The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-04-11
From the Christian Freeman.
MARTIN VAN buren,.

NAAN AN vA1H hShSH1Ass
This man will unquestionaby be tn
nominee of the Democratic party, for tb
Presidency. The evidences of this arr
100 many and too significant TO admit
doubt of this result. The mater may b,
considered as alread y settled. We there
fore ask honest Democrats - those who
really believe in the equality of all mer
before the Government, and who are un
willing 10 submit TO the dlctaton of the
ON9archy of the South, or the dittalion
of party - to look candidIy at the facts
which we shall present, showing either
Mr. Van Buren's utter subServiency 10
the Shareholders, or his sympathies with
aristocracy and despotism. Whichever
it may be, he is unworthy the SURFACES
of ireemen-and no one who truly hates
slavery, can vote for amy man who will
prostitute his official influence TO The base
and cruel purposes of the stakeholder
That Martin Van Buren, has done this,
again and again, we have the most ample
evidence il the following facts, which we
have carefully coIaled from reliable
sources.
/. While Mr.. Van Buren, was Vice
President, bill originated in the Senate
during the session of 1866, prohibiting
post.masters from delivering sang pamph-
let, newspaper, handful, or otler printed
paper, or pictorial representation touch.
ing the subject IF Slarery, IN any State
qotere heiy evacuation Is prohibited By
l4t0." The whole history of republican
legislation may be challenged 10 furnish
parallel TO this tyrannical and uncon-
stltutona measule-lhe avowed object Of
which was to build wall of defense
around the hateful system of slavery, so
high and strong hat the spirit of liberty
could neither overlap nor batter it down
TO protect the STAKEHOLDER from all the
assaults OF light and truth, and permit
HIM 10 crush humanity without rebuke.
our most sacredy guarded constitutional
rights were to be cloven down - every
petty Southern postmaster was 10 be con-
vertrd into a hunter of sedlion among
the meii-bags, and censor of the press,
and his fiat was TO decide what might &
might 70, be circulated among the PEG.
PIE. Hi this bill become a law, the
Declaration of independence itself could
not have had free passage through the
Southern oails-nor any Congressional
or Legislative debate touching the subject
of slavery nor the eloquent letters and
speeches OF Cassius NJ. Clay - nor, III
short, any printed document whatever,
calling in question the right, or the safety,
or the expediency, of degrading man lc
the condition of beast, A beautiful
piece of Legislation, truly, for a republican
and Christian people! And look at the
precedent which would be thereby es abb
llshed. This bill was but preparing the
way for the destruction of civil and reIi.
gious liberty, If every paper touching
the subject Of slavery might be suppress
ed, then the same fate might as consti-
tuionaIy be awarded to every paper
touching the doctrine of the Trinity II
one constitutional right might thus be
sacrificed, then might another, and an
other, TIL not even the shadow of liberty
should remain, and we should become
the vassaIs of the slave power, at whose
hehest our rights had been basely sacri-
feed. Yet, absurd, wicked, unconsitu
lionaI as was his Bill! of denominations, "
it passed through the progressive steps oil
legislation, ill, upon the question OF its
engrossment, the vote stood l8 to 10. As
President of the Senate, Mr.. Van Buren,
was required to give the casting vote
and he gree II for Tie sIaOe power; and
as reward for his unutterabe baseness,
he received from it, at the next Presiden'
tal election, 81 electoral votes, by means
of which he became President OF the u
States The bill was ultimately defeated
but no thanks TO Mr.. Van Buren, that i
did not become a law. He gave sufi
cent evidence of his willingness to VIC
late the Constitution itself, In his base
bowling OF the knee 10 the dark spirit 0
slavery, to sacrifice the dearest Interests
of freedom for the protection OF the 'vll
est system of oppression that he sun eve
saw Whether he did this from low
of slavery, or from desire 10 secur
Southern votes, it is no. necessary TO in
unire - for 10 either case it shows tn
character of his democracy, and his un
fitness 10 be trusted with any office in tn
oft of ireemen. If we sill possess tn
freedom of the press, it is only becaus
Mr.. Van Buren,, in conjunction with tn
Shareholders, could not wtest ii from us.
g This act of moral and political tn
pilude was not enough Either the sIav'
holders demanded additional evidence {
Mr. Van Burer'S serviIjty, or he was to
anxious TO show his zeal in behalf
slavery to wait for the demand - for
March, 1886, he wrote 10 some pollIici
friends 10 North Carolina, distinctly DIT
claring that if elected to the Presidency
he would veto any bill that might b
passed by both Houses of Congress, tt
.hr, nhnli,in,, ~ sln, MANN l., thu nisIriri !