The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-08-13

: TO proceed in order on that question. Tha
man was the Hon. Nathan Clifford. Hearth
~ did he thank him then for doing his dut,
' IN spite Of the clamor of shareholders ant
s should he ever meet him again, and as Otter
: as he might meet him, he would never fail t.
thank him, as the first man who dared in tina
position to be true to his honest conviction
as to the right of members to speak on thai
subject.
But we have not time nor space to follow
MIR Giddings. Suffice it to say-he stated
that he came to address no party, as such but
to ask men of all parties whether, in view of
the wrongs we are all suffering from the en-
croachments of slavery, they we're prepared
to take the ground that they would sup
port no men for office who will not pledge
themselves to stand firmly up to the line of
the constitution in resistance to the encroach-
ments Of slavery? He would ask the Wings,
are you prepared Democrats, are you pre-
pared? Liberty men, are you prepared p
(This last question drew out pretty hearty
response from quite a number Of voices. y
! 4" Liberty men answer" said Mr. Giddings;
" would have you all answer. lie then re-
peated the questions, and a hearty response
followed in each case. Mr. G. gave the ut
most liberty for putting questions, and many
were asked; and the promptness and aptness
pared on the whole subject His manner Of
speaking is familiar, and he has apretty good
fund of anecdote with which to animate his
speeches
We close our present notice by giving an
incident related by Mr. G., not in his public
address, which deserves notice for the honor
-
son, as well as for the light it throws upon
the question, which is often made as to the
practicability Of bringing men of opposing
views to act together on a common princi-
pie.
When we (the Abolitionists) heard at
Washington Of the result in New Hampshire,
we rejoiced with trembling. We knew that
the men brought to act together, had been
antipodes heretofore. Who could be wider
apart, for instance than John P. Hale of Do
yer, and Gen. Wilson of Keene? Both had
been leading men of the opposite PARTIES
Could they agree? Both were aspirants for /
high station, and seemed entitled to it. We |
soon learned that Wilson was to be assailed
with powerful temptation. If but II Wings
would pledge their votes with the radicals for /
Wilson, they would put him forward to damn
Hale. How could they but feel apprehensons
when such was the prize, when less brides
had corrupted men Of high standing, eSpeci-
ally when political considerations would prob
ably enter into the account They wrote
Gen. Wilson. Never, said Mr. G., shall l
lose the moral impression ofhis noble answer.
Said Gen. W., John p. Hale has fought this
revolution 1t is he who has overturned the
corrupt dynasty which has crushed New
Hampshire. "VMcre is Wing in the New
Hampshire Legislature who would be recre-
ant to our obligations to that man, he would
ana sure he would gct-to
De kicked out ofthe party forever" We had
40 further fears of New Hampshire, said Mr.
g.; nor have we any fears that men actual
ID by common principle of this character,
will find any difficulty in acting together
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