Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-06-21
Profession and Practice,

It is generally understood that the Democrats
$50 called)of Vermort,c claim to be in favor of Using
all Constitutions means for the abolition o~fslavery,
ard to believe that it is the constitutional right Of
Congress, to abolish slavery in the District, terri
tories, and the trade between the several States:
indeed, they have for several years united with the
Wings in the Legislature, in passing resolutions
calling upon Congress to perform these acts. And
these acts are pointed at as evidence that they have
done all they can for the abolition Of Slavery.
Well, at their late national convention, in which
the democrats Of Vermont were represented in their
declaration Of principles, tho resolutions of their
convention in 1910 were UNANIMOUSLY re-passed,
one of which declares "that all efforts Of the aboli-
Itionists or others, made to induce Congress to in
terfere with the question Of slavery, or to take IN
cIp1ENr STEPS RELATING THERETO, are calculated
to lead to the most alarming and dangerous conae-
qucnces, and that all such efforts have an %ine'ita-
bic tendency to diminish the happiness Of the pco-
pie and endanger the stability nnd perlnanency OF
the Union, and ought not to be countcnanced by
any friend of our political institutions =
The Democrats of Vermont have also joined
with the Wings in the Legislature, in unanimous
Iy passing resolutions against the annexation OF
Texas; while now, because the South boldly de-
mand this measure for the purpose Of strengthen
ing their peculiar institutions, and have even sac
rifced Mr.. Van Buren,, the %favorite of the north
ern democrats, because he dared to hesitate as to
the ~propriety of annexation at all hazards-behold
our democratic friends are out for Polk, Dallas
and Teas! And what ii worse, Judas-Iike, they
attempt to bctray the dearest interest Of the north
with a kiss, by harping upon the falSehood coined
by Henry Clay, that Texas must make three FREE
to two StaUe states!
We know of nothing that exceeds the politica
depravity of these mis-caIled democrats, unless it be
the double-reined hypocrisy of the Wings, it
claiming to be the only genuine an;i-slavery par
ty, while they are cndeavoring t. elect Henry Clay
the colossal pillar of slavery, to the head Of thi
government, who would sooner suffer the torture!
of the inquisition than countenance any attempt tt
abolish slavery; in protesting to do all that can bt
done in Congress to do away with slavery, ant
then retain men there, who, in direct opposition tc
their former professions and the repeated instruc
tons of their constituents, dared not vote agains
the infamous resolution which we have previousll
quoted in this article, when it was introduced int
Congress last winter by a Southern nabob, because
it would jeopardize the interests Of the party; am
who, Notwithstanding their professions and the in
structions Of our legislature, have never yet intro
duced,or asked leave to introduce, a bill to abolisI
slavery in the District and territories, or openc,
their mouths to reveal the enormous encr0ach
ments of the slave power;-in e%nacting and sus
tanning laws in lhe States to prevent duelllng
the offender forever incapable of holding the small
lest civil Office, or even Of voting for another 10 fl
such office, and then move heaven and earth t
elect a devotee of dueIl!ng to the head of this ma
ton! Up.