Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-06-04
The Tyrants Tremble.

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The war cry upon our Southern border is forcing
from the shareholders some admissions respecting the
dangerous features of their domestic institution"
which, in more peaceabe times, would be carefully
concealed. What folly and madness for the Ameri-
can people to cling with the tenacty ola dying man
to system of slavery which is without a single re-
deemng feature-which as Jefferson said, Grams
forms the masters into tyrants and the slaves into enc
miles, destroying the morals of the one part and the
love Of country Of the other"
The following extract from the New Orleans Trop-
c shows conclusvcly that those valiant heroes rem-
BILE with the "dance of death" at the bare thought
of an encounter with foreign power which, unlike
Mexico, would be able to "carry the into Africa"
A SUGGESTIONS The work of enrolment of youn-
teers goes on bravey. Including the regulars nearly
sixteen hundred have left here within the past four
teen days for Point Isabel. One thousand more will
soon be on their way and we doubt not that another
thousand will be ready before transports are prepared
to receive them. The men are generally stout and ac
tive, and all 60 oil IN fine spirits prepared to do or die
Yet 1t must be apparent to all who have seen them,
that they will much improved by little drilling,
and we do not now hnOw when the is to be ended,
Though we have full confidence in ability to drive
lliG ulCAICullS Ut OICC DGyONQ llc MO GTdHuel UOT
lceter ii IS the only one TINT may haze hands.
1t is apparent, moreover that CONTINGENCIES
MAY ARISE IN THE PRESENT UNSETTLED
STATE OF OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS,
WHICH WOULD RENDER NECESSARY TIE
EMPLOYMENT OF AN ORGANIZED FORCE
AT HOME, THAT is, IN THE SOUTHERN
STATES. Would it not, then be well, for those who
may be prevented by various reasons from joining in
the present eXpe ition Texas yet who are able and
willing to do military duty, if required within the
bounds Of the State, to form companies and have them
selves regularly drilled 1t would be fine exercise for
our young men, and the experience they would gain
in the use Of arms might be of service to the State at
a future period, frot at an early day.
But the most heartless, cowardly and inhuman spir
it that ever escaped from the Internal regions, finds
vent in the Vso Orleans Je0sonan of the 18th inst,
portion of which we subjon. Colored men-slaves
even-fought bravey in the battles of the revolution
under the Father of his country, in the hope (alas
how van,) that Liberty would be their reward. And
again, after nearly half century of cruel OPPRESSION
we find them rearing the cotton bale at New Orleans
and fighting desperately for that victory which crown
ed Gen. Jackson a hero But again was the prom
ised boon of freedom denied them and now, it is said
upon many plantation in Louisiana may be found
slaves whose breasts are scarrifed from wounds re-
ceived at the hands of the enemy and their backs with
the lash ofthe task-master! But such is the accum
lated chvay and patriotism of the cotton lords of the
South at the present day. that the idea ola few free
colored men enlisting into the Mexican war is enrel,
inadmssable," lest it should be taken as pretext II
some future for sending colored troops from st
Domingo or the British West Indies into our South
ern States to apply the torch to the magazine ofsave
y. And to effectualy prevent such catastrophe i
is authortatvey proclaimed to all chrstendom and al
heathendom, that in such an event, the armies of this
enlightened, humane christian republic will "gran
no quarter prisoners but blood ,OU mark evay ootstepr
But to the extract:-
"We hear that numerous body of the free coloret
men OF this city propose to offer their services as sol
dlers. Many of our colored inhabitants are respecta
bic and worthy people, holding considerable property
and are sincerely attached to the country and the pat
rlosm that dictates the proposition is worthy of al
praise. 1t occurs to us, however, that is entirely mad
msslble Gen. Jackson accepted their services in 1871
to repel INVASION, and they proved themselves WORTH
OF the trust. Ii the city was in danger they nigh
properly share in its defence. Even our slaves nigh
be with proprlety, employed But the present cam
palgn will consist of offensive operations. We shall
loC ohiy IoCe Lne enemy across me MO Grande, but
IN all probability, push our into the very heart
MeXlco-ln 'car Of INFUSION cannot employ me,
e o. color. If WE SET SUCH A PRECEDENT, WE SHALL
HAVE 40 RIGHT TO PROTEST AGAINST THE EMPLOY
MENT OF SIMILAR FORCE AGAINST US, SHOULD WI
BECOME INVOLVED IN A WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN
} IT IS DISTINCTLY UNDERSTOOD, THAT IF TIL
Z, ENGLISH EVER LAND A REGIMENT OF BLACKS IN TIL
, COUNTRY, WE CAN GRANT NO QUARTER re
. PRISONERS. IT WILL BE A WAR OF Elk
+ TERMINATION, MARKED WITH BLOOD Al
/ EVERY STEP. And we must be careful how W
set the precedent, when we march into the territory
another power( NY