The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-06-05

ture On the experiment OF fourdinga free
/ government
I The motive Of his proposition for an~
nexaton, he said, was what stamped IL
with reprObation, and that was, that the
$outh might be protected in her slavery.
1t was to prevent Texas being filled up
with European emigrants under the au-
spices Of Grea, Britain, and slavery there
by excluded; ard Mr. Calhoun had urged
the arguuelt in his letter to Mr. Packen-
ham, tina. if slavery was abolished by any
means, in the southern States it would in
volve the country. and particularly the
states where slavery exists. in the most
serious calamities. This view the speak.
er deprecated, and argued the benefits tha!
would result 10 the south from emancipa-
| ton.
He held that slavery was political,
social aud moral evil Of the highes. tur-
| pilude, and curse 10 tire couutry; but
our fathers tolerated il for other great adj
vantages 10 b. derived from union, and he
was, willing to carry ii as far as the con
s.iIulion went and no farther. These lin
lis were found in what were called the
compromises Of the constitution but what
were these compromiaes2 These were
nothing more than the slave representa-
,lon OF three iflbs, the right 10 import
slaves into the states Till The year 1908,
and the restoration Of fugitive slaves, es-
Gaping from their masters into the free
states. Mr. Hale here adopted the whig
mouo in the presidential contest, the Un'
ion as it is" and said he was for giving
no more to The slave power OF The south
.han the constitution gives.
But as to his slave representation of
three ff hs-wha, would sturdy repub-
Ilcan say 10 ,hat2 1t was our boast, and
Just one that here the vote of a poor
man counted as much as did he wealthiest
c,liz,ns'. The poor man, when he went
TO The polls 10 New Hampshire, could say
to the rich man, my vote is worth as
much as yours; but the poor man who
did moi own slaves could tot say so 10 the
rich man of the south. The rich planter
would iell him, have got five slaves, and
your vote, saucy White man, counts but
| JUG lOullil Us uIulI uo ulIECf
| Mr. Hale next proceeded to combat Mr.
Calhoun'S views Of slavery in The abstract
IN reference to which, ard the admission
# Texas as slave State, he sald that
Jefferson, liz 1897. in vlew OF the national
sin Of slavery. had declared that he .rem'
bIed when he reflected that God was just
but what thundeEb bolt OF Almig hly wrath
would lie Invoke; if, after nearly fifty years
II SHINING. he had seen the United States
not only refusing TO litt hand or cher Il
prayer 10 avert the evil, but coming for.
ward 10 support measure 10 order 10 in
trenth This doomed system SO firmly in
four institutions that il never could be abol
ised
I There were great constitutional objec
Itions, he said 10 the admission of Texas
but this aspect OF slavery was enough TO
him, aud there he hac Stopped. And 10
this he had been denounced, and he wa
couIeul 10 take all the denunci4tions Of hi
, party, rdIher than to place tbs country
in an attitude Of proseyting for slavery
They answered his arguments by calling
him a fsderaIist, and SAID that would sci
lie il;but he was not 10 be deferred from
high moral duty, to which his con
science impelled him, by being called
Etderalisl. He was not 10 be kept iii Ia
traces by such means, and he trusted tn
day had come when the people OF NeV
Hampshire, regardless of party leader
or party discipline. would look this subjec
in the face, and act as we shall all wis
we had done, when ne come 10 render
final account.
But i; vas said BY those who went fv
annexation that Fexus was q slave Cour
try now, aud II annexed it would be III
sane. and il would not make one slav
more or less in lae aggregate, and there
fore, that the expediency of This acqhs
ton 10 the wealth, security, and power I
the Union, ouweighed the incident;
question Of slavery. His answer 10 tn
was, tina, he believed the highest exred
ency was the highest morals! and h
would illustrate this annexation argumel
by similar example. He would SUI
plse (what was very true) that there WI
a well conducted temperance hotel in E!
eier, and also another (Which was not It
tac) where inlemperance, gan'b bling, an
vice were encouragnd, and made it pu
lie nuisance. The keeper of The gam
ling house proposes TO the proprietor
the moral establishment 10 be aune&e
and TO carry on the Two concerns togett
err by which he shows they can make
Z profitable business. But, says the tea
IN perance man. am opposed TO swindin
'e gambling, and inlemperance POh ! +
r. plies he o'her. that has nothing TO
n with it. / shall swndle just as mai