The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-08-27
Appeal for Liberty Votes.

! appear IOr Liberty VOJes.
Iii the last Freeman the Editor comes out with a
strong appeal to christians to give their votes for
those who love mercy, and will deal justly" instead
of giving them for opprcssors and closes that appeal
as follows: ave trust you will show in the hour Of
trial (meaning 1st September) that you are chris
tians in reality not christians in theory and devils
in practice" This last advice is first rate, and if
some Liberty men would follow it, community
would be materially benefited. But one thing l
will suggest, which might have escaped the mind Of
Mr. Poland and that is if the hypocritical devils
should all be elected from the Liberty party in this
state, at the coming election the number of candi-
dates and voters would be materially lessencd.
Mr. Poland has two other appeals in the same pa
per, to those not coming under the head of chris
h2ns SO that after all, it appears that he is willing
10 cooperate with sinners, in oustng other sinners
from Office From these choice appeals the follow
ing extracts are made
ave have told you, and now tell you
again, that these black laws Of slavery never
will be annihilated, and new ones enacted in
righteousness, by either Of the great political
parties.
An enemy Of slavery never can be exalt-
ed to q national Office in either of those par
ties, Good men there may be in both, here
at the north, who, in their state capacity, may
talk against slavery. Still all their party acts,
every drop of their political influence, must
flow in the great channels of oppression, and
swell the ocean Of human woe.
"Whie the election of state officers is high
ly important, as indicating the sentiment and
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the great questions before the American ma
ton, still, the choice of Congressman is of far
greater importance, from the consideration |
great strife between Liberty and Slavery-to |
ers and sellers of their fellow men, and wrest |
the charter of American liberty, to which |
our fathers swore fidelity in the honest hour
that tried men souls, from the polluted hands !
that would pcryert it 10 the yilest purposes of
human oppression.
$50 far as any efficient measures for the |
destruction of American slavery is concerned, |
we cannot see why John c. Calhoun or
George McDufiie might not just as well be |
depended upon as our present Congressman,
two of whom are in nomination for reelection, |
with two others Of like merits, it is presumed"
If no more can be done in q stale capacity than |
the Freeman represents, why this strong effort to
elect Liberty party candidates to fill State Execu
tive, or Legislative offices, other than for the hon
and emoluments of those Offices? If those Off
GERS can do nothing but hlk against slavery, the !
Wings can and hare done as well as the most ardent
Lbertyparty men can do. Before the Liberty party
was concered the Legislature of this state spoke in
strong terms against slavery. In 1857 the following
were adopted and nearly quite, every
year snce the Legislature has spoken out in similar
language, by resolutions and has enacted hcs as
strongly favorng the fugitive slave, the wisest
and most thorough Liberty party men could have
desired. Then where the necessity of third politi-
cal Stqte organization for the promoting of this OBJ
ject?
The resolutions of 1887 reads as follows:--
ReSolred, by the Senate and House Of Rep
That our Senators in Congress be instruct
ed, and our Representatives requested to use
their influence in that body to prevent the
Of Texas to the Union.
That, representing as we do the people of
Vermont, we do hereby in their name SOL
7nanly protest against such annexation in any
Orm.
That as the representatives of the people
IF Vermont, we do solemnly protest against
he admission into this Union, Of any state
whose constitution toerates domestic slavery.
That Congress have full power by the con-
titution to abolish slavery and the slave trade
n the District of Columbia, and in the terri
cries Of the United States.
That our Senators in Congress be instruct t
ID, and our Representatives requested to pre- $
ent the foregoing report and resolutions to t
heir respective houses in Congress, and use ,
heir influence to carry the same speedily in ,
o effect. ;
Our congressman, Messrs Collamcr and Marsh, {
lust feel highly euogzed by the notice bestowed on
hem by the wise and truth-loving editor of the Y
'reeman They willno doubt duly appreciate such
and it is presumed their friends will |
lace due estimate on them. Further remark on
his pious effllsion is deemed unnecessary at this
me, and in this place.
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