Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-06-25
MONTPELIER, VT, THURSDAY, JUNE %, l846,


all efforts to avoid it." What cool hypocrisy
What could our nation have done which would be
directly calculated to provoke and war; than
what she has already donef And this too, in the face
Of the most solemn and repeated protestaons and re-
monstrances by Mexico, and her unequyocal declara
tons that she should consider annexation as just
cause of war, and should defend her rights
"The invasion of our territory by Mexico" How
came it our territory? Why, we have stolen it We
have taken from the robber the avails of his vainy
and shared with him, on condition that we should as
slst him i'll defending it from the rghttul owner by
force and arms Texas ours on precisely this prin
cipe. Surely, the God of Justice canhave no attribute
which can take sides with us in this unhoy, inlqultous
war. The slave power may be permitted to triumph,
many anticipated for, "on the side of the oppressor
is power" and there may be 'none to deliver" But
the is not always to the swift the battle to the
strong. Our ancied strength may prove our weakness,
and the forerunner of destruction,
five must be kept continually wading in blood and
carnage to sustain slavery let Shareholders with their
northern allies dough-faces and apologsts, carry it on
Let the President go at the head of his $4,000 voun
teers if he can get Chem and lead his armies into bat
tie. We can spare him well enough. We can spare
all those who willing to fight Savery's battles
The country will be mucn better off without them
We pity the irregular soldier" who is obliged to bare
his breast to the bullet and bayonet by the order of
those in command but we have no sympathy for any
man who will volunteer to fight for slavery. He is Just
fit to be slave, and we pity him only for his folly
We have no sympathy for our country in such war
as this. We feel that it deserves punishment for its
niquities and injustice. 1t is mol patriotism to rejoice
in the triumph of oppression, wrong and wickedness.
We envy not the man who can feel satisfaction and
pride in such triumph He that would indulge in
this feeling would goat and revel in the torrents of
the damned.
1t is worthy of note that both parties in Congress,
with almost tunparaed unanmity and blood thirsty
eagerness, have voted to raise $4,000 volunteers and
10 millions of money to carry this war and with
the vengeful spirit of fends, almost they would carry
the war even to the capital of Mexico; or, in other
words, destroy, kill, and do the Mexicans all possible
injury, because they respect their own rights and as in
duty bound, use the weapons God and nature has put
into their hands to defend those rights. Self respect
demands that Mexico should do no less Her national
honor and credit required it of her. The United
States have taken course towards her which
could have been taken towards power like that of
Great Britain She could see through all the sham,
hypocrcal pretentions to friendship, desire of peace,
&C.. and have appreciated them in their true light.
Another thing worthy of note, is, the jealousy and
fear manifested by the two great slave parties, that
each will get the advantage of the other in their obse
quiousness to the slave power. Each party is wran-
Cling and contendng that the other is not "patriotc"
and each spurns the idea that it lacks patriotism or
that it will not do as much the other, or more, to
carry out this war for slavery. There is grand op-
portunty to win the golden opinions of the slavocra-
cy, and thus make political capital for the future, and
all are eager to make the most of it.
1t is also worth while to notice the position of the
wing "ony true liberty" anti-annexatonists ~ The
whgs with all their zeal and sham opposition to an
neXatlon, as eager boodhounds to furnish men
and to keep Texas even if they have TO conquer
all Mexico and deluge in blood and carnage, for the
purpose. They can parade, in glowing capitals tho
GLORIOUS news from the seat of war" They
can eXult that the "AmerlCan arms are triumphant"
They can rejoice that the "Mexcans have been twice
routed and $4,000 men killed." All this in their esi.
nation is glorousm 1t is done for slavery; 1900
men have been MURDERED in two days, and there
fore it must be "gorious."
Twelve hundred innocent men killed in defence of
their country and its just rights! This may be but as
ga drop i'll the bucket-the beginning of sorrows, or,
as the Hon. Richard M. Johnson has SAID, "but we'd
ding and dinner party" How many more will be
murdered in this wicked war, we know not. But il is
all IN keeping 'cM slavery. Of what value is human
! life compared with its maintenance? BLOOD HO0d
has always been its accompaniment.
Slavery will increase its demands as long as free
men will elevate shareholders to office, and vie with
each other in servle objection to its dctaon; and I'M
til nothing is left of our liberties but the empty name
and constrained by our suferings to arise and
cast off the yoke Its iron hoof must be fell by its sup
porters and perhaps this is the only thing that will
arouse them to act against it. We cannot expect that
any impression will be made on the minds Of those
politicians whose principles give way before their self
interest," whose party interests paramount to right
eouness and justice, or TRUTH but through their
sufferings
But shall not carry on the war; now that it is be-
gun? Shall abandon Gen. Taylors forces to de-
struction? Neither Send Immediately the olive branch
of peace terms which are "lbera and honorable"
Let Gen. Taylor notify the Mexcans that he is order
ed to discontinue the and evacuate their territory
and the difficulty is at an end We have need to
send $4,000 volunteers to rescue him from his danger
and carry the horrors of war among the innocent Mex
icans to raise ten millions of money to defray the
expenses Do justly by Mexico, and restore what we
have wickedly taken, and have nothing to fear but
much to gain in every point Let the press of the u
States do what can to make this war appear as obi
and wicked is, instead of Influencing the rest
less turbulent spirits all over the country to embark In
it, and our administration would soon be compelled,
from regard to their own popularity, to bring it to
speedy close. But will it be so3 | trow not The
influence of slavery and party predominates, and we
may justly anticipate much more evil.
Yours Truly, A. H. B.
Enosbugh, May 30, 1916.