Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-06-21
From the Democratic Freeman.
A Solemn Appeal to Voting AbOlitiOnists,
BY REV. LUTHER LEE.

y
swering this question, do not forget that you have
no right to seek any improvement or interest, real
or maginary, at the slaves expense. BY voting
for slavery this once with view to secure other
interests at the slaves expense, you act upon
principle which will justify every one else in vot
ing for slavery, not only this once but long as
there shall be 'other interests'' to be secured. If
you are Wing, you must allow that the other
great interests of the Democrats are real to
them as yours are to you, and if you may vote for
slavery to secure yours, so may they to secure
theirs If you are Democrat, you must allow
that the 'other great interests of the Wings are
as real to them as yours are to you, and if you may
vote for slavery to secure yours, may they to
secure theirs. But will attempt to show that by
voting for slavery this once, you will bind your
SELF by the law of consistency to vote for slavery
for years to come. To show this, need only in
quire, will this vote secure and settle the impor
ant interests which you say justify your pro-slave
ny vote? | think not Ifyou are Wing or Dem |
ocrat, you can have profted but little by past ex
perience, to suppose that the which has ragad |
between the parties is to he settled by vote
There will then be the same some other IN
terests depending upon the gambling of the pro-
slavery parties for years hence as at the present
time.
/. By this one vote, you do your voting for Pres
ident and Vice President, for four gears. Both
candidates are pledged to support slavery, and by
will not expire until the 4th of March, l949 By
this one vote then, you see that you do absolutely
support slavery for years, and must be regarded,
so far as your influence and political power is con-
cerned, us unfolding slavery until the fourth Of
March, 1949.
9. When you vote for members of Congress this
fall you will finish your voting on this subject for
two years, and ofcourse lend your political power
to the saveholder to be used by him for two years
from the fourth of March next. This vote you
will find it necessary to repeat you cannot con-
sstenty send anti-slavery men to Congress, 70 en-
barass the pro-savery administration of the Presi-
dent elect, by your vote, knowing him to be pIcdg-
ed to support slavery. You professedly elect Mr..
Clay or Mr.. Polk for specific objects, aside from
the claims of the slave, and secure these Objects
you unite with shareholders to support man, who
is pledged to them to support slavery, and you
know that this pledge to support slavery, is as
much an object with the STAKEHOLDER, to be secur-
ed by his election, as any of your party interests
are the objects to be secured your part. In these
circumstances it must be plain, that to the
object for witch the successful pro-slavery candid
ate shall be elected, there must be cooperation
of the whole party by whom he has been placed in
power, as the support of slavery is paramount
object with both parties in the South; you of the
North must continue to support slavery after this
one vote, or the object of the vote will be lost If
Northern men, after securing their pro-savery
ueScTl ulIIl, 81 Oppuac
his attempts to redeem his pledge to support slave
ry, pledge to which they were knowing when
they voted for him, they will not only act incon-
sstentiy, but their Southern brethren will not re-
6 main united with them in their efforts to secure
the ''other great interests and all will be lost
Thus it is clear, that to these other great i'll
= terests, for which the Northern Abotionst vote
for slavery, they must continue to support slavery
y until these interests are fully secured. The mo
> ment they cease to support slavery, or cease tC
d support the man they have elected, in his pro
q slavery administration, the union of the party Ii
). dissolved. The support of slavery is paramount
object of the South in putting the successful can
e didate in the chair of State, and this is known Il
h every northern voter and the moment the Nortl
refuses to up to the whole object these 'Oth
err great interests will be thrown TO the winds
When the man shall be elected, it will be just a
u necessary to support him, by voting for slavery,
it is to vote for slavery to elect him, and those alb
oitonists, who vote for him this once, with view
| of then going for abolition, will find stronger in
duCemeEts to vote for slavery in the election o
Congressman, two years from next fall. Indeed
should regard it as unmany to elect man to OF
fee, and then refuse to support him in the eadin
III measures in which gave him my vote. Were
e. the candidate, would not thank any class of me
n to vote me into office, pro-slavery man, pledg
., ed to the support of slavery, with a view of turn
= ing abolitiOnists as soon as they had voted me in
10 ONCE, 10 oppose WITH all tHeT powers the yer
thing which they knew was pledged to supper
when they placed me in the chair of State. Sue
course is not only violation of principle, BIT
there appears to me to be a dupIcity, and NEAR
ness in it, which southern chivary would disdair
re But it may be asked, why the parties should labC
r. to secure such votes. answer, there are two ret
ne sons.
r. LIST. The parties will resort to any measures
e. secure their party ends, however mean and col
ut temptbe they may be, and will labor to pursuad
b. others to Go what they at the same time despise
s. their hearts. There can be no doubt that pr
rk slavery politicians laugh in their sleeve at the il
he consistency into which they are seducing the alb
litionists, and despise them for their gulibiy.
an 2dIy. The strongest inducement which the pa
n ties have to secure abolition votes "thtS once"
as the chance it will give them in time to come Th
in would not value this "one vote" so highly, if thu
really believed it to be the last. They know tn
those who vote for the slave in the coming ee
-, ton, will be gone forever from their party clutc
1d es, while they believe, not without reason, tn
ny such as can be induced to vote for slavery "on
thy more," will be likely to continue to do so. TIL
ID know that in ordinary cases, it requires less arg
st, ment to pursuade man to repeat wrong
u than it does to induce him commit it at first; VIII