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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-11-08
Poterboro, Oct %, 1914.
Riyetlins the chains of Slavery
WHAT CAV NM

In 1919 the U. S. House of Representatives pas
scd bill providing that all persons who should
thereafter be born slaves in Arkansas (then about
to be admitted INTO the Union,) should become free
on reaching The age Of tcenty-one gears. The vote
by which the bin was passed was re-consdered,
and VAS THEN REJECTED-how? lUPBv
the casting cote of he then Speaker, G15- H.
CLAY !-EC9 Had the bill passed the first slaves
born after its passage would this very year have
become free As 1t is, they are SLATES, and
sIareS by The sole vote Of HENRY CLAY ! The
Christian Citizen, abiding to this fact, well re-
marks: &C Il is bitter thought-would that it
might reach his bear-that, had it not been for his
single vote every slave born in Arkansas in 1919,
would have been unclaimed from his gloomy des-
tiny in l845. That vote 1t doomed generations
Of human beings to remedile8s bondagem And
the author of this great wrong now aspres to DO
the chief ruler ofthe American people God for
hid.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-11-08

what answer can those christians give who have
resisted conscience, and resolved for this time
to vote for an oppressor and bloody man? Know
they not, that it may be the last vote they will ever
cast; and that the groans and blood of the poor
lnnocents, viii be required at their hands, Poor
consolation on the dying bed to reflect, that an OBJ
pressor has been elevated to power by your vote
and slavery continued while the voice of thy bro
theirs blood, and the groans of $780, 900 are going
up to heaven against thee lnfdels, and desperate
partizans may sneer at such remarks. Christians
who believe there is Judgment to come, will not,
cannot do it. Such do believe that God will bring
them into judgment, and that he will render unto
them according to their works. They cannot then
sin 'Tfally. 44yfo JFites, wha.sa -aeart4 crla n0
right with Cod may so conduct but he, who loves
God, will have respect unto his law, and utterly
refuse to do evil that good may come. "These
things hast thou DONE and | kept silence: thou
thoughtest that was altogether such an one as
thyself, but will reprove thee, and set them in
order before thine eyes, Here the professor of
religion, who can join interest with the ungodly,
and vote for wicked men TO effect political purpo-
SEES, may see his character and his doom. $50
then every one Of us shall give an account of him
self to God" And what account can those give
who hear the groans of the oppressed, and heap
honors upon the oppressor? The Lord knoweth
the way of the righteous; but the way of the I'M
godly shall perish" Let these sayings sink down
into thine heart o Christian, when thou goest to
give thy vote for holder, or duelist, and
then, in view of the great judgment day, give your
vote, ifyou have the presumptious hardihood so
to do. Ipray God may not have my portion
with such men.
AN OLD MAN
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-11-08
letter from Mr.. BirneH,
ROME, Oct. 81, 1914.

