The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-10-17
J. HOLCOMB, Editor & Proprietor

Ar1StOcfGtIC0E, "a the most oulouS sense OF
that word, lis ii is received-and natural
ly enough-by a people whose Constitu>
ton and form OF government declares
them all equally entitled 10 its benefits.
10 insisl on a protective tariff, then,
further than a revenue tariff can be made
protective, is, as it seems to me, 10 op.
pose the natural the constant and there
fore. in the end, the irresistible influence
of principles that lie at the foundation of
our political organization.
There are other circumstances too i'm
portan! to be passed by udnoliceJ. The
uninterrupted peace that we have enjoy.
ed with European nations, and that they
have generally enjoyed among themselves
for now more than a quarter OF a CEN
tury-the nearneSs into which this happy
relation, aided by the sleam-engine, has
brought us and lhem-ihe constaucy of
oar mutual Intercourse with lhem-the
sympathy and cooperation that this in
tercourse has already brought about
among tho coed and the learned among
ourselves and III other countries, in the
pursuits Of humanity, literature and
science~-lhe lies that it has created BY
marri ages and in business OF almost every
name aud deScrlpllon-ties that, under
lis influence, are multiplying and strength
euing themselves every day-all, all con-
tribute TO arouse and fos.er our discomfort
at being Compelled TO pay, at New York
or Philadcl hia, double price for articles
made in Birmingham or Lyons, merely
to encourage, comparatively a very few
n our own country to engage in COM
petition TO produce them. II is true,
that these causes are almost impercepli,
bic in their process"s--but they are, on
that account, the harder to be resisted
They nav be SloW anxiIiaries, but unless
| am greatly deceived rs 10 their power,
they Will br found Sn7e oaeS, in removing
The obstacles yet remaining in the way OF
LABOR every where receiving all that it
can Justly lay claim TO.
The Sentiments | have expressed above
MouId uot, | know, meet with acceptance
in many parts of the country. Many,
even of the most faithful OF the Liberty
party would probably dissent from them.
| have not been forward to publish them.
lest, tv doing SOL might, in some degree,
contribute to divert our friends from our
puau,ount object, The orerihrow Of the
Si0ye r;-and because | felt well as-
sured, as | sill do, that il The Liberty
party come iuto power, the whole country
will soon be Brought into the most favor,
able cilcustanees for harmoniZIng all lis
apparently discordaut interests, and for
settling on their proper basis all the I'M
porianI existing questions OF national pol
lev. N0a0, the labor Of The country is
made up If two hostile parls-slave and
free, Irrccorcilab!e in their nature,
they can never be brought TO operate har-
moniousIy together under one system OF
leoislation. Let no one, then, look for
Earrings aud discussions 10 pass away from
! am ong us, ill Stare labor shall have pas
sed away, or be seen 10 be passing away.
with a certainty OF lis speedy aud entire
: disappearance.
The accession 10 POWER Of the Liberty
parlv implies-as ! take 1.-THE speedy
. extinction Of slavery every where within
on: country and Of course, the bringing
Of all It's Labor into Il homogeneous state
Iill our Labor b. brought into this STATE,
Tall legislation for its benefit must, neceS'
suri!y, be, in a great measure, unavallIns
and this can be done only by the eXlncI'
+ ton Of Slovery.
. But YOU are ready to ask, how couIl
the Liberty party, if IN power, extlnguisI
slavery, seeing, as is admitted on nearIl
all hands, that the general government
except as a aoar measure, 10 save "Ssl
- has no constitutional power over tina
institution in the States? rep'y-al
~ tina, is necessary to be done, is, tor IN
q appoinung power of the general govern
q menl to bring into its offices and station:
of honor and trust and profit, Throughout
., the south, only such as are not slave
holderz--on'v such as practically dc
" knowIedge, that all men are created equa
and entitled 10 their lives and liberty =
No objection can be made 10 the consI'
r. tutiooalily ofsuch IA course. II is as sim
ME, 100, as it is constitutional, aud 1t wi
: be found as effective as 1t is sample. 1t
!. shirt aud object would commend 1t TO al
~ eycept the s!av~aho!ders themselves ; for
: have always found it true, that ho"ev'
Is slow a people may themselves be- 10 pr
u avav wrong FROM among Them, yet whe
once Justice is boldly done on it by the
W. rulers. the act never fails of recelvln
II their heariest sanction and appreciation
~ Th. s~iaveholders would at first huddle t
49, rr,her for their mutual Geleoce. But
". Would be unavuling. They could q
mt more withstand the influence OF pool
be opinion, now purified by an i'lustrlous a
Nv Of Justice, and flaming on them from e
mt ~ side, than the Snow DRIFT of m APP
IN niobt can withstand the meridian rays