The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-03-27

cFed prescriptions, seemingly regardless
! OF the Tact that il is the very mother o
all this mischief Those fatal comprom
ises were the first steps; steps never t
be retraced; steps that tended to thu
chambers Of death; steps that have beer
successfully repeated in the same direc'
ton, till they have brought this nation
where it is. South Carolina and Geor
gia shareholders dictated the terms or
which they would come into the Union
They had their way then. They have
had their way ever since. And they soiL
have their way by general consent, till
they and ne are overwhelmed in all the
horrors of foreign and civil war.
Our foolish politicians may think them:
selves wise. They may glory ia the
success oftheir schemes of plumber, OPP
preston and self ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. They
may sheer and mock at the fdnactcs who
rebuke them and prophecy evil. But
the time srapidly approaching when they
will know by sad experience, that there
is rig hteous Ruler of the Universe; that
his laws cannot be legislated down by hui
man Congresses; that they cannot be
trampled under foot with impunity; and
that neither cunning nor might will de-
liver a nation from self procured destruc-
tion. Then they may cry 'Union! I'm.
ion!' Constitution! Constitution TEX
as! Texas! Slavery! Slavery! But
Union, Constitution, Texas and Slavery
will 60 down in the vortex of dscordant
elements together. Because sentence
is not speedily executed upon them their
hearts seem fully set in them to do evil.
'Well.' says the politician, what is all
this TO you! You are neither Democrat,
Wing nor Liberty Parry man. You es-
chew Ofite and the Polls. You call
yourself practical cbrislian--a nonre>
sislant, ST.. Texas was in the world be-
fore. 1t is 20 more than in it now. Why
do you trouble yourself with the doings Of
politicians Ii you are not one of them,
why no! let them alone! Well tell you
friend, if you will hear. We are not in.
different TO the welfare of our country and
Of the human race. We know that ma
tional sins bring national curses, and thai
national curses are curses to the human
race. We know that such oppression
and robbery as has been perpeirated by
the United States must inevitably draw af-
ter them incaIculable mischiefs. We
know that general corruption, partizan
intrigue for power, intestine broiIs domes.
tic instructions, and probably foreign
war, are the legitimate fruits of this ma
liona wickedness. We know that when
these fruits have ri pened, the whole land
will become drunken with violence that
all moral improvement will cease that de-
pravity in its wors, forms will break loose
on the lives and property Of the innocent
as we'll as the guilty; and that we ours
selves and all we hold dear are liable TO
pariake IN the general calamity. Can we
then be Different 'WelI, then, why do
you not come to the polls and save your
countryl Come TO aehat polls, with s0hat
partn pray? The very polls have beer
all baptized into slavery and rar. We
can't even go to the polls. without swear>
ing to Uphold the very evils, we would
go there to put away. We must say
or we can't vote at all. The
foundations are rotten. The iniquity lies
so deep that voting will not reach it. Pub
lie sentiment and opinion are radically
wrong. The Federal Constitution is
wrong. |, is a solemn compact to sustain
slavery and war. And every existing po-
ilcal party is based upon nominal, il
not real, CONSENT TO all the banefui
principles which have been developed in
this Texan abomination. The only rem.
edy is to eschew those fatal first princi-
Piles Of evil-those incinient causes of all
that threatens general ruin, We stand
aloof from politics and the polls, no.. be-
cause we are Indifferent TO our country's
good, but because that good forbids US to
touch the present polls; because these
polls are Constitutionally committed
against that good and because if anything
can BIZ done to save our Country it mus;
be done by radical change Of public sem
timent The poop mus! be brought 10
conviction of the evils they are sanction.
ing, to repentance Of The enormous nation
al sins they are committing. If this cau-
not be done, nothing efeclual can be done.
The mass Of the people are selfish, sordid.
insensibe to their own highest good. -
Fhey are blndy intent on making money,
gfasping territory, and bullying down
foreign nations. Talk TO them of 2.70O,'
900 slaves, and nine tenths of them mig BIT
as we'll be told of 100000 cattle. Fl,
however, they fell as they ought to feel,
according to their general professions, the
bare mention Of slave 10 their country
would Jingle every drop of blood in their
veins, and they would never rest ill such
a blot had been wiped from their national
cscu,cheon. Tariffs, Banks, Sub Treas
uries, would all lie on the table TIL the Viz
tai question of liberty bad been gloriously
settled. IHe'h to propose such an act as
the admission of pro>slavery Texas inIo
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