ROME, Oct. II, 1914.
To The Editor Of The Euening Journal:
In your paper of the 10Th inst, find the follow
ing; lit is notorious that James G. Birney is a
free trade man, and irreconciIoaby hostile to the
whg doctrine Of protective Tariff, and that before
being an Abolitionist, he acted with tho Locofo-
cos.
So far from having said or written anything
from which it could be inferred that am what is
generally understood by free trade man, Have
published extensively as could that | am in
favor of continuing the existing Tariff as long as
it shall be found beneficial to to the country This
you might have learned from the liberty party pa
pers have never acted with the democratic par
ty, nor am aware that have ever been charged
with doing SO, except late, by certain wing prints
which persist in circulating the falsehood, not
withstandng contradicted it some two months
ago in the Detroit Advertiser, in which it first APP
peared. acted with the wing party Till 1856,
when finding it, equally as the democratic party,
unworthy Of trust, terminated my connection
with it. Both these parties are under the control
Of the slave power-the most formidable enemy Of
free Institutions.
Respectfully, SC, JAMES G. BIRNEY.
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.uoo.ho, ~ - 40 n ;s.o, ,,,..uo.,,..,
d,o,;.4 L;.,,ir -. ,.1 H. ,,ul
oo,, declare hip,solf onnosoa !, Gcb,no . drel
see his letter in Aucnst 70 ne ,itzens Of Pennsvl-
vopia
Tho.Ioo,,ir,, on,,o, ~ fg.,rv Claw in 70,
.rc,, .a,,its ,la+ :, ,,a.,s,, M Clo, ho, ~.
oooasional,,, t.o onlao ~, s,toraot of ,bo ,,o,o
Tbo Nou. vi, ,T.;hna, aa,,I ,bat t,,hon = 49,.
hoon ins;.tod H., atho - I,,a.,.;oa .ho,,I w.
bet On tbe resnIt oesslS N FsSbisl be IClov1
bos oot stobborolu -. III f4Vbot ara ,hoso
but admissions If ,,on.f
s. The N. Y. TrihsH ,aits. ,bot Mr. CLAW
travels on the Sabbath Aesfbis he Sabbath
ilraakinq or.not Isa n. sseat bod, or bia
protested Christian sil5lSo4aogs to determine.
Daniel Webster, anos leaderip the whio nar
ty; declared in reply to IEsEF DIV. ir the IT s
Senate, in 1883, that biz, (A4fs Claws Compro-
mise tariff bill) 'acaslan utter bapdoa,neat of The
evhoe systens of protection and discrimination for
aOhjch Mr.. Clay had previously contended.'
William J. Graves, another Wing leader, in
the habit of making speeches at wing meetings, is
the man, who in cool blood, murdered Jonathan
Cilley, because the said Ciley would not acknow-
edge that the notorious James Watson Webb. n
leading wing editor, was a gentleman. Henry
Clay advised his friend Graves, to insist that Gil
ley should put the admission THAT Webb is gen-
tIeman) in writing. This he refused to do, although
he declared he had no unknd feelings towards Mr..
Graves. For not admitting this shameful false
hood, the life Of Ciey was taken on a challenge
written by Mr.. Clay himself.
james Watson Webb, Leading wing editor, OF
a leading wing paper, called the New York Cou-
rer and Enquirer, went to Washington, purpose
ly to get up the quarrel with Celley (for words
spoken in his place in the HAase) which resulted
in his death To complete his infap1v. Well,
fought duel with Tom Marshall. for which he
was tricd convicted, and sentenced 10 the neni.
Tertiary. But I'm. r. Se,pard. another whig lead.
er, promptly stepned between his friend Webl
and the prison door, which was omen TO receive
him, and roscued biro Gro,, ,bo bond, of MARTA,
iustice nv = governmental tordon Horace Croelv
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-11-08
JAMES G. BIRNEY.

"CoALlTIoNn AGAIN.-A friend came running
into eur Office short time ago, apparently much
excited, who Informed us that he was fully conyn-
ced, that many who hailed as aholion$ts, had
formed Il coalition with the Wing party, and would
certainly vote for Henry Clay the Stakeholder
Mr.. Harris, and friend Barr, worthy conservators
of the purity of the Wing press, how is this? Has
such coalition been formed? And if so, are these
good Abolitonisls as faithful and prompt to bear
testimony against the sin of Slavery now, as ever?
DO they, IN their political efforts to advance tho
interests of ''The Ashland Farmer" keep proni-
neuIy before their hearers the 'sclf-evident truths
~! Please give us ligh upon the morality and
ntent Of the coaliuou,-Christian Freeman.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-11-08
For The Rutland Herald.

owe find them devoid of Religious principle
not only, but of all the elements of common mo-
rality and decency. "-Ruttand Herald, 92d of ,4u-
rlJSt
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-11-02
rRENr IClAN A.

We hear gaeat deal of talk about 10
cotocos in the city offering to bet upon
the presidential election. These fellows
are like bull-frogs In Il swamp--lllty make
a tremendous noise but are exceedingly
difficult to catch.
1--WE 60 for change" saws the Globe
Ay, and so did all The i.ocotocn Office
holders wien they inserted their fingers III
Uncle Sans pocket during the .Iachs"n
Van Buren, administration.
The Louisville journal of the illl inst.
savs---"We have already mentioned nu
the authority Of Texas paper, that il va
take Texas into the Union and pay he,
national debt, we shall be paying he SUM
Of 500 per head for each individual II
that country. Some of the Texas chops
may be cheap at that price. At any la'h
good many Of them have h"'l that T.
mount offered a- reward Tor lhtt safe d.
livery in the United States P,cHuce,
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Who are the Friends OF the
Poor NAM

