The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-09-19

the mailing of one; and you will be
Obliged TO correct your premises or es-
tablish your position before any attempt
can be made TO solve ii. The south has
probably as little fthe sel(,sacrifcing spir.
it as any other portion OF the country, and
she is as tenacious Of her rights and inter-
ests. But there is no evidence OF "unit-
ed determination" on her part to have no
man nominated for President who is op-
posed to slavery" Neither Mr. Van Bu-
rem nor Gen. Harrison were in favor of ii,
yet there was no other opposition to the
nomination or the election OF these men,
than such as they received from their pc.
litical antagonists at the north as well as
the south. The last President elect mem
toned, received a majority of southern
votes in the nominating convention at Har,
rsburgh, though he was opposed 10 slave
ry. Does not this fact of ilself destroy the
position, you have assumed?( He who is
guiltless may be plaintiff in the case, but
let no member of the Liberty party affect
to charge the south with sectional feelings
until he gets rid of the desperate and mar
row minded policy Of his own party, which
aims 10 carry out its purposes, if necessa-
ry, at the expense Of the constitution and
the dissolution of the Union. (4) The
distinguished efforts Of Henry Clay to har-
monte the jarring add discordant interests
of the country have been in measure sue.
cessful; and the magnanimi!y with which
he surrendered his eminent claims to the
presidency ir 1910 to non Shareholder.
has tended to the same results, and will
be long remembered with gratitude by
those who regard noble actions as worthy
Of recollec.ion,(5) But there is yet danger
that the peace and harmony of the Union
may be sacrificed, not on y by the slave
holding jealousies Of The south, but also
by the local prejndices, feuds and animos-
tiles engendered by the Liberty party of
the north. Perhaps there is Confusion"
and "contrariely of sentiment" in these
views, but care should be taken lest there
be an obluseness in the reception as well
as expression of ideas. (6) In enumerat,
ing some of The results of the ,f1orts of alb.
oltionists, you assert that when the agta
ton commenced, "the north was asleep on
the subject Of human rights, and like the
individual enjoying his natural repose did
not like to be disturbed, The leaders in
Church and State said - down with the
discussion Of n negro's rights - mob the
distUrbers Of our repose-cast out as evil
the individuals who dare charge parlici-
pancy in the guilt of sllveholding, on the
Church and Stale at the norh-Yes, de-
siroy their properly,and furnish them with
a coat of tar and feathers, if they will mol
ceaseagtatIngIhe question Of human hts
in its broad sense. These were some Of
the principles acted out by wings and de-
acknowledgement and leading mem
bers of .fferent churches from six 10 ten
years ago." Overlooking the grammalic-
al confusion of this passage, the dcclara
ton contained in it, must be regarded as
most extraordinary.U The north asleep
on the subject ofslavery? WereMassachu,
sets, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York. New Jersey aud Pennsylvania a.
sleep, when al such tremendous cost they
liberated Their slaves, and provided for
their support? Was Vermont asleep,
when her Constitution was adopted, pro-
hibiting forerer, the introduction Of slaves
within her territory2 Was the north a.
sleep. when the articles of the confederacy
were drawn up, with all their checks up
on the peculiar institution p Pity then
she hadn't slept on. The spirit Of free
dom was fast kindling into fame to light
up her affairs and fresides. And Ken.
lucky and Virginia were all ready to cast
off the chains which bound them, and take
4 r
that spirit has since been Incorporated with
the poltical fires of the country, and its
influence upon the south is now waning
and Pickering away, (S) But the An
nexa,lon Of Texas" you say, has been
delayed by the efforts of aboIilioniss, act.
mo lhrou OH The other political M rlies '(Ql