Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-02-21
WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.

We are told in the good book something about
a certain parsonage, whose wrath was very great,
and whose opposition to every thing that was good
knew no bounds, from the fact that his time was
short. This is perfectly descriptive Of the course
pursued by the wings in relation to the liberty party.
Not content with running their own party, and sa-
crfcing every noble principle in their creed, by
pursuing a course that is directly opposed to all
their professions, which shows their rotten
heartedness and restitution of all moral principle,
they have entered upon most desperate crusade
against the Liberty party & their candidate, for the
purpose Of immolating both upon the same altar
upon which they have sacrificed their own party
and the candidate who was the embodiment of their
principles; and to cap the climax Of their mean
ness, they have attempted to throw the whole re-
sponSibility of the annexation scheme upon the
few who have manfuIly stood their ground against
opposing forces, and cast their influence directly
on the side of God, Principle, and Liberty.
If voting for men pledged to go against annexa-
ton in all its forms-f cherishing undying hatred
against slavery, and opposing by consistent action
the election of slaveholders--if attachment to the
principles of freedom and firmness of purpose in
opposing the encroachments fsavery, if all these
combined constitute the elements necessary for an
nexing Texas, then is the liberty party guilty of
the charge made against it. But say the wings, it
will be done "because you did not all 60 for Clay
and thus defeat Polk and keep Texas out"
In 1910 the Liberty party entered the field as a
4 ..t:., II,
upon the eternal principles of Liberty and the in
aienable rights ofman. 1t presented its creed to
the world, and raised lis standard for all to look
at. No fellowship with slavery, Shareholders or
their abettors, was written out in living charac-
tiers upon that standard How could the wings for
moment have cherished the idea that Liberty
men could abandon the candidates they had al
ready nominated, men who were pledged against
annexation now and forever, give up their organ
izaon, belle their professions and give Freedom
its death-stab, by voting for Mr.. Clay, that cham
pion of slavery who was personally in favor of an
nexation, and who was virtually unpedged on the
subject any farther than it might help his election
at the North and not iniure it at the South? Is
this the man the Wings asked us to vote for, and
now taunt US with being in favor of annexation
because we were not fools enough to do it? Did
they expect the democrats would vote for him
while they glory in their friendship for slavery
and their connection with shareholders? WHY
then ask Liberty men to do your dirty work for
you, when they have sworn eternal opposition to
slavery and shareholders? Have we no principles
to maintain, no consciences to approve, no rights
to defend, no God to obey! Because we have
stood firm to our integrity, and boldly contended
for the right, are we to be the scNpe goat to bear
the sins of the Whgs3 God forbid it, for we have
sins enough of our own to repent Of
We hope Texas will not be annexed, but if il
should be, the Wings will have the sin of omission
to repent of, in not sustaining man who was op-