The Locofocos are endeavoring to gull
the honest and unsuspecling portion of
the Wing party by convey ing the idea
or boldly asserting to them that the wings
are in favor of the property qualification
of voters; that a man should own and
have in his possession certain amount
OF proper before he can vote. This low.
mean, base deception, trampling upon the
mind Of those who are honest in The love
of the country and opinion of equal JUS
lice to all men. We deny that we are
the party that would exact snch tyranny
We assert that if any party imposed such
tyranny upon the poor and respectable
class of the community, it is none other
than the Loco Focos. Shall we give you
an example, To do 50 we need 60 no
fa..rher than the State OF Virginia \ State
which has always been under Locofoco
rule, and State which prohibits the poor
man from using The elective franchise, the
most sacred Of all liberties i'll this our
free country.-Del. Rep.
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TRUTH WE'LL 'E'GE.Is.

A writer in the Kehnebec Journal thus
conclud' an arurIc:-lf we look at the
points connected with the coming election.
wha. will follow the success of either can
dida'cs? II Henry Clay is elected we
Shalt have President W hose talents aud
craftsmanship we shall be proud Of.
We shat! have tire Pirion as i. is;
We shall have no immediate annexa-
lion OF Texas;
We shall not assume the debt o. Texas;
We shall hold on to the Pfesen, Tarrl;
We shall have friend to Prr,ecIl"n;
We shall have friend TO American In
dusry;
We shall have friend to the right of
petition;
We shall have uniform Cnrrency;
We shall have no vctoes;
We shall have economy in the Govern
men;
We shall have the prices Of labor kept
We shall have our share Of the Public
Lands;
We shall have an American with Amer
lean principles;
We shall have good President, and
good times.
Thames X. Polk is elected, how rever-
sed will be the state of affalrs-how diff.
Ierent The scenei-''lr we ask Tor bread
he will give MS stone" We shall ha, 9
Pharoah, and no Moses to stay his maud
The United States will be like Texas; if
not like Egypl-darkness will cover the
land.
We shall have Revenue Tariff;
We shall have no Projections;
We shall have no right OF Petition;
We shall have no distribulioE
We shall have war upon the EanNs;
We shall have war with Mexico;
We shall have wool "duly lree;"
We shall have labor at European prices;
We shall have the condemned Sub
Treasury Bill;
We shall have the "gAe THO Hundred
Thousand Standing Army;"
We shall have one Currency for Gov
eminent, and another for the people;
We shall assume the deb. of Texas;
| We shall have a Southern man with
Southern primo pies;
We shall have Polk, Dallas and Ieras,
instead Of CAY, FREL1NGHvyseN and he
UNION as il is.
Let every man vote, and let every man
see for whom and what he votes
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PEOPLE OF MARYLAND,
Is James K. Polk friendly to the
Peer Man.

What can the people sav of James X.
Polk, after reading the sulJoined extracts
from the journals O! lhe Legislature Of
Tennessee Io23.
AT page 1856, of the Journals e the
House of Representatives, the following
is extracted:
On motion of Mr. Grundy, ga bill sup
Elementary to an act to dispose of the
land lying between the rivers lIiwassee
and Tennessee e, and north OF Little Ten.
nessee, river. was taken up.
"Mr. Grundv moved to strike out the
words "lwo dollars" in the 7lh line of the
9Th section. bu, insect the words zone
dollar aud Gfy cents"
The yeas and nays being required, the
said amendment was adopted, there being
yeas "a, nays 10.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Speaker, Barns, Crisp, Chatham,
Douglass, Dickson, Hogan, Holt, Lyle,
Mcclellan, Polk, WaIlhen and Water
son-13
Mr.. Buchanan moved to strike out one
dollar aud fifty cents, and inst r! cone dol
lar and twenty five cents" The yeas and
nays being required, there were, yeas Is
nays Is.
Those WHO voted in the negative
Messrs. Speaker, Barns, Carriger, Chealh
am, Crisp, Douglass, Dickson, Grundy,
Hogan, Holt, Lyle, Mcclellan, Polk,
Smith, Walton, Wallhen, Wallerson and
loung-l0.
Sc, by rule of the House, the propos-
ed amendment was rejected.
And at page l9l of the same journal
Mr.. Polk is found voting again against the
poor mans interest. But lie is not only
found voting against the poor mans in
lerest. but against the poor widow woma',
also.
At page 2l2 of the same journal, there
was introduced "A bill To cndbie The poor
unfortunate ,cidows in the Hiwassee dis
lrlct to save the quarter section of land
on which they live, was taken up, read
and put upon It's passage, when the yeas
and nays were required. There were
yeas Is, nays 10.
Those who voted in the affirmative are
Messrs. Balch, Buchanan, Carriager
Cowan, ofB, Crockett, Gore, Jones, kel-
ly, LytIe, Pierce, Reneau, Smith. Stephens
Scotland, Taylor. Wilson, Williams and
Watlerson-lS.
Those who voted in the negative are
Messrs. Speaker, Allen, Barnes, Brady
Cowan OF L., Crisp, Chealham. Douglass
Dickson, Grundy, Hogan, Holt, McCIel-
Ian, Nelson, Polk, Sharpe, Walton, Wat
kins and Young-l9
Such is the protection which Mr. PoN
has heretofore extended to the poor man.
and The poor ridow also, and such is the
protection he promises them in his letter
TO Mr.. Kane of Philadel phia.
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From the National Inte'ligencer.
Go to the Polls!

