The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-10-24

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individual and recommend 10 him a certain
course, for good. or for bad.
b. In the other address a nation, and
recommend to IL a certain course. Thai
is all the essential difference in moral
character. But how can slavery De done
away by moral means without political
action? Slavery is the creature of law,
and must necessarily be abolished by
law. unless it be done by violence which
may God forbid. We may as well think
to lay tariff by moral means, or elect
President by moral means without polltl>
ca action as to effect abolition without it.
c But friend B, why deal altogether
in abstract theory? We have gotto take
things as they are after oil and you know
your party can have no hope Of electng
Birney. The most you can hope is to de-
feat the election by the people, and throw
il into the House, in which case Polk will
get it of course, and then, where is your
abolition cause? Texas will be annexed
the first thing, and then slavery is fixed
aud riyecd on Us for ever! With all your
pre,ensons as the friends of liberty, if you
defta. the election by The people, you de-
feat abolition with d witness Il
B. Is it certain if Polk gets the presi-
deocy that this train of consequences will
folow2 Has be then the lawmaking
powcr-thetrea'y>making power2 Nay
more, has he the power to transform the
Union that Texas is to be Immediately
annexed.
c.. No: the constitution does not direct
" give to the President, nor TO the Senate,
nor 10 all the branches of government com
biaed, such power. | apprehend no pow
er, but such as could d,sjoin these states
from one nation, cooid properly join them
to another. But you know that every
President is ambitious to do something to
Distinguish his administration and such
is h. strength Of party attachments, and
party viii, that our great men will fail in
with and defend whatever The President
does, aud so points are carried by common
conscgt.
B. Brother =. there is too much truth
in that, and When see party attachment,
and party will, if you please to call it so,
carrying points by such means it is MY
first business TO break with such party,
and sci at drdance their party bonds and
prescribe and denounce their illegal acls.
G. But you know the majority mus!
rule, and will in republic, and You cant
help i.
B. Why, say in republic? Such rule
by common consent better accoids with a
degraded su6ordna.ion to despolism. For
when party devotion assays 10 establish
precedents which make the will of the
chief executive the law Of the land, placing
him above the constitution and beyond i'm
peachmcnt by any board; every citizen
worthy the uomc and privileges of res
publican, will al once raise his voice
agans, it.
G. Well by voting for Mr.. Clay l bear
my protest against annexation, and so
against slavery,-rctlin friendship with
my party and also go for protective Ia
riff, and this every good patgo! ought to
do.
B. Let us consider these points sepa.
rately. First,the tariff. BY voting forCay
you g. for compromise, scrylIe compton,.
ise with the South. We ought Indeed
10 respect The interests Of every section
of the union according to their reId-
tive importance, bu! it is obvious we
can never have an adequate and per-
maneut tariff so long as the atistocracy o
The South are admitted by boiling the BAL
ance OF the Two great parties, to hold such
an undue control over our public affairs
It is when every man shall be treated tt {
man, that arrogaed claims will give place
TO general interest. But while it is eXpe'
ditnl we should have proper eye on The
tariff, and so sustain the price of wool
show much better is man than a sheepP
BY voting for Clay you assay 10 vote a
gainsl annexation and slavery, But is
SOP Mr.. Gays objections 10 annexation
may be obviated soone. perhaps than Mr.
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