The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-11-07
V 0 l.. VI. NO. 90.


}of the Union. This provision, the slave
power tramples under foot, as may be seen
| by reference to various accounts ofcolored
citizens being sold as slares. This prac.
!ice so far as Mr. Birneys power would
extend, he would remedy.
So far as the regulation of trade is con.
cerned, | am ofthe opinion that to distrb-
uIe The proceeds of the public lands, and
TO raise sufficient from the tariff TO defray
the ordinary annual expenses of Govern,
ment would more surely conduce to
that object than 10 hazard the fluctua,inS
sales of lands, and consequently the varia.
ton of the tariff. This would also extend
further protection to American Industry,
and give assurance to capitalists that mon
les invested in various ways would be safe
and at reasonable interest.
Mr. Birney will be classed with the de-
moctats on the tariff policy; but while
the lesser interest should be subservient
TO the greater; and when too, Fundamental
| principles are made TO yield 10 this lesser
Interest, BY the two great parties,-while
the mass o: partzane seem 10 place Tho
freedom Of three millions Of human BEINGS
below The annual sale OF the public lands,
or few cents profit on wool or other arts
cIes, | think it high time for those who
profess to see and practice the rigAt, to
yield their personal preferences for certain
financial operations, fer the time being,
that the shareholders and their supporters
may see that they cannot forever dupe the
frecnen OF the North.
Mr. BIrney has been charged with SELL
ing himself 10 the democratic party. and
pIedgng himself to abstain from agita,ing
the question Of human freedom. Allowing
him the same privilege OF giving his own
exposition Of the matter that is allowed
Mr. Clay on The Texas question, the charge
IS false, for he says he accepts no nomina,
lion as democrat or as a whig. The
question then arises, what is the du,y Of
lreemen at the norlh-oflhis Safe al the
pending elcction2 trust all who are
thoroughly imbued with auti slavery prio.
cI?Ies will decide at once hat they will no,
vote for STAKEHOLDER, nor for a friend Ct
slavery. you decide thua, you will do
one OF three thlnes-vote for Birney and
Mof!s-scoitcr your votes, or not yo.e a.
all There is an influence, a power in
either Of them. Bet as 'in union there js
strength SO the more there are actually
united IN our movement, against certain
object, The more strength there is manif,st.
ed This principle Of union is what has
given the sIave'rower so much strength
and the evlncing of it by the Liberty par>
w. together with its rapid increase, is the
cause Of such desperate efforts by our op>
ponenIs TO scatter our forces, and thus de.
stroy the power they have felt bearing VI.
on them. No doubt many wings have
fet that the aboliionists have been partial
IN their denuncialions OF Clay and Polk.
1t is true that more has been said in This
paper agains, the former than the lat>
ter. This has beer dore because the
friends of Mr. Clay have been more uutir.
ing in their efforts 10 make Liberty men
believe that Mr. Clay was more friendly
10 freedom, than was MIR Polk. And as
have formerly belonged 10 the wbig party.
| have invited more discussion from hose
who still adhere to that party, than from
democrats; aud felt that there was more
hanger of abo'itonists being deceived bv
hem' IN consequence of nearer approx.
nation to human freedom. by many in
his State, than from mos, of the leaders of
he other party, at least in proftssion.--
These are, in shor, some of the reasons
or the course | have taken, and il was not
because did not thiuk MIR Polk as %,
ecilonabe as Mr. Clay, bu. for the reason
amcd, that abolilionss might be decelv-
d by the friends of the latter on antisIave.
y grounds. Believing as do, that The
aore votes there are cast for Birney and
DORIS, the more it will tell against slave.
would say to all who desire slavery
polished, cast your votes that way.
~ Rail Road stock is among The most
rotltabIe, not the most profitable, ofany