Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-03-26

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why? Party influence is brought to bear upon them
the declaration is put forthyou leave your party and
you aid in defeating your friends; and will you vote
against your friends, say they? And that hlmbug, o
old federalism is brought up on the one hand anG II
defeat of Henry Clay, or ocofocoism on the other,
Now the motto of Col. Crockett should be our mott
"Be sure that you are right, then 90 ahead" All
has not the time arrived when every man, who low
his country, and chershes in his heart ardent wild
for its prosperity, should recur to fundamental primo
pies and inquire whether they are regarded at all
the operations of our government? When slavery
stretching itself over large portion of the Untd
States, and taking stealthily all power from the frd
States, until now holds the balance of power in OH
branch of the General government, is it not time
pause? Or are we to abandon all principle at I'll
shrine of party? and when we are contending for pa
ty, let the South bind in physical as well as poll
ical bondage? Where, let me ask is the man tn
willnot brave the obliquy and abuse that may be ca
upon him for engaging in the cause of human rights
OF what avail was it to denounce John Hancock, al
Samuel Adams, and their associates, as rebels al
traitors? Did it cool their immortal thirst for fire.
dom? No. no. The liberty party profess to be co
tending for princples-principles on which our gC
eminent was founded-that were the Chief cornt
stone our Constitution. Talk with the political lie
ders of the two great parties upon the subject of sa,
f ry, and they condemn the whole OF it in toto. A
them to look at its rapid Advancement and its inere
ing strength, and where its bounds shall be Unite
and whether our duty to our fellow man, that
rights and interests as dear to him as our own, dc
not require us to put in requislhon all our moral a
political power, to do away this scourge of natio
and wipe off this reproach from our government?
their answer is, don't carry it into politics. 1t will or
serve to rvit the chains Of the slave the tighter WI
think you, would have been the answers of the sign
OF the declaration Of independence, had they be
told that their efforts would only involve them in wo
, oppression? o, that answer, and that solemn app
to the Supreme Judge of the world for the recttude
their purpose. We have no party purposes, no sell
motives, no personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT, no hope of
or reward, only the establishment of that great fun
. mental principle, that all men are created equal,
they are endowed by their Creator with certain il
ienable rights; that among those are life liberty
the pursuit of happines; and for this, we kindle
that will burn off every yoke, and melt every chain
For this we peril our lives our fortunes and our sac
honor-and the world has pronounced a eulogy VI
these men, for their patriotism. But when an effor
made for the rescue of three millions of thohuman {;
lily from condition of oppression and bondage,
. much worse than was ours, while colonies to CT
Britain, as language describe-an effort that on
to enlist every christian and patriot who has any
nevolence or philanthropy in his bosom; all sort
epithets, and denunciatons are made against then
theirmotives impugned, and the "begnning and
end" is spread out to the world. Be it so; let
language be that of the apostle Paul, "None of tn
things move me;' principles are immutable and SOC
D or later will triumph-a voice will be heard, "et
S people go" that will cause the modern Pharaohs
Us trembe and quake. Better by far for us who hold
doctrine of equal rights, to engage in securing IL
g rights to ALL than laboring to sustain mere part
lie Freemen. of Vermont, what say you?
4 JACOB SCOTT
y Barre, March 90 1876.