The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-03-28

gan of the Wing party, completely expos
ed, and forever set at rest. This is posi-
| bic, because am inclined TO think thai
no one of "the Committee is subscrlb.
err 10 the Voice of Freedom, and l am
afraid that Inveslig gators articles, power
full and pungent as they are intended to
be, have not yet attracted much public at
tenlion. "The Committee" therefore,
though called, like Glendower's Spirits,
may not come Il is pity however, that
so much good thunder should be expended
IN vain; and, lest the accommodating wrath
of "Investigator" against the hypocrisy
and knavery of the Wing party in gener-
al, ard the Wing State Committee in
particular, should produce the catastro.
phe which sometimes fatally follows an
excessive accumulation of Steam, I am
induced to present myself as a sort of
safety valve.' | am also led to Go this
from observing the excellent effect pro.
duced on the overcharged head of"Invest-
'igalor" by the pertinent article, before al
luded to, of JOHN CoNANT Esq. Sic
mortal columns of your last paper were
barely sufficient for the escape of the gas
generated by Mr.. Conant's note Of COL
umn Such volatility of brain is wond.
erful And such an avalanche Of words,
words, words, italics and CAPITALS, and
exclamation points Two or three in place,
is enough 10 confound any intellect which
be COMPOUNDED BY such means.
Before attempting to in,erpose myself
between the State Committees Address,
and Investigator [ wish, Messrs. Edit
ors, to say single word on another top
ic. 1t will not be denied, l take it, that
until quite recently, investigator was
either a Wing or a Democrat The
Liberty party in whose ranks he now
blows his war-horn, has been in organic
ed existence but short time, and, as
matter in course, he is lusty conscript
from one of the other two parties. Now
l simply desire to say that if he is Dem
ocratic' convert TO Liberty he is but fol-
lowing his old instincts in uttering abuse
of the Wings and their illuslrious leader
he has merely transferred his patron
age and his labors from the Spirit of the
Age to the Voice of Freedom, and instead
of pronouncing Mr.. CLAY and the Wings
odd federaists,' he now seeks to attain
the same rsults by 2ronouncine them
'pro-slavery men, If, on the other hand,
he was not long since Wing, one would
think that he would regard with lille
charity the hypocrisies, the corruplions
and the villanies in which he has so re-
Gently been participation, and while he
might thank Providence for permitting
him. like certain ami mails that are born
blind to get his eyes OPEN 10 these william
les, Uhough after an interval of some
thing more than nine days') that he
would infict his condemnation upon his
recent companions in darkness and error
with more compassionate hand. How
ever, this is somewha matter of taste
about which there is said 10 be mo disput-
ing and l leave Investigator to which.
ever horn of the dilemma may belong to
him, hall inclined to congratulate the par.
ty which, by his detection, has gained a
loss
And now, Mr.. Editor, who is 'Investi-
gator and what are the charges he alleg-
es against the Wings Of Vermont, and
the Address of their Committed He is
a politician of 'one idea,' who sees no po-
itcal evil but slavery, and no political
good but It's abolition; ard he is in the
ranks of the Liberty party whose only
bond of union, and lest Of fellowship is
immediate and unconditional Emancpa-
ton, without regard 10 the rights or
to the safety of millions Of our fell
low citizens, whose rights and whose
safety are guaranteed by that Constitu-
ton which Investigator has taken his
solemn oath to support l am aware,
Mr.. Holcomb, that you repel the charge
OF being a politician of one idea,' and
know you we'll enough to be willing to
impute to you entire honesty of conviction.
But, let me ask you, is it not true that