Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-08-30

Once deficit OF the South amounts 10 more tnan
100000 dollars If what the North is obliged to
pay, in one form and another, to support the pau
per system of the South, were to be divided among
our taxpayers, ard paid directly, as upon a col
lector's warrant, the people would then feel the
importance of this question as matter of polt-
cal economy.
The American Revolution was a struggle for
the security ofrights. The zone idea' of Liberty,
in the liberal sense ofthat term, was the idea of
our fathers. The sentiment of Patrick Henry,
'Give me liberty, or give me DEATH was an exam
pie of the popular feeling. This 'idea' was large
enough for Jefferson, Washington, Hancock and
their coadiutors And the very fact of their unity
of purpose in its defence, the secret of their
success. Suppose some captious stickler for 10Th
er interests to have come to a stand in lndepen-
dence Hall inl776, ust as JohnHancock had sharp
ened his per to sign the Declaration, demanding
what was to be the line of policy as to currency,
tariff, or what not Would Hancock have acted
wisely in embarrassing the enterprise by stopping
to settle in advance the details Of system of f.
nance-plans of political economy? Would he
not rather have invoked the united strength
ofall in rearing the framework of the edifice as
the first thing to be done? Would he not have
said, Liberty frst-fnance and state policy after
wards?
The fact that 'other interests are magnified into
grave party issues by the Wings and Demo-
Gratis, to the neglect Of the primary principles up
on which our government is based, is of itself
sufficient reason for the existence of the Liberty
party We hold with Jefferson, that 'the true
foundation of republican government is the equal
rights OF every citizen, in his person and property,
and in their management'-that the righful pow
of all legislation is enforce natural rights
and dutieS and take none of them from u.s. Does
any one pretend that these essential principles areI
cherished by the wing or democratic party,as such
So far from this, they are practically rePudiated
by both. Men, whose principles and practices areI
;tI cd
for the highest official honors The accredited or
gan of the democrats-the Globe--has for months
paraded in its columns as motto, Opposition TO
ABOLITION The national convention of that par
ty, in 1940, adopted, and in 1884, re-adopted the
following resolution:
''That Congress has no power under the Con-
stltutlOn5 to interfere with or control the domestic
institutions of the several states, and that such
states are the sole and proper judges of everything
appertanng to their own affairs, not prohibited by
the Constitution; that all efforts of the abolition
lists or others made to induce Congress to interfere
with questions of slavery, or take ncipient steps
in relation thereto, are calculated to lead to the
2 most alarming and dangerous consequences, and
that all such efforts have an inevitable tendency to
diminish the happiness of the people, and endan-
ger the stability and permanency of the Union
and ought not to he countenanced by any friend to
our political institutions"
This same resolution was adopted by the House
of Representatives in Congress in March Iast-on-
ly % members voting in the negative! And, what
Is particularly noticeable, score or two of wings
found 1t convenient on that occasion to dodge the
question. The whole delegation from Vermont
with all their anti-slayery professions and legisa
tive instructions to match, were among the mis-
sing.
" And what says Mr.. Clay himself, the oracle and
exponent of wings and their principles?
"f had been, or were now: citizen of any of
the planting staes-the southern or southwestern
states-l should have opposed and would contin-
he TO oppose, any scheme whatever of emanci pa
ton, gradual or immediate.
! know there is visionary dogma which holLs
that negro slaves cannot be the sub ects of proper
ty. shall not dwell long upon this speculative
abstraction. That is property which the law de-
clares to be property. Two hundred yeals have
sanctioned and sacti6ed negro slaves as property.
1t is not true and rejoice that it is not true,
that either of the two great parties in this country
has any design aim at abolition. / should deep
~ lament it if it were e."-Ciay's speech IN the
Senate on Feb.nh, 1889.
But before the democrats or Wings are very
vociterOus ID their requests for light to the po-
sition of Liberty men upon exterraneous ques-
lions, let them look at their own log-books, and
ascertain in what latitude they drifting. The
tariff, we arc tod is one of the 'oher interests
which challenges our regards. The following ex-
tracts will suffice to show that upon this question
edCu pdIly HoluS inherent language, adapted t(
high or low latitude, as occasion requires. The
Democrats in Morristown, N, j., passed and pub
lshed the following resolutions
'Resolved, That believing permanent tariff O
some kind, to be ofgreat consequence to the man
ufacturer, we, like our candidates for Presiden
and Vtce President, are opposed to disturbing tn
present Tariff law.'
AT a meeting in Edgefeld, S. G., it was resolv
ed and published,
THAT in James G. Polk we recognize firm am
consistent opponent Of Protective Tariff, there
fore, we cordially approve of his nomination, anC
pledge ourselves to his support
Next take sample of Wing authorities on bot
sides of the tariff.
'We DENY that Mr.. CLAY or the Wings of Geor
gla, whose candidate he is, seek for the establish
ment of a protective Tariff, but adhere 10 III
principles of'the compromise act "-Savannah (Ga
Republican, Wing paper.
"The factthat Mr.. Clay is more ola FREE TRAD
man-advocate as he IS Of aUsse and reasonab
IarlH-thGn Mr. Pan Buren-is becoming GEN
ERALLY KNOWN TO THE PEOPLE. OF
THE SOUTH "-RichmOnd (VG.) Wing.
'We advocate the election of Henry Clay becaus
he IS the friend of Protective Tariff .''-Bosto
Atlas.
The facility with which these parties accommc
date themselves to the prejudces of northern an
southern adherents, is equal to the tact of til
clown in the play, who when inquired of, 'Whi
part do you take tonight responded, 'AU part
my Lord.'
Three years ago, the Wings of New Englant
with one voice, were clamoring for protection 70