Genlemen:-I think am aware of' ran
real condition Of the Wing party at rhi}
time. The argnmemt is pretty Will ",r
TIA" Conventions Fave really all DISPERSED,
and what we want now is VOTING. ID
our party viii only vote a. wei as nrr
orators speak and our editors WRITE. TO-
coIocosm would be dried up at the az
Preaching election. As much as | desire
The election of Mr.. CLAY. would not
de.i to see him elevated to the Pes idpn-
cy II were not absolutely cerlliu lL.t
there is very decided majority %! ,Ir.
American people in his favor. Then let
that majority vote; let us not only elect
MIR. CLAY, but let us see hou Nlang are tnr
him. That can only be done bv ey ~
Wing voting, TO THE PCLLS.
then, oh Wigs! Let nothing hui .r,-
pectah!e physicians positive direc,lun
keep you at home. Give few hrurs Of
the election day, or the whole day, 10
your country; one vote is worth Two
speeches; ten votes are worth the cirrll'a-
ton OF thousand newspapers. Speeches
and papers cannot vote; and without votes
arc IRE rTdone. say then, again, now
for the VOTING On election d,y let
every man be at The polls. ballot in hand
and the judge in his eye. Votes make the
greatest Of all elIxirs; they cu,e cnrrup-
tons and give health to Tie nation. Nov,
Nessrs. Editors, have to ask one favor
you, aTd that is to publish the article lrnr!
the New York Tribune, addressed ~,
the Wings affair."" every day until the cleo
ton Is over. Put it all in "grea, bio"
type, and your editorial brethren may C"l-
low yoorexampIe. That article is Of the
right grit it is 'cut TIE right way Of the
leather" and lets the Wings into the real
secret OF success. 1t has my conlidenrn
all over Il tells us all we need to hear
before the high hills and tho deep valley.
give back the triumph Of HENRY
CLAWS triumph
A VI AHYL \NDEn
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POLITICAL.
TEXAS.

TEXAS DEBT-We learn from one
of the most eminent merchants Of RallI-
more, that gentleman high in Office in
Louisiana. who, having all interest in the
mater, went last spring to Galveston.
Texas, to ascertain if he could, what was
the debt OF Texas. He saw the American
Consul there, who told him, that when
the state paper got down to 60 per ct.
discount. no further account OF issues
were kept blu, not only quires, but reams
o! the Government paper was issued, aud
he had no doubt but the debt of Texas
was not under FIF1Y~MILLloNS of
dollars! Let the American people reflect
upon the fraud that was attempted to be
put upon them by the Tyler and Calhoun
treaty, and let Them remember that the
putting aside Of Van Buren, and the NOM
nation of Polk, was upon the express
ground that the later would carry out
the plans of the Scrip holders and the
DisLrionists of the South, in The anneXa-
ZION of Texas, with her uncounled mil
lions of debt! For every one knows, that
although The treaty provided for but 10
millions. yet scrip-hoders, if they can
but succeed in the first part of their
scheme, that of elecling suitable nstru-
menl to carry out Their plans, will have
but lIuIe difficulty, by he use Of the means
which they can bring to bear, in enec,img
the greater object at Which they aim. BUT
WHO'S TO PAY2 That's The question
which every man should ask himself be-
fore he casts his vote on Monday next
The same men who are pledged to the
Annexation of Texas, are equally pledg
ed 10 repeal the present Tariff to the point
at which it was when the Wing Con-
gress enacted it-and every body is aware
that then there were not sufficIency OF
means raised from it to defray the ordin-
airy expenses of the government! How
then is the Texas debt to be paid2 There
is no alternative but DIRECT TAXA-
TON! Are you ready, People Of Mary
land, to bend your backs to add TO your
burlhens now pressing you down to the
earth in the payment OF your States and
ounty levies, to have the additional
weight of NATIONAL DlREC L TAX?
Are you willing to lose your share of the
proceeds of the Public Lands by which
your present burthens could be reduced?
And for what are you called upon to act
such suicidal course? Is it 10 reward a
man who has performed eminent services
to his country, that you are called upon
TO make such a sacrificed No man can
poin, to single act of Mr.. Folks life,
which should call forth any token fgras-
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A VI AHYI. \NDE.R.
The Obligation to Vote.

