Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-16

done? Can any good reason be given, why our
rules and regulations, which sustain the slave
systeml Can any good man, any good citizen,
find in his oacn heart any reason, why this should
not be donel And if it may and should lie done,
why should not every honest man, every friend
to Liberty, say itshall be done, SO far as my
influence goes? If in truth VIZ are a Liberty To-
wing people, why should we not show our faith by
our works. All that is necessary to secure such
a happy result, is for honest men Of all parties,
to unite in selecting such men for public offices,
as will do the work. This is the thing for the
people to do. And this they can do, if in fact
there be a majority who prefer Liberty to Sla-
very. Why then should they not do it at once?
Why should not every man decide this question
for himself? Why not let conscience speak and
he1rken to her voice! If the people will not do
this, and great wrath should be out against us
from the God of the oppressed must not the guilt
T ;stupon them! And must not every man be gull
t before God, who will not act in such a case!
1 suppose no man can believe, that the Dem
oorats, as a party, will do anything to put down
slavery. They have sold themselves to the slave
p over; and you may as well expect that Satan
will cast out Satan, as that the Democracy will
,clst off the slayeocracy. The only way to avoid
the latter is to escape from the other, And what
can the Wings, as now organized, do to abate
the nuisance of slavery in the governmental
Their right wing and principal leaders are
81 Weholders, and should any division of the party
attempt to oppose the dominant power of slavery,
they would be drummed out of camp. Should
that portion which are really op osed to the ex-
tension of slavery, make an effort to prevent the
annexation of a new slave State, would the par
ty go with them? No such thing. When the
question of receiving Florida came up, dOably
dyed inslaooy, only nine Wing Senators lifted
their hands against the vile deed. Thus it has
been and thus it must be, while the party live,
and move, and have their being, under the con-
trolling influence of shareholders. 1t would lie
Just as reasonable to suppose, that the slave
power would destroy slavery, as that any party
would do it, which depends for its very existence
on that power. The Wing party can not exist,
as now organized, without its right arm, the
slaveocrats of the South. And that arm will be
tlrned against them as soon as they presume to
t Gc any step to curtail slavery. If they will pro.
scribe abolitionists and refuse to give them ap-
pointments under our Government, the southern
arm will support them; but let them attempt to
deal out equal justice, and refuse to sanction
shareholders as we'll as abolitionists, and they
would soon find the floor under the blows of their
southern arm. This must and will be the case.
And the Wings, as a party, are as really held
and governed by the slaveocracy, as are the
Democracy. And there is no more reason to
hope that the one will act against slavery than the
other. Both have been shaven by the same
courteSan, and she may now insult them at plea
sure. Their strength is gone, They may shake
themselves and make some show, as if they wo'd
do something, but they are bound and cannot stir.
All they can now do is to grind in her mill
like slaves and make sport for her mobiles. Hon.
orabb employment But so it is. Honorable and
honest men may deplore this state of things, but
they cannot help it. Their only true course
is to withdraw from all such connexions and
take decided stand against slavery. They may
organize and act against slavery in their own
way, or they may unite with the Liberty party,
and act with them. This party has no southern
wing, no slave-leaders- loves no allegiance to
the slaveocracy-expects no help from slavehol-
ders and asks no quarter from the slave-power.
Our avowed object is to destroy slavery by all
constitutional means. This is our object, We
have unfurled our banner and we mean to effect
our object. And 1 think no candid man will
presume to say that we do not mean to accom-
plish our purpose, though he may fear that we
may do more than we say, and adopt u%nconstl-
tutional measures. Why then. should not all
honest men, who really wish to have all consti-
%Ytutional measures adopted to put down slavery,
unite cordially with us in doing the work! If
any wish to take the lead, let them 60 ahead,
and let them keep US to our avowed rules, con-
.stitatiOaal measures. '
| have now answered the question, and have
clearly stated five important measures, which may
be adopted Observation-Disclosures shown that
neither Wings or Democrats, as now organized,
can or will, make any effort to carry out either
of those measures; while the Liberty party bold
Iy strike for the whole. Let every wise man
now Judge which is the true Liberty party.
And let every honest man, who is ready to act
against slavery, Judge for himself, where he can
act with the most effect. ''Show me thy faith
without works, and l will show thee my faith by
my works." KIAH BAYLEY.
SLAVE TRADE IN CuBA.-There is a Singh
lar peridy carried on in Cuba, in regard to the