The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-09-05

: Pile of the United States In market as
nation, at the disposal of the senate undel
the treaty making power still another
difficulty arises The vote of the senate
on annexation the last session, stood six
teen for, thirty five against, the treaty.
: How then, if the senate claim, and are
allowed the power to dissolve our nationa
relation. and organize another, consisting
=. 10 an extent, of new constituent materials
or parts, (for nothing less than this | ap
prehend is embraced in the project J.
How even then shall the senate so change
as to go the requisite two thirds for imme-
diate annexation Or is there left even
a possibility according 10 the ordinary
cDurse of events within the limit of the
next presidential term Z Yet confess |
see not but all these absurdilies, or worse,
are involved in the fear of immediate an
nexation all having their foundation
in an undue, supreme regard for the
law of custom. But will pursue these
absurdities no further. The man who
can reconcile taem with sound political
anG moral principle will have no difficult
ty in showing that we must employ slave.
holders to do anti-slavery work, in the
hope that tho opposed to US now, they
will come over when they better under
stand our views. a.
But again, Mr.. Burchard says in OPEN
ing his theme-"N one are so sanguine
as to expect that Mr.. Birney can concen.
trate the present strength of the Liberty
Party" know not how many calling
themselves Liberty Party.men will concur
with Mr.. BIS views on the subject of act
ing from what has been already said,Mr
B. and his admirers may plainly see that
all the strength of all the hopes OF the truu
friends of liberty cannot center in one
man. Our central point Is the eternal
rule of right. Our principles "The inhe-
rent rights of man not to be alenated but
by himself. Our party, the universal
Brotherhood of man.
Let US then bear in mind the saying of
the Apostle James. "Whoso looketh in
to the perfect law of liberty and continu.
eth therein, he not being torgetful hear
er, but doer of the work, that man shall
be blessed in his deed"
had intended from this point, to take
a glance at the present character and con.
dition of our nation as it relates to its cleo.
tive course, and trace, in short, the track
by which it has arrived at this exigence,
and also make some suggestions as to the
remidy but the want Of time, and an a.
version to leaghlhy newspaper essays for
bid that should add to this, already loo
long. Let me then in closing just say,
[ am by no means disposed 10 suspect Mr.
Burchard's honesty, or The sincerity of his
motives, but if | am not mistaken he looks
out on our political affairs from stand
point very different from my own. This
may be the reason why his hopes and
his fears all seem 10 center about the man
to lie elected, and his consequent official
course while on the other hand, Inv con-
Germ is for the moral and political charac-
ter the course our elective franchise is fix
ing on our nation. Mr.. B. makes it his
rule to act from principle, and to do all
the good he can in the world, and at this
crisis, with his vote and with these views
frankly gives US his reasons for leaving
the party with which he has acted, and
for voting as he intends 10 do. Right so
far. II | may use the same frankness
about dissenting, In casting my vote from
the party with which l have acted, let me
say, in future, while am admitted in the
providence Of God 10 vote for officers of
the federal government, am resolved by
my vote TO bear an uncompromising pro.
test against American slavery in all its nu.
merous forms and its insidous course. as
as also against the chivalrous practice o II
Dueling, | am resolved also on all pro-
per occasions to use my privilege of fran
chise, 10 discard and disparage the SUI
premacy of that law which binds political
partzans palliate, encourage, and in the
preparation of acknowledged wrong g.
And this do with the full impression
that while by the right of petition and the