Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-30
SLAVERY AND TEXAS.

| GRlAN EIt AMI dEAfASS
4 There is at present but little doubt but that
'cxas will accept of the terms Of annexation and
ecome uni.cd to this country. In view Of this
ct, sotnc of the friends Of the slave are indugihg
feelings of dependency and regard emancipa
on as hopeless task. But whatever the result
ay be we see no reason to abandon our position
give up all as lost. Texas may increase the
wer of the south, bat she has 50 long ruled the
lion ami held the north in subsection to her will,
At neither party has dared to question her right
govern, and so far MS the old parties are con
ned, it matters little whether her power is in
Dused or diminished, as neither has " any aim
design to abolish slavery" As it respects the
louut Of suffering and number Of slaves the an
xation Of Texas will make no material differ
ce, since they will increase no faster in Texas
an they now do in the southern States; and those
rred into Texas from the States will decrease
number IN one place while It's increased in an
~ The difficulties in the way of emancipation
doubtless be greatly augmented by annexng
for the south will have the majority in the
Ut the north will still have the oscenden-
ousc, and have the power Of electing
and vice president of her own liking.
the difficulties would be increased.
cd and the slave will remain the
are called upon to make greater
I'd put forth more energetic efforts
les become more insurnountable, and
Fmore arduous
question now is, Where can we labor to
s6est advantage in securing the object we have
view? -,.
The wings have been loud in their anathcmas
gainst the Liberty party in view o. the part has
cited in the last presidential canvass; but this has
een all mere talk-not particle Of proof, or
Jingle valid reason had been adduced by the wings
substantiate the position they had taken in
charging the guilt of annexing Texas OIL the Lib
priy party. They are now calling upon all truo
friends OF freedom to como 10 the rescue. since
.they are the only true opponents OF annexation
nd the real foes of slavery. 1t may be well, be )
fore we give up our organization and disband, to
look at their Claims upon our confidence and sup
port. The wing party depends for its existence
] upon the votes Of shareholders, and can it he ex-
pected that they will prove traitors TO their own
Interests? If whg Senate could not be trusted,
how could a whig House be, if neither Of these
bodies could be safely trusted, how can the whg
party be entitled to confidence while it is connect
ed with the south, which, as body, goes for an
uexation and eternal slavery? And do the wings,
as party 60 against slavery in the States as well
as in Texas?
Hayc they made any pledge in their national
scounscIs to use the Federal Government to re-
move slavery where they have the admitted right?
We have seen no such pledge They have pro-
fessed, however, to lie opposed to the admission
ola slaveholding State, hut whig Senate could
admit Florida, with II constitution which provides
for perpetual slavery, only out Of 81 refusing to
pte against it. Is not slavery as bad in Florida
in Texas? If they are sincere in opposing an
exation on the ground ofsuyery,why did they not
,bolish it in Florida when they had the power in
heir hands; and why did they vote for "A man fol
Ythe presidency, When he declared that slavery was
20 reason wb,EteysrawhE Texas should not he an
ed? If Texas IL or il not RnheAtd, they have
wen US no pledge that they even anticipate dong
anything to abolish slavery, or curtal its almost
Iimitless power. How, then, can the question OF
Freedom be safely trusted in their hands while
they go and come at the bidding of those who are
the foes of human liberty?
We have nothing to expect from the democrats,
for they have shown themselves to be the deter
mined friends CT slavery. The Liberty party IS
} the slaves only hope. Let that be abandoned,
and he may well despair of help from any quarter,
at least so far as political action is concerned. 1t
is not organized to keep out Texas alone but to
oppose slavery in all its FORMS and go against ey-
cry thing that promotes its interests; hence, we
i are opposed TO annexation because it increases our
labor and prolongs the struggle for freedom, but
we none the less determined to give slavery no
quarters, and refuse to sustain this giant power,
? whether Texas comes in or not. If the wings
j have claims on the support Of aboitionsis he
cause they at the north opposed 10 annexation,
then have we two fold claim, since we go for the
. entire destruction OF the whole system, root and
branch, while they propose only to lop off one OF
q its branches.
H.