Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-06-13
LIBE RTY
STATE CONVENTIONS

Two State Conventions of the Liberty party,
one for Northern, and one for Southern Vermont,
will he held as follows: at
MORRIsVILLE, Tuesday & Wednesday, July
lst 81 I'd; and at
LUDLOW, Wednesday & Thursday, July 9th
and 10th.
Two conventions are thus called, for the pur-
pose of placing them within one days ride of our
friends at the extreme parts Of the State, whereas
many of them would be unable to attend at this bu-
Isy season were there but one and that moro cen
trail. The time is also fixed before the season of
haying shall have arrived, so that our hardhanded
and warm hearted farmers, theil wives, their sons
and daughters-all, of every class, who have
hearts to feel and minds to DO for betrayed Lib
erIy and crushed humanity-may come up and
mnsle their sympathies and renew their vows in
the temple Of Freedom.
MILTON CLARK, the eloquent ,rhile slave
from Kentucky, is pledged to attend both these
conventions; ALANSON WORK, the escaped
victim of Missouri slavery, is confidently expected
to be present; the Rev. Mr. ASPENWALL has
returned from his visit to the refugees from Re
publican slavery, in despoiic Canada, and will in
terest the conventions with thrilling tales of Slave
ny and Freedom; and we pledge you full attend
ance OF Liberty orators Of domestic MANUFACTURER
whose spirits are as free as the eagle of our own
Green Mountains whose limbs have never known
the letters, or their mouths the gag; and who have
laid themselves on The altar of human liberty, de-
termned to do or die
Tho tuotivnS to ip1urn rn1Iv of oil ho
are unwilling to give their country, themselves
and their children, over to the tender mercies of
slavery, are overwhelming. Within the past ar,
a female, free by our laws and by universal ac-
acknowledgement, has been kidnapped upon our own
soil and consigned to lifelong toll in the southern
prson-house, and her dcmoniac kidnapper goes
unwhipt Of justice: A daughter Of our own
State has been doomed to feons home, on sus-
pcion of having done what we would all glory in:
A Torrey and Walker have shared an ignomini-
Gus doom for like offence: The fact has been
) established, by the action Of South Carolina, and
the silent acquiescence Of the Government that cit
liens of the free States may be seized upon and
sold into nerminable slavery at the pleasure Of
slave States: By the action of the two great par.
ties, slavery has been made perpetual in Florida
the balance in the U. S. Senate given to the Soutt
and everything done that could be done on ou
: part, to annex Texas to this country, and thus
: greatly augment the already controlling power o
: slavery in our own land. Yes! the history of
single year, and that the last presents all Of thes
I. and many more costly sacrifices to the bloody Mo
$ Ioch of slavery; and is it time for U.S. the sous
h those worthy sires who set their seal, dipped ii
1t their own blood, to the the eternal truth of man
a equality and inaIienabe right to liberty in whose
y ears is yet ringing the jubilee of Freedom witt
= which our fathers celebrated their deIiveranc
L from the yoke of oppression; is it time for u
II to
y Evoke in with marked and and branded SLAVES
L And trembe at the drivers whip!-
Bend to the earth our plant knees,
And speak-but as our masters please?
IS Shall outraged nature cease to fee'
+ Shall merCy's tear no longer flow!
- Shall ruflian threats Of cord and steel
- The dungeons goom-th assassln's blow,
a. Turn back the spirit reused to save
10 Our Truth-our Country-and the Slaue?
. No-gulded by our cOuntry's laws
For truth and right, and suffering man,
y, Be ours to to strive in Freedoms cause,
re AS Christians mGy-as Freemen CAMP
J. POLAND,
= H. Y. BARNES,
= S. X. COLLINS,
~ r. KILB0URN. Slate Committee
ly r. V. MARSH,
A. J.. BRAlNARD,
! o. l.. SHAFTER,
d Montpelier, June 10, ls45
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