Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-06

Alberty OF spsechaffd OF talepf
icans, if you are not slaves, this thing viii have
to be done. 1t is your cause and not mine
Justice demands 1.-THE constitution demands it
your own safety demands it-vrtue and hui
manity demand it-then in the name of God
and Liberty let it be done.
In the mean time, stand here on my native
land, for which my kindred have bled in every
field of honorable auhievement-one amidst a
Observation-Disclosures by the dangers and DEATH
which like the plague with mysterious and i'm
passible terrorS by day and night, hang over me
and mine-trusting that my position may arouse
in the bosoms of Americans an honorable shame
and magnanmous remorse-that they may
rise up in the omnipotency of the Ballot cast by
fifteen million of freemen, and peaccably over
throw the slave despotism Of this nation, and
avoid the damning nfany which awaits them
for all time in the Judgment of the civilized
world, if they leave me here to die
TO the liberty of my country and of mankind
then, dedicate myself, and those whom hold
yet more dear-and for the purity of my motives
and the patriotism of my fe--the past and the
FUTURE appeal to Kentucky and to the
world" c. NJ. CLAY.
Lexington, Ky, Sept 25, 1915.
The following paragraph should have been inserted
in connection with that which closes near the bottom
of the last columnbu one on the preceding page
1t was omitted by mistake.
The Speed letter-aye the Speed letter =
WE'LL then, if the whole truth must be told, the
Wings Of New York are solely responsible fol
the effect of that letter if any it had; they
published it without my advice and in opposition
to my consent. The letter on its face show
itself to be confidential and not intended for the
public eye. | have by me, Mr.. Speeds letter
apologizng for the action Of his friends in pub
fishing it in his absence and without his consent
because of the eminent service it was thought j
would render the cause. As soon as Mr.. Clay
letter to the Kentucky Gazette was received b.
me, Immediately sat down to a table and wrote
to him that was grieyed if | had misunder
stood his sentiments, drawn as my opinion wa
from his whole history and repeated written de
ClaratOns-that if he was not favorable to eman
cipdtion regretted it on my own account--o
his account-and on account of our common
country. That | was deyotlng myself unweari
eddy and honestly to the success of that part
whose triumph was to result in his elevation
but if he conceived me doing any injury to tn
cause that | would not again open my mouth il
the canvass. His answer was that, stolen from
Horace Greedy, and published without my eve
having seen it, by the Democracy ofNew York
Daring my whole visit North, although ! wa
cordially received by the anti-slavery men of al
parties Il addressed but two abolition meetings
and then it was to defend the proposition of H
Clay and the shareholders, that That is proper
ty which the law makes property Ever
where among Abolitonists | made some enemie
by defending this dogma, which now by the dis
regard Of all law, avowed on the 18th, is Of n,
more effect, but null and void Every where
among AOoIiuonists especially, did make enc
5sics by defending Henry Clay. How then dar