Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-10-30
To all opposed to the Annexation Of Texas


in another column of this paper, Central Committee
for the State Vermont to take immediate measures
for bringing the true state of the Annexation question
before the people, and endeavor to awaken such fee
ling and procure such general remonstrance against
the consummation of this darling scheme for the sup
port of American Slavery the nature of the de-
mands do enter upon the discharge of our duties
with the utmost cheerfuness and confidence cheer
full, that counted worthy of even humble
peart in the great controversy the age for the Rights
of Man, and confident, that not even the eebest in
strumentality shall be in vain, when judcousy applied
to secure the practical recognition of eternal TRUTH
so essential to the we'll being of mankind is that to
which we stand solemnly pledged as a nation but
which has been utterly denied IN practice To be
sure we may not succeed in preventing the annexa-
ton of Texas. This has long been darling scheme
of those who seek to make slavery perpetual The
coil has been set with deliberations and its throw will
be desperate. And too, the second nature which the
North has mbibed, Of yielding to the plastic hand of
Southern dctation, until we are tauntingly denomina-
ted slough faces" who can be naied down like base
money" at the pleasure of our masters will aid-yes,
enable, if be done at alhe friends of annexation to
carry out their plans. But, should we not succeed in
preventing annexation, we shall at least show to the
South that are awaking to knowledge and appre-
citation of our righs-hat we cannot much longer be
relied upon to sustain their vile and abomnable system
of slavery Let us
Resist to-day;
And that shall lend a kind of easiness
To the next resistance; the next more easy;
UNTIL eventually, the broad tree of American Liberty
shall overshtdow the whole land and nation of Free
man repose beneath its branches.
But we are not without hope that Texas may yet be
kept out of our Union Is it too much to hope, that
American Congress, with forty-seven majority from the
free States, will Indignantly reject measure that asks
for wanton violation of constitutions solemn treaties
and plighted faith, means, and eternity ofHra
dom TO the american Slave, as an end? Is there no
GRANVILLE SHARP to stand up in our Congress and
arouse our Legislators from their nhuman ethargy upon
the question of slavery? Will Northern Senators and
Representatives deliberately lend themselves to build
up and perpetuate system that is receiving the min
ged contempt and execraton of the whole civilized
world? We hope not
In compliance with the recommendation under which
quested to act county committees in their respective
counties
Bennington. Lcmuel Bottom |. Madison I'd, D.
Roberts, Jr
WindJtam. Charles Frost, VIM. H. Hodges Dana
Hyde.
WtndSOr. Titus Iutc hnson Loren Richmond Ly-
man Raymond
Rutland. ]. w. Hale, R. v. Marsh, N. T. Sprague
addison. James M. Slade, Aaron Anger, B. T, Has
kel
Chittenaen R. Farnsworth, w. H. French, A. B.
Simonds.
Franklin, l.. Brainard, c. F. Stafford, A. Sabn.
LamoiHe. G, W. Wilkins, B. H. Fuller, NJ Fisk.
Washington. Charles Lyman, c. G; Briggs, s. P.
Redfeld.
Orange. II. Griswold, T. 6. Bgelow, Philander
Perrin.
Caledonia S. Farnswofh, Joseph Morrill,, A. Weth-
erbee.
Orleans. G. H. Page, B. Comings, A. j. Rowell.
Esser. j. Steele, E. H. Webb, R. Bedford
These gentlemen are generally selected from the
same, contiguous towns so that they may confer to-
gether Immediately, and make arrangements for
thorough exploration of every town in the county.
To these committees, the central committee are now
forwarding quantity of four page tracts, showing in
brief the present state of the Annexation question
the possibility, and the hope of defeating tand also
quantity circumstances As to the duties of these
committees, we would suggest
L. That they place these taUts and circumstances
Immediately in the hands of faithful committees in
each town, of any party party provided they are
opposed to annexation, Ito be by them appointed)
whose duty it will be to distribute the former gratu
cry individual who can be induced to sign them, and
that they forwarded to some trusty Represen-
tative in Congress by the LIST of Dec. next;
9. That they call county conventions, or employ
lecturers, upon the subject where it shall be deemed
best;
g. That they procure, if possible the publication of
the central committees tract something better which
they may write select upon this subject in the pa
per or papers published in their counties;
A. That they that every minister of the gospel in
their county is respectfully requested to preach ser
against Strengthening the hands of the oppressor
by charging the field and multiplying the victims of
oppression,
Let each committee man, and every friend of liberty
be stimulated to labor in this matter by the consdera
tons that every Free State in the Union, and several
the SLAVE States, are now engaged the same enter
prize; and shall Vermont be behind her sister States
in utterng her protest against this abominable
scheme?
J. p MILLER,
J. POLAND,
R. KILBOURN,
R. V. MARSH,
A. o. Adds.
Montpelier, Oct Both, 1916.
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