Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-08-27

ern men gave up in despair, and were ready to
agree to serve without complaint or resistance,
provided only, that the conquerors would mercl-
fully consent to spare them the pecuniary bene-
fits of protective tariff few years longer
Even this humiliating surrender has been treat
ed with scorn and the blow which was so sla-
vishly deprecated by the Wings of New Eng
land and the Democrats Of Pennsy lvania, has
been struck by the shareholders, without deign-
ing word of pity or explanation. There is nc
longer any power left of giving further resist
ance and the naughty overseers believe that
now they can have everything their own way
There is no hope that the Free States can cv-
er escape from this thraldom, but by radical
change of policy on the subject of slavery. WE
MUST TAKE THE AGGRESSIVE! We
are driven back to the wall, and must turn. We
must henceforh unite in firm resolve, not only
to resist the further encroachments of slavery,
but to employ the powers which the constitution
gives us, with nhexible frmness, to promote the
peaceful extinction of slavery itself Here is
our only hope Unless the non-slayeholders Of
the country, North and South, can now be raj
lied on this ground, it is manifest that nothing
awaits us but still deeper degradation, and a
still more disastrous domination of the Slave
Power. Have we not bowed down long enough
The example of New Hampshire shows that the
people think so, and that they are ready now to
lay aside every other question, and unite on An
ti-Slayery ground, just as soon as their leaders
will let them. Now is the time and now the
hour to raise high the banner of the Liberty
party, which was organized six years ago lol
this very purpose, and which can never be turn
ed aside from its one object, THE PEACE
Full AND CONSTITUTIONAL ABOLI-
TION OF SLAVERY.
And we are quite sure this can be done if
the non-slavehoders will only unite their exer-
tions, on the basis of constitutional and uncom-
promising opposition to slavery. A brief view
of what we could do will show how infalbIy GER
tain it is, that the principles and policy of the
Liberty party, if persevered in, will destroy
slavery from the whole country, without en-
croaching upon the rights of single indlyidu-
al or offering the least violence to the consitu-
ton.
In the first place, there would be the abolition
of slavery and the slave trade in the District OF
Columbia. Slaves are now held and bought and
sold in that District, solely by authority of the
Act of Congress, extending the laws of Mary
land over the District Had Congress incorpo-
rated in that act single clause, to the effect OF
"e4cepting all such lars as are supposed to an
thOrise the holding mankind as Slaves," slavery
would have ceased the moment the District pass
ed under the authority of the Federal Govern
ment An act repeating so much of the laws
of Maryland as may anthorise slavery, would
free every slave in the District; and the same
laws which now prevent kidnapping in Massa-
chusetts, would consign to the penitentary eve
ny man who should attempt 10 reenslave the
freed people. So general is the belief that this
ought to be done, that nothing but the political
control of the shareholders has prevented it from
being done long since. 1t is highly probable
that other parties will eagerly foresta the Liber-
ty party in doing this deed of justice, as soon
as this party gives those decided proofs of spec
dy growth and certain triumph, which leave no
room for uncertainty. The Anti'Corn- Law
League in England, which was the exact coun-
terpart of the Liberty party, so far as the differ
ent constitutions and usages of the two coun-
tries would allow, has carried ali its objects, and
dissolved by its own limitation, before it had
elected twenty members Of parliament. Our
object is larger, more implicated, and less di-
rectly in the power of Congress, but we may
hope that so far as the District of Columbia is
concerned, it will be done by others by the time
we shall have carried half dozen States. Mr..
Calhoun assures US that the District is THE
KEY OF SLAVERY. And when we have
gained this Gibralter, we shall need no prophet
to promise us the whole land
The exclusion of shareholders from office, is
our next potent weapon. The STAKEHOLDER is
guilty of high crime, and all such ought to be
excluded from the honors of office. This crime
is peculiarly anti-republican, and its effects upon
our country is most disatrous, making every
man who uphods it worthy to be considered a
public enemy. 1t is suicidal, therefore, for US
to trust and honor Shareholders Now consider
how devoted the shareholders are to politics, how
dependent large sections of the South are upon
the public crib, and how diligently the slave
party avails itself Of political power, and we
see that this one principle strikes out the main
pillar of the whole SYSTEM and slavery must fall
Let US have anti-savery men in every post-ofiice
and custom-house and land Office, through bout the
South. Let them understand that they can have
no mail, which is not superintendent by nom
slaveholder. Let it be known that no man can
be retained in any office, high or low, who holds
slaves Let the people of the United States de-
clare by their votes, that no stakeholder can
ever hope to be presdent or vice president of the
United States, or Judge, or ambassador, or Sec
rotary, or commissioner, Or even a clerk in the
Departments, who has not loresworn slavery,
and the politicians of Kentucky and Virginia,
and even Of South Carolina and Mississippi, will
haste to qualify themselves for public honor, by
not only FREEING their Own sIaVpS but nv eXertlnu