The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-04-18

! aole grace.
A series OF nine resolutions. introduced
by Senator Read of Chillenden county, a
staunch wing, was also adopted AT The last
session Of our Legislature but as they
are, necessarily. but re atfir nations OF The
principles and views previously and re-
peatedy set forth by Legislative resolu.
lions, | will not urge their present publ
cation in your columns.
Messrs. Editors, have laid before your
readers the 'DoINGs' of the wing Legis.
lature Of Vermont, embracing Il period o.
eight consecutive years on the subject Of
slavery; and may be permitted 10 ask
where are TO be found in them the eviden.
ces, or elemets, of hypocrisy or insin GER
| ity which you have permitted your acute
and lruth.lovlng correspondent, lnves.iga-
tor to charge upon theml Hypocrisy
and insiEcerity are easy enough OF deiec-
ton; they invariably exhibit certain allri-
butes, such as inconsistency, quibbing,
and evasion, by means Of which they are
ultimately exposed to derislon and con-
tempt. Il might be profitable for lnvest-
igator' ~ lake notice OF these distinguish
ing characteristics Of hypocrisy. take
it upon ME 10 say that these characteristics
are all aoanting, in any just estimate
which he, or others may make Cflhe lore.
going history Of WING action on The SUBJ
| ject of slavery. That action has been
deliberate, well considered, progressive in
its tone and spirit, consistent, firm, serious
and Incorporating, true to great prln-
ciples, and faithful in its devotion 10 hu-
man rights, and therefore, as | challenge
the world 10 deny, upIight and honest.
ask you, Messrs. Editors, TO look upon
this history with candor, bat with as
much severity of exact justice as you Gao
bring to bear upon it; ask you to exam.
inc the character and amount OF whig
action on the subject of slavery, and then
| repeat to you the question proposed to
you in my previous article: Have not the
wings OF Vermont done all that the Lib.
erty party could constitutionalIy do 10 ad |
vance the cause of emancipation ? Ifyou
reply in the negative, will you have the
kindness to point out in what respect p
If you reply, as cannot doubt you must,
in the affirmative, then ask you, in the
confident belief that you will make cand-
id and homes, reply,if you do not thus re-
move every rational ground of justification
for the formation of the "Liber;y party"
in VERMoNT2 If the wings of Vermont
have done, and stand read to do, all that
you can do 10 promote the abolition Of
slavery, uhY oppose them? Granting that
you cannot vote for Henry Clay, what
reason is there for opposing the whig
party in Vermont? Can you array the
moral power OF the State against slavery
more efecluaIy than it has already been
done2 Has Aaron Angler (applyiug The
lest of INVESTIGATOR ''done' more 10 ere
move siavery,' than John Mattocks2
will give you a specimen, presently, oil
what the latter has done on the floor Of
Congress: will you lay before your read
ers some of the 'doings' ofthe former
But before l conclude this branch Of
my reply 10 the charges of Investigator
wish &c lay before your readers the cor
between Col. Paine, late
Governor, & certain whig Abolitionists Of
Chittenden county, in l84l. take occa-
sion to commend 10 your notice and that
90, of the friends of Mr.. Van Buren,, the
lrect, manly, and straight forward reply
If Col. Paine. If there is hypocrisy
lere, i! is certainly ingeniously clothed in t
he everyday garments of sincerity
The following is the correspondence:
BURLINGTON, July l6. l84l.
SlR:-It having been settled by gener- S
i acquiescence that Electors have right {
0 the sentiments Of the candidate for of.
ice upon all questions which ale involved }
Il his election, we take the liberty in the }
xercse of this right Of addressing you J
pom subject in which we ourselves, in {
ommon with very many of the freemen I
t Vermont, feel deep and powerful in "
crest. t
That subject is Slavery, and for the
urpose of ascertaining your views upon
i, we propose the following questions as '
1volving those principles which we deem ?
f;vi,al importance.
Do you believe that slavery is great I
loral wrong, stain upon our national II
scutcheon. disgrace to humanity, which t
ught to be Immediately corrected by a
,mancipation2 d
Do you believe that Congress possesses IL
lie power by TIE Constitution to abolish c
avery In the District of Columbia and in S
lie Territories of the United States, and if o
} do you believe they ought to do it ? II
Would you approve the law, passed at IL
lie last session OF our Legislature, giving I
fugitive slaves the right of trial by jury P
nd you been Exec utive Of the State2 81
BY answering these questions with the o
ankness and candor which we believe to a
, congenial with your character, you y
i'll much obIige your fellow citizens. Z
GEO A ALLEN, a