Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-04-06
Marin Van Buren,.

This man will Enthusiastically be the nominee OF
the democratic party, for the presidency Inc
evidences of this are too many and too sgnlhcaht
to admit of a doubt of this result. The matter
mnv be considered as already settled. we there
fore ask honest democrats-those who really be-
leve in the equality of all men before the govern
ment, and who are unwilling to submit to the dc
tation of the ogarchy Of the South, or the despo-
tism Of party,--to look canddly Mt the facts when
we shall present, showing either Mr.. Van buren,
inter subserviency to the Shareholders, OF his SYM
pathies with arstocracy and despotsm. winch
ever it may be, he is unworthy the suttrages OF
freemen-and no one who truly hates slavery can
vote for any man who will prostitute his otlciaI
Influence to the base and cruel purposes OF the
SHAREHOLDERS. That Martin Van Buren, has done
this, again and again, we have the most ample
evidence in the following facts which we nave
8carefuy colIated from reliable sources.
, /. While Mr.. Van Buren, was Vice President,
bill originated in the Senate during the session
of 1866, prohibiting post masters from deHVeflh9
ana panphIet newspaper, handbM, or other PRINT
ed paper or pictorial representation touchtng he
subject of slaUery IN any State IN ehach thew CIR
culation is prohibited by ta1c' The whole history
of republican legislation may be challenged to fur
nish a parallel to this tyrannical and unconstltu-
tionaI measure-the avowed object of which was,
to bnild wall Of defence around the hated system
: of slavery, so high aud strong that the spirit OF
liberty could neither overleap nor batter 1t down,
s. TO urotect the stakeholder from all assaults OF
IS light and truth, and permit him to crush hunahi'
d ty without rebuke, our most sacredly guaIueu co
stitutional rights to be cloven down-eVery petty
Southern postmaster was to be converted INTO
e hunter of sediton among the mail bags, ana cen
I? sor of the press and his fiat was to declde VIVA
s. might and what might not be circulated among IN
= people. Had this bill become law, the declara
~ ton Of independence itself could not nave au ire
6, MASSAGE through the southern malIs-nor any con
~ gressi0nal or legislative debate touching the sui
7 iect of slavery'-nor the eloquent letters an
speecbes of Cassius M. Clay-nor, IN short, an
re nrinted document whatever, calling in question IN
ff right or the safety, the expectancy, OF degra'
Mt inc man to the condition OF beast! "A preu
, niece of LEGISLATION, truly, for a republican an
-, Christian people And look at the precedent tai
VII would he thereby established This bill was 81
SIN nrenaring the way for the destruction nj clVl az
RELIGIOUS liberty. If every paper touching u
mo subject of slavery might be suppressed, theh u
same fate might as constltutonally be awarded
TN every paper touching the doctrine of the TRINITY
1ell IF one constitutional right might thus be sacrifice
the then might another, and another, till not even
- shadow of liberty should remain, and we shou
0"'i become the vassals of the slave power, at VINO
'ud bebest our rights had been sacrificed. Yet,
OH surd, wicked unconstitutional as was TINS b
ono of Nominations as it passed through the pl
orossive steps of legislation, till, upon the out
uoh Zion of its engrossment the vote stood Is to 10
hail As President of the Senate, Mr.. Van Buren,
sac required to give his casting yoto-a'd he gaze
the poie an favor Of Slavery and as e reward OF
"" unutterable baseness he received, from IT, at
that next presidential election, 81 electoral votes.
they means of which he became President OF the Ohl
my States. The bill was ultimately dofeated-but
bny thanks to Mr. Van Buren, that it did not becoG
mug law. He gave sufficient evidence Of his will
nest, oss r. violate the Constitution ITSELF in his h
re- Glowing of the knee to the dark spirit OF slave
protecticn of the vilest system ofoppression
'sFS' the sun ever saw Whether he did this fro
then love of slavery or from desire to secure south
what votes, it is not necessary to pqire-tor in ell
ions case it shows the character. of his Democracy
as to MS unitueSS ~ If sil The freedom
IN the press, it is only because Mr.. Van Bure'
treas conjunction with the SHAREHOLDERS, could nor
from IT from us