Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-09-18
For the Gre Mountain Freeman,
e.. N. CLAY AND THE GREAT KENTUCKY
NOR.

~VN @"hOo '"A hS 4HSSAAt OALLIGC VI ANfN II
upon liberty, is well calculated to arouse the sympathy
of every philanthropist for that apparently doomed man,
{. M. Clay, whose noble advocacy of the principles of
liberty has called out and exhibited before the world
another dark chapter of the fell spirit of slavery.
1t would hardly seem possible that any nan who has
u soul, could look upon this, and like affairs, without
burning shlne mlntling his cheeks, AMI fiery indigna-
ton n9rving him to perpetual war aglingt this sum Of
all villanies, American slavery. But the various afro
cities c%can9otsl with, AMI e~n2nlting from this system
have become 50 frequent, that the public mind seems
in a great manner to have become callou3, soul-hard-
ened with Indifference, AMI to look upon them as of no
material consequence to the people generally. We
are astonlshed not, that the fell spirit Of slavery thus
un5luslingly exhibits to the world its dark features
not, TINT it thus loudly p%roclaim5 its Legitimate ALI
ance with the foul spirits of the neither world-not that
it stands forth anl exhibits in bold relief, AMI in utter
defiance of public sentiment, its contempt Of liberty, its
adherence of free discussion, and its utter disregard of
all the dearest rights Of m1n-not, that Shareholders
seem so DESTROYS Of p2rpetulting their own damnng
fame to their latest ~po3t2rity, and ent1lling upon their
children this great "cw3e' which has been so "unfor-
%LhaC0iy ehtIhoo upon lh1lll'
But we are astonished, Tor should be, had we not
seen 50 many exhibitions of dagen3racy that such out
RACES are looked upon by the mass of the people, with
soul chilling indiherence-that the spirit of liberty is
not aroused in the breast of every f~reeman-that many
Of our editors, political and religious, pass off the af-
fair with such an off hand, cold hearted, everyday,
business-like aspect, as shows that they feel no inter-
OCT in tho ofhir and paitIor ov,,nc+ n wish +boir
readers to.
And to what is this cold Indifference mainly to be
attributed? Is it not because there is so much party
spirit in our country and SO much subscryency--so
much base bowling of the knee to the demands Of
slavery? Political editors dare not, Or viii not, condemn
an action, be it ever 50 wicked, which by any posi-
bic foreseen contingency may implicate their party in
the odium of its lust conformation. Religious editors
men of like passions knowing their subscribers are
generally attached to one or the other of the two great
political parties, handle the subject with gloved hands
lest they should seem to be otherwise than neutral, and
thereby offend, or lose a subscriber. Consequently
few, except the dospiseI ~flnatical abolitionists, whose
rawlings are generally considered beneath the notice Of
the selfesteemel wise and great Of the other parties
have enough of manly inlependonco-ragard for law
and justice-love Of country and liberty, TO pronpt
them to utter the scathing rebukes which such outrage:
demand.
In view Of such a state of things, the conviction is
often forced uponthe mind that the hideous deformitie:
of slavery-its antagonism to liberty, its wars upon the
rights o man, its numberess gross violations of the
constitution, its domineering, exacting, never satisfied
demands upon the free states; have yet to be repeate,
an more aggravated forms, before our citizens will burs
the shackles of the slave holding and slavery sustain
ing parties, and stand forth as the bold champions O
the rights of man.
More Lovejoys must be murdered, more Torreys AM
Walkers must be imprisoned, branded, scourged, set il
the stocks, prosecuted, kidnapped and otherwise abus
ed, Slavery will yet rattle her chains about our ear
as long o ITO fancy it a,ye.O, AMI dance to Its horl
jargon. There are yet enough of half baked northern
dough-faces who are ready to wear the chains impose,
upon them by their masters; and should any of them b,
chance dare to resist the tyrant's demands, a shower O
whips are ready to fall upon them, and cover then
back like whipped ours to their proper position unde
the Shareholders feet,
How many more martyrs must fall, before liberty
shall triumph? Freemen, is. it necessary that c. NJ. Cla,
shall fall a victim before you can he aroused to you
duty? Shall his blood rest in your skirts F.? viii 70,
continue to yield patient, ass-like obedience to the ar
rogant demands of slavery? Away with these base
party ties Come out for liberty If you would no
vote chains upon yourselves, upon your wives, ant
children; vote them not upon the poor colored man.
Has he not worn them long enough Will you no
remember those in bonds as bound with them?'
Look once more upon the two great political parties
vieing with each other in their efforts to sustain SLAYER,
and to put Shareholders into office. Texas must b.
forced upon us-and the protested democrats are laud
ing and applauding the movement, as tending to Eek
tend the area of freedom = Has the poor slave any
thing to hope for from those who boast that they are
the natural allies of slavery?
But the great whig party surely, will carry out oul
principles, say some We would like to see them Dc
it then. But where was the great embodiment ofwhi9
principles in this dark hour of distress and trial of hb
kinsman f? the man who above all others, the self
styled only true liberty party have chosen to repre-
sent their principles, and carry them out in action ?
Had he no influence among his neyghbors; no elo
quence to WELD in defence of the man, who, last year
traversed the country so extensively, and labored so Ell
oquently for him, and his party? None! lie leave
his sick klnsnan, exposed to the fury of sloveholdinl
mobocracy, and flies to the springs!
Did he secretly wish the mob to triumph, and thin
he could run away from responsibility ? Did he edu
cate his son to act the part of secretary to the mobo
cratic gentry?
How long will Wlip abolitionists allow themselves T.
be cheated by such gross absurdities as are advances
by their party leaders ? How long will they ALLOW
their mouths and ears to be filled with clay, their clothe
to be ~spattered with it, and their feet to sink in cn
with just enough of 'roo!,' here in Vermont, to max
the stuff hang together, and make a good humbug :
Is it not an insult to our understandings, to suppos
that we esteem a few cents in the price ola pound 0
wool, of more consequence than the great question O
the rights of man? 0, that every man, woman and chile