Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-11-22
THE FIR L Il M A N.
"Plant as reeds where Freedoms waters glide
Firm as the hills to stem Oppression tideH'
MONTPELIER, VERMONT, FRIDAY NOV p, 1874.
TO the Readers Of the Freeman.


remarks may he expected. My engagement with "
the paper would close with the year, but being UNI
expcctedly called on to visit sick and dying bro
Their n-law, in N. H., few numbers of the pres.
eut volume will be prepared by other and better v
hands. CT
In reviewing the past, the most prominent feel
ING that arises in my breast is that Of gratitude to
God. 1t is true the year has in many respects 4
been one Of trial and afflicuon. In the political
world the year 1914 has been a very stormy year !,
have never expected to escape censure, misrep-
resentation and reproach while managing poit-
cal newspaper which wages an uncompromising =
war with both the great parties Of the country on r
account Of their corruptonS and base subSefvlcncy
to a vile and hateful institution. In this respect
have not been materially disappointed, though
much Of the opposition to the cause of Liberty has
been Of character that could hardly have been
expected from men processing regard for mo-
rality, to say nothing about The Christian religion.
Most of the inuendoes, sneers, and bitter hrusts
of our opponents have thought were best answer
ed by entire silence If their authors are satisfied
with their effect, surely liberty men ought not to
complain!
The success of our cause. and the advancement
of the interests and influence of the liberty party
have, in most respects, far exceeded my expectation
The increase of our vote has been truly encour-
5 aging, but it is far less than the increase OF our,
interests in other respects An efficient and per-
manent organization has been effected in every
y county except Essex and Grand lsle and in near
o y all the towns. The spirit ofcontroversy among
the different friends of the slave has greatly sub
"a sided While those who were at first strongly
opposed to political action in this have been
d treated with kindness and respect or lett entirely
&c to their own reflections, the great portion nf them
h have the propriety of our measures and have
Is quietly fallen into the ranks. Mutual charity and
IN confidence now prevails in all our borders.
ne The greatly increased amount of anti-savery
~" intelligence now circulated in the state, is one OF
~ the most Aattering omens among us. Probably
be there are twice as many of the Emancpator taken
us in the state now as there were one year ago-the
h list Of the Voice has considerably increased, and
n about four times as many of the Freeman are now
re- circulated as there were at the commencement Of
''3 s the volume The extraordinary increase to the
Ike subscription list of the Freeman has manlfestIl
We been on account of the eXceency of the cause i
1t; adyocates-he valuable and interesting communl
cations of its correspondents and the efficient eX
,n- ertions of its agents and friends. No doubt IT
M kind friends have often been mortified with it
, mistakes and errors; but am sure no one ha
XIV XIV been so painfully sensible of its many defciencle
of as myself The business Of editing was new
XII me. and have been prevented from devotng til,
4 tbo Inv INV
and domestic Affections, which, under other c
cuustances, it would have received. My app;
ve rent Indifference to some communications who
ion have been received, is attributable to this fact
During the year my own health has been teehI
for and have followed to the grave my beloved con
fore panion and my only son. While have watchc
yes With agonlzlng anxiety over these loved ones"
du- the lamp of life slimmered in the socket ana we
1 of ont, and have with my own hands wiped the co
nav sweat Of death from their pale brow, have tho
bic Of NV enslaved brethren, whose wife and chidr
Ma we're diving alone in their cherries cabin, while tn
ork were sweating beneah the drivers cruel lash.
lore times it has seemed 20 that my Affections we
severe. but am sensible they are light, and atter
Ha@ ed by many alleviatipg circumstances when co
afty pared with what many others endure;-they {
l. thousand times less than deserve, and theyT
= - nothing compared with what the dear Savior
- suffered for all. My great desire is that II
,,7 may lead me TO set my affections OH things aho
'G ;! and to labor more diligently in the cause of
. Q suffering brethren the few days that may sp'
,sive on earth.
em- have formed many very happy ocquaintan
.l;o with brethren of different denominations who
de- engaged in this blessed cause and the labor
d bv editing, so Ear as have attended to it, has
on to rather pleasant On many accounts, | sh0uI(
those pleased to continue in this branch of the work.
repn- rejoice that the Freeman is going into h9
G by more competent TO do justice to the cause it az
upon Gates Indeed, whatever Of merit it has posse
il you during the past year, should be credited to
have nublisher rather than to the editor
In conclusion, let me exhort all who fear
Y Just and love their fellow men, to be dlgent IN
ladeS, blessed work. Now the election is past, YOU
'e be- erions should be rather increased than Gmns
lmeh- The same amount of labor now will accom-
name twice as much as it would when every body
|olN heated up with party excitement. Our labC
no" the Lord will not, cannot be in vain. ] was
nPiln- more confident of the triumph Of this cause t
- am now Whether il please God that we Ii