Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-07-02
TIL Z FIR Z I NJ IAN .
FOR the Green Mountain Freema
10 the Public,

Mr.. EDITOR Dear Sir: The time has arrived
when feel it to be my duty to enrol my name on the
broad banner of Freedom, and unite my feeble efforts
with the Liberty party in war Of determination against
slavery. That slavery exists in the United States to
an alarming extent, and is increasing at rapid rate,
under the best constitution ever adopted by any peo
pie are facts not TO be denied under which consttu
ton protesting, in spirit and letter. to secure to every
man life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" as
his "nalienabe right" our government has been In
operation more than fifty years and yet there are
large portion of the inhabitants of this boosted land of
Liberty this asylum for the oppressed Of other lands,
deprived of their dearest rights denied all those rights
we have declared to the world are inalenable; and
nearly three millions of human beings whose rights
are as dear to them and as sacred as mine to me-
are now>ln bondage-are slaves And what is it to
be slave? Ianswer it is to be compelled by force to
endure miserable existence of hard labor privaton
and TOLL in ignorance, suffering and want to be con-
sidered and treated as a beast or chattea thing
liable to be sold and separated from kindred and friends
in childhood manhood or old age without regard to
parental love, kindred ties conugal affection In
fine, is to be deprived of every thing dear to man,
except life ITSELF and wish could alloays except
this.
And who is responsible for this evil-this sin? Or,
in other Words who is clear in this matter? Who of
us have done all that to rid our country of the
sin Of slavery? Let all such speak out and will not
call upon them for further action. But do call upon
all who cannot say, in honesty now, before men and
hin the presence of Him who knoweth the thoughts Of
t6e>heart-et you live where you wil-be your name
what it may call upon you you will answer it tic
your final Judge, you prize peace of conscience now
and in dying hour call upon you by every motive
that can actuate the christian and phianthropst, tc
enlist with the Liberty party, without delay, in mora
warfare against slavery and the slave system. How
else shall we ever free our country from its bghting
curse? Are we not all satisfied that slavery has flour
shed and rapidly extended despite all the prayers ant
good wishes of the great and good for fifty years Oh
more, without giving check even to this great evil
Most truly this is so. And can we ever expect the
overthrow of the institution except by an organization
formed expressly for that purpose? think not, Con
gress do not inclined to abolish it in the Distrc
of Columbia. The two great political parties int
which country is divided cannot abolish slavery, al
they have much as they can do, and all their TIM
and energies spent, in trying to abolish EACI
OTHER. 1t therefore appears to me that there is nj
power in these United States able to cope with thu
slave power and effect its overthrow, except the in
herent moral power in the people, which, when con
centrated and combined in organized form, cal
be brought to bear upon it, and fully believe thi
will be all powerful-will be efficient. Come, then
christian BRETHREN of every name, come up to thi
great work. and call upon ALL of every political party
as you all profess and claim yourselves democrats
embrace in your creed and act upon the heaven bor
principle that all men are created FREE. This vii
be embracing the ,ohOlc of DEMOCRACY.
THERON HOWARD.
DanUiHe June Is, 1916.