Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-09-17

WEST FATRLEE, Sept Z, 1886
Mr., EDITeR You have printed in your last paper,
(Sept. 81 some odd things truly not from your own
brains, but from the pen of friend n c. Hodgden.
will refer to- some of them: And in this land of lib
erty." A very common Phrase grant-a land with
three millions Of black slaves in the south, and many
millions of white slaves at the north-a land whose
PRESS pulpit, BENCH college chairs Legislative halls,
are fearfully muzzled; land whose twenty millions
of people are ruled as with rod of iron by two hun
bred and fifty thousand saveholders "a land oflib-
ery" in what sense, | wonder! Will friend H. tell
us?
Moral Suasion, friend H. dwells on as the remedy
for slavery, and other national evils. What this
mean? Facts prove that i! is not refusing to elevate
the wickcdest men in the land to the highest stations
yea, to the possession of all the political power of the
nation; nor retaining to vote in favor Of the system
that is full of all subtlety ard all mischief because this
is perpetuay done. Yes, and done too by thousands
who are great advocates for moral sGason 1t must
mean, Conforming with every breath what we are de-
termned every day to practice Whatmighty reform
ing power! Abusing the thief and bayng his stolen
pulets
"Show that Christ was a politician, Sd party man.
and will join the party" Very well, friend H. Now
hold on to your stake. The principles of the Liberty
party are, the Brotherhood of Mankind, Equal Rights,
Personal Liberty, Justice to ALL Universal Equity; and
as proof of their sincerity all the wrongs and ISLANDERS
of the wings last year and the year before, could ne
Their coax nor drive them from their principles. Did
not Jesus Christ teach and practice these principles
Did not Jesus Christ condemn the Jewish rulers be-
cause they did not practice them? Did not the apos
ties of Jesus Christ both preach and write down these
principles, to be practced by these churches? Now,
friend H. you are of us, on your own ground; and
now be faithful.
1T requires no argument to show that the third
party, like all other parties, are after office and pow
err" "No argument" Yes it does it requires more
arguments than you will be able to scratch ont of your
head from Monday morning till Sunday night. Friend
H., the moral law saith, "hou shalt not bear false wit
ness against thy neighbor" This you have now done
against me and my friends, unless YOU prove your as
serton and this call on you do, or like an honest
man, take it back; shall not let you off,
"Aad that the abolition spirit at the north is rem
dering the condition of the slave than formerly
is too evident to be denied" WE'LL frienG deny it;
fatty deny it. Prove your assertion and will prove
the contrary; and if you can't prove 1t, then like an
honest man, take this back also.
"And we believe that the christian ministry has a
higher duty than to NEEDLE with politics" Glad of IT.
higher duty than to bid feemen by the practice OF
its ministers and professors, to rob part OF Gods
poor of all that is dear to man, and all that is has lnG-
ienabe right-or those the politics Of our nation
and the christian ministry does not NEEDLE with such
politics by wav of sanction. No; the politics this
holy ministry NEEDLES with, are these:-"Wash you,
make you clean; put away the evil your dongs from
before mine eyes; cease to do evil learn to DO WE'LL;
seek Judgment relieve the oppressed, Judge the father
less, plead for the widow"
oSbow that any moral wrong has been done away
with by political means, and | will give up moral
power" Them friend H., you must give it up; for if
making men pay taxes and fight the battles of their
country, and yet denying them their political rights,
because Of their creed-if debarring large portion
of human beings from the blessings of civilization and
christianity for the sake of avarce and gain-and if
Transforming Gods image into beast ofburden, goods
and chattes be among your 'moral wrongs" can as
sure you that more than sixty millions of human be-
ings connected with the British empire, were restored
to their political and personal rights, and are now IN
the full noyment of them, from the year 1912 to 1919
by political power alone; and that in the nature OF
things moral power could not reach their case-a,u
all this, and great deal more, has been done IN ne
cause of humanity by the Liberty party III tne fo'le
Land though ait requires no argument TO snow 'na'
the third party, Qike all others are after office and