Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-11-01
An Anneal 10 Liberty Voters.

We wish to remind our readers, on whom IS
conferred the important trust of the elective fran
chise, that they are about to be called upon to |
support or oppose very important principles with
their votes 1t is not to be expected that the votes
of any one or even all who will read this paper can
change the result of the coming election. That
wing electors will be chosen from this state cannot
reasonably be doubted. Of what importance, lt|
may be asked is it, that those who cannot vote for
Mr.. Clay should vote at all? We think that there
are reasons of ncalculable importance why all who
fear God and hate oppression should record their
testimony against the immoralites and corrup-
tons of both the pro slavery parties
Mr. Clay declared, what is manllesty true, that
neither of the great parties has any aim whatever
at emancipation; and the only way that any man
can show his opposition to slavery by his vote, is
to oppose both of these parties.
Both Of these parties are led on by practical ty-
rants, whose moral characters of course are bad;
but who can charge Mr.. Brney with an immoral
or ungentemanIy act since he repeated of his
slayehoIding and became christian? Moral and
christian men, of all sects, who are not entirely
carried away by political excitement regard him
as one of the most Capable, devoted phlanthro-
pists and christians our country can boast of. Now
reader, what principles will you support by the
testimony of your vote on the 18th nst-those pre-
scented by the party and character of these Ungod-
ly men, OF those presented by James G. Birney?
Remember that this may probably be the last vote
of the kind you ever may be allowed to cast. Be
fore four years have passed, 10000 voters, and
4OO, 900 slaves will appear before God in eternity
together You may be one Of that number. Are
you willing that it should then appear that in youl
last vote you used your influence to have the
slaves remain four years longer in their chains
their ignorance, their sufferlngs and their polIu
Itions?
T here has never been time during the exist
ence of the Liberty party, which tried the ntegrl
ty ofits members like the present. Manoeuvering
intriques, and falsehoods as much worse than thos
employed in the campaign of 1910, as the charac
tiers of the present saveholding candidates ar
worse than were tn ose of the men used on that oc
casion. The spotless character of our candidate
are viIiied and we are coaXed and leased, threat
: ened and promised, to induce us to vote for mer
: whom our Bibles and our consciences assure III
ought not to be made rulers. We must SIAM
FIRM, or, betray the cause of hunonty-tt
cause of God Our position before the world,
! one of moral grandeur and sublimity. 1t is no
: regarded as such by other nations, aud will be
y our own in all future time. We know that OF
PRINCIPLES are right. Our enemies know this al
acknowledge it. Shall we then, from time ser
= !, ing considerations, neglect to carry them out
!. the next election. No. let us, as we hate oppre
ID sion, as we regard the honor and prosperity of
5 country, as we fear God, and as we hope to be a
IN 4"''to " ms ' N '
MANITY.