The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-01-30
LEXINGTON, Ky. Jan 6, l845.
b The Editors Of lie Boston Atias

LEXINGTON, NY. Jan y, lO70.
To the Editors of The Boston Ala"
GENTLEMEN--l have been favored, by
some unknown friend, with a pamphlet,
entitled IAN appeal 10 the people OF Mass
achusetts on the annexation Of Texas. -
My long and uncompromis;ng opposition
TO the annexation of Texas to this Union
is based, principally, upon my utter ha-
tired Of slGpery. There is, therefore, some
thing in This appeal which moves me, as
common iaherilor of American Liberty,
TO give il The poor appreciation of sin
gle individual South of Mason and Dlxon's
line. knew, full well, that The election
of James K. Polk would be claimed, by
the party, as the verdict of The people in
favor of Texas, and, BY the slave power,
in favor of slavery. The voluntary disa-
vowal by MIR Clay, therefore, of my opin>
ions, as set forth in letter TO Mr. Speed,
of Ithaca, New York, could not compel
me. through mortified pride at the awk>
ward position in which he had placed me
before The American people, to desert The
glorious standard Of human liberty, and
national honor and good faith, which all
now plainly see is struck down, Temporal
rly at least, in his person. 1t is far from
my feelings and purpose, now to reproach
Mr. Clay-to whom ! am under many OBJ
legations, which can never be Cancelled,
both as a man and staiesman-yet | be-
lieve the great Wing party North of the
line is prepared now to admit, that in To-
sing the moral power OF opposition TO Tex.
as, as a Slarery question, we lost all: For,
whilst the South under "Democratc' rule
was prepared 10 sacrifice all things 10 s!a-
very, the Wings of necessity, were doom
ed 10 lose many votes in the North, up
on minor Questions, thus enabling The con-
solida,ed votes Of the South, aided by the
office-seekers Of the North, 10 carry the
day. Until, therefore, tine spirit of liber-
ty in the free States snail become as strong
and controlling a the power of slavery
here, ell will continue 10 be los. Thus,
and thus only, can the unhol = and disas-
trous alliance between slavery, utter DIES.
poism, and so called Democracy be broken
up. A temporizlng policy can never
again be renewed under as favorable cir
cumstances as have already witnessed our
defeat. Shall be persuaded, then, to say
that, if there is any thing in Republican
ism worth possessing, it can be maintained
only by an eternal and unconpromising
war against the criminal usurpations of
the slave power. This your abest States
nan, john Quincy Adams, has long since
foreseen, and proclaimed in voice well
worthy his name, Of glorious revolution.
airy inheritance. Itell you the time has
mo,o come when the friends of liberty and
the craven slaves OF despotism must stand
apart. Wide as the great Atlantic is The
ground which henceforh shall divide the
advocates and the opponents of Texas I'M
ion. Whatever may have been the DIFF.
ference of opinion about the constitution,
ALLY of taking Texas, by the treaty max.
ing power, no honest man, in my opinion,
csA be so blind as not 10 see that, in the
proposed scheme of annexation, by vote
of the two Houses of Congress, the Con,
stilu,ion is not only palpaby violated, but
utterly destroyed, and the Union dissolved.
AS Kentuskian, vow before all men
that | owe no allegiance to any such new
alliance as The Team Union. When |
regard The object of the sacrifice of that
union which Washington deemed q" the
palladium of liberty TO US and our POSTER.
ty," feel that am shameless recreant
TO he blood which | inheri; from the he
roes of '76, aud already debased and de-
generate repudiator ilhe immortal Dec~
laration Of rights if am not fully pre-
parad TO 60 with Massachusetts, or any
other portion ofthe old thirteen, in vinds.
eating it, If need be, By the Sword. | say,
then, to the author ofthe appeal" raise
The standard Of "llber!y and Union, now
and forever." shall 40 more undertake
to speak for Others; but there shall follow
lis glorious destiny one of the descendants
Of Old Virginia, who will not in tn ought
50 damn his own native State as 10 believe
that here will be but one.
owe it TO my own humble name 10 say,
that did not, whilst in he North, lose
,ne 10 vindicale myself from the many
m;srepy esent ,uons and unjust lmpulaions
which have not ceased 10 follow me, even
now. The Texas resolutions seated
by me, in the Kentucky Legislature, in
1896, so generally published, ore not at
a contradictory Of my subsequent opin.
iras. | was in favor of Texan-union, then,
cause of my love of liberty the flag
ndtr which she fought; but when she
area. I'D under foot her war-worn stand
ard-and, in the moment of triumph. for.
got justice and mercy, and defed the God
Of battles, by establishing perpetual Sla>
very, then the same impulse that before
moved me 10 stand up by her with nancy
and 'Oord, led me to denounce her before
the word. The idea that Texas cou Id
come in as new State was just such as
was TO be expected from a youth of TWEEN.
ty>five; and am not Of that class Of wise