Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-12-24
Fourth Disilict~Duty Of Liberty Men.

We would call the special attention of every lhber-
y man in this Congressional District to several com
muncatons in this weeks paper touching the coming
election of representative 10 Congress. This will be
most important trial. the Liberty Party is placed in
most critical position; and fully persuaded that
nothing but firm adherence to fundamental principles
triumphant vndication of our sincerity and nteg-
rty as Liberty Party men-will save US from the dis
asrous results which an opposite course will inevlta-
bly, bring upon us.
The great danger to our cause consists IN the siren
uous efforts which will be used to induce our friends to
choose between the candidates Of the two old parties.
And yet, We can hardly persuade ourselves that any
man Of intelligence and principle can be brought by
any sratagem Or appliance of the old parties to oban-
don the organzaonand the candidate Of lis choice at
this critical moment
We donot apprehend that Libortym to any great
extent will be induced to join with the democratic
party in support of It's candidate Its wanton aban-
donnent Of every fundamental principle Of democracy
its willing sacrifice Of Mr.. Van Buren,, to crafty the
demands Of slavery its unbmshng espousal Of the
annexation scheme, the war with Mexico, and every
other device which southern tyrans have sought Quito
iortiiy and perpeuate human slavery, and cripple the
power and tampIo in the dust the rights Of the free
north would apparently preclude the idea that any
man. who had brcathod the pure air of freedom could
for moment lend their support. And the reckless
betrayal Of such ant.savery men were, at the last
election, induced to vote with the democratic party
this once by the onti-savery pledges Of Mr.. Ding-
ham, would forbid that they should be so dupcd again
especially, by a candidate who has never made any
unti-slayery preonsions or pledges.
Much more danger is to be approhended from the
spocous professions Of the wings. Claiming, in the
Free ldcs to be the true Liberty party to be in ia
yor Of the abolition of slavery III the District Of Co.
umba to be opposed to the annexation of Texas, the
Mexican war, and the acquisition Of any slave
errtory--it is not surprising that superficial abolition
lists should be deceived by their professions But can
any intelligent, rejecting Liberty man, believe that
our cause has anything 10 hope from the action Of the
Wing party: Is the true Liberty party" Ifcothed
with power, would it accomplish the end for which the
Liberty Party was formed, This IS the question; and
must be answered. in the affirmative, before Liberty
men canbc justified in giving their suffrage, even tbs
once, to any Nhjg condldlte If this question be an
severed thus, where them ia the necessity for Liberty
ialg' IL must be borne IN NINA tuat our organization
was '''''.' 'o' S'"Se' 1j'''''0 P""'0' aug upon
'''o''' ''''' al '"''' I''s'I'e' is"E Il 80
us '0'''1 70 ,'''" ,'"o's" soou ana ''" report,
''7 V' We "o''""" o''"' AZ once our ooJecl ma
".V" 10 concentrate ''o "'''.o'c! power Oh ''P pco
2 PIE ~ inc 0aIIo'-oo& our mclAoa TO nave our owl
coho'd''oS' VINO thought ana acted with us IS tins
proper course; Mo'' certainly any Liberty man VIII
"''' "7u y" '''!'2L consistently support 'ne "l.s
q'''9s ~ ''''y "oopS our Vows IL Ar
'''o' "" P''"0'l'.'' anu S'' remains J" "l
why P"''! "i9'' l" O' consistently we S'ou'u l'o" u
0"' 0'Sa'1l'''n ana az 90 u'o'c at once Il 1t IS IN
P'0lo' oi us 10 o'So"'o anu 20 III Oooy TO ul' VIII!
P',!' 0'0" 'oo IS improper ana Soc.o'l IoF us Il
'o01' our c'hiI"l' c' from InaI P''Nlo party ah
us CHOSEN representative should not occupy dlStnC