Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-12-04
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN;

country we would not seek to thwar the clear mani
festatons of the popular voice that having by our
votes at the proper time done all that lay within our
power TO arrest the extension of slave dominion we
cannot now Join in the crusade which is sought to be
raised against that same extension when this issue has
been so recently before the American people, so fully
discussed and so emphaticaly declared for.
ResoUed, That the party which assumes for itself the
the name of Liberty Party and which cast its votes
for James G.. Birney at the late Presidential election
are in great measure responsible for the disastrous
termination of the late Presidential contest and, that
but for the efforts put forth by that of class ofmen Tex
as would not have been part and parcel of these
States.
Those men who we're instrumental in passing these
resolutions, no doubt attered themselves that they
were having sweet revenge upon those blind fanatics
who could neither be coaxed or driven into the support
Of Henry Clay the most proper instrument of killing
s'dUery, of whom it was boosted in 1889, that he had
KILLED ABOLITION" and who now refers to his opn-
ions then expressed his present views upon that sub
Iject but in reality, they making themselves ri
dicuous in the eyes of all honest men. In our judg
men every of the positions both resolutions are
UholLy faSe but will only refer to one two that
will be so admitted by every one.
The sentiment is expressed in the first resolution that
the American people emphatically declared for annex
alton in the late election and therefore they 1.-THE
Windsor County Whigs) are not now disposed to join
in crusade against it. By referring to the Wing Al
manac for l846,which we presume will be considered
good authorty-t will be seen that the popular vote
for Clay and Brney exceeds that of Mr. Polk by nearly
twenty-five thousand so that, admitting that al
who voted for Polk "decared for annexation, which
is not true,-there is yet majority of the people
against the measure; allowing, as the wings claim
that every vote cast for Clay counted against annexation
Therefore, if the people declared anything the sub
ect, they declared against the annexation of Texas
But, admitting that the people, in the last Prcsden
tial election, had declared in favor of the anneXa
lion of Texas-would it not be the duty Of all such al
believed the measure most unrghteous act calcula
ted and designed to perpetuate American slavery, anC
also most fragrant violation of the constitution to op
pose it to the last especially considering thatthe whole
question yet open for the decision of Congress? Dc
we not become implicated ourselves, if we silently sub
nit to such an outrage? Inflow many instances since
the organization ofour government, have the minor
"JOlned III crusade against lnedSTes WHICH hd
been "docared for" by the people, adopted by Con
gress and persisted in such opposition until the prop
er trbuna-the Supreme Court--had decided them t
be unconstitutional, and they of course became nu
and void or until the "sober second thought" of tn
people Or Congress had reversed such decision Ho,
much more, then, should we oppose this superlatv
abominaon, which has not been "decared for by til
American people, and is now awaiting the final acto
of the peoples representatives!
We think the Windsor County Wings rather ove
shot the mark. In this act, they have either alse
the nature and tendency of the annexation scheme,
else they have shown themselves dead to the claims
the constitution, of justice and humanity Take whc
horn you please gentlemen.