Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-08-09
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GAS to the idea of my counting the abolitionists,
it is perfectly absurd No man IN the United
States has been half so much abused by them as !
have been. consider the Union great political
partnership, and that new members ought not to be
admitted into the concern at the imminent hazard
of its dissolution. PERSONALLY, | COULD
HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE ANNEX
ALTON OF TEXAS; but | would be unwilling
TO see the Union dissolved, seriously Jeoparded,
for the sake of acquiring Texas"
So Mr. Clay PERSONALLY has no objection to
annexation, and will oppose the measure only at
the Imminent hazard ofthe Union. From whence
will proceed disadecton 70 yaHs the Union, in
the event of annexation? Why from the anti
slavery men of the North to ie sure. Judge, then,
which will best conduce to prevent the annexation
of Texas-for the abolitionists OF the free States
to combine their influence in.favor of Presiden-
tal candidate who is an out-spOken and consistent
opponent of annexation under all circumstances, Or
break UP their organization, and vote for Henry
CLAW, who personally has no objection to 'mexa-
ton and who declares it to be the duty OF the gen
cra government to protect and defend the lnstItu-
ton of slavery!
The facts above recited fix the relations of ME
+ Wing party to slavery and its abohtlon' TO the
save-power s. the measures on foottor It's subVer-
sion, too plainly to be misunderstood' Ii propo-
sition had been introduced into the Baltimore con-
vcntion to assume the abolition of slavery and the
subversion Of the slave power rs party objects; or
! had resolutions been introduced &. carried, speak
inc ia terms of Communication of 'incipent Efforts
: to secure, however remotely, either one Of these
i. objects. the convention would the instant have
g been disbanded, and the party would have been
# hopeessly dismembered. That the representatives
,s Of the Wing party in Congress have, from what
> we would willingly believe to be commendaDIe
/ motives, wthstood in greater numbers than the'i
>. political opponents, the daring, and hitherto bu
too successful attempts to take from the people inc
If right of petition we do not deay. But that prop
III osition TO break up the nqutous connection be
H. tween the national government and slavery, IN al
lis intricate acknowledgements, wouId be entertained
Of in any general council of that party, we do not be
nd lieve And when the assumption Of measure b.
r a party would involve its disne 9bernent and dis
" nersion the fact that tho party -eTiss, furnisho
ho satisfactory evidence that such assumption is dec
W, ned.
ri, The Wing party, then, in the language OF iilI
,?ho is said to be the embodiment Of its prime
Il ples. has no design or aim at abolition This COZ
,o- cluson is but the verdict which the party ny
thc recognized head has itself demanded from us al
oc- from the tribunal of the people.
-. We would now invite your attention to the pre-
:, ent position of the Democratic party with reSa
:; to slavery and the slave power. Our business
49,, not now with the past History has done lis ONO
IA The vigilance Of the sentnels on the WatchtoWt
bo have supplied to her the materials for making
ITO, her record. The herayals Of Freedom, ana
,,, names and cognzance of them hat betrayed heI
~ the trai1ora and his treason, and all the strategy w
rior which guilt, fearful Of exposure and retrDntl'
the sought to cover up its traces--are written out
And all their revolving details on her imperlshohle pa
tho In other times, Freedom has been opposed, thW
the ted, betrayed and trampcd on, with comparnt
I an impunity; but in these latter days, and IN
tho Western World, he who darcs to encounter !
! 70 * fated to learn that righteous cause is delen
ty of by strong arm.
on IT will not be commended that the Democr
arIu party, as at present organized, has any ann or
- s sion, towards the emancipation Of those slaves
bore are held in thraldom by the authority of the
If n ton, or towards the emancipation OF the N
as from the tyrannical usurpatIons OF the slave
,oro err 1t cannot be claimed eveA that 1t occupies
com Ground of neutrality between Freedom and Its
cxa- taeonis But to show that it has definitely TN
avow rs back upon Freedom, and esponsed the qua
,uncil Of slavery to the full; that 1t justes and min
And in ;ts widest frenzes and lends ITSELF with al
nova munitions in its magazines, and with all the t
10 in it can muster, to further its schemes of agSron
nytor- ment-the proof is overwhelming. ne"
# an ter in the history of this party was opened
n the rocont conventiAn in Baltimore. Up to the
Wing when Polk and Dallas receive" '"e no'''"""o
= lot that conventions the annexation of Texas had
* . with no favor from the Democracy of the N
beme. or from its delegation in the convention The
= Ga letter of Mr. Van Buren, opposing the schem
pros- annex aton as now advocated, was every v
,lution spoken of in terms ofapproval and commend'
Originating under the auspices OF Mr. lyle
,ovoton was on all hands regarded by the D
,rIiest cratic marty in the North as measure of no
or and to their organization, intended to subserve tn
hilton of political asplrant. 1t was demo
/, in no unconsttutional-as adangerous lnnovatlt
eported on the settled policy of the Government in
vas not tercourse with foreign powers-rreconcabl
as-and the faith of treatiesan infractlon OF the la
c FOR .;ra os involving lis in q war of conque