The exercise of the elective (ran chl<a
Is not only great privilege, but II IS y
duty which il Is incumbent upon ever,
citizen to perform. We have no mon:
rghtto refuse to deposit our ballot 1T rll.
election, than we have 10 neglect am
other duty which is incumbent upon It's
as men aud citizens. We hope therefor
that every man who values his country
and her free ii tuIlons-who ,IaCcs 4
proper estimate upon his rights and ,iu.
ties as citizen--wIl 90 IL the polls "n
the 4Ih of November, and dep">lIc h&
ballot for one or other of the candi,n,rs.
{ there be full vote-ii' the qulr;. stH
meaning rejecting meu--hen who !1rv'
heretofore absenlcd themselves from li,,.
polls.-will turn out on the present o"ra-
sion. Maryland will 60 for Clay by /
large major'y,-Balt. Wing.
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Locofoco Principles.

"The Democratic Tarty has been ,aun-
ted with IA fear of passing the late Tariff
bill. can tell the gentleman that the
present Tariff miN be 7educcd as soon as
arc are in full pOrrr, We well knew
that it was of no use to pass ii in the
House now, as we had not the majority
in the Senate. Give US a majority there,
and see if we don't pass the bill We
WILL DO IT, FOR SUCH Is OUR REsoLuTE
DETERMINATION"
[.Nr. HanIey, in House Of Reps. May
1874.
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Testimony of all Opponent.

Alta recent political meeting in Char.
lesion, Col. EImore, distinguished N"t-
LITER. said in the course Of his sp't cjl,
that Clay is a high-minded, hou"rahh;
honest gentleman; he knee him y veil, an
what he says Can be depended on, Il
would be all honor 10 be beaten by such
AN honor, he might have added,
far greater than to be Victorious wIrn
'!such u nominee as James X. Polk of
TENNESSEE in the lead
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POETRY.
The S'ars Of Night.

Whence are your glorious goings forth
Ye children of the sky,
In whose bright silence seems the power
Ofall eternity2
For time hath let his shadow fall
Der many an ancient light;
But We walk above in brightness still
Oh, g orlous stars OF night!
The vestal lamp in Grecian fame
Hath faded long ago;
On Persia's hill the worshipped flame
Hath lost its ancient glow;
And long the heaven sent fire is gone,
With Sa!em's temple bright;
But We watch DER wandering Israel yet,
: Oh, changeless stars Of night!
Long have you looked upon The earth,
Ger vale and mountain brow;
Y e saw the ancient cities rise,
And gild their ruins now;
Ye beam upon the cottage home,
The conlueror's path of might,
And shed your lghs alike on all,
Oh, priceless stars of might!
But where are they who learned from you
The fates of coming time,
Ere yet the p, ramids arose
Amid this desert clime2
YET still in wilds and deserts far,
Ye bless the watchers sight
And shine where bark hath never been,
Oh, lovely stars of night!
Much have we seen of human tears,
OF human hope and love:
And fearful deeds of darkness too,
Ye witnesses above'
Say, will that blackening record live
Forever in your sights
Watching for judgment on the earth,
Oh, sleepess stars ofnghl!
Yet glorious was the song that rose
With the fresh mornings dawn;
And still amid our summer sky
It's echo fingers on;
Though We have shone on many G ave
Since Eden's early blight
Ye tell Of hope and glory still,
Oh, dearhless stars of night!