Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-08-06
FOR STATE SENATOR'S
A Word to Liberty Men.

The day of our annual State election is at hand. In
less than four weeks it will! have passed. Not mo-
ment should be lost in making vigorous preparations
for such verdict at the ballotbox shall demonstrate
to the nation and world that the beacon-res of Lber
ty are brightly burning upon our hilltops,-that in
stead of being dismayed at the unprecedented coll
quests of the slave power the of the Green Noun
ains are grdng themselves for the strife, deter
mined to emulate the noble example of sister New
Hampshire, in yielding common resistance to that
gigantic system Of human oppression which is aiming
a death-bow at the liberties of the nation and the
rights of man.
We greatly fear the friends of liberty in Vermont
not sufficiently impressed with the vital Importance
of greatly increased vote at the approaching election
No more fatal mistake than this could be made. New
er, in the history of this Republic was there crisis
like the present Never, before, questions so ma
teriay affecting the fundamental principles of our gov
eminent, and the common rights Of man, brought be-
fore the American people for adjudication. What shall
be their verdict? The approaching election will tell
Is the course of the dominant party in boldly prostitu
ting all the mighty energies of government for the per-
petuatlon of human slavery, at an expense of millions
of the peoples hardeaned money, deserving the APP
probation of christian freemen? Is the Wing party,
while it supinely witnesses the giant strides Of the
slave power, without any aim design at abolishng
this great root of all national evils, entitled to con-
idence an ihstrumentaty for the salvation of our
liberties? The ballots of freemen will tell yea or
nay We firmly believe, that nothing but largely in
creased Liberty vote throughout the free States at the
coming election, will efectually check the arrogance
of the slave power and the disgraceu sevlty of the
North Shall not this rebuke be faithfully administer
ed? Shall hundreds, yes, thousands, of men in Yer
mont, be allowed to go to the polls with burdened
conscience and deposite wing or democratic ballot
at the approaching September election, merely for
want of little correct information or word of chris
tian and patriotic counsel, which the friends of free
dom can easily impart? Let it not be So
Our candidates for State Officers, for Members Of
Congress- far nominated, and for all subordinate
offices, so far as known to U.S. are men of unquestona
BILE ability, both mental and moral to discharge with
credit to themselves and their constituents the duties
of the several Offices for which they are in nomination
Every effort should be made to secure for them such
support is demanded by their exalted characters and
the righteous cause they have espoused.
Seasonabe efforts should be made to have an organ
zation in every town in the State where any friends
of our cause can be found. In every such case dis
tinct candidates for town representative should be
mated and adhered to. Every proposition to unite with
other parties should be denounced where the votes Of
Liberty men asked for candidates in any way con-
nected with either of the other parties for no perma
nent good can often be gained by an opposite course
and the general reputation of our cause is thereby in
ured Defeat is better, when battling for the right
than success, by compromise with the enemy!