you have thrown the ample pro- c