Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-01-01
State Com
Texas Annexed. Who is Responsible
Montpelier, Dec. 81, 1845.


The foul deed is finally consummated. The Senate
has passed the House resolutions; President Polk has
long ere this given them his sanction, and Texas, that
land OF slavery-thaU Botany Bay Of shareholders ana
outlaws has become a part of this Union. Another
bloody stripe has been added to our nations flag
that has long been dripping with blood. Slavery has
again t%riumphed over freedom and nailed our northern
" doughfaces" to the wall, as it has always dogg when
it has made the attempt. Shame on the degenerate
sons of the North, who have not patriotism and man
hood enough to resist the encroachments of slavery
defend the citadel of freedom and destroy, rather than
strengthen that giant power that has already crushed
100000 of human hearts-clothed our whole nation
in m~ourning-made 100000 petty kings and lordly ty-
rants-contolled and governed every institution and
department Of our governments now drinking up
the very life's blood of whatever of virtue, religion and
liberty it has not already destroyed, and its Unsuitable
nav can never be satisfied until it has cursed and
ruined every foot of ground, and reduced to servile
slavery every being within its reach. 1t was to nurture
and p~erpetuate this hellish institution that Mr.. Diling-
ham and his c~o-adjutors at the north gave their infu-
eIlCB dlu IllCl NOLGS Ill ldNOI Vi CIldIglHg us UIndll,
that it might have full scope for its limitless power and
new territory to grow and flourish unmolested. under
the protection of the Eagle of Liberty. Wait not
enough that slavery has already cursed the whole South,
and sadly effected the civil and religious institutions of
the North-ruined some of the very richest soil, and
depopulated some of the fairest portions of our land
had 90 members on the floor of Congress, and given
the South the majority in the Senate? Was not
all this enough to have satisfied even southern democ-
racy without the northern democrats becoming the pack
horse of slavery, and licking up the very spittle of
shareholders, by voting for Texas, turning traitors to
democracy and liberty, diving into the very bottom
of the filth Of slavery, to please a few southern tyrants
in order to get their votes?
But the work has been done, and since the Liberty
party has been charged with the guilt ofdoing it, it may
be well to inquire who is responsible for this dark deco
of infamy? The Wings have attempted to throw of
all responsibility in the matter, but though all the nor
them members voted against the measure, yet the par
ty is not free from guilt. and it is only in self -3efpnef
that we are disposed to show the real position of the
party on this question. The wings voted for Tyler
many of whom well knew his treacherous character
who has been the prime mover in this work-a Whig
Senate sanctioned the nomination of Upshur and Cal
houn, who boosted that their principal object was t.
settle this question Immediately whig presented
resolutions for annexing Texas in the House, ant
enough were found in a whig Senate to pass thos'
resolutions. The whole party were ready to compass
sea and land IN secure votes for Mr.. CLAW. who haC
" personally no objection to annexation, but would b.
glad to see it DONE" Twenty wings finally voted il
the House in favor of this infamous scheme, and onl,
: thirteen against it in the Senate. Nearly every whil
press in the land has long been dumb on the subject
n unless it has beent belle and condemn those who hav
done all in their power to oppose the scheme. So lonI
II as they could seduce the aboltionists and make CAPT
tai out of the question for their party, none could pro
claim louder against the measure, but since that i'm
ID has passed, with a few noble exceptions, the partI ha
e been worse than dead on the subject.
n As to the democratic party, they do not ATTEMPT t
deny their guilt, but even glory in their shame. Tn
oloven foot of modern democracy has been clearg see
in the willingness of the party to bow down to tn
ly genoracy and survileness in going almost to imam 70
IL !, Texas.
But the Liberty Party-what has that doneto shov
80 its opposition to tho whole transaction. 1t has peti
IS toned and demonstrated even to the last--ithas pray
* ed, talked, written, voted and acted againstlt in eve
ry lawful @ay, and done all in its power to arouse tn
nation to action, to expose its danger, aRdkeep slave